paul packer wrote:

Aren't silly and stupid effectively the same?

Not hardly.

Silly is typically applied to those who lack common sense, impulse
control, judgement, or act dazed or stunned... out-of-it, so to speak.
It can also be a temporary condition brought on by drink or drugs or
lust. But silly people may be very bright, just not always under
real-world conditions.

Stupid is systemic. Slow of mind, dull, given to unintelligent acts,
senseless, and so forth. Typically, "stupid" is permanent.

So:

Silly may be temporary but can be chronic.
Stupid is both systemic and permanent.
"Ignorant" (to ring all the changes) may be curable.

Mr. Middius is silly for the most part, stupid always, and invincibly
ignorant. A common condition in most forms of pond-scum with
pretentions to a higher rung on the evolutionary ladder.

Peter Wieck
Wyncote, PA

"Peter Wieck" wrote in message
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Mr. Middius is silly for the most part, stupid always,
and invincibly ignorant. A common condition in most forms
of pond-scum with pretentions to a higher rung on the
evolutionary ladder.

I think this is by design. The Middius persona gets satisfaction from how he
can leverage his apparent ignorance into a position of dominance over his
brain-dead adherents. The person who animates him is not that much
better-informed, but he fancies himself enough of an expert that he would be
exposed if he revealed more of what he knows.

The Krooborg, desperately seeking a harbor where the jeering is muted,
eagerly embraces McCarty's familiar.

The Middius persona gets satisfaction from how he
can leverage his apparent ignorance into a position of dominance over his
brain-dead adherents.

Odd that you would view my taunting of you in religious terms, Arnii. Is
your phoney "christian" posturing starting to chafe a bit?





--

"Christians have to ... work to make the world as loving, just, and supportive as is possible."
A. Krooger, Aug. 2006

"George M. Middius" cmndr [underscore] george [at] comcast [dot] net wrote
in message ...


The Krooborg, desperately seeking a harbor where the jeering is muted,
eagerly embraces McCarty's familiar.

The Middius persona gets satisfaction from how he
can leverage his apparent ignorance into a position of dominance over his
brain-dead adherents.

Odd that you would view my taunting of you in religious terms, Arnii. Is
your phoney "christian" posturing starting to chafe a bit?



I doubt Arny's 'Christian posturing' is phoney - he's got all the hallmarks
of a *true* God Botherer: Arrogance, Hypocrisy, Bigotry, Meanness....

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"George M. Middius" cmndr [underscore] george [at] comcast [dot] net
wrote in message ...


The Krooborg, desperately seeking a harbor where the jeering is muted,
eagerly embraces McCarty's familiar.

The Middius persona gets satisfaction from how he
can leverage his apparent ignorance into a position of dominance over
his
brain-dead adherents.

Odd that you would view my taunting of you in religious terms, Arnii. Is
your phoney "christian" posturing starting to chafe a bit?



I doubt Arny's 'Christian posturing' is phoney - he's got all the
hallmarks of a *true* God Botherer: Arrogance, Hypocrisy, Bigotry,
Meanness....


I could understand if he were Russian Orthodox -
they have so much wonderful music:-)
But these born-again people with their dreadful
tambourine bashing.........

"Iain Churches" wrote in message
.. .

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"George M. Middius" cmndr [underscore] george [at] comcast [dot] net
wrote in message ...


The Krooborg, desperately seeking a harbor where the jeering is muted,
eagerly embraces McCarty's familiar.

The Middius persona gets satisfaction from how he
can leverage his apparent ignorance into a position of dominance over
his
brain-dead adherents.

Odd that you would view my taunting of you in religious terms, Arnii. Is
your phoney "christian" posturing starting to chafe a bit?



I doubt Arny's 'Christian posturing' is phoney - he's got all the
hallmarks of a *true* God Botherer: Arrogance, Hypocrisy, Bigotry,
Meanness....


I could understand if he were Russian Orthodox -
they have so much wonderful music:-)
But these born-again people with their dreadful
tambourine bashing.........



Wot? Tambourines, purple smocks and 'gospel jaw'..?? That ain't Arny's
style, he's more a shiny suit and shades type - here's one of him on one his
own recordings that I've managed to get a hold of:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Arnys%20Prayer.mp3


(He ain't half bad, asitappens....?? :-)

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"Iain Churches" wrote in message
.. .

"Keith G" wrote in message
...

"George M. Middius" cmndr [underscore] george [at] comcast [dot] net
wrote in message ...


The Krooborg, desperately seeking a harbor where the jeering is muted,
eagerly embraces McCarty's familiar.

The Middius persona gets satisfaction from how he
can leverage his apparent ignorance into a position of dominance over
his
brain-dead adherents.

Odd that you would view my taunting of you in religious terms, Arnii.
Is
your phoney "christian" posturing starting to chafe a bit?



I doubt Arny's 'Christian posturing' is phoney - he's got all the
hallmarks of a *true* God Botherer: Arrogance, Hypocrisy, Bigotry,
Meanness....


I could understand if he were Russian Orthodox -
they have so much wonderful music:-)
But these born-again people with their dreadful
tambourine bashing.........



Wot? Tambourines, purple smocks and 'gospel jaw'..?? That ain't Arny's
style, he's more a shiny suit and shades type - here's one of him on one
his own recordings that I've managed to get a hold of:

http://www.apah69.dsl.pipex.com/show/Arnys%20Prayer.mp3


Hmm. "Page cannot be found"

Perhaps in Arny's case nothing is better than anything:-)

According to several of his "admirers", Arny is a
hell-fire-and-brimstone Baptist. Who knows?

Can't imagine him in a mohair suit. It doesn't go with the
cheapo O2R mixer and the toyshop mics:-)

Iain

On Thu, 7 Sep 2006 10:41:02 -0400, "Arny Krueger"
wrote:

"Peter Wieck" wrote in message
ups.com

Mr. Middius is silly for the most part, stupid always,
and invincibly ignorant. A common condition in most forms
of pond-scum with pretentions to a higher rung on the
evolutionary ladder.

I think this is by design. The Middius persona gets satisfaction from how he
can leverage his apparent ignorance into a position of dominance over his
brain-dead adherents.

Eh?

The person who animates him is not that much
better-informed, but he fancies himself enough of an expert that he would be
exposed if he revealed more of what he knows.

Don't you mean "He's just cunning enough to know that he would be
exposed if he revealed more of what he knows." It makes no sense as
you have it.

On 7 Sep 2006 07:15:56 -0700, "Peter Wieck" wrote:


paul packer wrote:

Aren't silly and stupid effectively the same?

Not hardly.

Silly is typically applied to those who lack common sense, impulse
control, judgement, or act dazed or stunned... out-of-it, so to speak.
It can also be a temporary condition brought on by drink or drugs or
lust. But silly people may be very bright, just not always under
real-world conditions.

Stupid is systemic. Slow of mind, dull, given to unintelligent acts,
senseless, and so forth. Typically, "stupid" is permanent.


But if a person is permanently "stupid", how does one pick when he's
also temporarily "silly"? Wouldn't the first effectively camouflage
the second?

"paul packer" wrote in message


But if a person is permanently "stupid", how does one
pick when he's also temporarily "silly"? Wouldn't the
first effectively camouflage the second?

You've given us many examples of this conundrum, Paul.