Originally posted by bbarrI LOVE eecummings. yay!
Bah! Numbering the lines isn't sufficient to turn a poem into an argument. You english majors are all the same. 😉
Here's one to keep you happy:
We are so both and oneful
Night cannot be so sky
Sky cannot be so sunful
I am through you so I
-e.e.cummings
Originally posted by Saint NickBut is the judging not also imperfect in that it is subjective? The judge does not view with a camera, but with his own eye. the eye makes mistakes. How can the eye remember what has taken a nano-second to perform? The judge then judges subjectively and therefore the judging is not perfect.
Now this is something worth reading...a theoretical arguement about erroneous theoretical arguements. Even Stephan Hawking would be perflexed.
To put my two cents in: I don't believe it is the judging that is flawed (thus deducting excessively for an extra step), but the scoring system which is flawed. The scoring is very rigid and dictates how much w ...[text shortened]... ill come soon.
Thank you for your attention, we now go back to your arguement in progress. 😵
But!!!!! I am enjoying the Olympics. I might evben go out and excercise if I watch a few more hours of it.....
Originally posted by royalchickenCouldn't the cheese part be the inside of the moon, and the outside is sort of like the nuts it is rolled in? (the cheese ball effect) (or is it the cheese log effect?)
No, I'm denying that 'the moon is made of cheese' is a false premise necessarily. By 'error' I meant omission or erroneous writing of some step. I think that's a worse error than a questionable premise.
Originally posted by bbarrPersonally, I am REALLY enjoying the men's skimpy swimsuit competitions...........
What, are you all about shotput and discus? Do you refuse to watch anything other than the marathon? Get with the program, Rwingett! Haven't you seen the women who play beach volleyball? Damn.
Originally posted by rwingettoooooooooooh! I am all for the original TRADITIONAL Olympic undress then!!!!!
Hey, I'm from the old school of thought on this one. The Olympics were originally just supposed to be naked men doing Graeco Roman wrestling and stuff. Hmmm...I guess a little progress doesn't hurt once in a while.
