From lojban-out@lojban.org Mon May 23 16:15:44 2005 Return-Path: X-Sender: lojban-out@lojban.org X-Apparently-To: lojban@yahoogroups.com Received: (qmail 55177 invoked from network); 23 May 2005 23:15:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (66.218.66.218) by m25.grp.scd.yahoo.com with QMQP; 23 May 2005 23:15:44 -0000 Received: from unknown (HELO chain.digitalkingdom.org) (64.81.49.134) by mta3.grp.scd.yahoo.com with SMTP; 23 May 2005 23:15:44 -0000 Received: from lojban-out by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1DaM8Y-0005KA-7b for lojban@yahoogroups.com; Mon, 23 May 2005 16:15:06 -0700 Received: from chain.digitalkingdom.org ([64.81.49.134] ident=108) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with esmtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DaM82-0005JP-BU; Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:36 -0700 Received: with ECARTIS (v1.0.0; list lojban-list); Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:30 -0700 (PDT) Received: from nobody by chain.digitalkingdom.org with local (Exim 4.50) id 1DaM7o-0005JF-UD for lojban-list-real@lojban.org; Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:21 -0700 Received: from web81304.mail.yahoo.com ([206.190.37.79]) by chain.digitalkingdom.org with smtp (Exim 4.50) id 1DaM7m-0005Ir-Hj for lojban-list@lojban.org; Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:20 -0700 Message-ID: <20050523231423.27761.qmail@web81304.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [68.88.37.184] by web81304.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:23 PDT Date: Mon, 23 May 2005 16:14:23 -0700 (PDT) In-Reply-To: <1116885586.10116.4.camel@localhost> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) X-archive-position: 10014 X-ecartis-version: Ecartis v1.0.0 Errors-to: lojban-list-bounce@lojban.org X-original-sender: clifford-j@sbcglobal.net X-list: lojban-list X-Spam-Score: -2.6 (--) To: lojban@yahoogroups.com X-Originating-IP: 64.81.49.134 X-eGroups-Msg-Info: 1:12:0 X-eGroups-From: John E Clifford From: John E Clifford Reply-To: clifford-j@sbcglobal.net Subject: [lojban] Re: railgun X-Yahoo-Group-Post: member; u=116389790 X-Yahoo-Profile: lojban_out X-Yahoo-Message-Num: 24385 Failure to address relevant issue (not to mention ad hominem response and red herring). --- Theodore Reed wrote: > On Mon, 2005-05-23 at 14:41 -0700, John E > Clifford wrote: > > When you learn elementary logic, it may be > > worthwhile. On the other hand, the word is > still > > excessively long for its use class and (as > noted) > > not really about "gun." I'm glad to kn0ow > you > > have found uses for most of the places you > gave > > it, but did you need so much luggage to get > those > > places? (rhetorical question with the > obvious > > naswer "No"). > > While I agree that it's a somewhat unwieldy > word, I fail to see where > Robin has exhibited any lack of knowledge about > logic, elementary or > otherwise. > > -- > Theodore Reed >