Re: HELMETS!!!

Bill Zaumen wrote:
> Tom Sherman <sunsetss0003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
> 
>> Bill Zaumen wrote:
>>> Tom Sherman <sunsetss0003@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
>>>
>>> You misquoted me, asshole.
>> Ooooh - Little Billy used a naughty word!!!
>> Direct citation for the misquote please.
> 
> Sherman, I'm not going to play your "waste my time by
> getting me to go through old posts" game, particular
> when you gave an example in the post I'm replying to
> (see below).
> 
>> I did not post anything claiming to be a quote from Zaumen with
>> altered text (other than possibly some snipping indicated by ellipses,
>> which of course is perfectly proper), so Zaumen must be either
>> mistaken or lying.
> 
> You don't have to literally quote text when you state that
> someone said something they didn't say.
> 
Zaumen obviously does not understand what a quote is.

>> Ranting generally implies a disregard for reality, which was not
>> evident. The real disregard for reality is believing that foam bicycle
>> hats are effective in reducing serious head injuries and deaths.
> 
> The term "ranting" is quite appropriate for your anti-helmet
> posts.
> 
Where is the properly done study that shows foam bicycle hats to be 
effective in preventing serious head injuries and deaths?

>>>>>> Other people have no problem viewing the video clip.
>>>>> So what?
>>>> So why did Zaumen imply that I was inventing what was on the page?
> 
> ... see - an example of the sort of  misquoting I mentioned since
> I never implied that: I listed several alternatives ranging from
> imagining something to ranting, and I stated that my viewer didn't
> show the clip (so I had no way of telling).
> 
Gee, I would have thought a computer expert would have found a way to 
view the clip, instead of making himself look foolish.

> "Imagining" something might include a clip that merely showed
> someone incidentally wearing a helmet - given Sherman's opinions,
> it wouldn't surprise me if even that would set him off.
> 
Well, helmets are not really harmful compared to bicycle lanes.

> <rest of this moron's rant snipped>
> 
By Zaumen's standards the above is a lie, since I have proof from a 
licensed professional that I am not a moron.

-- 
Tom Sherman - Holstein-Friesland Bovinia
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