Comments on: A note on civility and disputation.

By: Nabakov

Nabakov — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 10:56:48 +0000

…to start reaching for our revolvers when folks threaten a conversation.

Y’all might have noticed that while John Greenfly often threatens to reach for his gun, he never actually draws it.

Perhaps it’s now finally dawned on him that everyone will only start laughing again at what he actually pulls out.

By: Liam

Liam — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 10:10:44 +0000

Not DH:SA, Jacques, there’s gotta exist somewhere an inverse disagreement hierarchy, 1/DH, 1/(2DH), and so on. It’s in *that* direction monkey noises and lolcats become involved, and it’s over through that rabbit hole that JC winds up repeating wrongness to himself infinitely recursively.

Ayn Rand blow-up doll

There’s a pun with “fountainhead” somewhere there, but it’s been a long day. Choose your own sledges, readers.

By: Fyodor

Fyodor — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 08:11:29 +0000

Yes, you’d best take it, as it’s undoubtedly the only compliment you will get, but “strap-on”? Clearly, buggers can’t be choosers.

By: John Greenfield

John Greenfield — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:45:52 +0000

I’ll take that as a compliment from an Ayn Rand blow-up doll (with strap on)!! :)

By: Jason Soon

Jason Soon — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 07:21:41 +0000

John Greenfield is the poor man’s Keith Windschuttle

By: Jacques Chester

Jacques Chester — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 06:32:36 +0000

I think we should add DH:SA for ‘smartarses’ :)

By: Fyodor

Fyodor — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:53:22 +0000

Being more a Flock of Seagulls man, myself.

You misheard, Mr G. You may hear “Flock of Seagulls”, but that’s not what people are saying to you.

Are we up to DH11 yet?

By: John Greenfield

John Greenfield — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:12:57 +0000

Indeed my dear. Being more a Flock of Seagulls man, myself.

By: Gummo Trotsky

Gummo Trotsky — Wed, 09 Apr 2008 00:11:44 +0000

Fyodor,

As a gentleman known for his taste and discernment, I’m sure that JG would be mortified that you have outed him as a Grateful Dead fan. Jolly poor form, old son.

By: Ken Parish

Ken Parish — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:58:54 +0000

No, JG is DH -27.

By: Fyodor

Fyodor — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:47:04 +0000

DH: John Greenfield

By: John Greenfield

John Greenfield — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:33:40 +0000

The web is turning writing into a conversation… Paul Graham.

Sorry, but the time has come for us all to start reaching for our revolvers when folks threaten “a conversation.” There are too many Robert Mannes in this country as it is.

By: Gummo Trotsky

Gummo Trotsky — Tue, 08 Apr 2008 23:01:31 +0000

There are two obvious omissions in Graham’s disagreement hierarchy:

DH(-1): This is so obviously going to be rubbish that I can’t be bothered reading it.
DH7: This is so obviously rubbish that I can’t be bothered wasting my time on refuting it.