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Is it just me?
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15/05/2002 12:13:09
 
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Visual FoxPro
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Other
Title:
Miscellaneous
Thread ID:
00656646
Message ID:
00656989
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Chris,

>>>Joe Bob's wife is just baiting us.
>>
>>I don't think so. Those comments are just plain dumb.
>
>Has the real culprit been exposed? Now is looks like someone other than Bridget Gulliver made these posts. Is that a mistake, or has the true identity been revealed?

You know, I honestly don't have a clue here. It could be anyone I suppose. Regardless, the postes were IMO out of line.

>
>>Seriously though, I know that there are some huge X-fans but at the end of the day it's a-musement. (<------ Psst.. Go check your Greek here.) <g> I'll help if you give up. <g>
>
>I give up. What does the a-musement mean?

Ok.. It's pretty simple actually.

Theist - Believer in the notion of god
aTheist - Believer in the notion of God - NOT

Gnostic - Believer in knowledge
aGnostic - Believer in knowledge - NOT

Muse - Thinker/Thinking
aMuse - Thinker/Thinking - NOT

IOW, the 'a' modifier in Greek creates the concept of the negative of the original. In the case of "Amusement" it essentially means "Not Thinking", which is exactly what it is in most cases.

One doesn't go to a movie (typically) to think. One goes to turn off the thinking and escape. Perfectly ok IMO as long as it doesn't take over your life I know folks where this has happened and they just can't face life.
Best,


DD

A man is no fool who gives up that which he cannot keep for that which he cannot lose.
Everything I don't understand must be easy!
The difficulty of any task is measured by the capacity of the agent performing the work.
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