Fight Club Pub.

Morning all.

Just got my reply up. I got nailed by Antar with her final point!

Enjoying this debate, its a very different style to the ones I've done before.

What's everyone else up to?

Morning everyone.

Sheesh, this place has gone from lighthearted pub to a meeting of the rules committee.

reply to post by Ian McLean


Thank you kind sir! Less acclaim and more a correction, now I know. I enjoyed your trap and have diffused it by giving it a star to alert moderators to your alphabetical error - deliberate I know. As the "tiebreaker" allow me to suggest what sentence might have started your errant post:

"Just marmalade? I can't do without a little nutella on the side."

afternoon pub


tons of snow, still snowing and at the same time it started to melt away

Originally posted by OzWeatherman

My opponent will never give up, lol

and your opponent will never be quiet

Originally posted by americandingbat

And pdf's of two different chapters of one book are apparently two resources even if they're found on one web page. But I assume that if I actually owned the book and referenced that instead, the two chapters would count as one resource.

how can you use a book as a reference?
the judges can.t read it coz you got it but they dont!

5 references:
i usually included the references i took from my opponent as references including the 5
usually i use to prove something different with them as my opponent did!

Originally posted by Supercertari

"Just marmalade? I can't do without a little nutella on the side."

marmelade and nutella on one slice of bread?
i just cant figure that out


guys i guess it is time for tea and waffles:

Moving right along in my debate.

It's almost closing time already!

Originally posted by orange-light
how can you use a book as a reference?
the judges can.t read it coz you got it but they dont!

5 references:
i usually included the references i took from my opponent as references including the 5
usually i use to prove something different with them as my opponent did!

I refuse to think about references today for fear that I will not only lose my Fighter status but be permanently banned from ATS for being a pain in semperfortis's neck.

I have generally counted my opponents' references against my count also, but something said yesterday implied that that was not right. And I don't know if there's any reason that the judges have to have online access to all your sources – it's nice, but if I've learned something in life outside ATS that's relevant I see no reason not to use that in the debate.



Now, I'm going to have some coffee and some yogurt and proofread my post. And never mention sources again to anyone but GAOTU who apparently has been nominated to handle me thanks to his infinite patience and wisdom

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I refuse to think about references today for fear that I will not only lose my Fighter status but be permanently banned from ATS for being a pain in semperfortis's neck.

Semps a pussycat. Don't worry bout that guy.

On annother note, I have finnished with this round of debating with budski and look forward to his final post. It has been a great debate I think.



[edit on 2/20/2009 by whatukno]

Originally posted by whatukno

Semps a pussycat. Don't worry bout that guy.

I don't know if it's cave life that's got him wound up, or if I just have a special way of getting under his skin, but I'm pretty sure he was wishing he could club me over the head last night

Constantwonder showed up last night, and my debate is finally underway!!!!

My first response is up.

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Nah.

If Semper wanted you clubbed, you would have been.

hi dingbat hi wuk (?)


semper is really a nice guy, and both semper and memory love to help
(which i really appreciate, you guys just don.t how how many silly questions i have asked since i am here)

i will try to keep more and more in mind to beat my opponent rethorically and not by reference

i always thought you need to prove where you got your thoughts from – but why? maybe because university trained me that way?

yicht

now i am off to write my response to neformore - there is a watch tick tock

we are in the middle of round 1 argh

Good for you skeptic1 I know how it feels to be waiting.

44ss, you are a true gentleman and I love having you on the opposing side.

semper, what can I say but thank you from the bottom of my heart.

And good morning one and all.

Man Semper, you show up out of the blue at the Pub and get everybody all worked up!



A regular Rico Suave!

reply to post by orange-light


Hia

I often cause that response in people don't worry bout it

reply to post by orange-light

i always thought you need to prove where you got your thoughts from – but why?

If that's the case, my new plan of relying on BS and rhetoric might have a flaw.

Originally posted by whatukno
reply to post by orange-light

 

Hia

I often cause that

response in people don't worry bout it

i just want to refer to you correctly or at least not ofending


hi antar hi nyk

Originally posted by skeptic1

If that's the case, my new plan of relying on BS and rhetoric might have a flaw.

ehrm what does BS mean?

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Wuk, wukky, dumb , you stupid sob. It's all good

just not whatuknow


[edit on 2/20/2009 by whatukno]

Originally posted by orange-light

semper is really a nice guy

I do know this. Semper's a sweetie, almost as much as MemoryShock is. But a lot less pink. Not even a touch of communism in semperfortis. :shk:

If he weren't such a sweetie, I would not have survived last night.

i will try to keep more and more in mind to beat my opponent rethorically and not by reference

i always thought you need to prove where you got your thoughts from – but why? maybe because university trained me that way?

I think this is probably part of the issue. And I don't think that rhetoric and resources are mutually exclusive. But I will not talk about it today. Please don't let me talk about it today?

My next post is up.

[edit on 2/20/09 by americandingbat]

Wukster! How ya doin? Good to see you.


OL: BS literally refers to the feces of a male bovine. General American usage refers to smack talk, bragging, boasting, exaggerating, joking around, saying things that aren't true ...

For example, if I said that MemoryShock is a mean, hateful son-of-a-gun who terrorizes the Fighters and rules the FCP with an iron fist, you could properly say: "BS!"

(On the other hand, if I said that about Semper you should just ask me what kind of flowers I prefer while you still have the chance.)

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What?

Just one external source?