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Author: Mark EarnestMark Earnest Date: Sep 4, 2008 21:44
What if I asked you,
"Suppose a half chicken, half pig came up to you...would you barbecue it or
make friends with it?"
Is there really a way to answer such a question?
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Author: curmudgeoncurmudgeon Date: Sep 4, 2008 21:49
"Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote in message
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What if I asked you,
"Suppose a half chicken, half pig came up to you...would you barbecue it
or make friends with it?"
Is there really a way to answer such a question?
Which half of the chicken and which half of the pig ?
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Author: Mark EarnestMark Earnest Date: Sep 4, 2008 22:13
"curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in message
news:pbidnRHvB_vlJ13VnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@bresnan.com...> "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:V4OdnVO-z4e4JF3VnZ2dnUVZ_hednZ2d@posted.internetamerica...
> What if I asked you,
>
> "Suppose a half chicken, half pig came up to you...would you barbecue it
> or make friends with it?"
>
> Is there really a way to answer such a question?
>
>
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> Which half of the chicken and which half of the pig ?
Does it matter? Maybe the right half was a pig and the left a chicken.
But you missed the point I was hoping you would get: that the question
was impossible to answer because of containing an impossible supposition.
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Author: ImmortalistImmortalist Date: Sep 4, 2008 23:09
On Sep 4, 10:13 pm, "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote:> "curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in message
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> news:pbidnRHvB_vlJ13VnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@bresnan.com...
>>> "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>news:V4OdnVO-z4e4JF3VnZ2dnUVZ_hednZ2d@posted.internetamerica...
>> What if I asked you,>
>> "Suppose a half chicken, half pig came up to you...would you barbecue it
>> or make friends with it?"
>
>> Is there really a way to answer such a question?
>
>> Which half of the chicken and which half of the pig ?
>
> Does it matter? Maybe the right half was a pig and the left a chicken.
> But you missed the point I was hoping you would get: that the question
> was impossible to answer because of containing an impossible supposition.
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Author: John JJohn J Date: Sep 5, 2008 05:31
Mark Earnest wrote:
> What if I asked you,
>
> "Suppose a half chicken, half pig came up to you...would you barbecue it or
> make friends with it?"
>
> Is there really a way to answer such a question?
The answer is not to answer a silly question.
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Author: John JJohn J Date: Sep 5, 2008 05:33
I wonder if Mark Earnest is not setting the grounds for a discussion of
the part-human, part-sheep chimera. Mark? Are you?
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Author: TimTim Date: Sep 5, 2008 06:05
> What if I asked you,
>
> "Suppose a half chicken, half pig came up to you...would you barbecue it
> or make friends with it?"
>
> Is there really a way to answer such a question?
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If the chicken/pig is Dick Cheney then definitely the former.
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Author: Leon HoeneveldLeon Hoeneveld Date: Sep 5, 2008 08:06
Mark Earnest schreef:
> What if I asked you,
>
> "Suppose a half chicken, half pig came up to you...would you barbecue it or
> make friends with it?"
>
> Is there really a way to answer such a question?
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I'm a vegetarian.
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Author: JackJack Date: Sep 5, 2008 08:52
Mark Earnest wrote:
> "curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in message
> news:pbidnRHvB_vlJ13VnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@bresnan.com...>> "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>> news:V4OdnVO-z4e4JF3VnZ2dnUVZ_hednZ2d@posted.internetamerica...
>> What if I asked you,
>>
>> "Suppose a half chicken, half pig came up to you...would
>> you barbecue it or make friends with it?"
>>
>> Is there really a way to answer such a question?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> Which half of the chicken and which half of the pig ?>
> Does it matter? Maybe the right half was a pig and the
> left a chicken. But you missed the point I was hoping you
> would get: that the question was impossible to answer ...
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Author: Reddragonf66Reddragonf66 Date: Sep 5, 2008 09:33
On 5 sep, 17:52, "Jack" yahoo.com> wrote:> Mark Earnest wrote:
>> "curmudgeon" bresnan.net> wrote in message
>>news:pbidnRHvB_vlJ13VnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d@bresnan.com...>>> "Mark Earnest" yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>>news:V4OdnVO-z4e4JF3VnZ2dnUVZ_hednZ2d@posted.internetamerica...
>>> What if I asked you,>
>>> "Suppose a half chicken, half pig came up to you...would
>>> you barbecue it or make friends with it?"
>
>>> Is there really a way to answer such a question?
>
>>> Which half of the chicken and which half of the pig ?
>
>> Does it matter? Maybe the right half was a pig and the
>> left a chicken. But you missed the point I was hoping you
>> would get: that the question was impossible to answer
>> because of containing an impossible supposition.
> ...
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