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Originally Posted by Tigron-X
As simple as I can make.... there are 3 apples on a table. You and two other friends each eat an apple. Does that mean there are no more apples, i.e. zero apples? NO. All it means is that the apples are no longer available in a specific context. They still exist. They just happen to be divided, i.e. in peices and no longer on the table.
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Now we know why specific scope and word definitions are always defined in a contract.... after all who reads those contracts anyway.. just sign here.. yea right.
Reminds Me of what Bill told the grand jury (according to footnote 1,128 in Starr's report):
"It depends on what the meaning of the word 'is' is. If the--if he--if 'is' means is and never has been, that is not--that is one thing. If it means there is none, that was a completely true statement....Now, if someone had asked me on that day, are you having any kind of sexual relations with Ms. Lewinsky, that is, asked me a question in the present tense, I would have said no. And it would have been completely true."
The distinction between "is" and "was" was seized on by the commentariat when Clinton told Jim Lehrer of PBS right after the Lewinsky story broke, "There is no improper relationship." Chatterbox confesses that at the time he thought all these beltway domes were hyperanalyzing, and in need of a little fresh air. But it turns out they were right: Bill Clinton really is a guy who's willing to think carefully about "what the meaning of the word 'is' is." This is way beyond slick.
Attorneys are trained for this.. should it have been any surprise. Now you know why going to one of those post '77 construed and constructed dog and pony shows they like to refer to as "Court" is a joke. Don't go there without a contract or you loose .. no matter what your arguement is.
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Originally Posted by Tigron-X
Well, what was the question? Because, the largest prime number between 2 and 13 is 13. So, 13 is the largest prime number. The largest prime number in infinity is infinity. It all depends on how you want to cut the pie.
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Very good observation. You are correct in that the average man does not listen or read and THINK anymore. Years of attending government run schools tend to do that to an individual. I went to a church run school that was founded by a somewhat radical priest who actually taught there and we actually learned stuff.
..J