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Originally Posted by Grandstander
nan
Nothing responsive to the question. What a surprise.
Now, if I know my nans, his next post will be one where he writes something like "You presented no clear question" or "If you present a clear question, then...etc."
Then I will have to write for the third damn time, the same already quite clear question, "How can Bonds not only outperform his own prime during his decline years, but outperform anyobe's prime ever?"
And then you still won't have an answer. It will be more of your unrelated trivia.
You're a bad poster. Why am I bothering with you?
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The above is truly HILARIOUS for several reasons, which I will list after the prefacing remark that I have honestly tried to debate a topic, NOT make ad hoc, ad hominem attacks:
1. If I know my nan's ... priceless, in that here GS is attempting to affix to me a pattern that is uniquely his own: telegraphing an impending basis for being personally affronted by a poster in disagreement;
2. Without entering a single thought or counterpoint, the typical GS ploy of challenging the poster's lack of meaningful content, when his own is merely a vapid reiteration of his own position ............. suggesting "why don't you get it?
3. The growing exasperation ["third damn time"] suggesting the obstinacy, thickness of an insufferable dolt who just will not comply with the GS canon.
4. The prognostication that whatever response I make will be trivial, unrelated [to what?] and devastatingly unsatifactory ..... [I can hear it now: "This is totally unacceptable!"]
5. "You're a bad poster." This is precious. May I adopt it and somehow work it into an icon or avatar? What force! What presence! What sandbox?
Finally, the mystery of all mysteries: Why you [GS] are bothering with me? If I am indeed such a bad poster, with no grasp of the topic, no sense of context or history, no sensitivity to the aging process and the dynamics of human nutrition, training or life expectancy against long balls in short parks .... why indeed would such an authority as GS continue to pursue this doddering dolt?
I see in my crystal ball GS getting ready to post: "That's it. I'm through with you!" [Exit, stage left, as the injured party, in high dudgeon ... taking bat and ball and going home]. May surprise by exiting, stage right.