08-20-2009, 10:06 PM
<!--quoteo-->QUOTE <!--quotec-->BT, let me say up front: don't do the "you're a lawyer" thing. It is unnecessarily derisive, even if you don't mean it that way. Yes, I am a lawyer. I'm a fucking great one.<!--QuoteEnd--><!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hmmm. In no way shape or form was what I said anywhere near derisive. I WORK in a law firm. Most of my friends are lawyers. Saying that you, as a lawyer, would be more aware of the precision of statements, is not the same thing as saying you fucking chase ambulances. And yes, it matters if I meant it that way. Or at the very least if I actually wrote it that way. Since I met neither of those requirements, this is an absurdly out of place aside. In other words, if I don't actually say something insulting, and I didn't actually mean something insulting, it's kind of tough shit if you are insulted (no offense).
As for the rest of this, let's play it you way. Let's drop the contentious "but". The only reason I included what followed the but is that not ONLY did you not explicitly say he was a prospect, but including the but seemed to imply he wasn't. But that is entirely beside my initial problem with your statement. So let's drop that part of it. This is your argument then. Tell me if you see any holes.
Your first statement -"I'm not saying he isn't a prospect".
Your subsequent statement- "I EXPLICITLY said he was a prospect".
No. You didn't. You may have meant he was a prospect. You may have believed he was a prospect. But you sure as fuck did not explicitly say he was a prospect.
Or, to use your example:
"I'm not saying that is not a ball".
"I explicitly said that it WAS a ball"
No, you didn't.
How about thes. If I said "I'm not saying the Cubs aren't good", am I explicitly saying the Cubs are good? If I say "I'm not saying he isn't gay", am I explicitly saying he is gay? No. I'm simply stating that I'm not claiming the opposite.
Hmmm. In no way shape or form was what I said anywhere near derisive. I WORK in a law firm. Most of my friends are lawyers. Saying that you, as a lawyer, would be more aware of the precision of statements, is not the same thing as saying you fucking chase ambulances. And yes, it matters if I meant it that way. Or at the very least if I actually wrote it that way. Since I met neither of those requirements, this is an absurdly out of place aside. In other words, if I don't actually say something insulting, and I didn't actually mean something insulting, it's kind of tough shit if you are insulted (no offense).
As for the rest of this, let's play it you way. Let's drop the contentious "but". The only reason I included what followed the but is that not ONLY did you not explicitly say he was a prospect, but including the but seemed to imply he wasn't. But that is entirely beside my initial problem with your statement. So let's drop that part of it. This is your argument then. Tell me if you see any holes.
Your first statement -"I'm not saying he isn't a prospect".
Your subsequent statement- "I EXPLICITLY said he was a prospect".
No. You didn't. You may have meant he was a prospect. You may have believed he was a prospect. But you sure as fuck did not explicitly say he was a prospect.
Or, to use your example:
"I'm not saying that is not a ball".
"I explicitly said that it WAS a ball"
No, you didn't.
How about thes. If I said "I'm not saying the Cubs aren't good", am I explicitly saying the Cubs are good? If I say "I'm not saying he isn't gay", am I explicitly saying he is gay? No. I'm simply stating that I'm not claiming the opposite.
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