Erk!

[johnny9fingers]

There is something profoundly irritating in being out-argued; or even argued to a standstill: especially in something about which one has fairly firm convictions. On another page a person took me task over my championing of (of all things, dammit) Received Pronunciation. Now those of you who know me will understand that:-
i) I pick my arguments. I tend to want to be pretty sure of myself before becoming engaged.
ii) I do my research.
iii) I have a reasonable vocabulary, and an eye for incisiveness.

Well, all I can say is when the subject is pretty close to the heart all the normal understanding of logic and rhetoric seems to leave the brain, or at least it did with me.

I must be getting old, m'dears, I must be getting old.

Still, I have befriended the lass (for woe is me, by her handle I would guess she was born in '84) though probably only to her irritation.

I still feel, even though she at least drew the argument, she is wrong. But there you go: hats off to wight1984.

Comments

[wight1984.livejournal.com]

Thank you.

You may like to know that I'm male mind.

Not that I mind use of pronouns either way, but other people tend to like to know when they're misusing them...

[ankh156.livejournal.com]

That'll vex him...

(Your cross-dressing is most engaging. Nice to learn that your wit is well sharpened too.)

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Even in my twenties I never looked that good in drag onstage, even after being dressed and made up by girlfriends most expert in the field.

Bah, humbug.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Blimey, is there anything else in this I can get wrong?
The time has come for me to retreat to my hermitage and look for my security blanket.

Mistook softside for a lass a few years back too.

Dammit, the time has come for me to get new glasses, evidently.

[wight1984.livejournal.com]

Well, it happens fairly frequently (and often awkwardly) in person so it's not too surprising that my photos are often deceptive (not meant to be mind, not even the couple where I am in drag)

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

Also, I suppose the next time you're in town, I should take you to lunch.

[pastorlenny.livejournal.com]

Post the link, homes.

[johnny9fingers.livejournal.com]

He got me bang to rights, dammit. I was arguing from my own prejudices (which he so kindly put me right on).

If you want to see it it's here:
http://community.livejournal.com/politicartoons/1030793.html

I do like clever young folk. There is some hope for the world.

(And I do know I took an extreme position and was wrong, but soddit, give the man his due.)