tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post8820398091711134005..comments2023-10-10T13:42:24.506-07:00Comments on MDK10 Outside: Abused Child Rescued in Indian OceanMichael Catonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01017910055699348111noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post-55855848905012070142010-06-29T14:11:25.642-07:002010-06-29T14:11:25.642-07:00Let me respond in order, first to kd: I admit Ano...Let me respond in order, first to kd: I admit Anonymous does seem a little too tailor-made for abuse of the sort that I most enjoy delivering, but I am afraid I must contradict your charge that s/he is a figment of my keyboard. In closing let me also say .)(*&%()^&// (and finally, this).<br /><br />Second, to TomC: your feces-run idea is an inspiring endeavor to be undertaken in your own idiom. That is why you, and only you, should undertake it. Immediately.<br /><br />Third: it seems that our morally upright commenter has sadly left us - and given how I was pouring on the charm, I must confess I'm surprised and maybe even a little hurt. But if s/he is still reading, let me just say that his/her proselytizing efforts among the cyber-savages were not in vain. This weekend in Kings Canyon I came across a five year old wandering in the woods about 8,000' where the snow was starting to get thick. In my old Cro-Magnon view of the world I would have assumed this person not to be competent to get out of such a predicament. But thanks to Anonymous, I now know that would have been ignorant and repressive of me, so I left him to his voyage of discovery and self-actualization. Thank you Anonymous!Michael Catonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017910055699348111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post-62164717502020708702010-06-27T12:38:42.812-07:002010-06-27T12:38:42.812-07:00Mike,
I have often thought of you as an age bigot...Mike,<br /><br />I have often thought of you as an age bigot, but I am sincerely glad that Anonymous called you out here. He/she/it has given eloquent voice to my concerns that, heretofore, I was afraid to express. Afraid you say? Yes, I see how tightly you are holding that beer in your profile photo. That shows that not only are you an age bigot, but you also appear to have a tendency towards violence.<br /><br />Whatever the case, the truth is out. You hate the young and you you are forcing your views on to others. I wonder how it is you sleep at night? I would now like to go for a 50 mile run in the desert with nothing but a few vials of water contaminated with feces to accompany me. I'm also 12 years old. I think I can pull this off.TomChttp://iamabadman.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post-22001393719368959882010-06-25T20:15:21.465-07:002010-06-25T20:15:21.465-07:00What amazes me the most is that Anonymous does the...What amazes me the most is that Anonymous does the same weird thing with quotation marks and commas that you do, MC. Are you sure that you and Anonymous are not one in the same?!<br /><br />ps Watch out for those rattlers! I hear they bite!kd the grammariannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post-79430960351806220952010-06-23T18:45:46.360-07:002010-06-23T18:45:46.360-07:00Dan! I thought that was our secret! Our SEXY lit...Dan! I thought that was our secret! Our SEXY little secret.Michael Catonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017910055699348111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post-71862365997362909852010-06-23T07:43:57.229-07:002010-06-23T07:43:57.229-07:00I'll have you know that Mr. Caton is in no way...I'll have you know that Mr. Caton is in no way an age bigot. In fact, I have it on good authority that he wears a large diaper for no reason other than to demonstrate his solidarity with the youth of America!dbonfittohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08787420987976232701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post-33439996752493377202010-06-23T02:57:47.254-07:002010-06-23T02:57:47.254-07:00Hello again Anonymous! I was beginning to worry I...Hello again Anonymous! I was beginning to worry I faced a life without your witty rejoinders, but I'm relieved you've returned to enlighten the Cro-Magnons of the blogging world like myself. Whether the fancy fightin' words you're using are ad hominem is irrelevant. I'm just waiting for some argument or piece of new information from you which you reasonably expect might change my mind (otherwise, why leave a comment?) But I get the feeling I'll be waiting a long time. And far be it from me to deny you kudos for bravely standing by your statement, Anonymous.<br /><br />Now, while I have the pleasure of your delightful company, are there other arenas in which you excel at being non-productively indignant at people? Or do you limit your talents to rooting out "age-bigotry" in all its pernicious forms?<br /><br />Please, PLEASE write back. You are easily the most fun I've had with this blog. Don't let me down!Michael Catonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017910055699348111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post-76187794142132015002010-06-21T11:35:51.043-07:002010-06-21T11:35:51.043-07:00It's hard to believe that after your comments ...It's hard to believe that after your comments about "throwing a dart" and "they're still kids", that you could consider my calling you an ignorant age bigot (which statement I stand by) as an ad-hominem.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post-49385044534557404932010-06-19T19:47:50.007-07:002010-06-19T19:47:50.007-07:00Listen, this is my "fun" blog. You want...Listen, this is my "fun" blog. You want to get all mad at me about something, you go over to my atheist blog (http://luckyatheist.blogspot.com) and you'll find plenty to get your blood boiling over there. Needless to say I'm disappointed that the angriest I've made somebody in a long time is with my fun blog.<br /><br />Now then, regarding your ridiculous, yet stupid statements, which you proudly and tellingly stand behind by signing your name: the short and more appropriate answer is "Oh please." The longer-form answer is yes, I do have an opinion, and I express it, as do you; ergo we are both guilty of this heinous charge of "imposing our opinions on others". No, no one is pretending that anyone magically becomes wise when they turn 18. The reason 18 is important is that, on average, this is when people can take care of themselves - otherwise we'd have to give everyone a battery of tests to find out when they're ready to be licensed drivers, die for their country, and drink alcohol. We all know some people at 35 who aren't ready to drink alcohol, and some people at 15 who are. So we throw a dart and say "21". And we throw one and say "at 18, people have the judgment to have legal authority over themselves". There's no doubt that these kids are excellent at climbing and sailing. They're still kids. Skill does not equal judgment, and even if they are gifted with maturity beyond their years, it bears repeating that everyone 18 or older who ever climbed Everest thought they had the skills to do so, and a significant fraction die anyway. That alone is reason enough to say "I'm your parent, there's a chance of death, and the answer is no." If someone you have legal authority over wants to do something that has a 1 in 20 chance of death, and you let them do it, you must not care about them very much. Or at least you care about publicity more.<br /><br />En fin, madame and/or sir - I'm wondering what your point was in writing this comment and ending with an insult. You certainly didn't change my mind, and I doubt with ad hominems like that you're going to change anyone else's. Cheeri-o!Michael Catonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01017910055699348111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6204617750328919211.post-64987551034709599252010-06-18T02:34:19.722-07:002010-06-18T02:34:19.722-07:00You're ignoring the expertise of these youths ...You're ignoring the expertise of these youths in their chosen activities. You're imposing your own views on others. You're pretending that magically when they reach 18 years old they will suddenly develop the ability to judge for themselves. Frankly, you're being an ignorant and repressive age bigot.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com