tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510721759458783546.post4595692682096698839..comments2023-11-21T18:34:53.728+00:00Comments on In Abstentia Out: SurprisingAndrewhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11708539533684206357noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510721759458783546.post-19142839862501083512008-02-16T15:16:00.000+00:002008-02-16T15:16:00.000+00:00True, K. If they were not aware that there is a va...True, K. If they were not aware that there is a vacuum to be filled, how could they not become improved? <BR/><BR/>Just in case, I'll add that the original post is a little in the way of being pure fiction.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708539533684206357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510721759458783546.post-72817350535503166872008-02-16T14:58:00.000+00:002008-02-16T14:58:00.000+00:00Clearly highlighting a person's lack of mental pro...Clearly highlighting a person's lack of mental prowess is a public service. If people don't realise they aren't endowed with a powerful intellect, how do they know to expand their minds?<BR/><BR/>More important, perhaps, is the ability of a wise man to continue learning...kiwinavegahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00168642860623354292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510721759458783546.post-70143199312876845642008-02-15T21:46:00.000+00:002008-02-15T21:46:00.000+00:00You do your best for people, and do they salute yo...You do your best for people, and do they salute you for it?Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708539533684206357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510721759458783546.post-9343944853202120382008-02-15T21:11:00.000+00:002008-02-15T21:11:00.000+00:00Most amusing, i used to tell Bonehead, "look, you'...Most amusing, i used to tell Bonehead, "look, you're just thick" and "you come from Bradford, you're ignorant." He used to get quite uptight about it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510721759458783546.post-80351879005637181372008-02-15T13:06:00.000+00:002008-02-15T13:06:00.000+00:00Thanks for that contribution, Neil. People are a m...Thanks for that contribution, Neil. People are a most strange breed.Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11708539533684206357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2510721759458783546.post-13589007385413035002008-02-15T12:16:00.000+00:002008-02-15T12:16:00.000+00:00Could have told you that. Here's one for free: don...Could have told you that. Here's one for free: don't tell anyone they're ugly. That won't go down well either. Even, I might add, if their ugliness is so apparent that small children cry, women faint in their presence and all except those with exceedingly strong stomachs (politicians, for example) bring up their suppers.Neil Forsythhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00240393170374161007noreply@blogger.com