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1. about 19 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   Hard to believe, I know, but now the GoComics nannybot allows us to use single quotes again … … … and then refuses to allow an equals symbol.

2. about 19 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   “Whimsical” equals “vivid”… … … {;^P>

3. about 21 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   “winning”

   Not winning = whining.

4. about 21 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   “Do you mean RSV and NRSV?”

   No. In my former denomination (the “Moravians”) we had both the KJV (King James Version) and the NRV (New Revised Version.) Same in my present Church (United Methodist). I have seen both the RSV (Revised “Standard” Version (RSV) and the New Revised “Standard” Version (NRSV), the former of which (in my evaluation) puts material in “plain modern English” while missing many nuanced cultural references stated by term choices that made the KJV meaningful. The latter is a bow to the issue that neither is “standard”, restoring some (but by no means all) the KJV cultural content.

   My brother had an experience many years ago. He taught computer servicing for Control Data. In one of his classes, he had several Japanese students, who sat together. They were whispering constantly to each other, and one in particular often would hold up his hand and ask Brother to stop what he was saying.

   When Brother finally asked why, this one explained: “My colleague is writing what you say in Japanese. Some English terms and phrases take many pages of calligraphy to translate properly, and for some technical terms there are no equivalents in Japanese. The rest of us are trying to help him translate.” Brother promptly changed his teaching speed, glancing frequently to see if the calligrapher was able to keep up.

   Similarly, the archaic language of the KJV has cultural references that can not be translated simply or (in some cases) properly into “modern” English because of a lack of cultural equivalents or terms. Using the closest “modern” term often deletes the full or exact meaning of the original language, yet even the NRSV persists in using such “abbreviated” terms to avoid expanding the text by about 75% for complex explanations.

   And yes, I am fully aware that the KJV Bible is itself a ‘decimated’ version of Roman Latin text, which also lost much in translation from Greek,Hebrew, Amharic, Babylonian, and Egyptian. [Sigh]

5. about 22 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   “My biggest issue or rather two of them is why are we trying to have a trial about the documents …”

   Because Trump not only broke the law by taking them. DoD and DoJ would have forgiven (ignored) that peccadillo it he had returned them when first asked, because they would have granted him the same courtesy they did for Obama, Pence, and Biden – that he did not do so deliberately. But Trump then lied, repeatedly, and tried to hide those documents he knowingly took. Further, he conspired to destroy evidence that he still had documents that belonged to the government, as well as many more classified documents.

   " … and why hasn’t he been charged with treason ?"

   Because his theft has not yet been proven in a court of law.

   “I can only assume charging him has to wait for him to be convicted of taking them.”

   Correct. It’s a process. And DoJ is being very careful not to skip steps. Please note that the Florida documents case does not include inappropriate dissemination of the contents of classified documents. That will be part of the treason case yet to be filed.

6. about 22 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   “Your are the ultimate hypocrite.”

   Not true. i called out your hypocrisy and lies. You responded (as usual) with ad hominem attacks. In fact, you still are.

   “Not an ad hominem, but a fact.”

   Lie. Not a fact – it’s your opinion. Therefore, it is an ad hominem attack, by definition.

   “You go on about your objection to ad hominem while flinging them freely.”

   No. Lie. I never fling them freely, but you do. I charge for handling yours. Your bill is climbing.

   “You have no knowledge of the classified documents but spew an ignorant opinion anyway.”

   Lie. I have held a US security clearance for more than 70 years, and I can prove it. It says so, right on my DD-214. You claim to be some sort of expert about clearances and secured documents, yet you spew misinformation and outright lies about both. What is your basis for such a claim? I have asked several times now, but you refuse to answer. Therefore, I opine that you have no basis for your security pronouncements, in accord with most of your comments.

   “Not an ad hominem, just more truth.”

   Lie. Every element of this whole post of yours was an ad hominem attack.

7. about 23 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   Shudder.

8. about 23 hours ago on Non Sequitur

   Actually, you might be surprised what children can and do understand. In the late 1940s, as a small child, I understood the difference between “Round yon Virgin” and “’Round John Virgin”, as well as what it meant to be circumcised. My brother was. I wasn’t.

   Regarding the former, my mother explained it quite clearly and completely to the complete satisfaction of my curiosity, totally without graphic details: “A virgin is a female who does not have a husband and has not had a baby.”

   Regarding the latter, I still get the “cold robies” when I think about my brother being arbitrarily snipped by the delivery physician. I do understand where the practice originated – it was to resolve a public health problem (lack of cleanliness inside foreskin) that resulted in passing infections around the community. That method of resolution then got incorporated into religious practices.

   However, in the present era, where little kids can be taught from birth to keep their private parts scrupulously clean, it seems to me to be barbaric to pin a child (male or female) down arbitrarily and cut away an extremely sensitive part of their body. Nopity. Not in my house.

9. 1 day ago on Non Sequitur

   Yup.

10. 1 day ago on Non Sequitur

    Does not work if using DuckDuckGo.