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Posted by dorayme on 10/28/76 12:01
In article <Xns9A32C4C31661Dnanopandaneredbojias@85.214.90.236>,
Neredbojias <monstersquasher@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:04:13
> GMT dorayme scribed:
>
> > In article <Xns9A31D3D4F61C5nanopandaneredbojias@85.214.90.236>,
> > Neredbojias <monstersquasher@yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> >> > IS THE BOTTOM AN ENGINEERING OR DESIGN DECISION?
> >>
> >
> > A cup could be designed without a bottom.
>
> Uh, no it can't. If whatever it is has no bottom, it is NOT a cup.
You have decided this? You can make words mean what you want?
If something has every characteristic of a cup except a bottom,
it does not suddenly and magically become not a cup at all. It is
a cup still. It is a cup without a bottom. It is an awkward cup
to use but a goddamn cup all the same. Notice how I said awkward
and not useless, it may be a cup with a top and not a bottom and
can be held usefully upside down, it may be a cup that has a
topography to it that will hold liquids in it and yet have no
bottom, it may be a cup with no central bottom but inner
chambers.
It may be a cup that is designed for special medical conditions
where it is dangerous for the owner to drink liquids.
It may be a punishment cup, used to irritate an offender by
having liquids dump right down on him.
I cannot think why you are being so simple minded about cups.
Apart from a desire to evade serious cross planetary
interrogation.
> > I have a cup sitting on my desk right now that is designed to
> > half a side missing. I like this cup. I think it is a scream. I
> > will take a picture of it if you say something remotely sensible
> > about this whole subject or adopt an attitude of wanting to,
> > learn about it instead of publicly parading your half-baked
> > schmuck ideas.
>
> Thanks, but when I wanted you to post that picture of the old man, you
> selfishly refused to do so. So keep your images; they no longer interest
> me.
Oh Boji, now don't get all huffy. You know in your heart of
hearts that you do want a sneak preview of my cup that has a
missing half.
PS. Boji, what about a cup with a hole in it? Is it a bit less of
a cup? How many holes or how big does the one hole need to be
before it magically ceases cuphood?
--
dorayme
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