Posted by Steve on 10/15/07 00:47

<danielcarrington4@gmail.com> wrote in message
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> On Oct 13, 12:51 pm, "Steve" <no....@example.com> wrote:
>> <danielcarringt...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>> news:1192296003.510114.17510@v29g2000prd.googlegroups.com...
>>
>>
>>
>> > On Oct 12, 9:24 pm, "Steve" <no....@example.com> wrote:
>> >> "Drew" <whoisthatmasked...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> >>news:4710047c$0$4996$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
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>> >> > Steve wrote:
>> >> >> "Drew" <whoisthatmasked...@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> >> >>news:470ff10d$0$20614$4c368faf@roadrunner.com...
>> >> >>> Damn, Steve. Put your religious beliefs aside and read the
>> >> >>> metaphor.
>>
>> >> >> my lack of religious beliefs aside, what then, was the metaphor i
>> >> >> missed?
>> >> >> i thought i showed i understood the metaphore and drew the
>> >> >> contrasts
>> >> >> at
>> >> >> the same time. sup?
>>
>> >> > Who's neck is the noose around?
>>
>> >> > Who is the recipient of masterfully laid snares?
>>
>> >> > What heathen is raging?
>>
>> >> > What "murderer" has fallen into his own creation?
>>
>> >> the 'heathen' of course. that would technically be the godless or
>> >> irreligious. and though really the comment was aimed at all
>> >> participating
>> >> in
>> >> the current thread, i pay particular attention to religious babble and
>> >> actually fit the definition. so, aside from condecending to the entire
>> >> list
>> >> of participants for our 'raging' - which the religious tend to like to
>> >> do,
>> >> condecend that the rest of us just don't 'get it' and their morals are
>> >> far
>> >> superlative to other mortals' - i think the analogy is full of logical
>> >> holes
>> >> and is merely drivel. now if the kook wants to defend his position, i
>> >> invite
>> >> it.
>>
>> >> > Pay attention.
>>
>> >> yes, please do. why you're jumping in to say i missed the point, when
>> >> i
>> >> clearly got it, is beyond me.
>>
>> > You're taking it too literally. Think metaphorically.
>>
>> > Think back to the days when you read "Canterbury Tales" in school and
>> > you'll get it. :)
>>
>> omg, eod
>
> I'm government, son, you'll have to school me in what "eod" means.
>
> In my world it usually means "Explosive Ordnance" detection, division,
> disposal, deployment .... usually anything that blows up. :)

i'm not your son and am probably your senior...please...no need to try and
condecend.

it means end of discussion.

cheers.

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