Posted by Neredbojias on 10/11/89 12:01

Well bust mah britches and call me cheeky, on Mon, 28 Jan 2008 03:04:36
GMT dorayme scribed:

>> > 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.

Right. It was never a cup to begin with.

> It is a cup still.

Nope.

> It is a cup without a bottom.

Nope.

> It is an awkward cup to use but a goddamn cup all the same.

Nope.

> 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,

Nope.

> it may be a cup that has a topography to it that will hold liquids in
> it and yet have no bottom,

Nope.

> it may be a cup with no central bottom but inner chambers.

Nope.

> It may be a cup that is designed for special medical conditions
> where it is dangerous for the owner to drink liquids.

Nope.

> It may be a punishment cup, used to irritate an offender by
> having liquids dump right down on him.

....A "punishment cup"? -A punishment cup... Ooookkaaaayyyyyyyy...
But nope.

> 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.

Nope. I couldn't care less.

> 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?

Just compare it to the hold in your head and you might get the idea.

--
Neredbojias
Riches are their own reward.

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