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May 27, 2015
12:45:29pm

Monomachos

To claim that some sources are not good is an expression of

intellectual elitism that pretends to be informed but actually more often or not hides ignorance.
The source of the information is far less important than the veracity of the information. If one is unable to judge the information on its own merits, then one should withhold comment and not go to the kneejerk response of demanding a " better source".

And just who is in charge of deciding which are the "good" sources.

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Monomachos

Previous username: zordan
Bio page: Monomachos
Joined: Jul 9, 2007
Last login: Apr 28, 2024
Total posts: 32,074 (664 FO)

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watching people like mr. dean take so much offense when someone advises them

erkimust

5/27/15 9:52am

pot/kettle argument. However, valid sources often spew crap and crappy sources

boogers

5/27/15 9:59am

The problem is that a lot of the "better" sources don't publish articles like

TheDeek

5/27/15 9:59am

Because DapperDan said so.

The Board Idiot

5/27/15 10:03am

Because some "open minded" people seem to be incapable of distinguishing

BluePete

5/27/15 10:04am

It's all about the feelings, man.

JackStack

5/27/15 10:06am

It's soooo groovy.

BluePete

5/27/15 10:08am

And mine have been trashed. I'm rocking in the corner.

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:09am

It's so hilarious to see the offense taken over two sentences. Love it.

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:04am

I think we all know why the last article was on the site James linked to

Baron

5/27/15 10:06am

so, that means no one can find it interesting?

TheDeek

5/27/15 10:09am

No people can find it interesting. I mean I still get crazy forwarded emails

Baron

5/27/15 10:16am

that's not even the point, and that you can't see that that's not the point

erkimust

5/27/15 10:19am

Not the point? Every one of you missed the point of the OP.

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:20am

The irony.

BluePete

5/27/15 11:45am

There was an article about it posted in Smithsonian.

cougfanblue

5/27/15 10:10am

Man, that was hard to find if a guy was interested.

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:12am

That's the point - not hard at all.

cougfanblue

5/27/15 10:14am

And the t-downs just keep digging...

unctoothman

5/27/15 12:02pm

I can see the difference, but my point was that the original poster saw

TheDeek

5/27/15 10:15am

ha ha, I love that you guys really believe this.

erkimust

5/27/15 10:16am

Kind of like you thinking I'm offended or upset...

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:18am

RE: Kind of like you thinking I'm offended or upset...

messi

5/27/15 10:27am

Personal attack

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:29am

Wow. The fact that he's even familiar with crap like that says it all.

BluePete

5/27/15 12:11pm

I love that you guys (whatever that means, it sounds condescending) get all bent

TheDeek

5/27/15 10:19am

RE: watching people like mr. dean take so much offense when someone advises them

goose

5/27/15 10:00am

Watching people take offense at anything I post and then think I'm offended

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:03am

Yeah. That's what happens. Sure.

srey

5/27/15 10:05am

Racist

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:06am

I don't think you know what "take offense" actually means.

erkimust

5/27/15 10:20am

I don't think you know what I know...or something like that.

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:22am

Will someone please make a list of the "dolts of CB" approved sources.

CougarTwins

5/27/15 10:04am

Will someone please, first, make a list of the "dolts of cougarboard"?

Slim

5/27/15 10:07am

It's called the posse. please.

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:10am

is there really a cb gang called the posse? ha!

riboflavin

5/27/15 10:28am

More of a mob really. There is a Godfather and Captains and what not.

HansMoleman

5/27/15 1:48pm

Who do I have to kill in order to be made a captain?

messi

5/27/15 3:25pm

TNT. No one knows personal attacks better than him.

Breaded Hamster

5/28/15 5:10pm

My favorite part of your post is that people 'advised' me.

JamesDean

5/27/15 10:07am

Thanks erk. We need more guys like you to keep the board from getting out of

5/27/15 10:08am

it's like being the intellectual nanny for dozens of mental midgets.

erkimust

5/27/15 10:41am

I'm so glad I'm a mental halfling...I can't stand those mental midgets.

5/27/15 10:48am

i prefer the term "mental little people"

5/27/15 10:53am

To claim that some sources are not good is an expression of

Monomachos

5/27/15 12:45pm

After diagramming those sentences I think I figured out what you are

Shimmy

5/27/15 12:51pm

I am impressed that you know how to diagram a sentence. To put

Monomachos

5/28/15 12:10am

thanks for that complete nonsense reply.

erkimust

5/27/15 12:51pm

You mean a raving bum like Barabbas and an apostle like Judas Iscariot?

BluePete

5/27/15 2:27pm

Great, now I have that Living Color song stuck in my head.

5/27/15 2:39pm

my main source of news is BBC news, which is not unbiased but does

erkimust

5/27/15 2:42pm

"which is not unbiased" - enough said.

BluePete

5/27/15 3:05pm

The fact that you can't (or is it won't) recognize that there can be differing

Byron McNertney

5/27/15 3:29pm

You missed the point entirely.

BluePete

5/27/15 4:02pm

TLDR: if you don't read hyperbolic clickbait, you're intellectually lazy.

erkimust

5/27/15 4:03pm

TLDR? Really? The phrase "intellectually lazy" debuted in the final sentence.

BluePete

5/27/15 4:10pm

Your list has a definite tilt to one side of the political spectrum.

Monomachos

5/28/15 12:33am

Sure, the evaluation of the source is a part of evaluating the veracity

Monomachos

5/28/15 12:19am

^^^^Reads Natural News

HansMoleman

5/27/15 1:49pm

Clever.

Monomachos

5/28/15 12:38am

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