[MD] Some historical perspective

[Matt Kundert]

Matt said:
Wait, are you making a joke about Ron's very odd denial 
of telling people the authority he's quoting?

Ron said:
My very odd denial was in response to recognizing the 
particular rhetorical devices employed by their request.
(this Charlie Brown is tellin lucy to find another sucker).

Matt:
Fair enough.  I have to say, as rowdy as Marsha can get, 
I saw none of it in that particular request, the rhetorical 
device appeared to be what they call a "question," it 
seemed quite polite, your response seemed out of 
nowhere, and--on top of all that--I cannot for life of me 
imagine why someone would quote without attribution: if 
the whole idea of bringing outsides authorities in is to 
bolster your argument, or whatever, lack of attribution 
just makes them your words, in an odd kind of stealing 
(for no apparent reason).

It's just weird, and I was wondering the same thing as 
Marsha.  The large blockquotes with no attribution have 
the effect of gusts of wind through a conversation: 
meaningless, and a little annoying.

Matt
 		 	   		  
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