Posted by gabbix2 on October 17, 2002, at 17:25:56
In reply to Mint Chocolate chip???, posted by gabbix2 on October 17, 2002, at 13:01:49
I can't read it either..
I meant that refusing to acknowledge that something has merit because it has a "snob factor' attached, is no different than disliking something because its got no snob factor attached.When I was in Ireland, I loved it, because of the reality check it gave me. When I was preoccupied with being a born again - druid, Some Irish guy would no doubt say,
"Ah okay yu jes sit on yer rock in the rain then and I'll go have me a guiness."
It made me laugh, it wasn't critical it was just the way it was.
He wasn't accusing me of being flaky, he just wasn't into it.And I like both.
Somehow though in my experience it seems more acceptable somehow to disparage something for no reason than because it , that's all.
Its assumed you're the one who dares to say "The emporer has no clothes" when in fact you could be being just as phony. (Emphasis on could)
I'm not going to pretend I dislike a fine wine just becaue it may seem pretentious.
However I'm not going to claim to be able to enjoy 99 percent of top 10 movies either..Oh I'm so needlessly wordy today, i hope my point was in there somewhere.
I'm just not able to think.
And as i said if i'd actually read your second post I wouldn't have needed to say anything at all.My apologies for the length.
I'm blaming my medication..
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