Does the phrase "tongue-in-cheek" mean anything to you?
> Working definition of the term "arrogance": Self-righteousness
> manifesting as condescension and belief in one's own correctness.
> Working definition of "bastard": A person who doesn't care when others
> are hurt.
> Conclusion: I am not an arrogant bastard, I was right all along, you're
> totally off the wall, and idiots like you shouldn't meddle in the
> affairs of their intellectual superiors.
Your reactions were what I intended. I think Romana knew that, or at
least I took her post as a compliment:
> Yudkowsky yanks out:
sounds a bit like "yanking our chains" or "pulling our legs",
though I'm not sure. What does it mean, Romana?
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