Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] last days

["Christian M. Cepel" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Mike, If I recall correctly, when Vern sent the original post containing 
the example, the very next line he wrote was along these lines, "This is 
not an actual example, but rather how I've heard things phrased 
before."  Or something like that.

Mike Miller wrote:
> On Wed, 6 Sep 2006, Stephen Montgomery-Smith wrote:
>
> > Yes, I was getting my example from Vern or Christian.  You found my 
> > source precisely.  Well done.
>
> I misunderstood.  I didn't know that you were taking the idea from 
> someone else, I thought you were saying that you had seen this too.
>
>
> > Why don't you ask whoever it was for their source?
>
> I did.
>
>
> > I used it as an illustration of the kinds of things that could be 
> > done, and I think in context was clearly not meant as an actual example.
>
> I thought it was an example of the sort of thing that often happens.
>
>
> > Now if your question is about "this sort of thing", I am somewhat 
> > sure that I have given examples of this sort of thing before, and I'm 
> > sure that I'll see it again.  Next time I'm reading the Guardian I'll 
> > see some more (because they go for this kind of thing big time) and 
> > I'll hopefully remember to pass it on to this group.
> >
> > (Incidently I'm not saying the right wing press doesn't do it either.)
>
> This will give you a good start:
>
> http://www.google.com/search?q=%28%22so-called+experts%22+OR+%22supposed+experts%29+site%3Aguardian.co.uk 
>
>
> Mike
>
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