(urth) Babbiehorn?: Was: a sincere question mostly for roy

David Stockhoff dstockhoff at verizon.net
Thu Nov 17 09:36:58 PST 2011


On 11/17/2011 12:01 PM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
> *From:* David Stockhoff <mailto:dstockhoff at verizon.net>
> > On 11/17/2011 10:53 AM, Gerry Quinn wrote:
> > > If it’s a good theory, I won;t be able to shoot it down.
>
> > I wasn't going to continue this, but you're right.
> >
> > You don't shoot---that would require accuracy and aim. Rather, you
> > repeat yourself until discussion is exhausted, ignoring every answer 
> and
> > challenge we give you.
> >
> > your explanation of why Oreb lied? Right ... I'll put you down
> > for "He's a stupid talking bird---who cares?"
> Here is what I said:
> > > I don’t *think* he is lying (for some reason “no hop” convinces me
> > > most). But I would accept it before I accepted a time-travelling Silk
> > > who snatches Mucor out of the ether and comes back looking exactly
> > > like an aged Pike, wearing Pike’s hat.
> I then went on to give alternative theories that *don’t* involve Oreb 
> lying, or other impossible things.

So you don't think Oreb is lying, but you propose that the Oreb in the 
window is the same Oreb as the Oreb in the kitchen who denies being 
upstairs?

How is that different from proposing that Oreb lies?



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