This came in under the hubris of some health information.
Thought you might get a chuckle or two. Zee
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In article <[email hidden]>,
(Zee) said:
This came in under the hubris of some health information.
Thought you might get a chuckle or two. ZeeGlanced thru it and I may purchase stock in meds for
headaches.Bill
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It seems to me I heard somewhere that Zee wrote in article
<[email hidden]>:Quoted message said:
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This came in under the hubris of some health information.
Thought you might get a chuckle or two. ZeeIt looks like a worth-reading transcript of a parliamentary
discussion.But where is the "exaggerated pride or self-confidence
often resulting in retribution", which is what "hubris"
means? Surely participants in this newsgroup know the
meaning of hubris!
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Don Kirkman <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:<[email hidden]>...
Quoted message said:
It seems to me I heard somewhere that Zee wrote in article
<[email hidden]>:Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
This came in under the hubris of some health information.
Thought you might get a chuckle or two. ZeeIt looks like a worth-reading transcript of a
parliamentary discussion.But where is the "exaggerated pride or self-confidence
often resulting in retribution", which is what "hubris"
means? Surely participants in this newsgroup know the
meaning of hubris!This is like my art teacher telling me "but you didn't stay
inside the lines."Hubris: presumption
The presumption of being something worthwhile like health
information, when it was just usenet--oops--parlimentary,
sparring. Yes. Surely participants in this newsgroup...Seriously though: did you ever think there was a valid
model for what we do here? And that some of us may have
missed our calling?Ilk
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It seems to me I heard somewhere that Zee wrote in article
<[email hidden]>:Quoted message said:
Don Kirkman <[email hidden]> wrote in message
news:<[email hidden]>...Quoted message said:
It seems to me I heard somewhere that Zee wrote in
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This came in under the hubris of some health
information. Thought you might get a chuckle or two. ZeeQuoted message said:
Quoted message said:
It looks like a worth-reading transcript of a
parliamentary discussion.Quoted message said:
Quoted message said:
But where is the "exaggerated pride or self-confidence
often resulting in retribution", which is what "hubris"
means? Surely participants in this newsgroup know the
meaning of hubris!Quoted message said:
This is like my art teacher telling me "but you didn't stay
inside the lines."Quoted message said:
Hubris: presumption
Fatal, tragic presumption. The Greeks had the word for it.
Quoted message said:
The presumption of being something worthwhile like health
information, when it was just usenet--oops--parlimentary,
sparring. Yes. Surely participants in this newsgroup...Quoted message said:
Seriously though: did you ever think there was a valid
model for what we do here? And that some of us may have
missed our calling?Many, apparently.
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