Waste of electrons (was Re: the practical implications of arrogance)

From: Robin Lee Powell (rlpowell@digitalkingdom.org)
Date: Wed Jun 02 2004 - 22:08:43 MDT

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On Thu, Jun 03, 2004 at 11:03:15AM +0800, David Cake wrote:
> >I think you're flat wrong. Arrogance and humility are not
> >opposites. They are separate human capacities.
>
> Forgive me for appealing to the prosaic authority of a dictionary,
[snip def'n that says that arrogant is the opposite of humble]

I am the most humble person I know! Much more humble than you!

</silly>

-Robin

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