Re: grammar question

On Wed, 19 Sep 2007 07:20:58 +0800, rick boyd <boyd@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

5016 wrote:


I disagree. A "song" in this context is not really a "song" as
strictly defined, it is a "performance of a song". There can be no
video "to" or "from" a strictly defined song, because a song is
content, not performance. It exists as abstract knowledge only.
Therefore, as we are already defining a song as a performance, it is
perfectly acceptable to have a video of it, just as one can have a
video of a rugby match. The first videos were exactly that - videos of
performances of songs. They still purport to be be that - performers
are still mouthing the words - even though they've moved on a lot.

A video "to" a song could be anything - it wouldn't have to contain
the performance in even the minimal way current videos do.

You really don't need to discuss these things with "Charles". The poor
old codger suffers from senile dementia. I gave up reading his deluded,
rambling, Alzheimers posts years ago.


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I tried to bully and "troll" "Charles" over a prolonged period of
time, but the English *** took me to the cleaners every time. I
tried cyber-stalking and flaming him by endlessly Googling and posting
what personal details I could find about him, and by persistently
tearing up for arse paper every post he made here, and I encouraged
other "old regulars" to join me in trying to run him out of the Group.

When I couldn't find out enough real facts about him, I resorted to
making up and inventing infantile nonsense up about him, which made me
look even more obsessed and silly - ***!!!

The arrogant English *** wouldn't give up, and I was constantly
being made to look more dopey and spiteful than I really am, which was
quite difficult as I really am a dopey spiteful prick. As I couldn't
cope with the *** I decided to allegedly "killfile" him, so that I
could pretend that I couldn't see what he was posting, and that way I
did not feel I had to respond. However, I still read every post he
makes and he still really gives me the shits.

I do, however, keep flaming him by posting indirectly via third party
responses to him, like I have in the above post. However, he saw
through my ruses and continues to make me look the *** I am, by
posting regular criticisms of me that keep pointing out my
shortcomings.

Despite the fact that I have made it clear that I have allegedly
"killfiled" him, and that I want nothing more to do with him, I still
find it necessary to make reference to him from time to time, and to
try and influence how other people should respond to him. I don't know
why but I suppose it's because I hate to think the *** beat me.

Add to that the fact that her refers to me as "Rick the Prick", and
you will see that I am a quite unhappy, fat, bald, miserable, old
second-rate Kiwi 'journo' exiled in a foreign country, where the
residents also think I'm a ***! Sigh...

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