David,
Thanks for the clarification. However, your intervention clearly implies that, in your opinion, ' the bait ' being ' trolled ' here is either _false_ or otherwise a _truth_ unfit for EDCs (persons given to Evolution-Driven Conjecture) like George, Stephen and yourself to know. You might now care to explain why you feel so strongly about this. Is the charge of which I am assumed guilty to be the peddling of lies, or of unsavoury truths? Counsel for the prosecution, please state your case.
Vernon (traditional scientist and anti-obscurant)
www.otherbiblecode.com
www.whatabeginning.com
----- Original Message -----
From: David Opderbeck
To: Vernon Jenkins
Cc: asa@calvin.edu
Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 9:38 PM
Subject: Re: [asa] Thankyou!
No, I meant the definition of an Internet Troll, which is derived from "trolling" for fish: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_troll
The Harry Potter reference was a lame attempt at humor.
On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 4:30 PM, Vernon Jenkins <vernon.jenkins@virgin.net> wrote:
Just a word of thanks to those who have taken the trouble to write to me privately concerning my apparently outdated understanding of the word ' troll '. However, David Opderbeck's use of the term was associated with a reference to Harry Potter * - which suggests that my original interpretation may well have been correct. David might care to clarify the matter.
Vernon
* David wrote (13.12.08): "The best way to handle a troll is to ignore it. They get stronger
with attention. This truth, BTW, is revealed in the fifth Harry Potter movie."
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