Seth, you're going to love this.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I didn't even look at the piece till after I responded to you.

Half-cocked, then. Thanks for co-operating.

Wasn't about the article, it was about your half-cocked and cocked-up diatribe. That's the point that you missed.

Thanks again. I didn't write that.

[Seth]

I didn't even look at the piece till after I responded to you.

Half-cocked, then. Thanks for co-operating.

Wasn't about the article, it was about your half-cocked and cocked-up diatribe. That's the point that you missed.

Thanks again. I didn't write that.

So...you failed to indicate you were quoting someone else by enclosing their statements using the quote function? You understand that means you're a plagiarist, right? Somehow I think you're lying about that and other than the link, the authorship is your own. But your opening of the thread is sufficient enough proof of your disdain for acupuncture and therefore justification for my rebuttal to your half-cocked diatribe.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I didn't even look at the piece till after I responded to you.

Half-cocked, then. Thanks for co-operating.

Wasn't about the article, it was about your half-cocked and cocked-up diatribe. That's the point that you missed.

Thanks again. I didn't write that.

So...you failed to indicate you were quoting someone else by enclosing their statements using the quote function? You understand that means you're a plagiarist, right? Somehow I think you're lying about that and other than the link, the authorship is your own. But your opening of the thread is sufficient enough proof of your disdain for acupuncture and therefore justification for my rebuttal to your half-cocked diatribe.

Sorry, boy child, I put the author's name in the OP. If you're stupid enough to miss that, that's your fault.

[Seth]

Sorry, boy child, I put the author's name in the OP. If you're stupid enough to miss that, that's your fault.

I think you're lying. I think you cut-and-pasted something and then added to it yourself without indicating which is which. But my argument stands. Merely posting what you did was sufficient justification for my rebuttal. You wouldn't have posted it if it wasn't congruent with your own beliefs.

Oh, and your insult has been reported. Have a nice vacation.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

Sorry, boy child, I put the author's name in the OP. If you're stupid enough to miss that, that's your fault.

I think you're lying. I think you cut-and-pasted something and then added to it yourself without indicating which is which. But my argument stands. Merely posting what you did was sufficient justification for my rebuttal. You wouldn't have posted it if it wasn't congruent with your own beliefs.

Oh, and your insult has been reported. Have a nice vacation.

Okay, then, I'll be laughing at you in the slammer.

[Robert_S]

The entire site acu-bollocks refuses to load for me. Anyone can read the original blag post here: http://freethoughtblogs.com/pharyngula/ ... th-a-poll/

One could also report the alleged plagiarism to the author there. To make up for formatting that could be slightly less than obvious for those who skim rather than read carefully, Zilla might have to bring two jugs of moonshine next time he sees PZ.

[Svartalf]

Homeopathic acupuncture?

Cured by little pricks..

You mean lawyers and middle management?

[MiM]

I didn't even look at the piece till after I responded to you.

Half-cocked, then. Thanks for co-operating.

Wasn't about the article, it was about your half-cocked and cocked-up diatribe. That's the point that you missed.

Matthew 7:3

[Gawdzilla Sama]

The funny thing is, I was expecting to see some world-class carpet-chewing by our ranter-in-chief about NHS and acupuncture. I didn't think he'd be so lazy as to not even read the article. I promise to lower my expectations in the future.

[Audley Strange]

Pharyngula should change is name to. "well actually..."

Freethoughtblogs? Fucking hilarious, the comments are all the evidence anyone would need that Geeks have an even more rigid orthodoxy than the Catholic church.

You know what pisses me off though? The Scientism of it all. The Smug Boffin of Authority pointing his finger at the latest sinners or scoffing at their ignorant pagan savage belief systems, which is primitive and archaic in comparison to their holy book of self evident truth and all the little sycophants getting aroused by having someone who doesn't agree to berate or vilify.

If that's anything to go by "Science" is basically just a cult of oneupmanship from a bunch of hyper-pedantic tactless wankers?

Neal Stephenson had the right idea, we should start locking the fuckers away in Monasteries.

[Svartalf]

That won't do much good... Monasteries do have high speed internet these days.

[apophenia]

Homeopathic acupuncture?

Cured by little pricks..

[PsychoSerenity]

I've just been looking at the comments on pharyngula. In two days the results of the poll on introducingacupuncture.co.uk have twice been altered to remove the majority of 'No' votes, and now you have to register to vote. If you can't win, cheat.

[Gawdzilla Sama]

I've just been looking at the comments on pharyngula. In two days the results of the poll on introducingacupuncture.co.uk have twice been altered to remove the majority of 'No' votes, and now you have to register to vote. If you can't win, cheat.

And that's why people like PZed are grumpy.

[apophenia]

Oh pullease. PZ would be grumpy if his way to work were lined with concentric rainbows and a penis sucking dwarf followed him all the way.