<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:13 AM, Vlasis Hatzistavrou (KTI) <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:vhatz@kinetix.gr">vhatz@kinetix.gr</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I can't believe what I'm reading... Some people are being spat upon and<br>
they think its raining!<br>
<br>
Or at least they don't recognize in others the right to feel offended<br>
under certain circumstances.<br>
<br>
In this case then, I'm sorry, I take back everything I wrote. The<br>
comment was right: Europeans seem to be silly after all.<br></blockquote><div><br>"Silly" is so low on the insult scale, that someone really <br>angy would lose all his heated steam by even using<br>"silly". His anger would seem silly, or laughable. Everyone around would see the<br>
irony and start laughing. The person who used it would/should have a tough time<br>keeping a straight face himself. So, "silly" is more for humor than anything else.<br>If you want to get more insulting, more strong, use something like "ridiculous".<br>
<br>It reminds me of the Prince, hunting the captors of his kidnapped fiance, in the<br>movie "The Princess Bride": "If they kill her, I will be "miffed"! Or did he use<br>"peeved"? I can't remember!<br>
<br>It's wise not to take insult where none was intended. Let your attitude be that<br>of the Black Knight: "It's only a flesh wound!"<br><br>murf<br><br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
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Vlasis.<br>
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Örn Arnarson wrote:<br>
> I just registered for the developer list, and I must say, this is a<br>
> brilliant first discussion to see. It is practically like a Monty Python<br>
> sketch.<br>
><br>
> Like Philippe, I must say:<br>
>> I'm from Europe, and in absolutly _NO_ way insulted by this comment.<br>
>><br>
>> Time to move on and do something usefull<br>
><br>
> +1<br>
><br>
> Best regards,<br>
> Örn Arnarson<br>
><br>
> On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 3:45 PM, Vlasis Hatzistavrou (KTI)<br>
</div><div><div></div><div class="h5">> <<a href="mailto:vhatz@kinetix.gr">vhatz@kinetix.gr</a> <mailto:<a href="mailto:vhatz@kinetix.gr">vhatz@kinetix.gr</a>>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Michiel van Baak wrote:<br>
> > On 16:40, Mon 23 Nov 09, Vlasis Hatzistavrou (KTI) wrote:<br>
> ><br>
> > I'm from Europe, and in absolutly _NO_ way insulted by this comment.<br>
> ><br>
> > Time to move on and do something usefull<br>
><br>
> OK, perhaps you don't have a problem being called silly. But there are<br>
> many others (me included) who don't like collectively being called silly<br>
> for a trivial matter like a codec preference.<br>
><br>
> One question though: if _I_ called _YOU_ silly just because you don't<br>
> have a problem being called silly without provocation and for no serious<br>
> reason, would that offend you then?<br>
><br>
> Best regards,<br>
> Vlasis Hatzistavrou.<br>
><br>
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