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Ashby dishonesty and bias (was: botanical facts

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From: Yuri Kuchinsky
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 1998 00:00
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Peter Ashby (p-ashby@nimr.MAPS.mrc.ac.uk) wrote on 29 Sep 1998 21:06:25 GMT:
: In article <6ur3nm$bkn$2@whisper.globalserve.net>, yuku@globalserve.net
: (Yuri Kuchinsky) wrote:

> > As I said, I only need one good case for a pre-European introduction of a
> > S American plant to Polynesia to prove my general theory. Since we already
> > have kumara, another plant pretty well would seal the case. And here I
> > have two more plants, papaya and pineapple. So I feel I've done enough.
> 
> And as I have pointed out you cannot argue this without (at least)
> explaining why your list is restricted.

My list is not restricted.

> You have not done nearly enough my friend, not by a long chalk.

You're babbling.

> > It's like a fisherman who went fishing to catch a big tuna. He came back
> > with a big tuna, but his jealous opponent was still complaining, "Hey, you
> > caught the tuna, but you didn't catch all those other small fish in the
> > ocean."
> >
> > Silly? I think so...
> 
> yes I think so too. The problem you have is that you haven't caught a
> Tuna. You have misidentified it and it is really a large and angry shark.

Stop distorting reality, you, pathetic creature.

Yuri.

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From: yuku@globalserve.net (Yuri Kuchinsky)
Subject: Ashby dishonesty and bias (was: botanical facts
Date: 1998/09/30
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