🚀 go-pugleaf

Harold Brashears wrote:
> 
.......
> >>
> >> I would have hoped that you would gain some maturity.  I hope, if your
> >> school is unfortunate enough to consider granting you a degree, you
> >> can withold your usual snide comments for a short while.  Or maybe it
> >> would be best if you did not, actually.
> >> Regards, Harold
> >> ------
> >

and he wrote....


> 
> In other words, and typical of you, I now must assume, you offer to do
> something some three or four times that I have seen, and then back
> down when I tell you to go ahead, requiring someone else to do the
> work you offered to do.
> 

MF:

Here it is again, as part of my earlier reply.  Also posted to your 
email, so let me know if it doesn't get through     8^).  I can also put 
it in my signature file so it will be there anytime you want to see it.  
Perhaps this would be easier on your server?

MAF



> Mark Friesel <mfriesel@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> 
> >Harold Brashears wrote:
> 
> >> Excellent idea.  I don't blame you at all.  This is the right decision
> >> for you, else you may have to examine your beliefs.
> >>
> >> Regards, Harold
> >
> >Are you going to accept Elliott Oti's wager?  If not, why not?
> 
> What wager?
> 


This one ,dated Friday, Jan. 17, 1997:

(quote)

Let me repeat the wager:

You insist the postulation of the existence of undiscovered species is 
not only
unjustified, but has such a high probability of being wrong, that NO
ATTENTION whatsoever must be paid to their preservation. (and anyone who
thinks otherwise should sell his wife & kids to slavers and go hug trees
or some similar rational advice).

OK then.
Wager that less than 10 new species will be discovered the next 6 
months.
(By your reasoning 0 new species will be discovered, but I'm giving you
some leeway - yes, I'm that magnanimous. Even Brashears deserves a 
chance).

(unquote)

Mark Friesel
It's still open.