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Re: <News> - Tron Joystick Handles!
SavannahLion:
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ok.. in your own word.. define a broken joystick:
:dunno
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--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on November 16, 2007, 12:47:42 am ---...
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Brandon, we already know how this goes... he defines broken as beyond repair. I define it as "not functioning properly; out of working order" which just so happens to be the same definition you'll see in the dictionary.
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leapinlew, it's not the same dictionary he's using. His dictionary has very narrow definitions of, "restoration," "refurbished," "broken," "bait," and, "trap."
MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: SavannahLion on November 16, 2007, 01:22:00 pm ---
--- Quote from: leapinlew on November 16, 2007, 01:08:52 pm ---
--- Quote from: brandon on November 16, 2007, 11:47:36 am ---
--- Quote from: brandon on November 16, 2007, 01:25:02 am ---
ok.. in your own word.. define a broken joystick:
:dunno
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--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on November 16, 2007, 12:47:42 am ---...
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Brandon, we already know how this goes... he defines broken as beyond repair. I define it as "not functioning properly; out of working order" which just so happens to be the same definition you'll see in the dictionary.
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leapinlew, it's not the same dictionary he's using. His dictionary has very narrow definitions of, "restoration," "refurbished," "broken," "bait," and, "trap."
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A dictionary is not a language usage guide.
And do you seriously think that there can be "bait" without a trap? If so, you clearly don't understand the concept of "bait."
I know that you are easily confused so I should point out that you can have a trap without bait.
brandon:
well see.. I lived in Florida for 15 years.. right on the Gulf... You could easily go to the county pier and buy some bait. Shrimp, squid, whatever.. It was in little bags or plastic containers. You could walk out the door with bait in your hand.. but there was no trap. So there ya go.. you CAN have bait without a trap. You can put it on a hook. I hook is not a trap is it? The fish isnt cornered. He's out in the wide open ocean but he just can't resist coming up to take a bite :D
ChadTower:
--- Quote from: MaximRecoil on November 16, 2007, 01:28:23 pm ---And do you seriously think that there can be "bait" without a trap? If so, you clearly don't understand the concept of "bait."
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There sure can be... we used to set out bait for bears back home all the time... mostly to lure them away from the places we didn't want them to be. No traps, just bait.
CheffoJeffo:
--- Quote from: CheffoJeffo on November 15, 2007, 01:11:26 pm ---I knew Maxim was hanging around and he'll bite at that bit of bait every single time
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My apologies ... I guess that my representation of baiting Maxim was incorrect .... I should have given it more thought.
--- Quote ---I knew Maxim was hanging around and that the nature of postings concerning broken Nintendo joysticks in this thread would almost certainly guarantee that he would respond as a pedantic ---meecrob---.
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Is that better ?
;)
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