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Old January 17th 05, 05:42 AM
Waco Paco
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Zaphod Beeblebrox wrote:

Waco Paco wrote:

Matthew Hennig wrote:



el snippo


HA, listen to yourselves! If my university has taught me anything, it
is to critically analyze people's arguments. Calling people names are
immature, but so is generalizing a group of people with the acts of
some! Yes, most of the snowboarders out there are teenagers, but I
have to disagree with your other generalization of snowboarders from
your limited experience and maybe tinted glasses. Your crude
generalization of snowboarders disgust me.



Ohmigod! Sweet Jeebus - where do I begin????
There is so much to respond to and so little time!


OK - let's just focus on 1.0 below...

1. You tend to assume that all snowboarders revel in cutting across
skiers paths.



He did NOT assume that - please go back and re-read the passage.

"Snowboarders frighten and confuse me. Sometimes I see them riding
their "boards" from my seat in the lodge and they just seem revel in
getting in the way of the normal skiers."


that is what he wrote. The first sentence states his fears. The second
sentence supports why he fears snowboarders. Therefore he is afraid of
snowboarders because some snowboarders like to get in the way of normal
skiers. He is making a judgement on all snowboarders based on a number
of snowboarders he saw.

I have seen many skiers cut across other skiers and
snowboarders and an equal amount of snowboarders doing the same. What
does that mean? It means that type of equipment has no saying in that
behaviour.



No it doesn't - it just means that you need to start taking some more
English classes. I mean, take that very first sentence - what the
sweet **** does it mean?1! "Amount of snowboarders" you say??????
Snowboarders are not salt or sugar - you say "NUMBER of snowboarders!"
And it's "has no say" not "has no saying in that beaviour." And it's
spelt "behaviour" not "behavior."

So, you are agreeing with me its behaviour.
Also amount is equally valid as number. Maybe if you broaden your
horizons a little bit you'll know better.

However, if you look at the age group you'll see that most of the
inconsiderate are teenagers. I have been the victim of young skiers
cutting across a merger zone because they were reckless.



As a teenager I deeply resent your insinuations.


As a snowboarder I deeply resent some insinuations made by skiers.


Therefore it
can be established that the equipment has little saying on behaviour
but rather it is directly proportionate to demographic.


As a famous rightwinger once said "There you go again!"
"Directly proportionate to edmolgraphic?"
Please translate....


its demographic. let me rephrase as it does make little sense. What I
tried to say is the equipment has nothing to do with it, but from a
statistical point of view, it more closely resembles the actions of
young adults more so than older people.

By the way, maybe you need some english classes.
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