Comments | hvw: Dear World:

hvw

Dear World:

Jan 08, 2009 13:43

Facts are not precious treasures to be hoarded and only visited on special occasions. They're for everyday use, too. It is OK to use both facts and opinions in making a persuasive argument, but simply declaring that something is a fact, when it is provably NOT a fact, just makes you look like a giant asshole.

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smjayman January 8 2009, 13:28:09 UTC

I'm awesome and THAT is a fact!

hvw January 8 2009, 13:42:46 UTC

Correct. I read about that on Snopes.com.

wand_r January 8 2009, 14:18:36 UTC

Oh dear, have we been watching American news again?

hvw January 8 2009, 16:15:58 UTC

Worse, I opened an email forwarded by a relative.

ammitnox January 8 2009, 16:24:26 UTC

It is a fact that Bill Gates will pay $50 per e-mail as part of a study!

theantichrist January 8 2009, 17:47:45 UTC

Confirmed.

midnightsrain January 8 2009, 15:21:19 UTC

I know, I suffer from Chicken Little syndrome. Sorry. :-(

hvw January 8 2009, 16:18:08 UTC

Not you, m'dear. You're a good egg.

midnightsrain January 8 2009, 18:38:16 UTC

*** hugs *** Thanks. Sometimes, I really need to hear that from a friend.

morlith January 8 2009, 17:40:24 UTC

If you do, you're pretty quiet about it here on LJ. It's also nothing to be ashamed of, really. Lots of people react that way to different events.

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theantichrist January 8 2009, 17:50:02 UTC

Pretty sure the world's too busy watching "13 Fear Is Real" to hear you.

maroonmd January 8 2009, 18:29:34 UTC

Woah. o.O