blake murphy wrote:

> On Tue, 22 Jan 2008 10:54:22 -0800, Blinky the Shark >
> wrote:
>
>>blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>> On Mon, 21 Jan 2008 13:23:04 -0800, Blinky the Shark
>>> > wrote:
>>>
>>>>Actually, fishing for the gullible (or at least those with their guard
>>>>down) by saying that "gullible" isn't in the dictionary has been a
>>>>Usenet staple for decades. Perhaps you haven't been around Usenet very
>>>>long, if this is the first time you've observed it -- which would seem
>>>>to be the case.
>>>
>>> with all due respect, blinky, it was pretty tired even when it first
>>> appeared.
>>
>>On the other hand, it still works.
>
> i suppose you can't argue with results. but then again, you get results
> by shooting fish in a barrel.

Sure, but this rarely works any more, so your analogy is reduced to
shooting a tiny number of fish in a gigantic barrel. So it's still a
sporting proposition.

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