blake murphy wrote:
>
> On Thu, 23 Jul 2009 11:50:59 -0500, Pete C. wrote:
>
> > blake murphy wrote:
> >>
> >> On Wed, 22 Jul 2009 17:04:05 -0700, Mark Thorson wrote:
> >>
> >>> Kswck wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>> "Mark Thorson" > wrote in message
> >>>> ...
> >>>>> Kswck wrote:
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> I own a Tappan-about 10 years or so.
> >>>>>> Takes 45-60 minutes to heat up to 350deg. For some reason, setting it on
> >>>>>> 450
> >>>>>> then turning it down to 350 is faster. Takes forever to coll down as
> >>>>>> well.
> >>>>>> It has always taken long to heat up/cool down, but seems longer lately.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> What kind of failure could cause a stove to cool down
> >>>>> more slowly? If the flame is out, it should cool down
> >>>>> at the same rate it always has.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> I'd be more inclined to think your sense of time has
> >>>>> changed. It could be an early sign of some form of
> >>>>> dementia.
> >>>>
> >>>> Mark. Read the whole post.
> >>>> You are an idiot. Try getting out more.
> >>>
> >>> You did say that it is taking longer to cool down,
> >>> which makes absolutely no sense unless the flame is
> >>> failing to extinguish. I'm perfectly prepared
> >>> to believe that you are so ignorant that you don't
> >>> understand this. Perhaps you simply lack a basic
> >>> understanding of science. I don't call you
> >>> an idiot for having these knowledge deficits.
> >>> You might simply be uneducated or something.
> >>>
> >>> However, I will say you are very ill-mannered.
> >>> Being ignorant and uneducated might not have
> >>> been your choice, but being impolite is your
> >>> choice. You choose to be ill-mannered.
> >>
> >> you say may be suffering from dementia and *she's* ill-mannered because she
> >> called you an idiot?
> >>
> >> blake
> >
> > The OP posted a poorly composed statement:
> >
> > "It has always taken long to heat up/cool down, but seems longer
> > lately."
> >
> > They apparently expect us readers to disregard the reference to both the
> > "heat up/cool down" and also to interpret that statement as a question.
> >
> > When the OP posts a coherent question in proper english, then perhaps
> > they will receive the responses they seem to be expecting.
>
> you totally miss the point. how is calling someone an idiot more mannerly
> than saying they may be suffering from dementia?

Because it is not a gratuitous insult at all.
Having a distorted time sense could be an
early symptom of dementia.

I've noticed over the last five years or so
I've sometimes substituted "c" for "s", like
recently when I spelled Lidia's last name as
Bastinish. I know perfectly well how to spell
her name, and I do find it a bit alarming that
this new spelling error has crept into my
writing, precisely because it could be an early
sign of dementia. It's not an insult to say
that. It's a simple statement of fact.

When helpful facts are mentioned, it's the height
of bad manners to respond with insults.