"Doug Kanter" > wrote in message
...
> "OmManiPadmeOmelet" > wrote in message
> ...
> > In article .net>,
> > "Gregory Morrow"
> > <gregorymorrowEMERGENCYCANCELLATIONARCHIMEDES@eart hlink.net> wrote:
> >
> >> A common troll.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Best
> >> Greg
> >
> > I don't think so...
> > This is all too common of a request,
> > and it's a reasonable one.
>
> There's another way to look at it: It's laziness, and a special kind
that's
> rampant nowadays for some reason. I have some theories which explain this
> disease, but it's too early to elaborate. Not enough coffee yet. But,
> briefly, it involves TV and the internet, and an inability or
unwillingness
> to follow printed instructions.
>
> The OP said "but I'm either too busy or lazy...", and "I hope that I can
at
> least say that I've cooked a decent dish before I graduate." Admissions of
> laziness, and total lack of confidence.
>
> You (and I mean specifically YOU) can probably think of 3 dishes to
suggest
> to a new cook, which, if instructions were followed, would turn out fine.
> Example: Apple crisp. Anyone who couldn't successfully make it should
> probably not be operating anything more complicated than an electric
> toothbruth, not to mention a motor vehicle.

>How difficult is it to go to a
> book store, browse until an interesting book is discovered, take it home,
> and follow the instructions???
>

Sadly, IMHO that is a skill not taught, nor accepted in the age of Rush
Limbaugh, where The Everyman can use his common sense in brain surgery,
social engineering, and political discourse - even though he has no
experience in medicine, he hasn't any concept of social diversity above
"me-them", nor does he have empathy or recognizes even one of the 13 logical
fallacies.

As someone once said, "Common sense is the lazy man's excuse for lack of
knowledge"

Do you really believe Ann Coulter goes to a book store, reads it, and
follows the instructions - any written instructions? She uses her common
sense, just like Torquemada did.



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