Obviously an Irrational Fool's Folly

@kellyjay said
Duke, I agrue with you all the time, and hardly ever find myself agreeing with you, but I do like you, why, I don't have any idea.! 🙂 You more than likely lose points with some for that too, apologies. LOL

Liking or disliking people is irrelevant to engaging in good faith debate kellyjay, it’s more the stuff of the playground. Man up.

Besides the issue I have with Ghost of a duke extends beyond the tiny enclosure of this website.

@divegeester said

There is no one I’ve come across at RHP whom I despise more than you.

Hate and fear are the path to the dark side...

@kellyjay said
Duke, I agrue with you all the time, and hardly ever find myself agreeing with you, but I do like you, why, I don't have any idea.! 🙂 You more than likely lose points with some for that too, apologies. LOL

I'd like you more sir if you were an atheist. (Joke).

@ghost-of-a-duke said
I'd like you more sir if you were an atheist. (Joke).

😉

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Hate and fear are the path to the dark side...

I neither hate nor fear you 😄

@divegeester said
I neither hate nor fear you 😄

Then perhaps avoid words like 'despise.'

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Then perhaps avoid words like 'despise.'

Why?

There more things in life which I despise than just you and your lies, but I don’t hate or fear them either.

@divegeester said
Why?

There more things in life which I despise than just you and your lies, but I don’t hate or fear them either.

Despise and hate are synonyms.

Good job you never went into teaching.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Despise and hate are synonyms.

But they aren’t the same.

“Hate “ is a clumsy word which carries an element of lack of cognition, anger, spite and negative reflexed energy. You’ll be familiar with this emotive sensation yourself I’m sure.

“Despise” is a more nuanced intuitive word than “hate” and is used to describe a more controlled sense of revulsion, disdain and disgust.

Hope that clarifies; but you go on thinking I “fear” you if it helps 🙂

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Good job you never went into teaching.

I find other people’s offspring to be often objectionable. But I don’t “hate “ or “despise” them.

@divegeester said
But they aren’t the same.

“Hate “ is a clumsy word which carries an element of lack of cognition, anger, spite and negative reflexed energy. You’ll be familiar with this emotive sensation yourself I’m sure.

“Despise” is a more nuanced intuitive word than “hate” and is used to describe a more controlled sense of revulsion, disdain and disgust.

Hope that clarifies; but you go on thinking I “fear” you if it helps 🙂

'Despise' is actually a stronger form of hate. For example, you might say, 'I don't just hate him, I despise him.' Whereas it would make no sense to say, 'I don't just despise him, I hate him.'

Happy to educate.

@divegeester said
I find other people’s offspring to be often objectionable. But I don’t “hate “ or “despise” them.

Maybe drop 'despise' from your vocabulary, at least until you learn how to use it correctly.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
'Despise' is actually a stronger form of hate.

It a good job you’ve spent the last 25 years dreading your team meetings rather than going into teaching.

@ghost-of-a-duke said
Maybe drop 'despise' from your vocabulary, at least until you learn how to use it correctly.

“There is no one I’ve come across at RHP whom I despise more than you”

Reads well and accurately to me Ducky.

@divegeester said
It a good job you’ve spent the last 25 years dreading your team meetings rather than going into teaching.

Not your best riposte. Have another go. Maybe mention the cap.