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Dear Possibly-Interesting Person:
When you suggest to me that translating "intrepidis" as "intrepid" is NOT correct, and I allow that there are shades of meaning between the two languages, responding "look it up" is fine.
When you tell me that *I* am wrong when I say a mile is longer than a kilometer, and tell me "look it up"...
I'm not being a smartass when I cut/paste the Google nine-decimal answer. I'm rubbing your nose in it, you presumptuously pedantic silly person!
In other news, the new "WTF" feature on OKCupid-- where you can see the actual difference between you and another person, as long as both of you consent-- is scary.
Why?
The people who love children and want lots of them? They're the same ones who think it's okay to spank/hit your kid so hard it leaves a red mark for a few HOURS. (For reference' sake, I'm not completely anti-spanking.)
The people who want monogamy? They're the ones who would never tell if they cheated. And most of them would help someone else cheat (that is, they'd date a supposedly-monogamous person who was in a relationship with someone else, and who didn't want to tell their partner).
The people who say they're atheist/agnostic and "not too serious about it"-- would NEVER date a seriously religious person, no matter WHAT religion. Except that they'd date someone just for the sex (which lets out the common religious person's argument, "I wouldn't date someone who wasn't compatible with my faith, because I only date people I'd be willing to marry, and if we got married, it would be a point of disagreement"). However, they prefer to date virgins... Consistency, much?
I won't even mention the people who miss the logical fallacy in "would you date someone half your age"-- obviously, if you WOULD date someone TWICE your age, then you would like your match (who could theoretically be twice your age) to be okay with dating someone half THEIR age. Except, of course, that I just did mention it.
My eyes, they hurt. From rolling.
When you suggest to me that translating "intrepidis" as "intrepid" is NOT correct, and I allow that there are shades of meaning between the two languages, responding "look it up" is fine.
When you tell me that *I* am wrong when I say a mile is longer than a kilometer, and tell me "look it up"...
I'm not being a smartass when I cut/paste the Google nine-decimal answer. I'm rubbing your nose in it, you presumptuously pedantic silly person!
In other news, the new "WTF" feature on OKCupid-- where you can see the actual difference between you and another person, as long as both of you consent-- is scary.
Why?
The people who love children and want lots of them? They're the same ones who think it's okay to spank/hit your kid so hard it leaves a red mark for a few HOURS. (For reference' sake, I'm not completely anti-spanking.)
The people who want monogamy? They're the ones who would never tell if they cheated. And most of them would help someone else cheat (that is, they'd date a supposedly-monogamous person who was in a relationship with someone else, and who didn't want to tell their partner).
The people who say they're atheist/agnostic and "not too serious about it"-- would NEVER date a seriously religious person, no matter WHAT religion. Except that they'd date someone just for the sex (which lets out the common religious person's argument, "I wouldn't date someone who wasn't compatible with my faith, because I only date people I'd be willing to marry, and if we got married, it would be a point of disagreement"). However, they prefer to date virgins... Consistency, much?
I won't even mention the people who miss the logical fallacy in "would you date someone half your age"-- obviously, if you WOULD date someone TWICE your age, then you would like your match (who could theoretically be twice your age) to be okay with dating someone half THEIR age. Except, of course, that I just did mention it.
My eyes, they hurt. From rolling.
