Theos-Talk Archives (February 1998 Message tt00324)

Jerry Hejka-Ekins wrote:

> So to return to my original point, since the internet is an equal playing
> field, there is no danger of  a Wheaton representative's contributions being
> twisted (as you suggested) because they will always have a recourse.

    Except that John Mead does not let his feelings blind him to the facts. Let's
say that I quoted:

Jerry Hejka-Ekins wrote:
> and just last week, I despoiled a young goat

    How do you prove that you never said such a thing, or if someone uses the
above, how do you prove that it was designed as an absurd example and not a
genuine admission?

    Bart Lidofsky

P.S. The despoiling young goats reference comes from writer Marion Zimmer
Bradley, who created it for a story where she wanted to create a ridiculous but
vicious regional slur ("You're a despoiler of young goats!" "No, YOU'RE a
despoiler of young goats!" The punch line was that the villain of the piece
actually WAS a despoiler of young goats. I have since used it when I wanted to
give an example of an accusation which is so ridiculous that nobody in their
right mind would take it seriously.