Dagger in hand

A man of prodigious fortune, coming to add his opinion to some light discussion that was going on casually at his table, began precisely thus: "It can only be a liar or an ignoramus who will say otherwise than," and so on. Pursue that philosophical point, dagger in hand.

--Michel de Montaigne, Of the art of discussion.



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Friday, June 14, 2002
 
NOTHIN' TO DO WITH THE TIME DIFFERENCE...
Hate to say it, but this sounds like a pretty accurate descrption of why nobody here (except those of us with Europeans in the family) is following the World Cup.


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