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re: irony and sarcasm?

Tom Brosz — 6/2/2006 6:21:47 AM (archived)

I can find other examples where environmentalists have admitted they exaggerate, or even lie, to help sell their point. Would it make a difference?

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No, Chicken Little, the Sky is NOT Falling - David F Mayer - 5/29/2006 4:26:34 PM
- No, No, not Michael CRICHton! - Robert - 5/29/2006 10:41:43 PM
  - State of Fear - Laurie Street - 5/30/2006 5:13:35 PM
    - Finishing books that one starts - Mary Anne - 5/30/2006 8:45:47 PM
      - -smile- (n/t) - Fox - 5/31/2006 2:53:19 AM
    - FUD - Robert - 5/30/2006 5:51:50 PM
      - re: FUD - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 12:41:58 AM
        
        No, why? Do you? (n/t) - Robert - 5/31/2006 3:14:17 AM
        
        Anybody else have the blinders on? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 6:13:33 AM
        
        Anybody else deaf to humor? - Robert - 6/1/2006 12:55:58 AM
        
        Me! Me! (waving arms wildly) - Mary Anne - 6/1/2006 12:38:25 PM
        
        Welll, ooooohkay - Robert - 6/1/2006 3:51:03 PM
        
        Oh. I thought you meant "in general". - Mary Anne - 6/2/2006 1:56:51 AM
        
        generally, no (n/t) - Robert - 6/2/2006 2:43:24 AM
        
        Greenpeace - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2006 6:33:16 PM
        
        But what about irony and sarcasm? - Robert - 6/2/2006 2:42:38 AM
        
        re: irony and sarcasm? - Tom Brosz - 6/2/2006 6:21:47 AM
      - re: FUD - ljk - 5/30/2006 7:22:00 PM
- re: No, Chicken Little, the Sky is NOT Falling - Johannes - 5/29/2006 6:55:56 PM
- Stop recycling Crighton's prose and look at the data. (n/t) - et - 5/29/2006 5:17:57 PM

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