I'm not in the same place as you about imaginary positions.

Mary Anne — 5/31/2006 8:25:20 PM (archived)

But I have lawyers in my family.

The concept in legal debate is to defend the side you have taken, not necessarily to believe it. It has to do with the process and the principle.

There's a little of the same thing here.

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The Entrepreneurial Mystique - ER - 5/29/2006 6:48:42 PM
- Double plus ungood - ER - 5/31/2006 12:51:29 PM
  - See "Goodnight Moon", below. - Mary Anne - 5/31/2006 4:06:24 PM
- Wow.... - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 2:30:35 AM
  - Wow, indeed! - ER - 5/30/2006 3:20:28 AM
    - re: Wow, indeed! - gbaikie - 5/30/2006 9:28:49 PM
      - We are not multiple personalities. (n/t) - ER - 5/31/2006 2:51:37 AM
        
        LOL! (n/t) - Mary Anne - 5/31/2006 2:54:44 AM
      - More like a 'stunt' than a rant. (n/t) - RobVG - 5/31/2006 1:01:22 AM
    - Would this piece be a good discription of the word... - SteveS - 5/30/2006 1:57:16 PM
      - Maybe I should explain... - SteveS - 5/31/2006 2:07:10 PM
        
        re: Maybe I should explain... - ER - 5/31/2006 2:36:22 PM
        
        re: Maybe I should explain... - SteveS - 5/31/2006 5:19:55 PM
        
        re: Maybe I should explain... - ER - 5/31/2006 6:06:09 PM
    - You're convincing. - Mary Anne - 5/30/2006 1:10:35 PM
      - re: You're convincing. - ER - 5/30/2006 1:36:14 PM
        
        Goodnight Moon - Mary Anne - 5/31/2006 1:28:12 PM
        
        Help me Mary Anne Kenobi, you're my only hope - Tony - 6/1/2006 4:00:33 PM
        
        Oh, gee... - Mary Anne - 6/1/2006 5:20:39 PM
        
        Oh phew - Tony - 6/1/2006 6:30:32 PM
        
        re: Oh, gee... - ER - 6/1/2006 6:06:46 PM
        
        re: Goodnight Moon - SDG - 5/31/2006 7:38:58 PM
        
        It's my turn, this time. - ER - 5/31/2006 8:50:19 PM
        
        re: It's my turn, this time. - SDG - 5/31/2006 9:22:55 PM
        
        re: It's my turn, this time. - ER - 5/31/2006 9:57:38 PM
        
        No apologies necessary. - Tom Brosz - 6/1/2006 2:15:12 AM
        
        Thanks, Tom. (n/t) - ER - 6/1/2006 2:25:25 AM
        
        I'm not in the same place as you about imaginary positions. - Mary Anne - 5/31/2006 8:25:20 PM
        
        re: I'm not in the same place as you about imaginary positions. - ER - 5/31/2006 8:53:09 PM
        
        confusing context - Robert - 5/30/2006 3:19:47 PM
        
        It was a perfectly legitimate post. - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 4:19:38 PM
        
        Lost amongst the negatives. - ER - 5/30/2006 3:41:29 PM
        
        re: Lost amongst the negatives. - Robert - 5/30/2006 5:40:05 PM
        
        re: Lost amongst the negatives. - REB - 5/30/2006 4:31:35 PM
        
        Forest for the trees - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 4:49:36 PM
        
        re: Forest for the trees - REB - 5/30/2006 4:57:27 PM
    - That was a hell of a lot of work. - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 6:08:29 AM
      - re: That was a hell of a lot of work. - ER - 5/30/2006 10:57:32 AM
        
        Agreed. - Tom Brosz - 5/30/2006 4:15:36 PM
        
        re: Agreed. - ER - 5/30/2006 5:27:28 PM
        
        "Raw energy of capitalism" - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 1:15:51 AM
        
        re: "Raw energy of capitalism" - ER - 5/31/2006 2:27:36 AM
        
        Corporate power - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 1:13:25 AM
        
        re: Corporate power - ER - 5/31/2006 2:47:57 AM
        
        Don't misread the statistics - Tom Brosz - 5/31/2006 6:25:46 AM
        
        re: Corporate power - gbaikie - 5/31/2006 3:21:43 AM
        
        re: Corporate power - gbaikie - 5/31/2006 4:23:50 AM
        
        re: Corporate power - gbaikie - 5/31/2006 4:01:15 AM
    - Give him a break. - RobVG - 5/30/2006 4:11:50 AM

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