Ned Fleming wrote:
> Jess Nevins wrote:
>
> > Ned Fleming wrote:
> >
> > > Bitch? Hissy? Real he-man words, I
daresay. Kinsey Milhone a part of
> > > the tradition of "hard-boiled"? Rubbish. I
suggest rara-avis go on
> > > hiatus starting tomorrow or the day
after.
> >
> > Would you care to expand your argument further?
I mean, beyond
> > a curt dismissal of the opposition? I for one
would like to read a long
> > and involved explanation of just why she's
-not- hard-boiled.
>
> Proving a negative is, I'm told, impossible.
However, being the
Well, no. In this case, all you need to do is provide your
definition of hard-boiled and then tell us why she fails to
meet it.
> magnanimous creature I am, as soon as Kevin proves
his point, which
> is that Milhone is hard-boiled, or something like
it, I will prove
> mine.
I didn't ask Kevin, I asked you. And in any case, you
disagreed not only with Kevin's labelling of KM as
"hard-boiled," but also with her belonging in the "tradition
of 'hard-boiled.'" Are you willing to back up that assessment
with a reasoned argument?
> I affirm that Milhone is a bitch. To start you off
in the right
> direction.
I prefer to see opinions backed up with logic and evidence,
thanks.
jess
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