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04-23-2008, 09:30 PM | #1 |
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Ceteris Paribus
Client recommended this site as being a cut above standard internet fare. Been visiting since November, thought it a relatively safe sanctuary.
About me: BYU Finance/Econ undergrad; MBA, Emory University. Management consultant at a well known NYC firm. Travel a minimum of 15 days/month (all about the billable hours). Read voraciously; enjoy classic literature and history. Still detoxifying after serving for 63 months as a 1st counselor in a bishopric (released in Nov); a rewarding experience intermixed with great joys and deep sorrows. Came of age during the LaVell era; still admire his leadership skills. Moderate GOP, not dogmatic, resigned to the inevitability of a President Obama administration. Financially conservative, convinced the economy is at a historical tipping point, all the metrics point to very hard times ahead, precious few are prepared. Historians will with absolute truth and certainty point to GWB as America's Nero. At its best this site provides stimulating fare when rationally discussing current events and religion. Enjoy the witty commentary from many - including '71, AA, Adam, Archaea, CC, DDD, Gnapper, IPU, LPoke, PAC, SeattleUte, Solon and the non A&M OCD version of Waters. Perusing the resident philosophers motivates me to finally learn Greek and read the "real" NT. The ultraconservative wing here serves a useful counterpoint purpose, although they clearly have to be the alter ego caricatures of brilliant satirists. Glad to be here and look forward to joining the fray (non-billable time). |
04-23-2008, 09:34 PM | #2 |
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when it comes to Tamu, I am a prophet. I will not be mocked.
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04-23-2008, 09:34 PM | #3 | |
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04-23-2008, 09:36 PM | #4 |
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She is too skinny (her face looks gaunt), and she looks like she was given a swirlie in a toilet full of tan spray.
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04-23-2008, 09:39 PM | #5 |
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I've never been accused of being witty. Thanks for what I consider a compliment.
And welcome to this site.
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04-24-2008, 12:09 AM | #6 | |
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(Don't mind me. I'm just trying to be witty to make CP's list.) CP: I like your name. I've always been curious whether ceteris should be pronounced with a /k/ or an /s/ at the beginning. I think generally ceteris paribus is pronounced with a /k/, but in et cetera it's pronounced with a /s/. This makes no sense. What say you? ps. I alphabetized my list of suggested names for Marsupial's offspring, so ignore TD's scoffs. Ordering lists in informal settings is perfectly normal. Really. |
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04-24-2008, 12:18 AM | #7 | |
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I've been taught that C=/k/. It works for me, since C. is used as an abbreviation for Gaius, and given the lunate sigma of Greek, it is easy to see why C could have adopted the /s/ sound. The letter K looks to me like a Greek influence.
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04-24-2008, 12:23 AM | #8 |
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I was taught it's with a /k/, but I dunno. Before aversion therapy eliminated certain inclinations, I used to daydream in Larry Wimmer's Econ class of starting a mobile gourmet dining enterprise named Cater Us Fabulous.
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04-24-2008, 12:56 AM | #9 | |
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Pronunciation in link below. http://dictionary.reference.com/brow...eris%20paribus |
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Previously, I knew of a place called "Garden of Eatin'," which I did not like so much.
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