tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260529726656118434.post633991769337706196..comments2023-10-06T00:52:04.371-07:00Comments on news from the zona: a toast to all amateursRoger Gathmannhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11257400843748041639noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260529726656118434.post-41480158867600838282009-04-22T10:33:00.000-07:002009-04-22T10:33:00.000-07:00Brian, mr. level headed!
I think the best is for t...Brian, mr. level headed!<br />I think the best is for there to be amateurs out there who have the same relationship to experts as birdwatchers do to ornithologists. Mutual respect and dependence.<br />There. Does that make you happier?Roger Gathmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257400843748041639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260529726656118434.post-7332076751519336782009-04-20T15:55:00.000-07:002009-04-20T15:55:00.000-07:00The only problem is too many of our "amateurs" who...The only problem is too many of our "amateurs" who don't trust them thar scientists and experts and stuff have killed vaccination programs in some districts (go Jenny Mcarthy!) and carry around signs advertising "Morans" to get a job and complaining about our "Kenyan" president. And, I'm not merely repeating sniggering internet "liberal" talking points...the office next door is full of amateur sleuths a la Tom Tomorrow proving how Obama is a secret fascist terrorist and they better buy more guns right now. <br /><br />So...let's not go too far here. For every amateur scientist there are 5 Wannabe Klan members who honestly have PROOF that the Protocols of the Elders of Zion are the TRUTH and that Aztlan is coming for 'em.Briannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260529726656118434.post-76273638465028189982009-04-18T01:20:00.000-07:002009-04-18T01:20:00.000-07:00Sorry, you'll have to describe it. I don't have th...Sorry, you'll have to describe it. I don't have the resources to view youtube.P.M.Lawrencehttp://users.beagle.com.au/peterlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260529726656118434.post-14081822020763939512009-04-17T21:23:00.000-07:002009-04-17T21:23:00.000-07:00Oh Mr.Lawrence, you remind me of this!
http://www....Oh Mr.Lawrence, you remind me of this!<br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IIAdHEwiAy8Roger Gathmannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11257400843748041639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260529726656118434.post-1389144158316190802009-04-17T19:36:00.000-07:002009-04-17T19:36:00.000-07:00"consensi"? J'ai perdu mon Latin, but shouldn't th..."consensi"? J'ai perdu mon Latin, but shouldn't that be "consensua"?P.M.Lawrencehttp://users.beagle.com.au/peterlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3260529726656118434.post-45690767735986671992009-04-17T19:31:00.000-07:002009-04-17T19:31:00.000-07:00Hey, I'd like to share a toast with the amateurs o...Hey, I'd like to share a toast with the amateurs of the world as well. And curse the experts, the authoritarians and their would be progeny, and those who in opposing them just want the same, coveted chairs and pulpits, etc. <br />Amateurs are wanderers, they just don't seem to fit into a place or a profession, whether they be scientists or singers or any other label, but they have love in their heart and on their lips. <br />You know of course that amateur is related to love. <br /><br />Litttré etymology:<br />Aimer ; provenç. amaire, amador ; espagn. amador ; ital. amatore. Le vieux français amere et le provençal amaire sont le nominatif, de amator ; ameor et amador, le cas du régime, de amatorem. Le français actuel a été directement calqué sur le latin à une époque plus récente.<br /><br />Though Littré also adds:<br /><br />Il y a une différence entre aimer et être amateur. Aimer est un terme général : j'aime les roses exprime que je les aime, sans ajouter à cette idée rien de particulier. Être amateur indique toujours une préférence particulière et devenue, en quelque sorte, une étude : je suis amateur de roses signifie que je les recherche, que j'en fais collection.<br /><br />And Littré has this quote from Bousset: Ô le soin inutile, diront les fols amateurs du siècle...<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sy0VOWnK1Qw<br /><br />AmieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com