On 06/02/2019 16:59, R.Wieser wrote:
> NTP,
>
>> Ah, trolling I see
>
> Yes, I already said that.
>
>> No sense of humour
>
> Riiiight.    It was *humor* when you responded that way to Andrew Gabriel.

Yes.

>
>> and ignorant of the English language too.
>
> Ofcourse.  That must be it.
>
> So, what joke(s) *did* you try to make either Andrew, or to me with that
> underwear quip.

That wasnt a joke.

The joke was about the repealing of Ohm's law. Which if you take his
statement out of the context as I did, is what it looks like he is saying.

'Getting your knickers in a twist' is colloquial English for getting
emotional for no good reason.

'Going off at half cock' would be another one.

> I'm fully deferring to your mastery in the language
> ofcourse.

Good.

> Must be some "upper class" kind of thing though.   Never
> understood those gouv'nrs.

I think you simply dont understand English humour or English

You then compounded the cock up by your stupid ad hominem not realising
that 'natural philosopher' is an old fashioned term for a 'scientist'

>
>> Must be a millenial..
>
> Yep, that must be it.  I'm sure of it.  I mean, as you said it how can it
> /not/ be true ? :-)

Indeed. Either that or a German. No fucking humour, Germans, and the
language is utterly literal..


>
> Regards,
> Rudy Wieser
>
>


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