Guns will protect you from tsunamis.

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by yesman065

No, they weren't.

Then what do they denote?

[yesman065]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Then what do they denote?

Read the first or second explanation, Maggie. I have no need nor desire to go over this repeatedly. You are so paranoid and blatantly attempting to utilize the weakest diversionary tactic to avoid the real issues, its pathetic.
Forget about it - lets just agree to disagree about this and move on.
Better yet - go find my pic in the "show yourself" thread, print it out and use it for target practice.

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by yesman065

Better yet - go find my pic in the "show yourself" thread, print it out and use it for target practice.

Still projecting your fear and hostility on others, I see. :-)

Maybe it's a good thing you leave your weapons in the hands of others...we wouldn't want any "accidents". (scare quotes intentional).

I just didn't see an explanation that made any sense. If you meant "accident", then say "accident". When you say "'accident'", it carries a different meaning. If it's a case of grocer's apostrophe", then it's an error, but you said it wasn't.

[yesman065]

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Still projecting your fear and hostility on others, I see.

Hmm, another diversionary tactic trying to get away from the point at hand.
BTW, no fear nor hostility projected, you do seem to be very emotional about this and I thought harmlessly discharging a few rounds at a pic of me might make you feel better - sorry I tried to to help. (It won't happen again.)

Originally Posted by MaggieL

Maybe it's a good thing you leave your weapons in the hands of others...we wouldn't want any "accidents". (scare quotes intentional).

Uh, I think that was my whole point for leaving them there. Remember? It was only a couple days ago - if that. (See prior posts.)

Originally Posted by MaggieL

I just didn't see an explanation that made any sense. If you meant "accident", then say "accident". When you say "'accident'", it carries a different meaning. If it's a case of grocer's apostrophe", then it's an error, but you said it wasn't.

[MaggieL]

Originally Posted by yesman065

Hmm, another diversionary tactic trying to get away from the point at hand.

You have a point? What is it?

Originally Posted by yesman065

Uh, I think that was my whole point for leaving them there.

My use of them was deliberately ironic, implying that were you to act on uncontrollable anger that any resulting incident would not actually be accidental. Thus scare quotes are appropriate (see the Wikipedia citation earlier).

You claimed you actually meant literally "accidents", no irony, which would call for no scare quotes.

And you also said there was no error.

That's contradictory. Which is it?