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Re: One Ring to Bind Them

From: x <x-false_at_yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jul 2004 09:24:20 +0300
Message-ID: <40eb95f6$1@post.usenet.com>

"Marshall Spight" <mspight_at_dnai.com> wrote in message news:8DIGc.34276$MB3.17948_at_attbi_s04...
> "Anthony W. Youngman" <wol_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk> wrote in message
news:voJV3cOtzd6AFwdQ_at_thewolery.demon.co.uk...

> > Relational fits theory fine. MV fits the real world fine.

> That statement just seems totally bogus to me. Does subtraction
> fit the real world? What happens when I subtract 5 lemons
> from 3 lemons? Do I get -2 lemons? Can you send me a picture
> of -2 lemons via email; I want to see what they look like.

You should have asked him to send you -2 lemons, not a picture of them. :-) -2 lemons are the same as 2 lemons. They differ only in perspective. :-) Of course he could send you a negative of a picture of 2 lemons. :-)

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