Is it in the Genes?

[hobbes]

At least my dad actually was a doctor. My post certainly wasn't a soliloquy.

And I liked the homeless dog thread, BTW. I was brilliant.

Hell I lost touch with mine over 10 years ago and he was far from a doctor.

We all know you thought you were brilliant. We also knew at that very point in time that you were a stark raving idiot..but it's good you still have teh confidence to share with us today. Now the board can have that "learned appearance" all over again.

Sharing is caring. Awwww

Appearance? I think not soliloquy boy.

I'm just comfortable in my education, you are not. That is your issue- a Busyman motif if you will, which pops up from time to time wearing various outfits.

[JPaul]

What does "learned appearance" mean.

I'm surprised manmer hasn't jumped on that one.

[Rat Faced]

Wears a white wig?

My Dads a Bus Driver, and he sits on his arse all day btw

[Busyman]

What does "learned appearance" mean.

I'm surprised manmer hasn't jumped on that one.

Appearing learned usually through googling.

[JPaul]

What does "learned appearance" mean.

I'm surprised manmer hasn't jumped on that one.

Appearing learned usually through googling.

"Appearing learned" is just gobbledegook. Can you Americans not learn to speak the language. It would be "appearing educated".

[Busyman]

Appearing learned usually through googling.

"Appearing learned" is just gobbledegook. Can you Americans not learn to speak the language. It would be "appearing educated".

Why does it have to be "American's"?

Anywho, it was originally a hobbes' original...from way back.

[lynx]

I see nothing wrong with the phrase "appearing learned".

Perhaps it doesn't scan in a Scots accent.

Edit: btw, are you sure your gobbledegook wasn't gobbledygook?

[Busyman]

My Dads a Bus Driver, and he sits on his arse all day btw

To drive a bus while standing would indicate a truly singular talent.

BTW-Studies I have studied show that genes can predispose criminal behavior, to an extent short of absolute fate.

It seems that a good upbringing is not always enough to overcome a bent child, but also that a bent child need not stay that way.

Good to see my friend Hobbes posting; there had been scuttlebutt to the effect he had gone missing.

Ever since I mentioned Vodka with Apple Pucker, hobble has been awol for weeks at a time.

...and when he does show up he's been fubar.(the aforementioned homeless dog thread)

Now I have to get him on the Henny (I like my Apple Martini's better though).

[hobbes]

[QUOTE=Busyman]

To drive a bus while standing would indicate a truly singular talent.

BTW-Studies I have studied show that genes can predispose criminal behavior, to an extent short of absolute fate.

It seems that a good upbringing is not always enough to overcome a bent child, but also that a bent child need not stay that way.

Good to see my friend Hobbes posting; there had been scuttlebutt to the effect he had gone missing.

I fully support everything I said in that thread.

The initial post concerned a person who was both homeless and a beggar, using a dog to make a few extra bucks. A dog that will likely be trashed when his cuteness is gone. I stated that these people chose this homeless existence as a lifestyle.

That is the reality.

Some people can lose their homes due to bad luck financially or natural disasters, but these people DON'T turn to begging.

It is unclear to me why I needed to clarify such an obvious distinction. It seems that some are more interested in taking offense than attempting to understand why one posts as he does.

That is why explaining ones potential bias is so important and why in another thread, I mentioned my fathers career.

Have you people ever heard of a straw horse?

It is a specious argument about a subject that obsures the real motivation of the author. Instead of telling you why he is really offended, he creates the straw horse as his pretend offense as a diversion, as he is too insecure to reveal the real reason why he is upset.

[hobbes]

What does "learned appearance" mean.

I'm surprised manmer hasn't jumped on that one.

Appearing learned usually through googling.

We all "google" for convenience.

I used it to find an article on homosexuality.

I don't really deal in that area so I am not up on the latest story, but I have complete understanding of the inheritence of genetic traits. Sure, the authors location on the genome was not supported, but there was no conclusion that genetics was not the cause, just a quibble about where it was.

Just like Einstein died 20 years before his theory of relativity was experimentally proven, he like I, understand what we are talking about and are confident that it is just a matter of time that we are proven correct.

A single study does not a Googlemaster-make. I understand what I am talking about, and the exact genetic locus is not really an issue. Being "gay" is genetic/hormonal and not a concious choice. That is 100% accurate.

What astounds me is that Busyman feels that he is in a position to make the call about who is legit and who is not. A man who has no formal training in the area of biology and has only popular exposure to the literature.

What extreme arrogance, no?