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Comment author: buybuydandavis 16 July 2014 09:51:35PM *  0 points [-]

No way you could have seen this comment when you wrote this,

I did not. I had a lot of direct replies that were taking my attention.

so here's a heads up - it turns out that's not how it was meant.

That's an inference you might make from the available data. Perhaps it is even true.

I think that by the ordinary usage of the English language, my interpretation of the text is more consistent with what was written than the interpretation you quote. If you really want to hear my close textual analysis, I would oblige, but I don't see a lot of mileage in it.

(Penn Jillette an asshole? Really? To me, he seems incredibly gracious to others, often to the point of being overly deferential.)

Comment author: MugaSofer 09 August 2014 05:59:25PM *  1 point [-]

I did not. I had a lot of direct replies that were taking my attention.

Also, it was posted three days after you wrote your comment. I can see how that might present a bit of a challenge.

That's an inference you might make from the available data. Perhaps it is even true.

I think that by the ordinary usage of the English language, my interpretation of the text is more consistent with what was written than the interpretation you quote.

I was genuinely confused to see someone interpreting it another way, if that helps your analysis - the other interpretation hadn't occurred to me.

But yes, I suppose it's definitely possible they simply leaped on a convenient excuse.