“I came back for my own purposes,” said the Time Traveler, looking around my booklined study. “I chose you to talk to because it was . . . convenient. And I don’t want you to do a goddamned thing. There’s nothing you can do. But relax . . . we’re not going to be talking about personal things. Such as, say, the year, day, and hour of your death. I don’t even know that sort of trivial information, although I could look it up quickly enough. You can release that white-knuckled grip you have on the edge of your desk.” I tried to relax. “What do you want to talk about?” I said. “The Century War,” said the Time Traveler. I blinked and tried to remember some history. “You mean the Hundred Year War? Fifteenth Century? Fourteenth? Sometime around there. Between . . . France and England? Henry V? Kenneth Branagh? Or was it . . .” “I mean the Century War with Islam,” interrupted the Time Traveler. “Your future. Everyone’s.” He was no longer smiling. Without asking, or offering to pour me any, he
It's nice to have a taxonomy to work off of, so I can check them off my list when I argue with Kevin.
ReplyDelete;-)
ReplyDeleteI was wondering which one of you would post something like that first.
It's not worth my time to consult, because Tim is an ASS.
ReplyDeleteWhich one does that fall under?
I think you hit two or three of them. Impressive for such a short sentence.
ReplyDeleteWell, the reading level of the article is a bit high for Kevin, as evidenced by the fact that he had to ask about the content. I do salute his continuing efforts to educate himself, however.
ReplyDeleteTim, you ignorant slut...
ReplyDeleteBite me, fan boy.
ReplyDeleteWhich reminds me, the article is missing two important techniques:
1) Physical Threat
"I believe your opinion would be different with my foot up your ass."
2) Appeal to Spurious Authority
"Well, I'm the last person to win a game of Mario Kart. Therefore you are wrong."