polemius commented: Interesting that someone who claims to be British knows about Anne Landers, an American advice columnist, or, to use the British term, "Agony Aunt," just in case you're trying to fool people yet again. Your citation abilities are substandard. You've quoted Stendahl in the French, while Landers clearly wrote in English. The translation of the Stendahl is "He who excuses himself, accuses himself." Slightly different from the English version quoted below.
Sat August 25, 2012 10:31am
RobinTarr commented: OK, Anon., it doesn't matter if you don't believe me, but you should get your quotations right. It wasn't Anne Landers who said that, but Stendhal in Le Rouge et le Noir: Qui s'excuse s'accuse. In any case, Anne Landers is usually funnier.
Sat August 25, 2012 8:21am
polemius gave this item a rating of 10.00
Thu August 23, 2012 7:46pm
Anonymous commented: Hmmmm. Nothing in my posting mentioned the name "Robin Tarr." Why, then, is there an explanatory comment by him? As Anne Landers used to say, "To excuse is to accuse."
Thu August 23, 2012 10:07am
Anonymous gave this item a rating of 10.00
Thu August 23, 2012 4:24am
RobinTarr commented: I once claimed, in a dispute with Polemius, that this was all "a bit of fun". I was trying to persuade him not to get too worked up by other people's ratings, or by other people's support of circumcision. I was also, I must admit, trying to confuse him about my identity (just for fun). But let me say now, quite honestly, that the obsessive one-rater and the obsessive circumcision-promoter are not me, under this or any other alias. I don't know who they are, and I don't care either. - And I recommend that you ignore them, likewise.
Thu August 23, 2012 1:41am
Anonymous commented: The person who gives "ones" has claimed, on his other (named) account, that he does it because he likes to mess around on other people's web sites. He claims that it's, "a bit of fun."
Wed August 22, 2012 8:27pm
Anonymous gave this item a rating of 10.00
Wed August 22, 2012 8:26pm
Anonymous commented: And your personal problem with this pic of Ivo is .... what exactly?? A 1.00?
