not even MFFY, just an a-hole...

On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:22:42 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article >,
>Big Bill > wrote:
>>On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:07:42 -0600,
>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>>>In article >,
>>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Wrong. Look up "accident".
>>>>Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type.
>>>>Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless.
>>>
>>>From Merriam-Webster online
>>>Accident 1a: "an unforseen and unplanned event or circumstance"
>>> 1b: "lack of intention or necessity: CHANCE"
>>> 2a: "an unfortunate event resulting especially from
>>> carelessness or ignorance"
>>> 2b: "an unexpected and medically important bodily event
>>> especially when injurious"
>>> 2c: "an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is
>>> not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the
>>> person injured but for which legal relief may be sought"
>>> 3: "a nonessential property or quality of an entity or
>>> circumstance"
>>>
>>>Your typical auto accident fits 1a, the more precise definition in 1b,
>>>and 2a. Many also fit 2c (since the injured party is not necessarily
>>>at fault)
>>
>>Observation says 1b doesn't describe many vehicle crashes.
>
>The more precise definition ("lack of intention or necessity")?
>Describes nearly all of them.

You forgot one very important word. It's right there to see, but you
snipped it: CHANCE.
Since it's included in 1b, 1b doesn't describe very many crashes.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

In article >,
Big Bill > wrote:
>On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:22:42 -0600,
>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:07:42 -0600,
>>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>>>>In article >,
>>>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>Wrong. Look up "accident".
>>>>>Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type.
>>>>>Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless.
>>>>
>>>>From Merriam-Webster online
>>>>Accident 1a: "an unforseen and unplanned event or circumstance"
>>>> 1b: "lack of intention or necessity: CHANCE"
>>>> 2a: "an unfortunate event resulting especially from
>>>> carelessness or ignorance"
>>>> 2b: "an unexpected and medically important bodily event
>>>> especially when injurious"
>>>> 2c: "an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is
>>>> not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the
>>>> person injured but for which legal relief may be sought"
>>>> 3: "a nonessential property or quality of an entity or
>>>> circumstance"
>>>>
>>>>Your typical auto accident fits 1a, the more precise definition in 1b,
>>>>and 2a. Many also fit 2c (since the injured party is not necessarily
>>>>at fault)
>>>
>>>Observation says 1b doesn't describe many vehicle crashes.
>>
>>The more precise definition ("lack of intention or necessity")?
>>Describes nearly all of them.
>
>You forgot one very important word. It's right there to see, but you
>snipped it: CHANCE.
>Since it's included in 1b, 1b doesn't describe very many crashes.

The colon separates two definitions of the same sense. A situation
does not need to fit both definitions to fit the sense.
--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.

On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 12:59:17 -0600,
(Matthew Russotto) wrote:

>In article >,
>Big Bill > wrote:
>>On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:22:42 -0600,
>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>>
>>>In article >,
>>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>>On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:07:42 -0600,
>>>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>>>>>In article >,
>>>>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Wrong. Look up "accident".
>>>>>>Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type.
>>>>>>Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless.
>>>>>
>>>>>From Merriam-Webster online
>>>>>Accident 1a: "an unforseen and unplanned event or circumstance"
>>>>> 1b: "lack of intention or necessity: CHANCE"
>>>>> 2a: "an unfortunate event resulting especially from
>>>>> carelessness or ignorance"
>>>>> 2b: "an unexpected and medically important bodily event
>>>>> especially when injurious"
>>>>> 2c: "an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is
>>>>> not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the
>>>>> person injured but for which legal relief may be sought"
>>>>> 3: "a nonessential property or quality of an entity or
>>>>> circumstance"
>>>>>
>>>>>Your typical auto accident fits 1a, the more precise definition in 1b,
>>>>>and 2a. Many also fit 2c (since the injured party is not necessarily
>>>>>at fault)
>>>>
>>>>Observation says 1b doesn't describe many vehicle crashes.
>>>
>>>The more precise definition ("lack of intention or necessity")?
>>>Describes nearly all of them.
>>
>>You forgot one very important word. It's right there to see, but you
>>snipped it: CHANCE.
>>Since it's included in 1b, 1b doesn't describe very many crashes.
>
>The colon separates two definitions of the same sense. A situation
>does not need to fit both definitions to fit the sense.

I'd buy that a lot better if that were a semi-colon.

--
Bill Funk
Change "g" to "a"

In article >,
Big Bill > wrote:
>On Tue, 08 Mar 2005 12:59:17 -0600,
>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>On Fri, 04 Mar 2005 10:22:42 -0600,
>>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>>>
>>>>In article >,
>>>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>>>On Thu, 03 Mar 2005 10:07:42 -0600,
>>>>>(Matthew Russotto) wrote:
>>>>>>In article >,
>>>>>>Big Bill > wrote:
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Wrong. Look up "accident".
>>>>>>>Very few crashes are "accidents". Most are driver error of some type.
>>>>>>>Not necessarily *on purpose*, but driver error nonetheless.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>From Merriam-Webster online
>>>>>>Accident 1a: "an unforseen and unplanned event or circumstance"
>>>>>> 1b: "lack of intention or necessity: CHANCE"
>>>>>> 2a: "an unfortunate event resulting especially from
>>>>>> carelessness or ignorance"
>>>>>> 2b: "an unexpected and medically important bodily event
>>>>>> especially when injurious"
>>>>>> 2c: "an unexpected happening causing loss or injury which is
>>>>>> not due to any fault or misconduct on the part of the
>>>>>> person injured but for which legal relief may be sought"
>>>>>> 3: "a nonessential property or quality of an entity or
>>>>>> circumstance"
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Your typical auto accident fits 1a, the more precise definition in 1b,
>>>>>>and 2a. Many also fit 2c (since the injured party is not necessarily
>>>>>>at fault)
>>>>>
>>>>>Observation says 1b doesn't describe many vehicle crashes.
>>>>
>>>>The more precise definition ("lack of intention or necessity")?
>>>>Describes nearly all of them.
>>>
>>>You forgot one very important word. It's right there to see, but you
>>>snipped it: CHANCE.
>>>Since it's included in 1b, 1b doesn't describe very many crashes.
>>
>>The colon separates two definitions of the same sense. A situation
>>does not need to fit both definitions to fit the sense.
>
>I'd buy that a lot better if that were a semi-colon.

Buy or buy not, it's Merriam-Websters specific symbology, you can look
it up on their site.

--
There's no such thing as a free lunch, but certain accounting practices can
result in a fully-depreciated one.