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   From: bredband.net@ojevind.lang   
      
   "Derek Broughton"  skrev i meddelandet   
   news:f3r2m6-sq8.ln1@morgen.pointerstop.ca...   
      
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   >>>> You know better than that. He was bragging about how fast his ship was   
   >>>> and then asked Luke to guss how many parsecs it took him to travel a   
   >>>> certain distance.   
   >>>   
   >>> No, again, that is not what he said.   
   >>>   
   >>> If you insist on quibbling, it is mandatory that you quibble accurately.   
   >>   
   >> Well,quibble is as quibble does. Since you insist on not believing what   
   >> Paul, Derek and msyelf have all said, perhaps you'll accept this   
   >> statement   
   >> by Troels:   
   >   
   >> Yes -- he claims that 'It's the ship that made the Kessel run in less   
   >> than twelve parsecs!'   
   >   
   > Hey - don't use me to justify your statement!  I think John's objection is   
   > to "then asked Luke to guess how many parsecs..." - that didn't happen.   
   > Luke thought the Millenium Falcon was a heap of junk, so Solo had to brag   
   > about just how good it was.   
      
   But that *is*quibbling  - John claimed that "parsec" culd be used as a speed   
   measurement. Let me quote from one of his posts: " Strictly speaking, his   
   statement (at least in the original English) does not specify speed -- only   
   that he achieved a specific voyage within a certain number of parsecs." That   
   claim indicates that John didn't quite get it and then wouldn't admit it, so   
   he started to quibble over a phrase. Han oSlo *was* bragging about the speed   
   of his ship, and he clearly used "parsec" as a speed measure. The rest is   
   trying to muddy the waters.   
      
   Öjevind   
      
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