XPost: alt.usage.english   
   From: peter@pmoylan.org   
      
   On 27/07/24 20:32, Steve Hayes wrote:   
      
   > [PTD] would pronounce that something someone else had said was   
   > wrong, when it wasn't and continue to insist on it even when several   
   > people had produced evbidence that it was true.   
      
   The Australian coat of arms shows a kangaroo and an emu holding a   
   shield. These two animals have something in common: they cannot walk   
   backwards. Their anatomy does not allow it.   
      
   That was PTD's problem. When caught in an error, he was completely   
   incapable of backing out. His only option was to dig a deeper hole.   
      
   He's the only person I've encountered with such a severe form of this   
   disability. Some others came close, but they got out of the impasse by   
   responding with a non sequitur.   
      
   --   
   Peter Moylan       peter@pmoylan.org    http://www.pmoylan.org   
   Newcastle, NSW   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)