I thought you was. I think he threatened to walk away because he's too spontaneous & reactive to ever be composed in an interview situation. I don't believe for a minute he'd carry out his threat. I think PLT mentioned earlier on a thread that if the media actually dug into the story they'd get to the crock of it & discredit his interviews & as such discredit his case for changing the name. Unfortunately he writes the headlines himself with his spontaneous outbursts, giving the media an easy ride. I think you can be grateful to him yet still question his proposals. I think his arrogance to suggest he shouldn't be questioned is further cause for alarm. To believe you cannot question him & remain grateful is both naive & blinkered. I don't believe he'll walk anywhere, empty threats caused by his inability to contain his anger.
Exactly, I saw someone with a good signature, it said something along the lines of "Gratitude does not equal unthinking servitude". Can't remember who's it was. But if you're reading this and it is yours... then well done! Good signature.
Yes, I've seen the light! Your superior debating skills and intellect have won the day. And I have some great news. We're going to win last year's FA Cup! Those schmucks from Wigan think they've got it all sewn-up and it's their's for keeps. How little they know - the poor misguided fools. Anyway, I'm off now to engineer a situation in which I win last weeks' lottery - I didn't buy a ticket, but I don't see why that should be a problem. I shall sit cross-legged on the floor, concentrate really, really hard, and chant 'History is not set in stone', over and over and over again. When enough money appears in my bank account I shall buy the club, and all this name change malarkey will seem just a distant dream. p.s. Those 'Back to the Future' films have a lot to answer for.
Right, this thread is up to 7 pages now (14 for most of you) and I haven't commented yet. Can't be having that so here's a link to a video that offers some more grown up discussion on this theme than a lot of what's on this thread: http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod...eresting_Questions_Series_1_What_Makes_Me_Me/ NB: Sorry, but I think it'll only be available to UK users as it's a programme on iplayer.
****ING BRILLIANT PROGRAM!! "People are changing, cells die, hair grows, nothing remains the same." Wimbledon moved their ground, changed their name, changed their colours yet they are still essentially Wimbledon. I suppose it depends just how shallow you are.
No; you have been insistent that history cannot change and others have said it can. As someone who has read historiography for five years (i think I am correct in thinking that was an earlier claim of yours?),you really should be more accurate about what has been said so recently, or someone will have to write another, truer version and change the history that you wrote to more accurately record or interpret the events. http://qcpages.qc.cuny.edu/writing/history/critical/historiography.html
Instead of that meaningless, bitter seeming tripe, all you need do is show that it's impossible. Examples of it actually happening and that experts agree it can happen have been posted, so I can see why you'd rather avoid doing that though.
Yep, their history can change, not the events! It took you some time, but well done, you've finally got it.
****s sake............ the event hasn't changed! it still has happened! peoples understanding of the event changes, it doesn't change that it happened ! some of you people are as deep as a puddle. events cant change, understanding can - don't try to insult my intelligence in telling me that just cos our understanding of an event changes, that alters history!
In the past (yesterday) I used to get 2 Hovis loafs for £1.40. Today Kingsmill is 2 for £1.80. But Dutch decided it was Warburtons I used to get, and replaced all the empty Hovis bags in my bin with empty Warburtons bags. Today being tomorrow's history is relevant to the price of bread, and history can be rewritten.
I am in no way "getting it" don't you dare try to think that I am as shallow as you ****s that can't see past a name change!
