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Date: Thu, 14 Apr 2011 08:42:26 -0700
From: Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
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geremy condra wrote:
> On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 10:50 PM, harrismh777 <harrismh777@charter.net> wrote:
 >>
>> My major professor once told me, "You know you've won the argument when they
>> start calling you names!"
> 
> I think your professor should have said "you know you've won the
> argument when you can prove it".
> 

If you can prove it, you know you're right.  Unfortunately, being right 
doesn't mean you win the argument.  :(

~Ethan~