Comments on: One Small Step for Neil Armstrong, One Giant Leap Against the Infallible Snopes http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/ Politische Kommentare mit Snarkenremarken Sat, 20 Mar 2010 03:32:09 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: john ceazar http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-413586 john ceazar Fri, 13 Jun 2008 09:23:06 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-413586 what one little step for man,is a giant leap for a mankind means? what one little step for man,is a giant leap for a mankind means?

]]> By: Addiction http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-100191 Addiction Fri, 06 Oct 2006 01:59:48 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-100191 I Dont think we should make it at issue. He may have thought otherwise, for the whole mankind i mean. But it's better to ask him first, then judge his words. I Dont think we should make it at issue. He may have thought otherwise, for the whole mankind i mean. But it’s better to ask him first, then judge his words.

]]> By: Xrlq http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-100100 Xrlq Thu, 05 Oct 2006 16:27:03 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-100100 Sure it's wrong. The definition you provide is not only synonymous with <i>mankind,</i> it even lists "mankind" as part of the definition. You do understand what the words "abstract" and "generic" mean, don't you? The issue is simple. Neil Armstrong is <i>a</i> man. He is not "man" - except maybe in the irrelevant sense that he is not "or machine." Sure it’s wrong. The definition you provide is not only synonymous with mankind, it even lists “mankind” as part of the definition. You do understand what the words “abstract” and “generic” mean, don’t you?

The issue is simple. Neil Armstrong is a man. He is not “man” – except maybe in the irrelevant sense that he is not “or machine.”

]]> By: Tearfree http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-100098 Tearfree Thu, 05 Oct 2006 15:24:42 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-100098 It aen't wrong. Trust me. The backlash is about to begin. It aen’t wrong. Trust me. The backlash is about to begin.

]]> By: Xrlq http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-100092 Xrlq Thu, 05 Oct 2006 14:27:03 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-100092 There's plenty wrong with "one small step for man." The whole point of the line - and the reason Armstrong thought he'd flubbed it rather than saying "oh no, I <i>meant</i> to say that" - was that it was one small step for him personally, not one small step for any definition of "man" that doesn't take the definite article. Rhythm, schmythm. Taking liberties with the grammar is fine when writing poetry, but when it comes to prose I'll take sense over nonsense any day of the week. There’s plenty wrong with “one small step for man.” The whole point of the line – and the reason Armstrong thought he’d flubbed it rather than saying “oh no, I meant to say that” – was that it was one small step for him personally, not one small step for any definition of “man” that doesn’t take the definite article.

Rhythm, schmythm. Taking liberties with the grammar is fine when writing poetry, but when it comes to prose I’ll take sense over nonsense any day of the week.

]]> By: Tearfree http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-100089 Tearfree Thu, 05 Oct 2006 13:57:49 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-100089 As I explain over at my blog, there is nothing wrong with "one small step for man..." What's more the revised version sounds awful, no rythym, no style. As I explain over at my blog, there is nothing wrong with “one small step for man…” What’s more the revised version sounds awful, no rythym, no style.

]]> By: Anwyn http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-99326 Anwyn Mon, 02 Oct 2006 21:40:01 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-99326 Actually, in my IE, the colors are fine but the sidebar is down at the bottom. First guess is it's something in this post that's doing the badness--other individual posts are fine in Firefox. Actually, in my IE, the colors are fine but the sidebar is down at the bottom. First guess is it’s something in this post that’s doing the badness–other individual posts are fine in Firefox.

]]> By: Xrlq http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-99319 Xrlq Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:34:19 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-99319 Not deliberately. It still looks the same using IE. Not sure what happened with Firefox, but will look into it when I get a chance. Not deliberately. It still looks the same using IE. Not sure what happened with Firefox, but will look into it when I get a chance.

]]> By: Loren http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-99315 Loren Mon, 02 Oct 2006 20:11:59 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-99315 OT...Did you change the color scheme for xrlq.com? Today it is nearly impossible to read with Mozilla 1.7.13, black text on dark grey. OT…Did you change the color scheme for xrlq.com?

Today it is nearly impossible to read with Mozilla 1.7.13, black text on dark grey.

]]> By: Anwyn http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/comment-page-1/#comment-99256 Anwyn Mon, 02 Oct 2006 15:04:29 +0000 http://xrlq.com/2006/10/02/one-small-step-for-neil-armstrong-one-giant-leap-against-the-infallible-snopes/#comment-99256 Hot dog. That's awesome. That darn thing has bugged me since I was old enough to know about it. Editor in me, I guess. :) Hot dog. That’s awesome. That darn thing has bugged me since I was old enough to know about it. Editor in me, I guess. :)

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