[Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF ASSAM

[Krishnendu Chakraborty]

Hmmm......  does that do any good.  We tried it a
number of times (includnig the Ant Grasshopper) but
---  'nwdhown gaa  dhouaali, nakhawn  bhaat khuali,
nigilw ki koro kor' "   (Quote courtesy C'da)


--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:

> >  >It is definitely a good example but in other
> sense ---
> >   of how you twist words, put your words in others
> >mouth and avoid answering relevant questions.
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> *** If I did that, the antidote would have been to
> point out  HOW I 
> TWISTED it or what I put on a whose mouth, for all
> to see. End of 
> story!
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> At 12:59 PM -0700 8/22/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty
> wrote:
> >  > A good example was  your understanding of  the
> >>  feeble fable of  the
> >>  Ant and the Grasshopper  :-).
> >>
> >
> >It is definitely a good example but in other sense
> ---
> >   of how you twist words, put your words in others
> >mouth and avoid answering relevant questions.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
> >
> >>
> >>  I have always maintained I will explain. But I
> want
> >>  to see where the
> >>  questioners are coming from.
> >>  If they get it, it is a feather on their caps.
> If
> >>  not we will explain.
> >>
> >>  A good example was  your understanding of  the
> >>  feeble fable of  the
> >>  Ant and the Grasshopper  :-).
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
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> >>
> >>
> >>  At 10:55 AM -0700 8/22/07, Krishnendu
> Chakraborty
> >>  wrote:
> >>  >  > It is also widely known that people
> sometimes
> >>  >>  play 'no-comprendo' and invoke an inability
> to
> >>  >>  exercise the ability, in order to avoid
> facing
> >>  >>  unpleasant truths they would hate to admit
> or to
> >>  >>  express it when faced with more than one
> >>  >>  possibility but unsure of which is the
> correct
> >>  >>  one. A fear of being seen as simple-minded
> or of
> >>  >>  being seen as disingenuous or dishonest is
> what
> >>  >>  produces the response.
> >>  >
> >>  >
> >>  >That perfectly explains why you avoid answering
> >>  many
> >>  >unpleasant questions :-)
> >>  >
> >>  >
> >>  >c'da ,  since this was copied to me directly,
> could
> >>  >not help jumping in
> >>  >
> >>  >
> >>  >
> >>  >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
> >>  >
> >>  >>  At 9:27 PM -0700 8/20/07, SANDIP DUTTA
> wrote:
> >>  >>  >Dear Sondon Da,
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >I am not in the business of mind reading.
> So I
> >>  >>  asked.
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  *** How about ordinary English?
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  It does  NOT take mind-reading, but an
> ability
> >>  to
> >>  >>  draw inferences from what is written, in
> >>  ordinary
> >>  >>  English, that is .
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  Degree of this ability is a measure of a
> >>  person's
> >>  >>  intelligence, which usually improves with
> >>  >>  experiences and exposures gained over time.
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  It is also widely known that people
> sometimes
> >>  >>  play 'no-comprendo' and invoke an inability
> to
> >>  >>  exercise the ability, in order to avoid
> facing
> >>  >>  unpleasant truths they would hate to admit
> or to
> >>  >>  express it when faced with more than one
> >>  >>  possibility but unsure of which is the
> correct
> >>  >>  one. A fear of being seen as simple-minded
> or of
> >>  >>  being seen as disingenuous or dishonest is
> what
> >>  >>  produces the response.
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  But  we are all in that same boat. So what
> if I
> >>  >>  infer something incorrectly and someone
> corrects
> >>  >>  me? Would that make me look stupid? On the
> other
> >>  >>  hand it would make me more informed. We will
> all
> >>  >>  be better for it. Being exposed as
> disingenuous
> >>  >>  however is another matter.
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  So, give it a try. Read my lips ! Perish the
> >>  >>  thought about hurting my feelings by
> exposing my
> >>  >>  hidden intentions.
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
> >>  >>  s-d
> >>  >>
> >>  >>
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> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >Rgds,
> >>  >>  >Sandip
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >----- Original Message ----
> >>  >>  >From: Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net>
> >>  >>  >To: SANDIP DUTTA <pseude at yahoo.com>;
> Krishnendu
> >>  >>  >Chakraborty <krish_gau at yahoo.com>; Chan
> Mahanta
> >>  >>  ><cmahanta at charter.net>; Ram Sarangapani
> >>  >>  ><assamrs at gmail.com>
> >>  >>  >Cc: assam at assamnet.org; Krishnendu
> Chakraborty
> >>  >>  <krish_gau at yahoo.com>
> >>  >>  >Sent: Friday, August 17, 2007 7:21:39 PM
> >>  >>  >Subject: Re: [Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE
> PEOPLE OF
> >>  >>  ASSAM
> >>  >>  >
> >>  >>  >*** Why don't you give it a try and figure
> it
> >  > >>  >out by yourself? As a highly trained
> whatever,
> >>  >>  >you ought to be able to  do so. A high
> school
> 
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