[Assam] AN APPEAL TO THE PEOPLE OF ASSAM

[Chan Mahanta]

At 2:32 PM -0700 8/22/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty wrote:
>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)




**** That would erode, if not damage the credibility of the offender, 
wouldn't it?

Anyone can say anything. Claim  whatever he wants to. But if he has 
no credibility, what good does that do? Isn't that what it is all 
about?










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>--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>>  >  >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
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>>  At 12:59 PM -0700 8/22/07, Krishnendu Chakraborty
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>>  >  > A good example was  your understanding of  the
>>  >>  feeble fable of  the
>>  >>  Ant and the Grasshopper  :-).
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>>  >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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>>  >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>>  >>  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.
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>>  >>  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.
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>>  >>  >That perfectly explains why you avoid answering
>>  >>  many
>>  >>  >unpleasant questions :-)
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>>  >>  >c'da ,  since this was copied to me directly,
>>  could
>>  >>  >not help jumping in
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>>  >>  >--- Chan Mahanta <cmahanta at charter.net> wrote:
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>>  >>  >>  At 9:27 PM -0700 8/20/07, SANDIP DUTTA
>>  wrote:
>>  >>  >>  >Dear Sondon Da,
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>>  >>  >>  >I am not in the business of mind reading.
>>  So I
>>  >>  >>  asked.
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>>  >>  >>  *** 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.
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>>  >>  >>  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.
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>>  >>  >>  So, give it a try. Read my lips ! Perish the
>>  >>  >>  thought about hurting my feelings by
>>  exposing my
>>  >>  >>  hidden intentions.
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>>  >>  >>  >Rgds,
>>  >>  >>  >Sandip
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>>  >>  >>  >----- 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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