Posted by Toph on October 10, 2004, at 9:32:01
In reply to Re: I didn't read any. » Toph, posted by Dinah on October 10, 2004, at 1:43:28
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> He didn't actually give a PBC, did he?
Yes, he gave me a PBC - "please be careful." While I do not know if this admonition has the same weight as a "please be civil." I would have to commit another transgression in Bob's eyes to discover if it would lead to a block (actually, I've said so much lately it would then be hard to figure out whether "please be careful" is a benign warning carrying no potential sanction or not).But, at the risk of igniting the ambers here, it is important to note, Dinah, (this is the admin board, after all) that your question, 'He didn't actually give a PBC, did he?" I took to be a rhetorical one, in the sense that we both know the answer to your question. Rhetorical questions are actually statements, in this case, you meant, "He didn't give you a PBC, so he must not have been angry" or something like that. Similarly, when Bob asked Jess, "you force them to leave?" I view this rhetorically in the sense that Bob knows that she doesn't force these difficult patrons out of the hotel - she would be fired, rather he is making a statement, "Jess you shouldn't expect me to remove annoyng posters, that would be like asking your patrons to leave" or some such thing.
Also, I didn't understand the Cliff Clavin reference. Did Cliff sort of moderate things at Cheers for Sam? I am not trying to be disrespectful, I just am not sure I get the analogy. I'm sorry to bring up a thread that has sort of died down, I just wanted to resolve some unresolved issues I had from last night. I appreciate your comments. -Toph
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