Posted by Dinah on October 11, 2004, at 21:47:22
In reply to Re: That seems unfair to me » AuntieMel, posted by Atticus on October 11, 2004, at 20:45:49
From Atticus post:
> ... <I was just comparing a statement made by Bob about newwife possibly making guests feel unwelcome by suggesting they leave and find another hotel (something she never, ever said or even implied, I might add; this bit of unnecessarily sharp-edged hyperbole was completely Bob's own invention>..... <when Bob had completely fabricated a similar action on newwife's part (told you he was good at rhetorical misdirection) and rejected it as something that had the potential to make the person to whom it was directed feel "unwelcome.">...<even if he did make it up whole cloth and tack it onto what newwife had said when he responded to her).>From me, Dinah:
I am totally confused. Admittedly, my brain isn't working at high speed at the moment, but I thought Dr. Bob was replying to this statement{i feel like someone that is upset by so many posts should be asked to leave this foram. i am in management in a hotel, and i learned that no matter what, there will always be those guests that check in and nothing you do will ever make them happy, and after you try and try and try there comes a time where you have to say, "sir/mam obviously we are not going to be able to make you happy, so i would be glad to make other arrangments for you at another hotel."}
made in this post
http://www.dr-bob.org/babble/admin/20040927/msgs/400856.html
How is the Dr. Bob's reply something that he "make it up whole cloth and tack it onto what newwife had said"?
Am I totally missing something that makes the connection implausible? If so, and I'm misinterpreting one or both statements, isn't it possible that Dr. Bob interpreted it the same way I did?
Believe me, I'm more than willing to believe I'm not reading things right right now. My brain feels like tapioca pudding. But it doesn't seem like a non-sequitur to me...
poster:Dinah
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