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'Shirtless' FBI Agent Who Hunted Petraeus Also Helped Stop LA Bombing

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Obdicut (Now with 2% less brain)11/16/2012 2:07:14 am PST

re: #53 Destro

re: #50 Buck

Example of Obdicut’s penchant for pettifoging noted for record. I said I would keep an eye out for examples for you.

Your welcome.

PS: Buck, at least Obdicut is not pettifoging you on how you use the word “we”.

Man, that experience must have been so traumatic for you. I feel for you blood.

The thing about pettifogging, though, is it’s about talking about minor quibbles exclusively, or to avoid the big questions. That’s what makes your accusation of it of me a silly thing: while I’m certainly debating points that aren’t vital, I’m also debating points that are— like why the hell Cantor wouldn’t go public with this if he thought it’d damage Obama. So that kind of actually rules me out as a pettifogger.

I know you’re not actually being serious, I mean, I know you’re just taking a whack at me because what you do, but seriously, I’m not sure ‘pettifog’, while a beautiful word, is the masterstroke insult you were looking for.

It is going to delight me every time you say it, though, so I can’t really complain.

It also makes me think of the H.M.S. Pinafore, for some reason. H.M.S. Pettifog, a ship where they quibble over the best way to shine the brass monkey.