David,
I have an hour break, and it may be just enough time to tell you why you piss me off so much, in firm, yet friendly tones. You have no control over the first three reasons:
1. You're a lawyer, lawyers (even innactive ones) piss me off.
2. Brauer is from Venus, Moriarity is from Mars. Our logic processes are that different.
3. We both have egos, but only YOURS pisses me off. Such is life!
More specifically, a few phrases from your last posts get me:
4. Your multiple double negatives in post 39 suggest deception and deflection as do much of your posts. Our point was made and made simply: Tolhurst is a second hand source, not written (oddly enough) as a scholarly document, but more as a fluff piece for a general audience. No one but your expects its summaries to be perfect. No one but you would use a second hand source to build a historical argument. Thus, the OJ comparison is apt.
5. This phrase sums up my arguments against you from #37:
"I put the sentences back in context and told him and everyone else some of what is wrong"Why does that piss me off? Your presumption in your writing is that ONLY you can tell us the proper context. I disagree and to use your phrase, call BS.
6. You argue that all Merion history is incorrect because Tollhurst is incorrect, and demand we accept that. On the other hand, you admit to mistakes in your IMO piece, there have been mistakes found in your IMO piece, and yet you DEMAND we accept it, and that those flaws do not damage it whatsoever. If Tollhurst, with access to records 55 years later can't be trusted, why should Moriarity, without original records be trusted exactly 100 years later? That pisses me off. Which is it?
7. You say those Tollhurst inaccuracies (in your opinion) are testimony to the fact that Merion is covering up the truth and demand we accept that. But despite your IMO inaccuracies, we are to blindly accept that your motives are purely history driven, and clean as the driven snow? Again, how do we believe one and not the other?
8. Speaking of the Tollhurst supposed inaccuracies, what kind of moron can't see that there may have been many reasons for the move? Lets see, their are about a half dozen mentions in the record of the reason for the move....the financial guys mention the financial reasons (it seems to have been common for early clubs to lease land. Ross and others mention this situation) and the golf guys mention golf reasons. Well, duh! So why do you INSIST we put it in your context of selectivey pursing half the evidence, analyzing it your way, and come to your conclusions, when reasonable and balanced people WOULD NOT? That pisses people off, I don't care who you are....
So which is it, oh egotistical one? Let me put it in context for you - I go with Tollhurst. Moreover, I go with the original records and accept there are some discrepancies that will never be explained, rather than pass up the Bazillion pieces of DNA that should have convicted OJ in favor of hammering on a glove that didn't fit (at least with OJ's acting skills helping it along) Johnny had a very compelling reason to turn trivia into the centerpiece of the OJ defense. I wonder what your compelling reason is for using the same logic?
David, I have heard some wonderful things about you and mean no real disrespect. But for the life of me, in the context of gca.com, I feel like you just like to argue for arguments sake, which is very frustrating for the rest of us. We all like to roughhouse until someone gets hurt and goes home crying. This is all just a boil over of a long held personal dispute with TePaul, etc. and my original dead horse post was an attempt to diffuse it.
I realize this won't end the argument, and just further it, so I will sign off now and give you a call when I get to So Cal Aug 18-20. See you then, I hope.