Comments on: Marvel, yes. Modern, not even! http://greyduck.net/journal/1703 Looking For Quacks In The Pavement Wed, 23 May 2012 04:46:51 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Spud http://greyduck.net/journal/1703/comment-page-1#comment-6007 Spud Sun, 04 Feb 2007 23:41:57 +0000 http://greyduck.net/journal/1703#comment-6007 As much as I can agree with you, I should probably warn you of what the producers' counterpoint might be: "We've only started to marvel about water just recently. So it's a modern marvel because we're <i>marveling</i> about it in <i>modern</i> times." This sure isn't a good argument, but it's a loophole they can use. Just a warning. As much as I can agree with you, I should probably warn you of what the producers’ counterpoint might be:

“We’ve only started to marvel about water just recently. So it’s a modern marvel because we’re marveling about it in modern times.”

This sure isn’t a good argument, but it’s a loophole they can use. Just a warning.

]]> By: Lil http://greyduck.net/journal/1703/comment-page-1#comment-6006 Lil Sun, 04 Feb 2007 12:32:28 +0000 http://greyduck.net/journal/1703#comment-6006 It could have been worse -- we could have watched the Science Channel and seen the "perilous theoretical journey." *snicker* It could have been worse — we could have watched the Science Channel and seen the “perilous theoretical journey.” *snicker*

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