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try saying something nice, like good diary, well argued, a useful complement to earlier diaries which criticised the the way the moral hazard argument is deployed, as in Handouts for the rich, good. Handouts for the poor, irresponsible

"It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."
by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 01:29:04 PM EST
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try saying something nice, like good diary, well argued, a useful complement to earlier diaries which criticised the the way the moral hazard argument is deployed, as in Handouts for the rich, good. Handouts for the poor, irresponsible

That is what I said.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 01:35:49 PM EST
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OK, my apologies - I'd better install the Colman translation programme.  Is it available as a Tribex extension? :-)

"It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."
by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 01:45:32 PM EST
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I think it's still in beta - something about a "grumpiness overflow error" when you try to use it.
by Colman (colman at eurotrib.com) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 01:47:48 PM EST
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Fatherhood can also be a good solution - a few nights of balling babies with assorted ailments - can induce a sense of exasperated serenity often mistaken for shock.  Let's hope the Tribex teething problems are sorted...

"It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."
by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 02:12:05 PM EST
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I believe Migeru refers to it as Bad Colemantm.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 04:28:47 PM EST
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Sorry, Colman, not Coleman.

you are the media you consume.

by MillMan (millguy at gmail) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 04:29:07 PM EST
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Not Colman's Mustard?  Does he cut the mustard? Is his wisdom like the mustard seed?

"It's a mystery to me - the game commences, For the usual fee - plus expenses, Confidential information - it's in my diary..."
by Frank Schnittger (mail Frankschnittger at hot male dotty communists) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 04:46:25 PM EST
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colmudgeon ?

The difference between theory and practise in practise ...
by DeAnander (de_at_daclarke_dot_org) on Mon Apr 14th, 2008 at 09:12:11 PM EST
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