tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post113678600228682615..comments2023-10-25T03:24:19.388-07:00Comments on Further Adventures of Indigo Red: Impeachment of President Plotted by Terror Supporters and DrunkIndigo Redhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07488424336985581412noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-1136947442423062452006-01-10T18:44:00.000-08:002006-01-10T18:44:00.000-08:00Once again, Ron, you have overstepped yourself. Th...Once again, Ron, you have overstepped yourself. The reference was directly to the British report in which the intelligence agencies were attempting to 'fix' the information.<BR/><BR/>Of course, 'fix' means 'to manipulate' in America as in England. The meaning 'to establish' is far more common in England than it is here in the US. Most people here would question the usage as 'establish'.<BR/><BR/>'Fix' has for many years had the common meaning 'to cheat, to jigger'. It also means (1) 'to repair' and (2) 'to prepare'. Both denote a type of manipulation neither of which imply cheating. The word repair also has a meaning less used in America than England, i.e., to take or remove oneself. Ex. - I shall repair to the kitchen, repair the stove, and only then will I fix dinner, after which, prepare to repair to bed for the night. <BR/><BR/>I contend that the British report used 'fix' as 'establish' because that definition is more commonly used in Britain than in the US. It is a meaning that should be considered at the very least. One should fix an assertion of data fixing before attempting to fix blame.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906787350123925867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-1136936366155753182006-01-10T15:39:00.000-08:002006-01-10T15:39:00.000-08:00You have the british use of the word 'fix' wrong i...You have the british use of the word 'fix' wrong indigo. I'm afraid it does mean the way we use it 'a manipulation'. We say for instance that a horse race has been 'fixed' i.e. someone has cheated to win.Ron Lyrehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16049363218587335286noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-1136903830148776682006-01-10T06:37:00.000-08:002006-01-10T06:37:00.000-08:00Favorite Christmas song in the Kerry house: I'm dr...Favorite Christmas song in the Kerry house: <BR/><BR/>I'm dreaming<BR/>of a Cambodian Christmas,<BR/>just like the one<BR/>I used to get elected.Indigo Redhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17906787350123925867noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-1136893881102553332006-01-10T03:51:00.000-08:002006-01-10T03:51:00.000-08:00flom of course he was. It was SEARED into his memo...flom of course he was. It was SEARED into his memory like the incursion into Cambodia.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-1136826803887029632006-01-09T09:13:00.000-08:002006-01-09T09:13:00.000-08:00Was Kerry in Vietnam?Was Kerry in Vietnam?The Flombloghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05559466525352448053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12392119.post-1136808163053584372006-01-09T04:02:00.000-08:002006-01-09T04:02:00.000-08:00Thankfully Teddy has chimed in. The entire country...Thankfully Teddy has chimed in. The entire country, with the exception of Mass., views him as a bloated buffoon.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com