Complain about Zzyzx

[Zzyzx]

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I dedicate this thread to those who feel inclined or compelled to complain about my style of debate – those who attempt to “debate� my debating or make extensive personal comments (or attacks) rather than debating the topic of discussion.

Anyone who feels as though they have a legitimate complaint that Forum Rules and Guidelines have been violated is invited to report such infractions to the Moderating Team or Admin. That does happen from time to time, and when it does, I retract comments (with apology when appropriate).

However, many typical complaints, those that translate approximately to, “I don’t like (or disagree with) the way you debate�, can be discussed here to keep such comments from derailing debate threads. I consider most of those complaints to be unintended complements by those who cannot or will not defend or debate effectively in opposition.

I realize that it is frustrating to have someone repeatedly asking to be SHOWN that you speak truth – to have me disrespect the book you have been told by preachers and parents is “holy� or “the word of god� – to have it repeatedly pointed out that your favorite “god� is just one of thousands promoted, worshiped and/or feared by humans. I KNOW before asking that Fundamentalists cannot offer anything other than tales in stories in an ancient book to support “miracle� tales and tall tales – and that they must resort to asking that their tales be believed “on faith alone�. It must be embarrassing to have no evidence to offer.

[McCulloch]

Zzyzx is impossible to spell and even more impossible to pronounce.

I pronunce it (in my head) "Zysk"

I use Zizzecks.

[Zzyzx]

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I pronunce it (in my head) "Zysk"

I hear it onomatopoetically as the sound made by an electric bug-zapper as a moth wanders into the field.

Thanks. That may be appropriate as applied to some "Fundamental" bugs.

It's pronounced "zizzix". Zzyzx Road is a road off I-15 in the Mojave desert near Baker, CA. It was named as such because, according to locals, the people who named it (I believe it's Cal State's, so probably their students who are in that science department/major that uses the place) wanted it to be the absolute last word in either a dictionary or phone book. Zzyzx usurped it for his screen name.

If you stick around JohnnyJersey, you might learn from your mistakes. You are wrong about the pronunciation and origin of the name, the history of the community and you have misused "usurped". I have no more "usurped" the name than you have when including "Jersey" in yours.

Think sweet thoughts next time you stop near Zzyzx Road to eat jerky.

Zzyzx, California (pronounced /ˈzaɪzɨks/), formerly Camp Soda and Soda Springs, is a settlement in San Bernardino County, California. It is the former site of the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa[1] and now the site of the Desert Studies Center. The site is also the location of Lake Tuendae, originally part of the spa, and now a refuge habitat of the endangered Mohave tui chub.

Zzyzx Road is a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) long, part paved and part dirt, rural collector road in the Mojave Desert. It runs from Interstate 15 generally south to the Zzyzx settlement.

The settlement is in area code 760 and ZIP code 92309. The nearest town is Baker, California, 7 miles (11 km) north on I-15. Las Vegas, Nevada is the nearest major city, about 100 miles (160 km) northeast.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzyzx,_California

[JohnnyJersey]

If you stick around JohnnyJersey, you might learn from your mistakes. You are wrong about the pronunciation and origin of the name, the history of the community and you have misused "usurped". I have no more "usurped" the name than you have when including "Jersey" in yours.

Think sweet thoughts next time you stop near Zzyzx Road to eat jerky.

Zzyzx, California (pronounced /ˈzaɪzɨks/), formerly Camp Soda and Soda Springs, is a settlement in San Bernardino County, California. It is the former site of the Zzyzx Mineral Springs and Health Spa[1] and now the site of the Desert Studies Center. The site is also the location of Lake Tuendae, originally part of the spa, and now a refuge habitat of the endangered Mohave tui chub.

Zzyzx Road is a 4.5-mile (7.2 km) long, part paved and part dirt, rural collector road in the Mojave Desert. It runs from Interstate 15 generally south to the Zzyzx settlement.

The settlement is in area code 760 and ZIP code 92309. The nearest town is Baker, California, 7 miles (11 km) north on I-15. Las Vegas, Nevada is the nearest major city, about 100 miles (160 km) northeast.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zzyzx,_California

Oh, that's right - I forgot I am dealing with someone who has a master's in Wikipedia.

And I didn't use "usurp" incorrectly, and I didn't "usurp" the name "Jersey" for my name. Using Jersey in my screen name is pertinent to me as it is my location. I see you are in Ozark Hot Springs, in your beloved Bible Belt, far from Zzyzx Rd. in California. You use it as your screen name, you usurped it as it describe neither your name nor your location.

[McCulloch]

And I didn't use "usurp" incorrectly, and I didn't "usurp" the name "Jersey" for my name.

Are you from the original Jersey, one of the Channel Islands between Britain and France or are you from that North American colony that usurped that name?

[Lux]

And I didn't use "usurp" incorrectly, and I didn't "usurp" the name "Jersey" for my name.

Are you from the original Jersey, one of the Channel Islands between Britain and France or are you from that North American colony that usurped that name?

I have to say... that was just awesome. Win.

[JohnnyJersey]

And I didn't use "usurp" incorrectly, and I didn't "usurp" the name "Jersey" for my name.

Are you from the original Jersey, one of the Channel Islands between Britain and France or are you from that North American colony that usurped that name?

I'm from the American state which was named by a native of the Isle of Jersey as an homage to his place of birth. That's not usurpation, as a person has the right to pay homage to his home by naming things after it.

Nonetheless, even if "Jersey" were usurped, what are they gonna do about it? Nothin, unless they want some more of the ass-kicking they got in the Revolutionary war.

[JohnnyJersey]

And I didn't use "usurp" incorrectly, and I didn't "usurp" the name "Jersey" for my name.

Are you from the original Jersey, one of the Channel Islands between Britain and France or are you from that North American colony that usurped that name?

I have to say... that was just awesome. Win.

It might have been a "win" if it was accurate.

To give an example of how the word "usurp" is properly used, I'll use it in a sentence: Argentina attempted to usurp the Falkland Islands from Britain, but they ultimately lost that battle.

[McCulloch]

I'm from the American state which was named by a native of the Isle of Jersey as an homage to his place of birth. That's not usurpation, as a person has the right to pay homage to his home by naming things after it.

Nonetheless, even if "Jersey" were usurped, what are they gonna do about it? Nothin, unless they want some more of the ass-kicking they got in the Revolutionary war.

Fair enough. Can we be friends now?

[JohnnyJersey]

I'm from the American state which was named by a native of the Isle of Jersey as an homage to his place of birth. That's not usurpation, as a person has the right to pay homage to his home by naming things after it.

Nonetheless, even if "Jersey" were usurped, what are they gonna do about it? Nothin, unless they want some more of the ass-kicking they got in the Revolutionary war.

Fair enough. Can we be friends now?

Yes, please!

[JoeyKnothead]

And I didn't use "usurp" incorrectly, and I didn't "usurp" the name "Jersey" for my name.

Are you from the original Jersey, one of the Channel Islands between Britain and France or are you from that North American colony that usurped that name?

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