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No, I never posted anything that wasn't original without citing my source. So, will you now admit that you did in fact plagiarize, or that you were in fact lying when you said I didn't point out that fossil you wanted on 4 different occasions?

The idea is there, but I'm not sure I have specific charges wrt the whale thread. Or if I do, I'm not sure what they are.

EDIT: nvm, I just discovered that the whale evolution thread wasn't very much about whale evolution, and I wasn't reading the titles of the threads I was going through.

#1. I don't consider pasting something in an internet forum necessarily plagiarism. When people post pictures in here, do they cite the source?
People assume they got it from somewhere else, and the picture wasn't
original. The same idea was with my postings, it's not like I was writing
a paper to be published. I assumed that people would realize it wasn't
original - I didn't think it would be an issue.

#2. I honestly didn't think there were 4 occasions where you pointed
out that fossil. I still don't. If you can dig them up, I'll believe you when
I see it. That doesn't make me a liar.

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09-02-2012 , 11:14 PM

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OK. That works for me.

How much are you willing to put up?

I'll even add the fact that I got a scholarship award during my graduate studies in the hard sciences, and will show
proof of that also.

I wonder what the point of all this is.

I mean is there any way we can really prove who he is? Even if he showed up with a picture of "himself" with a license in one hand and a diploma in the other, couldn't it just be a friend of his or something?

Also, shouldn't we specify that thee degrees be from an accredited university? After all, I would have no problem believing he got 3 pieces of paper from that Kent Hovind Diploma mill building.

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09-02-2012 , 11:14 PM

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I'm guessing a double major in computer science and math with the masters in CS. Side bets, anyone?

I'm impressed.

Dang...

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09-02-2012 , 11:15 PM

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OK. That works for me.

How much are you willing to put up?

I'll even add the fact that I got a scholarship award during my graduate studies in the hard sciences, and will show
proof of that also.

Will you also let us know the date that you suffered the head injury that caused you to become festeringzit?

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09-02-2012 , 11:15 PM

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I wonder what the point of all this is.

I mean is there any way we can really prove who he is? Even if he showed up with a picture of "himself" with a license in one hand and a diploma in the other, couldn't it just be a friend of his or something?

Also, shouldn't we specify that they degrees be from an accredited university. After all, I would have no problem believing he got 3 pieces of paper from that Kent Hovind Diploma mill building.

I said earlier in this thread that they are all from state universities in the US.

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09-02-2012 , 11:16 PM

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Will you also let us know the date that you suffered the head injury that caused you to become festeringzit?

Almost funny...

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09-02-2012 , 11:16 PM

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I said earlier in this thread that they are all from state universities in the US.

Can you name them here? Surely that wouldn't impact the bet one way or the other would it?

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09-02-2012 , 11:17 PM

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I'm impressed.

Dang...

So is that it, you're admitting that's what you have?

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09-02-2012 , 11:18 PM

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So is that it, you're admitting that's what you have?

He nailed it, yup.

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09-02-2012 , 11:19 PM

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He nailed it, yup.

this was actually a pretty clever way to weasel out.... not bad.

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09-02-2012 , 11:19 PM

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Can you name them here? Surely that wouldn't impact the bet one way or the other would it?

Do you want my social security number too?

This obsession is getting a bit weird. Why do you now care
exactly what state universities?

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09-02-2012 , 11:21 PM

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Do you want my social security number too?

This obsession is getting a bit weird. Why do you now care
exactly what state universities?

lol wat?

you are the one pushing the bet.

Well before you weaseled out.

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09-02-2012 , 11:21 PM

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this was actually a pretty clever way to weasel out.... not bad.

Huh?

How is that weaseling out? We can still do the bet.

I was impressed that he nailed it, it changes nothing as far as
the bet is concerned.

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09-02-2012 , 11:21 PM

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He nailed it, yup.

Why didn't you tell us this before?

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09-02-2012 , 11:22 PM

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lol wat?

you are the one pushing the bet.

Well before you weaseled out.

You're really not very bright if you think that me revealing the
degrees is somehow weaseling out.

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09-02-2012 , 11:24 PM

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Why didn't you tell us this before?

I was irked at you and some others for the false accusations and
condescending rhetoric. But, when gangstaman nailed it, I had to
commend him, that was impressive.

BTW, I'm not a kid, I'm probably about the same age as your parents.

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09-02-2012 , 11:25 PM

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You're really not very bright if you think that me revealing the
degrees is somehow weaseling out.

look, i never claimed to have 3 degrees.

You are probably way smarter than I am...

I thought you were going to go the route of "well he got it so we dont have to discuss it anymore"

but you are committed to the lie.... I applaud that.

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09-02-2012 , 11:26 PM

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I'm not lying.

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09-02-2012 , 11:26 PM

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I'll ask again. People are talking about putting a not insignificant amount of money up here. How would we know with 100% certainty that its you with the degrees? A genuine question.

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09-02-2012 , 11:30 PM

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No one was making false accusations or being condescending until you failed to answer the question after numerous attempts. You brought that on yourself.

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09-02-2012 , 11:30 PM

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I'll ask again. People are talking about putting a not insignificant amount of money up here. How would we know with 100% certainty that its you with the degrees? A genuine question.

You tell me what proof do you need. I live near a major city in the US,
that I wouldn't be surprised that there are a few in here live in.

I could provide transcripts that match my picture ID (drivers license).
One of the universities is local where I live now, so we could go
there and get the transcript in person.

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09-02-2012 , 11:32 PM

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No one was making false accusations or being condescending until you failed to answer the question after numerous attempts. You brought that on yourself.

Not true at all, the whole thing started when Hopey made some
lame comment about me not having any friends at a university.

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09-02-2012 , 11:35 PM

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You tell me what proof do you need. I live near a major city in the US,
that I wouldn't be surprised that there are a few in here live in.

I could provide transcripts that match my picture ID (drivers license).
One of the universities is local where I live now, so we could go
to the registrars office while I get the transcript in person.

I don't see how the bolded works. As I wrote earlier, we don't know who you are or what you look like. You could just as easy have a friend take a picture with his ID and transcripts.

As far as the other... should we come to you to go to your university?