tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post4941953792950954764..comments2023-11-02T07:13:53.064-07:00Comments on Beervana: Best of the West CoastJeff Alworthhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-34126433102634647312011-06-07T19:42:28.049-07:002011-06-07T19:42:28.049-07:00I read the article while having a beer at the loca...I read the article while having a beer at the local brewpub. There discussion of San Francisco as best beer city didn't even mention Toronado. WTF? Lame, really lame.Jeff D. from The Bighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06775506631819180784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-5295044877759525002011-06-07T15:38:29.335-07:002011-06-07T15:38:29.335-07:00Jeff,
sounds like you should adopt my "Try no...Jeff,<br />sounds like you should adopt my "Try not to be a dick" comment policy.<br /><br />Regarding the Beer West awards they are a total joke and some of the claims and awards are ridiculous. Not to take anything away from the winners but they are absurd. Was planning my own post on this.Samurai Artisthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16768164070860831715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-80877793828532398022011-06-07T13:39:45.329-07:002011-06-07T13:39:45.329-07:00Anybody want to comment on the quote, “There’s a j...Anybody want to comment on the quote, “There’s a je ne sais quoi that transcends this beer community that I can’t quite describe?" Is there a more progressive and adventurous attitude in SF, when it comes to beer? To quote another local blogger, can it really be more about "Quality, rather than quantity?" Is there truly a higher level of "beer community" that Portland hasMonster Mashnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-6575801714120692322011-06-07T07:58:26.369-07:002011-06-07T07:58:26.369-07:00Many times the expression 'beggar the question...Many times the expression 'beggar the question' I heard on BBC Radio_4.Jack R.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07625645308707849072noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-2303549069011724242011-06-06T22:40:08.863-07:002011-06-06T22:40:08.863-07:00I thought it was appropriately snarky. Hopefully t...I thought it was appropriately snarky. Hopefully the book won't beg any questions at least...<br /><br />*backs away slowly*Daniel Warnerhttp://cerealdisobedience.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-44460001231876429702011-06-06T22:16:40.075-07:002011-06-06T22:16:40.075-07:00Hey, watch where you throw those quotes--they'...Hey, watch where you throw those quotes--they're sharp.<br /><br />It's true--not necessarily the most skillful response of my life.Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-29647815301647727392011-06-06T20:51:34.908-07:002011-06-06T20:51:34.908-07:00Daniel, see what Jeff did there? He 'pretended...Daniel, see what Jeff did there? He 'pretended' to be a dick in response to your perceived 'dickishness.' Not only did he incorrectly use 'begs the question' incorrectly again, this time on purpose, but he then dropped the "I have to get back to my book" with the implied "I'm pretty damn important because I have a book deal and I shouldn't have time Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00097878173622170668noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-28424039300982957442011-06-06T17:44:01.991-07:002011-06-06T17:44:01.991-07:00Re: #4. What's a pub, anyway?Re: #4. What's a pub, anyway?Brewers Union Local 180https://www.blogger.com/profile/05786517873195170945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-24175021908838577442011-06-06T16:01:31.747-07:002011-06-06T16:01:31.747-07:00Daniel, it is possible to offer a correction WITHO...Daniel, it is possible to offer a correction WITHOUT being a dick. Which begs the question: why be a dick?<br /><br />In terms of grammar and usage, there's always the proscriptive versus descriptive rules, and grammar fascists are proscriptive. I tend to side with them, but the truth is, you're going to lose this battle. Still, I deserve the critique. Why? Because it's a lazy Jeff Alworthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02930119177544342495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21271644.post-79439478210735724522011-06-06T15:50:03.931-07:002011-06-06T15:50:03.931-07:00I hate to be a dick in two posts in a row, BUT:
I...I hate to be a dick in two posts in a row, BUT:<br /><br />It does not beg the question, it <i>raises</i> the question. Begging the question is a rhetorical fallacy, a kind of circular argument where the premise contains the unproven proposition the argument itself is trying to prove.<br /><br />For example, if you hear some politician ranting about "revisionist history," they are Daniel Warnerhttp://cerealdisobedience.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.com