I believe the definition of "nit-picker" should be more precise.
I believe the definition of "nit-picker" should be more precise.
Nit-picker, something like, to criticize something pettily, to find fault, often unjustifiably, with the insignificant details of something.
I looked it up.
Is that precise enough for "nit-picker."
That may be too precise.Nit-picker, something like, to criticize something pettily, to find fault, often unjustifiably, with the insignificant details of something.
I looked it up.
Is that precise enough for "nit-picker."
That may be too precise.
Something is either exact or it isn't. I don't believe one can have varying degrees of "exactness."Precisely. But more exact.
No, but it tends to derail pontificators.Ready, begin ...:mmph: Does slurping coffee, tea, soup or stew make it taste any better :nono:
No, but it tends to derail pontificators.
No, but it tends to derail pontificators.
Easier than you think.Unless you are up against a "Pontificator Maximus". There is no derailing one of them.
You got me. :chuckle:Pontifi(cator)s :noid:
Easier than you think.
1. Spill your soup, coffee, drink on said PoMax.
2. Belch profusely.
3. Jump out of your chair wildly slapping at some imaginary flying insect.
4. Get out of your chair and start looking for something under the table.
5. Start constructing an abstract sculpture using your plate, silverware, cups, saucers, etc.
6. Ask, "Do you, perchance, have a recipe for Egret Souffle?"
There are many other tactics, ranging from the blatant to the subtle, but these will give you a start.
Your guiding principle should be: when anyone tells you there is "no way", remember that there is always a "way."
:darwinsm: An art learned and practiced; finely honed by years of experience.your way looks like ADD to me :freak:
After they have discovered the lint in their belly buttons, a way to get it out, and satisfaction that they have indeed gotten it all out.When do "Nitpicker's" become "Picnicker's" ?
After they have discovered the lint in their belly buttons, a way to get it out, and satisfaction that they have indeed gotten it all out.
Wouldn't that be a "picknitter?"After they have discovered the lint in their belly buttons, a way to get it out, and satisfaction that they have indeed gotten it all out.
What looks like ADD?your way looks like ADD to me :freak:
This thread is for you :mmph:
No profanity or implied profanity.
Ready, begin ...