[AT] cynic

[oldiron62 at gmail.com]

Ok  I looked up cynic, and the word definitly describes rotigel to the T. Like I said Walt deserves an apology, for he never has sunk low as a cynic.
Thank you.

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Okay, let's all drop it guys and gals. Accept Dave for the cynic he is. 
He is just trying to pull our chains. The best way to handle his comments is 
to ignore them. The greatest put down is ignoring a rash comment all 
together
Gene Dotson
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Word History: A cynic may be pardoned for thinking that this is a dog's life. The Greek word kunikos, from which cynic comes, was originally an adjective meaning "doglike," from kuon, "dog." The word was probably applied to the Cynic philosophers because of the nickname kuon given to Diogenes of Sinope, the prototypical Cynic. He is reported to have been seen barking in public, urinating on the leg of a table, and masturbating on the street. The first use of the word recorded in English, in a work published from 1547 to 1564, is in the plural for members of this philosophical sect. In 1596 we find the first instance of cynic meaning "faultfinder," a sense that was to develop into our modern sense. The meaning "faultfinder" came naturally from the behavior of countless Cynics who in their pursuit of virtue pointed out the flaws in others. Such faultfinding could lead quite naturally to the belief associated with cynics of today that selfishness determines human behavior.

Merry CHIRSTMAS