Bibliophile Verses Philologist

[Shai Gar]

okay people... what the fuck is the difference.. no really what the hell is the difference?

i am both of these so i cannot seperate let alone tell how much i have thus far drunkard

[Kotuku]

okay people... what the fuck is the difference.. no really what the hell is the difference?

i am both of these so i cannot seperate let alone tell how much i have thus far drunkard

I have no effing clue,...

:huh: I'm guessing the first is someone who reads books & the second is someone who thinks about the meaning of whats written ......

[Shai Gar]

so me, and me.

[Kotuku]

I have no effing clue,...

Positive proof that I am clueless, :blink:

The definition of a Philologist (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philologist) is someone interested in studying ancient texts......

[Shai Gar]

so someone who loves books
and someone who studies old books.

okay me and me

[Serotonin]

If you really like the idea of being these things put them in your nick.

[Shai Gar]

they are simply things i do to pass the time, and for enjoyment.

i put only ShaiGar in my nick because that is who i am. like other people are called James, or John, or Harry

[Serotonin]

I meant where the "master debaiter" (and that's spelt wrong) :mad: is.

[Shai Gar]

:D actually, no it isnt. it is a triple entendre

[Serotonin]

As in you take the bait off things?

[Kotuku]

:D actually, no it isnt. it is a triple entendre

Thats what I thought :devil:

[Kotuku]

As in you take the bait off things?

Would you like us to list all three meanings ??? :whistle:

[Shai Gar]

masturbater
master debater
master at baiting people

[Shai Gar]

i think there is already a thread to this effect

[Kotuku]

masturbater
master debater
master at baiting people
Yep :devil:

[Shai Gar]

:D

[Serotonin]

I am familiar with the schoolboy one.

I got asked in year 8 if I "mass debated".

I didn't get it for a whole two minutes. Puns aren't really my thing.

[Shai Gar]

ah

[Kotuku]

I had an ex who recounted the story that:
He knew someone at school with the last name "bates",... & would phone him at home,.. & when the guys mother answered the phone,.. would ask

"can I please talk to Master Bates"

apparently she thought he was being very formal & polite,... & it took her months before she caught on......

(whether or not this really happened I have no clue).

[Shai Gar]

like my old mate King, Wayne King

[Kotuku]

Wayne King

:devil: :rofl:

[Shai Gar]

Wayne Kerr

[Serotonin]

*sighs*

What else to do on a lonely saturday night?

Ben Dover and Mike Rotch will provide entertainment...

[Shai Gar]

LOLLYROFFLES

[Shai Gar]

goodnight serotonin

[Serotonin]

Sour dreams.

[C.J.Woolf]

J.R.R. Tolkien was a philologist specializing in the Anglo-Saxon language and literature, but he loved all Nordic languages. His Elvish was based on Finnish.

I liked this quote from the Wikipedia entry:

Philology always leads to crime.
Eugène Ionesco, The Lesson (1951)

[Shai Gar]

Indeed. Thank you, for your valuable, contribution.

[Claverhouse]

Actually, a philologist is not only a scholar who studies texts, but one who specialises in linguistics. A bibliophile loves books and/or collects them. There is a sharp distinction there because like the average bookseller, some bibliophiles may collect books but not love books at all, and some others may only collect antiquarian books of monetary value. And some love and collect books individually and collectively, and love collecting every book they can get their hands on, regardless of how valueless they are to most people and booksellers*. Although I don't go for newer books --- last 40 years --- much.

*Booksellers do not qualify as humans. More books have been lost to posterity through their agency than through barbarian burnings. Last night I helped take down a local bookfair, and the dumpsters outside had unsold books poured inside.


Not in the least unbitter


Claverhouse :ph34r: