by vodkadiet1 » 18 Feb 2021 Read
Pink Ball wrote:I believe O’Sullivan is a genius. I also believe I am a genius. Nobody delivers post as quickly and accurately as I can.
I agree that you are a genius Pink Ball. I am also a genius as I can hold urine in for so long that when I eventually urinate I can keep a full flow going for 8 minutes.
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by Dan-cat » 18 Feb 2021 Read
My auntie Nora once farted for 5 minutes
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by vodkadiet1 » 18 Feb 2021 Read
Dan-cat wrote:My auntie Nora once farted for 5 minutes
At least it wasn't your auntie Doris!!
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by Alex0paul » 18 Feb 2021 Read
There are no geniuses in snooker for god sake
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by Holden Chinaski » 18 Feb 2021 Read
Alex0paul wrote:There are no geniuses in snooker for god sake
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by vodkadiet1 » 18 Feb 2021 Read
Alex0paul wrote:There are no geniuses in snooker for god sake
Heavy words so lightly thrown and bang on the money.
Although I hear Olivier Marteel's skills as a surgeon are borderline genius.
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by shanew48 » 18 Feb 2021 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Alex0paul wrote:There are no geniuses in snooker for god sake
Heavy words so lightly thrown and bang on the money.
Although I hear Olivier Marteel's skills as a surgeon are borderline genius.
I'm sure he isn't a surgeon? more of a healthcare assistant I thought?
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by Alex0paul » 18 Feb 2021 Read
shanew48 wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Alex0paul wrote:There are no geniuses in snooker for god sake
Heavy words so lightly thrown and bang on the money.
Although I hear Olivier Marteel's skills as a surgeon are borderline genius.
I'm sure he isn't a surgeon? more of a healthcare assistant I thought?
He wipes baboons shiny behinds for a living
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by shanew48 » 18 Feb 2021 Read
Alex0paul wrote:shanew48 wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Alex0paul wrote:There are no geniuses in snooker for god sake
Heavy words so lightly thrown and bang on the money.
Although I hear Olivier Marteel's skills as a surgeon are borderline genius.
I'm sure he isn't a surgeon? more of a healthcare assistant I thought?
He wipes baboons shiny behinds for a living
Yes, I didn't think he was a surgeon, thank you for confirming that he is in fact an healthcare assistant in such a eloquent way.
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by McManusFan » 18 Feb 2021 Read
Healthcare assistant? I think he's a nurse. They had a great feature on him at the worlds just gone.
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by vodkadiet1 » 18 Feb 2021 Read
McManusFan wrote:Healthcare assistant? I think he's a nurse. They had a great feature on him at the worlds just gone.
Anyone who is a nurse in Britain is a genius just for having the mindset to tolerate the way the Tories treat them and carrying on.
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by shanew48 » 18 Feb 2021 Read
McManusFan wrote:Healthcare assistant? I think he's a nurse. They had a great feature on him at the worlds just gone.
I saw that, it was so effusive that I thought Rob Walker was actually going to fellate him at one point.
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by Andre147 » 18 Feb 2021 Read
shanew48 wrote:McManusFan wrote:Healthcare assistant? I think he's a nurse. They had a great feature on him at the worlds just gone.
I saw that, it was so effusive that I thought Rob Walker was actually going to fellate him at one point.
It was a good feature, and it's always nice a referee gets recognition, and a well deserved one.
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by Pink Ball » 19 Feb 2021 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Alex0paul wrote:There are no geniuses in snooker for god sake
Heavy words so lightly thrown and bang on the money.
genius
/ˈdʒiːnɪəs/
noun
1.
exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.To be honest, I don't see anything there that would suggest snooker can't have a genius. Any walk of life can. I know some people only think of intellectual prowess, but there's nothing to suggest the term can only apply to that.
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by vodkadiet1 » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Pink Ball wrote:And following that definition, I'd have no hesitation in describing Ronnie O'Sullivan as a genius.
Definitions of words only relate to its author.
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by Holden Chinaski » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Pink Ball wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Alex0paul wrote:There are no geniuses in snooker for god sake
Heavy words so lightly thrown and bang on the money.
genius
/ˈdʒiːnɪəs/
noun
1.
exceptional intellectual or creative power or other natural ability.To be honest, I don't see anything there that would suggest snooker can't have a genius. Any walk of life can. I know some people only think of intellectual prowess, but there's nothing to suggest the term can only apply to that.
Indeed.
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by Holden Chinaski » 19 Feb 2021 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Pink Ball wrote:And following that definition, I'd have no hesitation in describing Ronnie O'Sullivan as a genius.
Definitions of words only relate to its author.
Wrong. What the dictionary says is right. What you think it means is wrong.
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by vodkadiet1 » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Pink Ball wrote:And following that definition, I'd have no hesitation in describing Ronnie O'Sullivan as a genius.
Definitions of words only relate to its author.
Wrong. What the dictionary says is right. What you think it means is wrong.
Semantics. There are many different definitions of many words.
Anyway, regardless of what you think any given word means I have never known a genius to be so relatively unsuccessful in their field in comparison with other geniuses.
The least successful genius ever?
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by Holden Chinaski » 19 Feb 2021 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Pink Ball wrote:And following that definition, I'd have no hesitation in describing Ronnie O'Sullivan as a genius.
Definitions of words only relate to its author.
Wrong. What the dictionary says is right. What you think it means is wrong.
Semantics. There are many different definitions of many words.
Anyway, regardless of what you think any given word means I have never known a genius to be so relatively unsuccessful in their field in comparison with other geniuses.
The least successful genius ever?
All the dictionaries I've checked say basically the same thing. Words do not have 'many different definitions'. Otherwise, how could people have a conversation if we all use our own different and incorrect definitions of words?
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by Holden Chinaski » 19 Feb 2021 Read
If the most successful people in your field of work call you a genius, there might be something to it. I've heard people like Hendry, Davis, Reardon, Higgins and MJW call Ronnie a snooker genius. Obviously, they are not saying he's a genius like Einstein. They are talking about his incredible ability as a snooker player.
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by Iranu » 19 Feb 2021 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Definitions of words only relate to its author.
vodkadiet1 wrote:Semantics. There are many different definitions of many words.
Uh... then why should we listen to yours?
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by vodkadiet1 » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Iranu wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Definitions of words only relate to its author.
vodkadiet1 wrote:Semantics. There are many different definitions of many words.
Uh... then why should we listen to yours?
You shouldn't. There is so much rubbish spoken on the internet, on this and many other forums. You have every right to decide that everything I type is total rubbish, and I have the right to decide that things others write are total rubbish.
It doesn't really matter to me if many people cannot understand the meaning of words and how to use them in the correct context.
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by vodkadiet1 » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:If the most successful people in your field of work call you a genius, there might be something to it. I've heard people like Hendry, Davis, Reardon, Higgins and MJW call Ronnie a snooker genius. Obviously, they are not saying he's a genius like Einstein. They are talking about his incredible ability as a snooker player.
They are all great snooker players but that doesn't translate in to knowing what the precise meaning of words are.
Genuine geniuses in actual fact are brilliant at many things. Unless I have missed something, O'Sullivan is positively ordinary at just about everything else.
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by Iranu » 19 Feb 2021 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:If the most successful people in your field of work call you a genius, there might be something to it. I've heard people like Hendry, Davis, Reardon, Higgins and MJW call Ronnie a snooker genius. Obviously, they are not saying he's a genius like Einstein. They are talking about his incredible ability as a snooker player.
They are all great snooker players but that doesn't translate in to knowing what the precise meaning of words are.
Genuine geniuses in actual fact are brilliant at many things. Unless I have missed something, O'Sullivan is positively ordinary at just about everything else.
I think you’re thinking of polymaths.
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by Holden Chinaski » 19 Feb 2021 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:If the most successful people in your field of work call you a genius, there might be something to it. I've heard people like Hendry, Davis, Reardon, Higgins and MJW call Ronnie a snooker genius. Obviously, they are not saying he's a genius like Einstein. They are talking about his incredible ability as a snooker player.
They are all great snooker players but that doesn't translate in to knowing what the precise meaning of words are.
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It looks to me like they know exactly what the word means. You don't.
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by vodkadiet1 » 19 Feb 2021 Read
Holden Chinaski wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:If the most successful people in your field of work call you a genius, there might be something to it. I've heard people like Hendry, Davis, Reardon, Higgins and MJW call Ronnie a snooker genius. Obviously, they are not saying he's a genius like Einstein. They are talking about his incredible ability as a snooker player.
They are all great snooker players but that doesn't translate in to knowing what the precise meaning of words are.
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It looks to me like they know exactly what the word means. You don't.
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by Holden Chinaski » 19 Feb 2021 Read
vodkadiet1 wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:vodkadiet1 wrote:Holden Chinaski wrote:If the most successful people in your field of work call you a genius, there might be something to it. I've heard people like Hendry, Davis, Reardon, Higgins and MJW call Ronnie a snooker genius. Obviously, they are not saying he's a genius like Einstein. They are talking about his incredible ability as a snooker player.
They are all great snooker players but that doesn't translate in to knowing what the precise meaning of words are.
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It looks to me like they know exactly what the word means. You don't.
Their definition of the word is exactly the same as what all dictionaries say it is. Your definition is not right. No big deal, we can all learn something new every day.
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by vodkadiet1 » 19 Feb 2021 Read
The word 'genius' the way many are referring to it is an intangible anyway. Who decides who is a genius and who isn't? It isn't a fact that anyone is a genius because a certain amount of people say it. Far more would say it isn't the case. Most people saying saying O'Sullivan is a genius aren't very bright, and are biased anyway, either through being a fanboy/girl or living in that snooker bubble where they lose the concept of reality.
If there was an actual genius in any sport they would hardly ever lose. A young Garry Kasparov would be much nearer the mark.
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