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[SpamCop-List] Re: big problem, attn deputies

John Richards jr70 at blackhole.invalid
Tue Aug 2 15:25:17 EDT 2005


J G wrote:
> On 8/1/2005 8:45 PM John Richards scribbled:
> 
>> Referencing someone else's opinion does not prove a point.
>> As we used to say in Dutch:
>> Elke ketter heeft zijn letter.
>> 
> Whats a ketter?

The translation of that Dutch sentence is:
Every heretic has his [bible] verse.

Aside from the original meaning, it's more widely used 
to indicate that just because you're quoting an authoritative
source doesn't mean you're not taking it out of context or
misapplying it.

-- 
John Richards





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