In Reply to: Reading with amusement the last few weeks' worth of threads, some observations - and a question: posted by Beef Guinness Cutie Pie on November 8, 2017 at 11:12:12:
> I always thought that recently deceased bitter old man was wrong about
> pretty much everything he spewed on his pages and later on the web. I
> still think so, except for a single expression - "transparently insincere" -
> applied to John Atkinson.
You didn't quote the complete description. Peter Aczel also wrote "Highly
intelligent, extremely competent..." (See link below)
As Meatloaf sang, "Two out of three ain't bad" :-)
John Atkinson
Technical Editor, Stereophile
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- RE: Reading with amusement the last few weeks' worth of threads, some observations - and a question: - John Atkinson 11/8/1713:37:50 11/8/17 (20)
- Funny link! - E-Stat 05:40:00 11/9/17 (0)
- RE: Reading with amusement the last few weeks' worth of threads, some observations - and a question: - Pat D 18:49:32 11/8/17 (9)
- RE: Reading with amusement the last few weeks' worth of threads, some observations - and a question: - John Atkinson 04:26:55 11/9/17 (7)
- RE: Reading with amusement the last few weeks' worth of threads, some observations - and a question: - Pat D 20:10:39 11/12/17 (0)
- RE: Reading with amusement the last few weeks' worth of threads, some observations - and a question: - Charles Hansen 01:46:51 11/10/17 (5)
- Blind Test - Inmate51 12:02:38 11/10/17 (4)
- RE: Blind Test - Charles Hansen 05:23:18 11/11/17 (3)
- RE: Blind Test - John Atkinson 15:54:09 11/13/17 (1)
- RE: Blind Test - Charles Hansen 21:23:28 11/13/17 (0)
- RE: "Should we laugh or cry?" - Krav Maga 16:05:54 11/11/17 (0)
- LOL! Of course you do...(nt) - mkuller 20:40:35 11/8/17 (0)
- You do understand though that it's precisely what irritates those who interact with you here, right? - Beef Guinness Cutie Pie 14:59:31 11/8/17 (6)
- and probably a Judo black-belt - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:20:11 11/8/17 (3)
- Could've been a Ph.D in Judaic Studies, for all I care - would still be as irrelevant. - Beef Guinness Cutie Pie 08:46:55 11/9/17 (2)
- For a pie you have a thin crust (nt) - 13th Duke of Wymbourne 16:32:44 11/9/17 (1)
- RE: For a pie you have a thin crust (nt) - Charles Hansen 01:52:06 11/10/17 (0)
- RE: You do understand though that it's precisely what irritates those who interact with you here, right? - 4everyoung 16:05:51 11/8/17 (1)
- "JA is smart enough to keep his name at the top of the page every day" - so that's the manifestation... - Beef Guinness Cutie Pie 08:51:45 11/9/17 (0)
- LOL! (nt) - mkuller 14:27:36 11/8/17 (1)
- +1 nt - viridian 18:30:34 11/8/17 (0)