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DARISC 09-15-2009 12:51 PM
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Originally Posted by Dottore (Post 4899741)
Why "presuming" of course...
"...instead of presuming to assure that "it never happens again."

I looked at that first, but I believe it could be paraphrased:

"...instead of taking for granted as being true in the absence of proof to the contrary and saying positively that "it will never happen again."

Dottore 09-15-2009 12:54 PM
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Originally Posted by tabs (Post 4899750)
And WE HAVE A WINNER>>>can you tell them why?
Sure.

It's the only word there that addresses the hubris of the person referred to. (Someone who "presumed" instead of thought.)

My guess is this is a reference to the frat boy

tabs 09-15-2009 01:01 PM
Gawd If I had a medal to give you...let me just say you bask in the shadow of my benevolence. BTW it is a big shadow.

tabs 09-15-2009 01:05 PM
The shear beauty of it is that it so silently and effortlessly sticks the knife in.

BTW it is a quote from an interview on the new regulatory envirnoment coming to Wall Street.


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