Dear Saltpetre,

I always read your posts and I value and respect
your opinions.

As far as Mr Abbott is concerned - your views on him
made me look at things through a different
lens which I appreciate and Thank you for doing that.

I was encouraged by your opinion to look at things
from a different perspective and I feel all the better
for having done so.

Foxy,

Would you describe Saltpetre as a pseudo-intellectual?

I would.

MO,

No intellect here, just a brain running rampant.

Wonder of wonders, the world is full of 'illusion'.
(And China is going 'Green'?)

Still waiting to see if Runner and Josephus may join the 'attitude revolution'.
It is a brave new world - for the lucky ones.

Mr O,

You ask whether I would describe Saltpetre as a
pseudo-intellectual.

No. I would not.

Saltpetre is someone truly interested in ideas and
knowledge and is open to having his mind changed.

A pseudo-intellectual is someone more interested in
appearing to know a lot, in impressing people and in
being right.

Hi Foxy,

You rightly define a pseudo-intellectual as " .... someone more interested in appearing to know a lot, in impressing people and in being right."

Apart from the village idiot on his wall, I wonder who that might be applied to ?

Nope, that's about it.

Love,

Joe

FOULmouth,

It also means 'a person exhibiting intellectual pretensions that have no basis in sound scholarship.'

Which is you to a tee.

But cheer up, you're not Robinson Crusoe on OLO.