>>> And found a low end Samsung.� Most flagship/high end Samsung's have
>>> lost the headphone jack.
>>
>> But that is not what Arno claimed.
>>
>> The same link I posted cites as second choice the Asus Zenfone 10, with
>> a price of $700...$750, which is not low end, or the Asus ROG Phone 7 at
>> $1000..$1400, or the Sony Xperia 1 V at $1400.
>
> I could care less.

This is how I know Alan Browne has not only a low IQ, but no education.
Notice that Alan can't even form a grammatically correct sentence again.

1. First Alan Browne brazenly denies obvious facts only a fool would deny.
2. Then Alan Browne creates his own excuse of his own fake news strawman.
3. And, when caught (like Trump) by Carlos on creating his own fake news...

Alan Brown then tells us...
"*I could care less*."

How stupid does someone need to be to be _that_ stupid that they can't even
form a single sentence that expressed what he clearly "thought" it did?
--
Note that Alan Brown won't understand a word I said above as he still
thinks "I could care less" means what he "thinks" it means (but doesn't).

FACTS

To provide more evidence that the iKooks are very strange people,
exactly like the similarly strange Dunning-Kruger lemon-juice bank robber was...

Notice this strange behavior of the iKooks to not only be completely
ignorant of all the facts, but to make extremely strong statements
which aren't based on facts - and then - to make it worse - they _continue_
to brazenly deny the facts - and when that no longer works - they come
up with their own fantastical strawmen so that they can rationalize
why they're always wrong.

Who does that?
Only very strange people, right?

Normal people don't do that.
Only fools deny facts (that's _why_ they're fools after all).

Since I study these strange people, and since I try to understand
them using the facts, here are facts which show that are what I
say they are - as I show verbatim their own words as evidence.

On 2023-11-16 05:39, Arno Welzel wrote:
"And the A32 is also 3 years old.
Current Samsung models don't have a headphone jack any longer."

*To which Carlos correctly replied to the iKook with actual facts.*

On 16/11/2023 06:59, Carlos E. R. wrote:
"https://www.wired.com/gallery/best-headphone-jack-phones/
*The Best Phones With an Actual Headphone Jack*
Samsung Galaxy A14 5G
I only needed to search for 30 seconds.

*Then these strange people started building a fake strawman.*

On 16/11/2023 09:21, Alan Browne wrote:
"And found a low end Samsung.
Most flagship/high end Samsung's have lost the headphone jack."

*To which Carlos correctly replied to the iKook with actual facts.*
On 16/11/2023 10:59, Carlos E. R. wrote:
"But that is not what Arno claimed.
The same link I posted cites as second choice the Asus Zenfone 10, with
a price of $700...$750, which is not low end, or the Asus ROG Phone 7 at
$1000..$1400, or the Sony Xperia 1 V at $1400."

Then, shockingly, the iKook states he doesn't care about facts because
with or without the facts, he will brazenly say otherwise - no matter what!

On 16/11/2023 13:03, Alan Browne wrote:
"I could care less. The main point is Android is not universally
available with the jack. Samsung recognizes it's a non-issue in
up-market phones. And of course there are plenty of headphone
options whether wired or wireless for phones w/o jacks."

I'm posting this iKook behavior because Arno recently tried to chastise
me for calling this strange behavior out - but it needs to be explained.

Who is this stupid?
I've never met anyone, in the flesh, that incredibly stupid.

Yet... iKooks exist.
--
The iKooks alone are who make this newsgroup the strange thing it is.

On 2023-11-16 09:19, Wally J wrote:
>>>> And found a low end Samsung.  Most flagship/high end Samsung's have
>>>> lost the headphone jack.
>>>
>>> But that is not what Arno claimed.
>>>
>>> The same link I posted cites as second choice the Asus Zenfone 10, with
>>> a price of $700...$750, which is not low end, or the Asus ROG Phone 7 at
>>> $1000..$1400, or the Sony Xperia 1 V at $1400.
>>
>> I could care less.
>
> This is how I know Alan Browne has not only a low IQ, but no education.
> Notice that Alan can't even form a grammatically correct sentence again.
>
> 1. First Alan Browne brazenly denies obvious facts only a fool would deny.
> 2. Then Alan Browne creates his own excuse of his own fake news strawman.
> 3. And, when caught (like Trump) by Carlos on creating his own fake news...
>
> Alan Brown then tells us...
> "*I could care less*."
>
> How stupid does someone need to be to be _that_ stupid that they can't even
> form a single sentence that expressed what he clearly "thought" it did?

It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.

On 11/16/2023 1:03 PM, Alan wrote:
> On 2023-11-16 09:19, Wally J wrote:
>>>>> And found a low end Samsung.  Most flagship/high end Samsung's have
>>>>> lost the headphone jack.
>>>>
>>>> But that is not what Arno claimed.
>>>>
>>>> The same link I posted cites as second choice the Asus Zenfone 10, with
>>>> a price of $700...$750, which is not low end, or the Asus ROG Phone
>>>> 7 at
>>>> $1000..$1400, or the Sony Xperia 1 V at $1400.
>>>
>>> I could care less.
>>
>> This is how I know Alan Browne has not only a low IQ, but no education.
>> Notice that Alan can't even form a grammatically correct sentence again.
>>
>> 1. First Alan Browne brazenly denies obvious facts only a fool would
>> deny.
>> 2. Then Alan Browne creates his own excuse of his own fake news strawman.
>> 3. And, when caught (like Trump) by Carlos on creating his own fake
>> news...
>>
>> Alan Brown then tells us...
>>    "*I could care less*."
>>
>> How stupid does someone need to be to be _that_ stupid that they can't
>> even
>> form a single sentence that expressed what he clearly "thought" it did?
>
> It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.

> Is it correct to say I could care less?
>
> "Couldn't care less" and "could care less" are both used to mean someone doesn't care at all, but English teachers and grammarians will say that only "couldn't care less" is correct, so that is what you should use in formal or academic writing.

Who's the newsgroup simpleton, now?

On 2023-11-16 10:13, News wrote:
> On 11/16/2023 1:03 PM, Alan wrote:
>> On 2023-11-16 09:19, Wally J wrote:
>>>>>> And found a low end Samsung.  Most flagship/high end Samsung's have
>>>>>> lost the headphone jack.
>>>>>
>>>>> But that is not what Arno claimed.
>>>>>
>>>>> The same link I posted cites as second choice the Asus Zenfone 10,
>>>>> with
>>>>> a price of $700...$750, which is not low end, or the Asus ROG Phone
>>>>> 7 at
>>>>> $1000..$1400, or the Sony Xperia 1 V at $1400.
>>>>
>>>> I could care less.
>>>
>>> This is how I know Alan Browne has not only a low IQ, but no education.
>>> Notice that Alan can't even form a grammatically correct sentence again.
>>>
>>> 1. First Alan Browne brazenly denies obvious facts only a fool would
>>> deny.
>>> 2. Then Alan Browne creates his own excuse of his own fake news
>>> strawman.
>>> 3. And, when caught (like Trump) by Carlos on creating his own fake
>>> news...
>>>
>>> Alan Brown then tells us...
>>>    "*I could care less*."
>>>
>>> How stupid does someone need to be to be _that_ stupid that they
>>> can't even
>>> form a single sentence that expressed what he clearly "thought" it did?
>>
>> It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.
>
>> Is it correct to say I could care less?
>>
>> "Couldn't care less" and "could care less" are both used to mean
>> someone doesn't care at all, but English teachers and grammarians will
>> say that only "couldn't care less" is correct, so that is what you
>> should use in formal or academic writing.
>
> Who's the newsgroup simpleton, now?

Still you.

The fact that something isn't used literally, doesn't mean it isn't
widely used and understood.

On 2023-11-16 13:03, Alan wrote:

> It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.

Simpleton would be an improvement.

I think it's at "moron" working on graduating to "imbecile".

(Or the other way around - haven't got time to parse the definitions).

--
“Markets can remain irrational longer than your can remain solvent.”
- John Maynard Keynes.

On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:55:30 -0500, Alan Browne wrote:

>> It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.
>
> Simpleton would be an improvement.
>
> I think it's at "moron" working on graduating to "imbecile".
>
> (Or the other way around - haven't got time to parse the definitions).

An educated person long ago would never have made that speech mistake.
But even an uneducated person would be able to admit they were wrong.

If they were reasonable, they'd learn from it.

On 2023-11-16 23:58, Oscar Mayer wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:55:30 -0500, Alan Browne wrote:
>
>>> It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.
>>
>> Simpleton would be an improvement.
>>
>> I think it's at "moron" working on graduating to "imbecile".
>>
>> (Or the other way around - haven't got time to parse the definitions).
>
> An educated person long ago would never have made that speech mistake.
> But even an uneducated person would be able to admit they were wrong.
>
> If they were reasonable, they'd learn from it.

An educated person doesn't stoop to ad hominem attacks over idioms used
as they are used commonly as opposed to logically. It's a fine
distraction for a troll to gleefully throw up and for rubes to agree with.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/could-couldnt-care-less

--
“Markets can remain irrational longer than your can remain solvent.”
- John Maynard Keynes.

On 11/16/2023 3:46 PM, Alan wrote:
> On 2023-11-16 10:13, News wrote:
>> On 11/16/2023 1:03 PM, Alan wrote:
>>> On 2023-11-16 09:19, Wally J wrote:
>>>>>>> And found a low end Samsung.  Most flagship/high end Samsung's have
>>>>>>> lost the headphone jack.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> But that is not what Arno claimed.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The same link I posted cites as second choice the Asus Zenfone 10,
>>>>>> with
>>>>>> a price of $700...$750, which is not low end, or the Asus ROG
>>>>>> Phone 7 at
>>>>>> $1000..$1400, or the Sony Xperia 1 V at $1400.
>>>>>
>>>>> I could care less.
>>>>
>>>> This is how I know Alan Browne has not only a low IQ, but no education.
>>>> Notice that Alan can't even form a grammatically correct sentence
>>>> again.
>>>>
>>>> 1. First Alan Browne brazenly denies obvious facts only a fool would
>>>> deny.
>>>> 2. Then Alan Browne creates his own excuse of his own fake news
>>>> strawman.
>>>> 3. And, when caught (like Trump) by Carlos on creating his own fake
>>>> news...
>>>>
>>>> Alan Brown then tells us...
>>>>    "*I could care less*."
>>>>
>>>> How stupid does someone need to be to be _that_ stupid that they
>>>> can't even
>>>> form a single sentence that expressed what he clearly "thought" it did?
>>>
>>> It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.
>>
>>> Is it correct to say I could care less?
>>>
>>> "Couldn't care less" and "could care less" are both used to mean
>>> someone doesn't care at all, but English teachers and grammarians
>>> will say that only "couldn't care less" is correct, so that is what
>>> you should use in formal or academic writing.
>>
>> Who's the newsgroup simpleton, now?
>
> Still you.
>
> The fact that something isn't used literally, doesn't mean it isn't
> widely used and understood.

Who's the newsgroup simpleton whatabout apologist now?

On 2023-11-17, Oscar Mayer <nobody@oscarmayer.com> wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:55:30 -0500, Alan Browne wrote:
>
>>> It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.
>>
>> Simpleton would be an improvement.
>>
>> I think it's at "moron" working on graduating to "imbecile".
>>
>> (Or the other way around - haven't got time to parse the
>> definitions).
>
> An educated person long ago would never have made that speech mistake.

Nonsense. Everyone makes mistakes, even educated people.

> But even an uneducated person would be able to admit they were wrong.

Being able to admit you're wrong about something has absolutely nothing
to do with your education, and everything to do with your emotional
maturity or lack thereof.

> If they were reasonable, they'd learn from it.

Agreed.

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On 2023-11-17, Alan Browne <bitbucket@blackhole.com> wrote:
> On 2023-11-16 23:58, Oscar Mayer wrote:
>> On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:55:30 -0500, Alan Browne wrote:
>>
>>>> It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.
>>>
>>> Simpleton would be an improvement.
>>>
>>> I think it's at "moron" working on graduating to "imbecile".
>>>
>>> (Or the other way around - haven't got time to parse the definitions).
>>
>> An educated person long ago would never have made that speech mistake.
>> But even an uneducated person would be able to admit they were wrong.
>>
>> If they were reasonable, they'd learn from it.
>
> An educated person doesn't stoop to ad hominem attacks over idioms used
> as they are used commonly as opposed to logically. It's a fine
> distraction for a troll to gleefully throw up and for rubes to agree with.
>
> https://www.merriam-webster.com/grammar/could-couldnt-care-less

A trollish distraction is exactly what this is.

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On 2023-11-17, News <News@Group.Name> wrote:
>>>
>>> Who's the newsgroup simpleton, now?
>>
>> Still you.
>>
>> The fact that something isn't used literally, doesn't mean it isn't
>> widely used and understood.
>
> Who's the newsgroup simpleton whatabout apologist now?

Wow... You trolls really *are*mental midgets. 🤣

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On 11/17/2023 11:57 AM, Jolly Roger wrote:
> On 2023-11-17, News <News@Group.Name> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Who's the newsgroup simpleton, now?
>>>
>>> Still you.
>>>
>>> The fact that something isn't used literally, doesn't mean it isn't
>>> widely used and understood.
>>
>> Who's the newsgroup simpleton whatabout apologist now?
>
> Wow... You trolls really *are*mental midgets. 🤣
>

Welcome to the dialogue, hypocrite.

>
> Being able to admit you're wrong about something has absolutely nothing
> to do with your education, and everything to do with your emotional
> maturity or lack thereof.
>
>> If they were reasonable, they'd learn from it.
>
> Agreed.

On 2023-11-16 20:58, Oscar Mayer wrote:
> On Thu, 16 Nov 2023 20:55:30 -0500, Alan Browne wrote:
>
>>> It's a common idiomatic usage, you simpleton.
>>
>> Simpleton would be an improvement.
>>
>> I think it's at "moron" working on graduating to "imbecile".
>>
>> (Or the other way around - haven't got time to parse the definitions).
>
> An educated person long ago would never have made that speech mistake.
> But even an uneducated person would be able to admit they were wrong.
>
> If they were reasonable, they'd learn from it.

"I ran out of ink": was it from a puddle... ...or was it an entire pool?

"Break a leg"

"He kicked the bucket".

Shall I go on, Arlen?