Re: Aphids on broad beans

In article <482ae004$0$770$4c56ba96@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
"Mary Fisher" <mary.fisher@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> writes:
|> 
|> What are the symptoms of balderdash and is there a treatment?

One of the symptoms is attempting to use eminent authority[*] to
disprove people who are making claims based on actual experiment
and analysis.

There is a simple treatment:  do the experiments or analysis
yourself, and post (or even publish) the results.  You will then
be thoroughly flamed, which will cure you of balderdash for good.


[*] In bad cases, Wikipedia is used as 'eminent authority'.  In
really extreme cases, even public statements by local or national
government are.  It's hard to believe, but true.


Regards,
Nick Maclaren.