Harrak is nothing but flamebait

Submitted by Jason (United States), Mar 16, 2006 at 15:02

Octavio, Richard, I can't believe that you guys are actually falling for this. Harrak doesn't exist. Harrak is just a name for some Bible-thumping Baptist kid sitting in a back room of a church rectory in the Carolinas. You're being baited into arguing with nobody.

Don't believe me? Well then analyze his posts for style and structure. In one post, he sounds like one of my first-year ESL students: wrong words, incoherent structure, no logical order, etc. In the next, he sounds like one of my co-workers who has been in the U.S. for a little over a decade. Good grammar, structure, and vocabulary, but obviously not her first language. And yet in others, he could almost pass for someone who was born here.

Next, analyze his posts for content. The statements are out of this world and then some. Sorry guys, but nobody could possibly be so... so... so STUPID! Sorry to be so harsh. I was trying to think of a less inflamatory word, but there are none in the English language that even come close. Even "stupid" is too mild. BTW, that's how I know it's some kid. I deal with three teenagers at home. I know the stupid act when I see it.

So guys, quit arguing with him. There are other people on this forum who are far more interesting to debate with.

Harrak, you can come out from behind your nim now. If you can play this stupid part so well, I'm sure you can add something real to the discussion. ...

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