By J. L. Speranza
-- for the Grice Club
Kramer was mentioning oneupmanship (in commentary to my post on S. Wright's joke that Kramer had referred to in his own post, "Funny you should mention that..."), and there's this bit in the wiki entry for Potter, who coined the thing:
"Potter said"
in a link that requires subscription, alas, but here's the gist:
"that he was introduced to the technique by C. E. M. Joad
during a game of tennis in which Joad and Potter were
struggling against two fit young students. Joad politely
requested that the students clearly state whether
the ball landed in or out. This remark nonplussed the
students, who wondered if their sportsmanship was in
question, and became so edgy that they lost the
match."
Good for Mr. Joad!
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ObGrice: Well, they both wrote on philosophy.
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