This is Bill
Bill is a Bastard
Bill would like to think that he is The Bastard
Bill is The Bastard
Bill is just A Bastard
Bill can never be The Bastard because even though he does not admit to it, Bill has a conscience and having a conscience precludes him from ever reaching the ultimate Bastard goal, that of being THE BASTARD or THE ULTIMATE BASTARD
I can call Bill a Bastard because simply put.....he is one...
I call Bill a Bastard out of respect and courtesy.....that being the respect I have for anyone who can be that much of a Bastard and the courtesy of a fellow Bastard
When I use the term Bastard it is in the figuritive sense, not the literal
That being as it may...I am proud to say...