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> when you start a precedent of swearing, you have to expect it will be followed.
Sod that! [grin]
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But when you start a precedent of swearing
Who's "you", please?
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How do you know if an elephant is sleeping in your bed?
Look for peanut shells
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Now I don’t know why I came here tonight
I got a feeling that something ain’t right
I’m so scared I think I’ll fall off my chair
And I don’t know how I’ll get down the stairs
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you
Yeah I’m wondering what it is I can do
I can’t seem to keep this smile from my face
And I’m told that I’m all over the place
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you
Well you started out with nothing
And you’re proud that you’re a self made man
Well your friends they all come crawling
Slap you on the back and say Please..Please
Yeah I’m trying to make sense of it all
but I can see it makes no sense at all
Is it cool to fall asleep on the floor
I don’t think that I can take anymore
Clowns to the left of me
Jokers to the right
Here I am stuck in the middle with you
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Well (I'm going to pretend all these other posts don't exist), some of you will be pleased to find out that I've finally begun reading the Foutainhead, by Ayn Rand. I've had the dern book for about a year and I'm only getting around to it now. I'm not sure I can pick out any specific passages that I like yet, but I like that the descriptions are very architectural. She clearly consulted real architects before writing it.
I haven't been able to get too far into the Fountainhead yet because I've been busy reading books for my Human Diversity course. The main one currently is Guns, Germs and Steel by Jared Diamond. It's basically a historical account of pre-history. The development of ancient man through social, not scientific language. It basically tries to explain why some cultures became so much more advanced than others. Right now I'm reading about the development of farming. Yipee.
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But when you start a precedent of swearingWhit asks, Who's "you", please?For example, Whit, Rubrick's swearing on Feb. 19. For convenience I copy here, in non-incendiary white -- No, on reflection I won't put it in white: since no one has ever stood up and said that Rubrick's words are improper, it can hardly be objectionable for me to those words: Quote: "You really are full of s***."
"You've got some ******* axe to grind with something and someone but nobody else gives a s***. "
"Go fuck yourself you asshole!""Take a hint you *******. You are full of s*** and people are sick of it. What does it take to make you shut up and go away you good for nothing piece of s***?"End quoteHad you forgotten, Whit? Trust me, I hadn't. You can find the originals at http://wordsmith.org/board/showflat.pl?Cat=&Board=announcements&Number=56316
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And John also recanted, apologized, and edited his language...so holding this up as a candle to the board to hypocritically allow mg to assault folks with profanity like this doesn't cut the mustard...because I honestly know of no other instances when anyone, even at the most heated moments, resorted to profanity to antagonize or berate someone here....even though we are surely all capable of it. We ain't saints...but we do take pains to use discretion here at AWAD because we care about the quality of the site (or former quality of it).
And, no, Keiva I don't want a compendium of all the instances when profane words were used in humor or indirectly... because aside from that one moment on the Spammer thread, and now mg, they haven't been used in this malicious manner.
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farming. Yipee.
Hmmm... rather you than me Jazzo. 
I'm reading the Barbara Kingsolver "Omnibus" (why does one read an Omnibus?) which is the biggest, fattest book I've ever had the privelege to try and fit in my bag so that I can read on the train to/from work.
I got completely absorbed in the last book of hers I read "The Poisonwood Bible" ... because it reminded me so much of mine, and a lot of my friends, lives ... growing up with zealots. So, I thought I'd give this latest omnibus a try and see if it is as good as the first. Nowhere near as gripping, but still a great read.
My $0.20.
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