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   Steve Hayes  wrote:   
      
      
      
      
   > I did not suggest or imply that it was an allegory, and your   
   > inference is mistaken.   
      
   Sorry about that. What would you call your comparison of the deplorable   
   word with the threat of nuclear war and mutually-assured destruction in   
   the Cold War? [At least I think that is the comparison you were making.]   
      
   > Perhaps the word "allegory" should be banned, since so many people   
   > seem to mkisuse it.   
      
      
   Let's wait a bit longer and see if anyone else jumps on my inadvertantly   
   contentious use of the word...   
      
   :-)   
      
   Christopher   
      
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