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|    Patrick James to Brian M. Scott    |
|    Re: What (not) to write...    |
|    24 Sep 08 22:37:17    |
      From: patjames@newsguy.com              On Wed, 24 Sep 2008 22:33:49 -0400, Brian M. Scott wrote       (in article <1sk59ynupmpvb.1jtyvsnp1jh1j$.dlg@40tude.net>):              > ... and here's where it lies. I can't bring myself to care       > very much if someone is offended by the mere appearance of a       > word on the page/screen, irrespective of the context in and       > likely intent with which they're used. That's a level of       > sensitivity that I just can't make myself see as reasonable,       > and I don't expect anyone to cater for it.              That would be my opinion. This whole storm in a teacup strikes me as being,       as I've said earlier, much ado about very little.              --       Si hoc legere scis nimium eruditionis habes              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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