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   W.Dockery to HarryLime   
   Re: I Met A Girl / Will Dockery (2/2)   
   02 Feb 25 19:27:02   
   
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   > co-worker (at the local pizzeria -- while you were married, and left it   
   > lying around where your 6-year old son (give or take) could read it and   
   > bring it to the attention of your wife.   
   >   
   > Oops!   
   >   
   >   
   >>> Truly disgusting.   
   >>>   
   >>> --   
   >>   
   >> Sorry you're so sensitive, but that's also why I've tried rewrites over   
   >> the years but just finally decided to settle on leaving it in the   
   >> "Erotic poetry" genre.   
   >   
   > There's nothing "erotic" about "putting (your) finger to her hole,"   
   > Donkey.  You couldn't possibly have expressed it in less erotic terms.   
   > It comes across as vulgar, impersonal, to the extent of being almost   
   > mechanical.  As erotic literature, it's on a par with saying "I walked   
   > into the men's room and took a dump."   
   >   
   > --   
      
   Thanks again for reading and commenting, Pendragon.   
      
   I don't have time right now but I'll return soon for a more in depth   
   response.   
      
   HTH and HAND.   
      
   --- SoupGate-DOS v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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