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|    Christian Weisgerber to Adam Funk    |
|    Re: Kate Swift died (7-5-2011)    |
|    10 May 24 13:51:17    |
   
   From: naddy@mips.inka.de   
      
   On 2024-05-10, Adam Funk wrote:   
      
   > This quote from the second book is funny:   
   >   
   > "Knowing that he and his can be gender neutral, I shall no longer   
   > feel there is an odd image filtering through something like: 'The   
   > average American needs the small routines of getting ready for   
   > work. As he shaves or blow-dries his hair or pulls on his panty   
   > hose, he is easing himself by small stages into the demands of the   
   > day.'...How liberating common sense can be."[5]   
      
   Merriam Webster's Dictionary of English Usage quotes one Albert   
   Bleumenthal from the New York State Assembly:   
      
    ... everyone will be able to decide for himself whether or not   
    to have an abortion.   
      
   --   
   Christian "naddy" Weisgerber naddy@mips.inka.de   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   
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