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Now, <i>that's</i> insulting With, perhaps, a soupcon of accuracy.
Do you think the lack of direction is inherent in the topic itself, or
have those contributing to the discussion failed to capture its
essence?<br>
David Skolnik<br><br>
At 10:37 AM 5/22/2012, Terry Beckingham wrote (but did not sign):<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Why don't we all drop this
subject. It is going nowhere.<br><br>
At 10:28 AM 5/22/2012 -0400, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">No reason to feel annoyed.
Terry's an idiot. A really, really healthy, fit, idiot. What
has ME annoyed is that no one seemed offended by the misspelling of the
word 'damn'. Title should have read: "....D##n Piano" ,
but then people would have to have wondered: "does it mean
'Darn'?" And would it have been funny to Fit-Terry (and
others) if it had said "Tune your Gosh Darn Piano"?
So, leaving the perception of humor to the mind of the beheader,
I'd want to defer to Paul Bruesch:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">there's nothing even remotely
political about it. It's just all about common
courtesy.</blockquote><br>
except, at this point, I think every aspect of our lives is political,
and there is nothing common about courtesy.<br><br>
David B, does 'ruddy' represent the frontier of your on-line
expletive usage?<br><br>
David Skolnik<br>
Hastings on Hudson, NY<br><br>
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At 09:33 AM 5/22/2012, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Well, what has annoyed me much
more than the "ad" itself, is Terry's assertion that if we
don't find it funny it's because we are 'politically correct' and have a
deficient sense of humour.<br><br>
It is easily possible to draw a distinction between "political
correctness" and gracious speech with good manners.<br><br>
While we might wish to avoid calling a spade a multipurpose terraforming
utensil, it is not necessary either to call it a ruddy shovel.<br><br>
Best regards,<br><br>
David.<br>
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