At 09:23 AM 3/28/02, you wrote: >Hey, folks, could we refrain from using the F-word for the next 3 days, >at least? It doesn't bolster your position in most cases, and it causes >some folks to be less inclined to listen to what you're trying to say. >It might even cause someone who was inclined to agree with you based on >the rest of your post to disagree just on the basis of not wanting to >agree with someone who is being so crude. > >If you *must* use it, could you at least refrain from SHOUTING it? > >Thank you! > > Julia > >not speaking as listowner but as someone who just wants to enjoy reading >listmail this morning, and who is finding the rate of F-word usage to be >interfering with that enjoyment
How about these substitutes: Flip! Fetch! Scrud! Oh my heck! Jiminy Christmas! -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
