At 08:32 PM 3/28/02, "Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Thu, Mar 28, 2002 at 09:23:54AM -0600, Julia Thompson 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! > >Out of curiosity, does seeing a certain word REALLY cause you a lot of >distress? Or was this missive just sort of a reflex action ingrained >into you by a mother or grandmother or suchlike? > >I've never understood why people seem to be so upset about that sort >of thing. It seems to me there are literally thousands of things more >distressing to worry about than that. Why let yourself get upset by >such a trivial thing? Tolerance of other people's ways of expressing >themselves is the way to go, I think.
WADR, the flip side of that is tolerance of other's peoples' sensitivity . . . -- 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)
