----- Original Message ----- From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, May 12, 2002 2:19 PM Subject: Re: IAAMOAC, Alternate Meaning
> At 14:04 12-05-2002 -0500, Reggie Bautista wrote: > > >But with all due respect to the good Doctor, I'd like to suggest an > >alternate translation of that acronym. I always think of IAAMOAC as I Am > >A Member Of A Community. "Civilization" makes the phrase sound distant > >somehow, or monolithic, removed from us mere mortals. "Community" brings > >it right to the doorstep of each one of us. It makes it more personal. > > > >Comments? > > Yes. I like it. :-) > In all the important ways community and civilisation are synonymous. But I agree that community is a bit closer to where we really live. xponent Not A Communist Maru rob
