Nope. You can't stretch that far. "Beloved wife and mother" means just that to people who read it - there are no hidden agendas in it. "I kept my promise" may very well have the best intention for people who read it, but it does bring the whole case to mind.
Why is it impossible to fathom that this could be an insult? Given the history, it's could be both a last whisper of love as well as a twist-the-sword-your-back insult. The fact remains that he chose words that were designed to cause controversy, as it has here. How about putting the date she died in 1990? If he'd left it factual, there would be no point of contention. But that, combined with the message, means to me that I think he is saying "Ha-ha, I win, you lose, la la la la". That's what I'm getting out of it. That's what some other people are going to get out of it. You don't, and perhaps you're right and I'm wrong, perhaps you're wrong and I'm right. But he could have avoided the whole thing and come out smelling like roses to everybody if he'd simply put "Beloved wife, mother and daughter" instead. Gruss, there is such a concept of "Agree to disagree". Matthew Small Web Developer American City Business Journals 704-973-1045 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: Gruss Gott [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, June 21, 2005 10:55 AM To: CF-Community Subject: Re: Schiavo Gets In Last Dig > Matthew wrote: > Yes, I do assume that she won't be reading the words on her gravestone. I > am 100% sure that I am right. Therefore, the words must be for somebody > else, and he already knows that he kept her promise, so... but that's my > opinion, and I now think he's a jerk. > Then that means you think all sentiments on all gravestones are the signs of a jerk. For example, let's say your wife dies and you put, "Beloved wife and mother". What a jerk you are! After all, she can't read it and you already know that so why put it there? Obviously just to stick it to those that didn't like her. Sheesh. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Discover CFTicket - The leading ColdFusion Help Desk and Trouble Ticket application http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=48 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:161383 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
