for those interested in the origins of
beyond the pale
http://www.quinion.com/words/qa/qa-pal2.htm
I can appreciate that for those for whom
this is their first 'major international crisis'
that it is clearly times for jitters. But a part
of the way that many handle these sorts of things
is to
I think this is a good idea, but I might suggest a simple codicil:
People may put whatever (short) items they like in their .signature, even
those taking a stance on such external stressors. But the rest of us
agree not to respond to the list on the content of those .signatures. If
someone