Posted by Sabina on October 6, 2003, at 4:07:25
In reply to For Sabeaner: I'm torn, you see..., posted by Chicklet on October 3, 2003, at 7:27:23
i just couldn't resist. it's kinda like how a few of us girls learned sign language at school to thwart the "no talking" rule. in all seriousness, i certainly share your frustration. i'm still irritated that sphinx got banned for quoting flannery o'conner. i figure, there's no way one man could make everyone happy all of the time, and i do believe that he tries to do the best he can. it is his site, and i can leave if i don't like how he runs it. i've said all that before, i know; but i really mean it. when i'm not happy about a comment, i mention it. sometimes, when i'm *very* irritated about a PBC, block, or other situation, i read but don't post for a few days until i achieve some emotional distance.
like you, i still think it's a shame about ROO, especially when she was just showing concern for someone else. how's about, maybe, folks shouldn't *read* the posts if they can't be adult enough to handle the language of the real world? just a musing, mind. i could argue most anything in a million different ways. it's been both a blessing and a curse.
maybe getting creative and silly with semi-pseudo-subjectively-objectionable language might be the golden ticket...peut-etre en francais, as jim suggested. carry on as usual being "so shall", only leave off with those tired, common swear words. i was getting bored of them anyway as i use them far too often offline! let's see how far out we can swim before we get reeled back in. i'm always up to a creative linguistic challenge, as i'm guessing you are. i don't own a well worn copy of "Finnegans's Wake" for nothing, sweetie!
how can "hail" be wrong when he** is okay? they're certainly not interchangeable...or are they? (insert laugh of evil genius sound effect) the first one can bonk you on the haid in a storm and is comprised of frozen H2O, while the latter is a singular masculine pronoun with two little decorative stars tagged onto it. adorable! nothing objectionable there that i can see.
must sleep now so i can get up and go swim so i can feel more calm and lose weight (only to get pregnant and just gain it all back). no ice cream for me, just some seroquel sprinkles to go, please.
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