From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <brin-l@mccmedia.com> To: Killer Bs Discussion <brin-l@mccmedia.com> Subject: Re: Permission Slips Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 17:58:59 -0500 (CDT)
On Fri, 29 Apr 2005, Travis Edmunds wrote:
>
> >From: Maru Dubshinki <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <brin-l@mccmedia.com>
> >To: Killer Bs Discussion <brin-l@mccmedia.com>
> >Subject: Re: Permission Slips
> >Date: Fri, 29 Apr 2005 16:57:32 -0400
> >
> >On 4/29/05, Warren Ockrassa <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > > On Apr 28, 2005, at 7:43 PM, JDG wrote:
> > >
> > > > The Bush Administration used the child/permission slip analogy to make
> > > > this
> > > > *latter* viewpoint, that the US must gain the *permission* of the UN
> > > > Security Council before activing, appear repulsive and appear to be
> > > > reducing our great nation to childishness.
> > >
> > > Dunno about our great nation, but obviously our citizenry has sunk to
> > > that level.
> > >
> > > Would you [plural] mind finding a different horse to flog? This one's
> > > dead. And while you're [singular] at it consider dropping the pompous
> > > tone as well. It's obnoxious.
> > >
> > > --
> > > Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books
> >
> >And while we are giving unsolicited advice, could y'all (plural) remember
> >to
> >trim
> >subjects? When it is that long, start trimming.
>
> But what if that feeling of annoyance is singular to you?
It's not. Trust me on that one.
(Not that it's enough of a peeve for me to actually *say* anything on my own, but it's enough of one for me to defend the idea.)
Well, I just wanted to an excuse to use, "singular."
-Travis
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