Zack Bass wrote: > --- In LibertarianEnterprise@yahoogroups.com, "Gary F. York" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Oh agreed, of course. >> But you clearly don't appreciate my artistry. >> "The initiation of force begins where consent ends" >> just doesn't -- have the same punch you see. >> Not alliterative; doesn't sing. >> >> > > Like the difference between "Give me liberty or give me death" and > "Give me liberty or kill me? >
Got it. > Yours is misleading though. As I suspect you know, many people will > read that as "Consent may be withdrawn unilaterally." > Well, it can. Pretend for a moment that we're gay and that we agree to a little dom/sub action together. (I won't get into who gets to be top, who bottom, or any of that crap.) We're having fun and suddenly, one of us realizes that he's straight. Oh my! He withdraws his consent -- unilaterally. End of play. > I do appreciate alliteration, and other poetic writing when > appropriate. Once my daughter had to write a poem that had > Alliteration, Metaphor, and Simile. So I wrote an example for her: > > =================================================== > She howled and hit and hissed and bit > my forehead with her gums. > She twisted twice and when she quit > my eyes were on her thumbs. > She held them in her harpy hand > like peeled and pickled plums. > She rolled them round in salt and sand > and crispy cracker crumbs. > =================================================== > > A little short on Metaphor, but I did put in "harpy hand". > > I had her mother in mind, but I didn't say that. > Now that is just delightful. Reminiscent of Dr. Seuss a bit; but darker. But also just as funny. I hope your daughter laughed. Sorry about mama. G.
