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Humor the Antidepressant: Rules, or How I learned to tow the PC line
Sierra Vista Herald | Elizabeth Cowan

Posted on 10/09/2016 6:34:10 AM PDT by SandRat

Do you remember the 1964 movie “Dr. Strangelove, or How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb”? In any event, that movie title inspired today’s column because of its obvious tongue-in-cheek nature.

To be politically correct:

Thou shalt not look another person in the eye while walking down the hall at work or on the street. That person may feel intimidated by your bold and uninvited eye contact.


TOPICS: Health/Medicine; Politics; Society
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1 posted on 10/09/2016 6:34:10 AM PDT by SandRat
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To: SandRat

Good article, but I think Ms Cowan meant to use the word
“toe” as in toe the line, vs “tow”.


2 posted on 10/09/2016 6:43:03 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: lee martell

Maybe the author meant the title to be ironic? Ok...probably not.


3 posted on 10/09/2016 6:46:06 AM PDT by Durus (You can avoid reality, but you cannot avoid the consequences of avoiding reality. Ayn Rand)
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To: SandRat

Stanley Kubricks Best movie,

“”You Can’t Fight in the War Room!”


4 posted on 10/09/2016 6:50:43 AM PDT by Big Red Badger (UNSCANABLE in an IDIOCRACY!)
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To: SandRat

Link?


5 posted on 10/09/2016 6:59:43 AM PDT by gaijin
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To: SandRat

Merely making ‘fun’ of PC is not nearly enough! It has to be driven back into its cave where spikes of ridicule and shame should be hammered through its foolish and dangerously idealistic heart.


6 posted on 10/09/2016 7:03:23 AM PDT by equaviator (There's nothing like the universe to bring you down to earth.)
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To: lee martell; SandRat

Actually both are acceptable, for a variety of reasons. I looked it up once some time ago, as I thought it had to be one or the other.


7 posted on 10/09/2016 7:03:51 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Durus

I considered that too, but I don’t think the author meant to go that deeply or get so clever. She simply had a quick thought to share with us. So her thoughts were cobbled together and served up to her reader pals (us). I’ve done the same thing before myself.


8 posted on 10/09/2016 7:04:11 AM PDT by lee martell
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To: SandRat

You didn’t link the full article, and it’s behind a pay wall in any case.


9 posted on 10/09/2016 7:06:06 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: SandRat
Thou shalt not look another person in the eye while walking down the hall at work or on the street. That person may feel intimidated by your bold and uninvited eye contact.

That's wrong according to a muslim college student who's widdle feelers were hurt because someone didn't smile at her in passing.

10 posted on 10/09/2016 7:09:28 AM PDT by bgill (From the CDC site, "We don't know how people are infected with Ebola")
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To: lee martell
My first reaction too. A writer should know his or her craft well enough to get the cliches rights.

Of course, you can always blame it on auto-correct ...

11 posted on 10/09/2016 7:13:38 AM PDT by IronJack
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To: gaijin

sorry

http://www.svherald.com/news/humor-the-antidepressant-rules-or-how-i-learned-to-tow/article_7afe842c-8d15-11e6-be83-8bf25500fdc7.html


12 posted on 10/09/2016 7:14:38 AM PDT by SandRat ( (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?))
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To: SandRat

Pay wall. Can someone offer a summary?


13 posted on 10/09/2016 7:45:13 AM PDT by reformedliberal
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To: reformedliberal

Sorry, but no.


14 posted on 10/09/2016 8:38:45 AM PDT by SandRat ( (Duty - Honor - Country! What else needs said?))
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