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To: Pyro7480
Words have power ... words are power.

I remember back in the 60's (before acid ... after that, I woke up in 1981) ... and the one thing that I became aware of was the prolific use of the fire-truck word. (Damn! .. Back then I would have really spelt it out ... )

About 4 of us hip eyes were lounging on the Common, gettin' high and some real cute school girls came over to us ... I think there were 3 of 'm ... dresses, smelled nice, clean ... and they sarted conversation with us ... I remember only one question and the answer ..

"But ... what do you do all day" ?

I think it was Mikey that retorted ...

"We f#@%" !

They stayed a little while longer, but it was obvious they were torn between really digging our saying that and being embarassed/repulsed.

1967/68 had a way of doin' that to you.

Blacks had (and still have) MF.

Language is a tool for communication, and the one that uses it without fear is, IMO, someone very sure of and comfortable with themselves and it would probably be wise to both pay attention and be a little on guard.

I love Ann and any other user of words.

52 posted on 03/02/2007 4:01:15 PM PST by knarf (I say things that are true ... I have no proof ... but they're true.)
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To: knarf

In a round about way what you are saying is Ann is the last Vanguard against the silence and complicentness of Political Correctness and she is the ultimate refusenik and will not go to the verbal reeducation camps. She does it with a cruel invective however.


134 posted on 03/02/2007 7:18:18 PM PST by taildragger
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