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To: andysandmikesmom

in a civil forum, a rapier is as effective as a meat-cleaver, not so?


857 posted on 09/21/2006 2:46:49 PM PDT by King Prout (many complain I am overly literal... this would not be a problem if fewer people were under-precise)
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To: King Prout

Ah, indeed...and more elegant as well...


859 posted on 09/21/2006 2:48:17 PM PDT by andysandmikesmom
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To: King Prout; andysandmikesmom
in a civil forum, a rapier is as effective as a meat-cleaver, not so?

I'd say it's as effective in any forum. Think of the possibilities: in Parliament, it's against the rules to call an MP a liar, so Winston Churchill said his opponent was practicing "terminological inexactitude".

Although meat cleavers have their place....

870 posted on 09/21/2006 3:49:39 PM PDT by Virginia-American (What do you call an honest creationist? An evolutionist.)
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