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)
To: King Prout
Ah, indeed...and more elegant as well...
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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