[NittanyLion]

How about with "I'm tired of a bunch of chest pounding phoney macho men going on about how engaging in risky behavior is somehow the smart thing to do." There that's for a start.

As I posted on another thread, let's try to keep the Maureen Dowdisms to a minimum.

[from occupied ga]

As I posted on another thread, let's try to keep the Maureen Dowdisms to a minimum.

There is a certaint lack of symmetry to your comment since you failed to also criticize

" I am tired of all the judgemental couch potatoes who sit around clucking like a bunch of hens."

[from occupied ga]

As I posted on another thread, let's try to keep the Maureen Dowdisms to a minimum.

And secondly - if you have something of relevance to the discussion I'd like to hear it, but simply criticizing the style is a matter of personal preference, and personally I haven't observed your being qualified to criticize anyone on style.