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- Date: Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:29:00 -06
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- From: Dana Rollins <ROLLIDE@AUDUCADM.DUC.AUBURN.EDU>
- Subject: Reply to Re: Just say NO2
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- >
- On Thu, 28 Jan 1993 11:07:20 -0500 <odailey@N2O.MAYO.EDU> said:
- >The last straw, for me, was the irresponsible and scurrilious
- >casual reference to the anesthetic gas, nitrous oxide, commonly
- >referred to in the popular parlance as "laughing gas".
-
- Language is our friend, and here's why:
- This is an opportunity to ask ourselves a minor semantic question. A minor
- question, yes, but the answer will be instructional. Here's the question:
-
- Is it possible nowadays, to use the words "irresponsible and scurrilious (sic)"
- unironically?
-
- Once we know that, we know some other things as well.
-
- gm
-
- *** Comments from ROLLIDE - Rollins, Dana; 01/28/93 11:20am:
- I believe what my little (tar and) feathered friend meant was
- MISironically, right, Timmy?
- As in, "I misironed my tutu today, but promise to rectify this gross
- negligence and never rest until such time as I have satisfactorily
- exacted vengenance on the enemies of my peoples".
- Now, isn't that what you REALLY meant, you little marmoset?
-
- Forgive him. It's hard for him to think.
-
- And now I'm off to my favorite soul food restaurant.
-
- Cuthbert, I'm forwarding all my calls to you now. You know the
- procedure...
-
-
- Merciful
-