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Subject: 
Re: American Idolatry
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
Date: 
Thu, 22 Jul 2004 16:41:19 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Christopher L. Weeks wrote:
   Is it really more civil for you to call me an a-hole?

No, Chris, we are talking about discussions about the word, not using it as a pejorative to somebody. It is more civil of me to skirt typing the actual word than to type it.

JOHN



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  Re: American Idolatry
 
(...) OK, so here's how I see it. When I see A s s h o l e printed out, I think that world to myself. When I see A-hole printed out, I think the same exact word to myself and just a little side-adendum in my mind about why they used that (local (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)

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