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Re: Swearing?
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Date: 
Thu, 6 Jan 2000 05:16:25 GMT
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johnneal@uswest.&Spamcake&net
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Matthew Miller wrote:

John Neal <johnneal@uswest.net> wrote:
"Corrupt government is bad."
Well, one is expressed in writing and the other is expressed in a painting.

Does that really capture the difference between the two?

I don't follow you.  There isn't a difference except in style of expression--
both are saying the same thing.

-John



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  Re: Swearing?
 
(...) Isn't there a difference of _depth_ as well? (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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  Re: Swearing?
 
(...) It's useful if you are a pervert trying to pass off obscenities as art. (...) Well, one is expressed in writing and the other is expressed in a painting. (...) How about Guernica is a painting that expresses a political statement? -John (...) (25 years ago, 5-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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