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On 6 Jan 2006 06:14:31 -0800, "rb608" wrote:

Not that I disagree entirely; but I have to take issue with the blanket
assertion that common sense is in opposition to political correctness.
To be sure, some PC phrases do seem nonsensical (OBROFF: fisherpersons
vs. fishermen); but it's my overall unscientific impression that more
often than not, the two go hand in hand. Common sense, IMO, would
dictate that once a word or phrase is understood to be offensive to
many/most, discontinuation of its common usage should be considered.

Joe F.

Well, maybe, but for me, when words themselves start getting banned

I'd like to see that list of banned words, please.

it isn't the thin end of the wedge or starting down a slippery slope -
you're at the bottom, covered in rancid grease with the wedge driven up
your ass...

Mind it doesn't break your nose.

Wolfgang

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On Fri, 06 Jan 2006 08:55:42 -0500, Jeff Miller
wrote:

The word "idiot" hasn't been used in a psychological sense for
around fifty years, ... Obviously, words morph over time,
exemplified by the fact that the root of the word, "idios", means one's own,
or private person.

one of our professors here in "greenvuhl", dr. steven cerutti, has
written a just-published book, "the words of the day: the unlikely
evolution of common english"... according to him, in ancient greece, a
person who kept to himself and out of public life was referred to as an
"idiotes", by the mid-14th century, "idiot" meant anything from an
uneducated person to a feeble-minded fool.

DAMN! He's one O-O-O-LD sonofabitch! Of course, his kinfolk does make
some decent suits...

Did he happen to say anything about what Hero's thoughts on aeolipiles
and heat conversion education theories might be someone who had
hopped their ass up on a hot stove? I mean, you've got yer classical,
yer theoretical, and then, well, there's yer practical...IOW, any more
appeals to the 4th?

TC,
R

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"Wolfgang" wrote...and wrote...and wrote...and
wrote...:

Well of course it did...

Now go back and play with Scotty - you two are like peas in a
pod...well, goobers in a shell, anyway...

Tootles,
Eleven-and-a-half Eagles.....dick
....ya gots yer "won't" and then, ya gots yer "incapable of"...

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"Wolfgang" wrote...and wrote...and wrote...and
wrote...:

Well of course it did...

Now go back and play with Scotty - you two are like peas in a
pod...well, goobers in a shell, anyway...

Tootles,
Eleven-and-a-half Eagles.....dick
...ya gots yer "won't" and then, ya gots yer "incapable of"...

Couldn't find it, huh?

So, anyway, exactly when, where and by whom were these words banned, anyway?

And, aside from speeding up the process whereby actual human beings
recognize you (which, as you well know.....from the example set here in ROFF
as well as the rest of your life....always happens eventually anyhow)
precisely how have you been penalized for your use of these proscribed
words?

Wolfgang

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In article , says...
Well, I think maybe Kevin's use of "unfortunate choice of word" referred to
Skwala's, not yours.


No, actually I was referring to Tim's use of the word "idiotic." I
actually agree with Tim's point, I just thought he rather undermined it
by suggesting "idiotic" as a more acceptable word than "retarded", and
you don't have to dig that deep at all to find out why:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=idiot

Kevin

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Kevin Vang typed:
In article , says...
Well, I think maybe Kevin's use of "unfortunate choice of word"
referred to Skwala's, not yours.


No, actually I was referring to Tim's use of the word "idiotic." I
actually agree with Tim's point, I just thought he rather undermined
it by suggesting "idiotic" as a more acceptable word than "retarded",
and you don't have to dig that deep at all to find out why:

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=idiot

The least you could do is refer to the word I used. ;-)

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=idiotic

NOW see how much digging it takes.
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TL,
Tim
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"Tim J." wrote in message
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Kevin Vang typed:
In article , says...
Well, I think maybe Kevin's use of "unfortunate choice of word"


The least you could do is refer to the word I used. ;-)

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=idiotic

NOW see how much digging it takes.
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TL,
Tim

1.. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
2.. Exhibiting idiocy.
Yes, much like this thread and the one that started it...

As if idiotic wasn't an adjective from the noun Idiot.... Great argument.

Must... resist.... this... vortex.....

too late, sucked in.

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Skwala typed:
"Tim J." wrote in message
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Kevin Vang typed:
In article ,
says...
Well, I think maybe Kevin's use of "unfortunate choice of word"


The least you could do is refer to the word I used. ;-)

http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=idiotic

NOW see how much digging it takes.
--
TL,
Tim

1.. Showing foolishness or stupidity.
2.. Exhibiting idiocy.
Yes, much like this thread and the one that started it...

As if idiotic wasn't an adjective from the noun Idiot.... Great
argument.

Ahhh, I get it: "Deflector shields - UP!"

Must... resist.... this... vortex.....

too late, sucked in.

Hell, you're standing dead-center.
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TL,
Tim
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Tim J. wrote:
Skwala typed:
Must... resist.... this... vortex.....

too late, sucked in.

Hell, you're standing dead-center.

I'm gonna toss two cents into this and call it enough.
If you want to say that arguing on Usenet is retarded
that's one thing, but when you illustrate your argument
with the picture of a retarded human being in an attempt
to be "funny" you have crossed a line.

We return you to your regularly scheduled etymology
lesson.

--
Ken Fortenberry

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Ken Fortenberry wrote:
Tim J. wrote:

Skwala typed:

Must... resist.... this... vortex.....

too late, sucked in.


Hell, you're standing dead-center.


I'm gonna toss two cents into this and call it enough.
If you want to say that arguing on Usenet is retarded
that's one thing, but when you illustrate your argument
with the picture of a retarded human being in an attempt
to be "funny" you have crossed a line.


I agree with that assessment and calling someone a retard, idiot, or
moron fits somewhere in between the two.

Willi