Klarinet Archive - Posting 000063.txt from 2002/04

From: George Kidder <gkidder@-----.org>
Subj: Re: [kl] Shocking
Date: Tue, 2 Apr 2002 10:54:44 -0500

At 09:16 AM 4/2/02 -0500, Bill Hausman wrote:
>But I turned that part of my vocabulary off like a light switch when I
>came home, since that language was completely inappropriate around my wife
>and children whether or not they had heard the words before.

Couldn't agree more. I remember that when I was growing up in a
somewhat-rough area of Providence RI more years ago than I care to admit, I
became conscious that I had two vocabularies - one for the street and one
for home, and woe betide me should I get them mixed up. This is not about
liberty - it is about civility. Unfortunately, there are people who will
do ANYTHING to attract attention to themselves.

BTW, I do not include the original author of the offensive subject line in
the latter category, but I do include those who defend this as appropriate
to a clarinet list.

George
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