Date: Mon, 17 Nov 1997 02:23:08 -0400 From: Stirling Newberry <allegro-AT-thecia.net> Subject: Re: PLC: SHUN SHUN SHUN At 10:00 AM -0800 11/15/97, Thad Q. Alexander wrote: >Patsloane-AT-aol.com wrote: > >> Assuming that John Young is a mouth in search of something to say, the old >> Puritan (or Quaker?) practice of shunning really has a lot to recommend it, >> and I've seen it work on other lists. > John is merely using a particualry psuedo hip verbiage reminiscent of "Zippy" to get his points across. When he has a point - the words can be quite amusing. When he doesn't, it merely sounds foolish. As with most forms of expressive reaching - failure tends to be its own punishment. Stirling Newberry business: openmarket.com personal: allegro-AT-thecia.net War and Romance: http://www.thecia.net/users/allegro/public_html --- from list phillitcrit-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---
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