Re: oops [OT]

June C. Hunt said: > OTC wrote: >> >> CKGeier@nwc.edu said: >> > Actually, >> > >> > Being female and a part of this *professional* listserv I enjoy so >> much, > I >> >> This is a *professional* listserv? Oh shit, I'd better go elsewhere >> then. > > Hold that thought for a moment... Sorry, I'm a bloke -- attention span of a gnat, so... > Of course you haven't. There isn't an equivalent term. If you don't > understand why women get so upset, then you are missing all that that word > means. And it has only a very tiny bit to do with anatomy. It is a That may well be it. I guess I don't understand the history for some weird cultural reasons (my head up my ass will suffice). Can I call him an asshole, instead, miss? > derogatory term that is on par with one that was used (in the US, anyway) > by > whites to degrade blacks. When you use the word that you did, there is no > mistaking who it is aimed at. > > That said, it really isn't important if you understand it. Simply > remember, Ah! Remember! What was I supposed to remember again? > and respect, that many of us do get upset over that word. That's all we > ask. Oh, and if you decide to use it anyway, be prepared for some > fallout. > You might also want to make sure you are out of striking distance when you > say it. > >> > Ah, what's >> > the professional world coming to? I do very much enjoy the posts I >> read >> > from you, Obnoxio. I laughed during much of this banter as I also felt >> > very annoyed that someone would have the nerve and foolishness to ask >> us >> > hard-working gurus to do his homework, Thanks for your apology and to >> > everyone who set him straight! Unfortunately, I will only be a part of >> > this listserv for a couple more years as we just purchased a new ERP >> > package and it's based on ORACLE! Sad, sad, sad. I'll miss this >> place >> > and all the beautiful people. >> >> No reason to leave, just because you're not using the product...? I >> mean, >> *I'm* still here. :o) > > Ok, back to the held thought... You've decided to stay? Good! Everyone > needs a light moment now and again, and watching you step in it from time > to > time definitely lightens things up. Sorry, which thought was I holding? I can't remember, does the [OT] go before or after the subject? Oh well. I suppose it's just another thing I'm going to have to apologise for... :o) -- Bye now, Obnoxio "C'est pas parce qu'on n'a rien ' dire qu'il faut fermer sa gueule" - Coluche "I'm trying to see things your way, but I can't get my head up my ass" - JCH "Ogni uomo mi guarda come se fossi una testa di cazzo" - Marco Travel broadens a person. You look as if you have been all over the world. I went to the airport to check in and they asked what I did because I looked like a terrorist. I said I was a comedian. They said, "Say something funny then." I told them I had just graduated from flying school. -- Ahmed Ahmed http://members.rogers.com/2remedy/images/smilies/banners/RTFM.gif sending to informix-list