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• Lee Caraway

  

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  October 17, 2009 11:08:55 AM EDT

  Susanne, This was like reading a really spellbinding book, full of great leads, only to find out someone has torn out the last page.
  All the points you make here are really great, and I live the process, but what next? I see a lot of really good posts, good points, good thought processes, but none go on to "what's next"?
  It seems we have squandered the preparatory time since the alarm bell started ringing, son now we're in the ninth inning, fourth quarter, whatever. What's the game plan as you see it? What's the first step as you see it? We need those same minds that can so clearly define the problem to start addressing the answers.
• Angler Red

  

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  October 17, 2009 6:00:13 PM EDT

  Have you noticed that all the swear words are downgrading of sex and females (bitchslapped) or of God? I've never heard anyone cuss using Mohammed's name or say Budhadamned. Why is that?

  Interesting point, but I'd think that most of the reason for your perspective surrounding "Christian-oriented" swear words? Is because you're surrounded by a common culture (vastly Christian) which shares a common language (english), which, in itself, would sorta' somewhat marginalize both Islam and/or Buddhism as core religions with which to "curse with" ... but, then again, I'm admittedly one of your verbal/conceptual protaganists, in this thread, at least - so what do I know? grin

• Angler Red

  

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  October 17, 2009 6:07:49 PM EDT

  PS ... even though Webster's a tool (lol), here's "his" idea of what the term 'bitch' means:
  
  Pronunciation: \ˈbich\
  Function: noun
  Etymology: Middle English bicche, from Old English bicce
  Date: before 12th century
  
  1 : the female of the dog or some other carnivorous mammals
  2 a : a lewd or immoral woman b : a malicious, spiteful, or overbearing woman —sometimes used as a generalized term of abuse
  3 : something that is extremely difficult, objectionable, or unpleasant
  
  Hmmm ... also highly Christian in the sense that Eve was supposedly responsible for "original sin" and thus many later "human untowards" have been labeled in a female-driven manner ... but we don't need to go there, either, do we?
  
  Nah ... I think it's pretty much been said already.