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The polite thing to do has always been to address people as they wish
to be addressed, to treat them in a way they think dignified. But it
is equally important to accept and tolerate different standards of
courtesy, not expecting everyone else to adapt to one's own
preferences. Only then can we hope to restore the insult to its proper
social function of expressing true distaste.
-- Judith Martin, "Miss Manners' Guide to
Excruciatingly Correct Behavior"
Help stamp out and abolish redundancy.
Your conscience never stops you from doing anything. It just stops you
from enjoying it.
Xerox does it again and again and again and ...
Some don't prefer the pursuit of happiness to the happiness of pursuit.
Office Automation, n.:
The use of computers to improve efficiency by removing anyone
you would want to talk with over coffee.
I'd love to go out with you, but my favorite commercial is on TV.
Dawn, n.:
The time when men of reason go to bed.
-- Ambrose Bierce, "The Devil's Dictionary"
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 Michael J. Chappell Contact me at:
mcsuper5@freeshell.org
