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Re: vulgarisms

From:Nik Taylor <fortytwo@...>
Date:Thursday, November 12, 1998, 2:11
John Cowan wrote:
> Yes, specifically applied to the hypothyroid. But what is the link > from "Christian" to "stupid"?
The people who cared for them didn't want to call them "morons" or anything like that, so they referred to them as "Christians", the idea being, I suppose, that they're good people who were just unfortunate. -- "It has occured to me more than once that holy boredom is good and sufficient reason for the invention of free will." - "Lord Leto II" (Dune Chronicles, by Frank Herbert) http://members.tripod.com/~Nik_Taylor/X-Files/ ICQ #: 18656696 AOL screen-name: NikTailor