Re: Mental masturbation: a correction

On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, JOEL MATTHEW PEARSON wrote:

> On Wed, 2 Jun 1999, Sally Caves wrote:
>
> Given the unfortunate direction this thread has taken, I suppose
> I should apologise for bringing up the incident in the first place.
> I must say, though, that I fail to see what all the fuss is about.
> Brian's masturbation comment did not seem especially offensive to
> me (if anything, I found the Esperanto farting thread to be more
> off-colour), and I'm a little surprised that it resulted in such
> heated feelings and (IMHO) willful misunderstandings on both sides.
>
But that was a literary allusion! In literature, everything is allowed,
isn't it? Besides, I'm not going to pass up on my first chance
to use the off-stage pronominal suffix in my life...

Boudewijn Rempt  | http://www.xs4all.nl/~bsarempt