[ExI] weird tangent: RE: URLs (was: Re: statins bad? again? sorry - I did not know where to cut it off. bill w)

[Dylan Distasio]

Sorry, I'll put a trigger warning on it next time.   Also, for the record,
I was not using it to be inclusive of the entire alphabet of genders, I
just wanted to use the plural.

On Wed, Aug 12, 2020 at 1:40 PM spike jones via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

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> *>…* *On Behalf Of *Dylan Distasio via extropy-chat
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> *Subject:* Re: [ExI] URLs (was: Re: statins bad? again?
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> >…To each their own…
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> I am considering seeking profession help to get over this.  That
> particular common saying is causing me deep psychosis, emotional distress,
> fever, mild headaches, etc.
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> I know we have embraced the plural gender non-specific “their” to replace
> the singular gender-specific (but clumsy) his or her.  Whenever I hear
> someone say “To each their own” the fighting plurality terms sit right next
> to each other in one short sentence, incompatible as matter and
> anti-matter.
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> >… I was quoting an equally great thinker and philosopher, Conan the
> Barbarian…
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> He succeeded wildly.  After Conan’s 1982 military victories, he went on to
> become a governor only 11 years later, holding the office until he termed
> out 8 years later.  Generally popular, what I recall most about Conan’s
> terms in office were his odd way of pronouncing the name of the state he
> led (Cah lee FOOORN ya) and his often-reported comment that he was
> continually surprised at how little actual power that office had, for the
> state legislature thwarted most everything he wanted to do.  His followers
> were most disappointed he was not eligible for higher office, having been
> born in Austria.
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