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[Facts] "Remarks are not literature." -- Gertrude Stein to Hemingway, ca. 1922
Yer point being? Nowhere did I exempt meself from at least partial blame for the problem! It just seemed like we could ALL do a better job of squelching this unfortunate trend.Substance of postings (and delicacy of language) is all that separates this lot from the Yahoo! News Message Boards...
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"A little nonsense now and then is relished by the best of men." -- Anonymous
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The saying "A little nonsense now and then, is relished by the wisest men" was first published in willy wonka and the chocolate factory leading me to believe it was created by the author
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...my point being that I have become a habitue at BTNBB because -- besides my love for etymology -- I enjoy interacting with intelligent and witty people (including yourself, old fart) without taking myself or this board too seriously. I am not here to squelch any disturbing phenomena :P
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