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Posted by fallsfall on November 16, 2003, at 22:08:16
In reply to Re: please be supportive » pixygoth, posted by Dr. Bob on November 16, 2003, at 12:04:58
> > hee hee I love "defenestration"...
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> Sorry to be a wet blanket, but please don't joke about death, thanks.
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> Bob
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> PS: Follow-ups regarding posting policies should be redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration.Defenestration is defined by Merriam-Webster to be: a throwing of a PERSON or THING out of a window.
I saw nothing in liligoth's post that would necessarily be a joke about death. Even throwing a person out of a window does not necessarily result in death.
Posted by Dr. Bob on November 17, 2003, at 3:02:19
In reply to Re: please be supportive » Dr. Bob, posted by fallsfall on November 16, 2003, at 22:08:16
> > > hee hee I love "defenestration"...
> >
> > Sorry to be a wet blanket, but please don't joke about death, thanks.
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> Defenestration is defined by Merriam-Webster to be: a throwing of a PERSON or THING out of a window.
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> I saw nothing in liligoth's post that would necessarily be a joke about death. Even throwing a person out of a window does not necessarily result in death.In that context, it was a person, not a thing, and the reason persons are defenestrated is to kill them.
Bob
Posted by pixygoth on November 17, 2003, at 16:01:03
In reply to Re: defenestration, posted by Dr. Bob on November 17, 2003, at 3:02:19
Hi - this is pixygoth, and it was me , not liligoth - although I still don't see the problematical context in my post - I was talking about liking a word. This was relevant cos there were lots of big words flying about, and there seemed to be a question as to whether use of them was ok.
Thanks Fallsfall for getting it.
And Bob, what if a person was escaping a fire? Or poison gas? Or... there's lots of reasons to go through a window that aren't about death (well.. you get my meaning I hope).
S
Posted by Liligoth on November 17, 2003, at 17:44:44
In reply to Re: please be supportive » Dr. Bob, posted by fallsfall on November 16, 2003, at 22:08:16
> > > hee hee I love "defenestration"...
> >
> > Sorry to be a wet blanket, but please don't joke about death, thanks.
> >
> > Bob
> >
> > PS: Follow-ups regarding posting policies should be redirected to Psycho-Babble Administration.
>
> Defenestration is defined by Merriam-Webster to be: a throwing of a PERSON or THING out of a window.
>
> I saw nothing in liligoth's post that would necessarily be a joke about death. Even throwing a person out of a window does not necessarily result in death.
>excuse me Fallsfall, but that was not mentioned in a post by me. Nor did I make any comment upon that subject.
cheers
Posted by Liligoth on November 17, 2003, at 17:46:05
In reply to Re: defenestration » Dr. Bob, posted by pixygoth on November 17, 2003, at 16:01:03
> Hi - this is pixygoth, and it was me , not liligoth - although I still don't see the problematical context in my post - I was talking about liking a word. This was relevant cos there were lots of big words flying about, and there seemed to be a question as to whether use of them was ok.
> Thanks Fallsfall for getting it.
> And Bob, what if a person was escaping a fire? Or poison gas? Or... there's lots of reasons to go through a window that aren't about death (well.. you get my meaning I hope).
> S
thanks cousin Pixygoth for sorting out that confusion.
Posted by Dr. Bob on November 17, 2003, at 18:22:20
In reply to Re: please be supportive » Dr. Bob, posted by fallsfall on November 16, 2003, at 22:08:16
[Posted by pixygoth on November 17, 2003, at 14:21:34]
> Should this go to admin? Either way, what did that have to do with joking about death? I was expressing my liking for a word which means "out of a window putting" as far as I'm aware. You can defenestrate a book, a brick, a television - oh, well yes, oneself as well I suppose, but does that mean we can't use the word "top"??
> Sorry if I offended anyone, Dr B. included.
> S
Posted by Dr. Rod on November 18, 2003, at 16:14:15
In reply to Re: defenestration, posted by Dr. Bob on November 17, 2003, at 3:02:19
Thank you for your clear and steady vision of the issues... You are doing much more than promoting meaningless babble here... You are keeping the postings and responses appropriate... Too many times I have dropped into chat rooms and boards to see what goes on, only to find 5 or 6 people running the site as their own little playpen... Thank you again for keeping your board out of that morass... Dr. Rod
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