Lame Language (was: Re: [techtalk] Almost arrested for using telnet(civility)

2001-04-16 Thread Curious
I'm moving this thread to geekgrrl.. since it seems to be where issues conversation has moved... Language can be so anyoing sometimes... sometimes in unexpected ways... Take for example a youngster who had difficulty hearing.. according to the National Association for the Deaf.. the term to be

Re: [techtalk] Almost arrested for using telnet(civility)

2001-04-13 Thread Vinnie
On Thu, 12 Apr 2001, Steve Kudlak wrote: > Maybe I should read more closely. Yes, you should. http://www.linux.org.uk/pipermail/techtalk/2001-April/003353.html > MY wonderment is that no one ever > asked what was the problem of running telnet. I think it's because everyone here already prett

Re: [techtalk] Almost arrested for using telnet(civility)

2001-04-11 Thread Steve Kudlak
Vinnie wrote: > On Wed, 11 Apr 2001, A Kozic wrote: > > > But the use in question was using `faggotry' as a synonym for lameness, > > which I could say is offensive to the disabled folks, but I'm not disabled > > or offended, so I won't. > > /me wanders out of his lair. > > Okay, I will. Words