5.0168 Rs: Pogoisms; PC Dictionary; Hanging Judges (3/43)
Elaine Brennan & Allen Renear (EDITORS@BROWNVM.BITNET)
Thu, 20 Jun 91 16:48:54 EDT
Humanist Discussion Group, Vol. 5, No. 0168. Thursday, 20 Jun 1991.
(1) Date: Wednesday, 19 June 1991 2140-EST (20 lines)
From: KRAFT@PENNDRLS
Subject: Pogoisms
(2) Date: Thu, 20 Jun 91 04:30 PDT (9 lines)
From: Jack Kolb <IKW4GWI@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>
Subject: Re: 5.0151 PC Dictionary
(3) Date: Thu, 20 Jun 91 08:41:17 +0200 (14 lines)
From: Timothy.Reuter@MGH.BADW-MUENCHEN.DBP.DE
Subject: Hanging judges
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Date: Wednesday, 19 June 1991 2140-EST
From: KRAFT@PENNDRLS
Subject: Pogoisms
As a longstanding Pogophile, I am shocked by the Walt Kelly
letter, since I also could have sworn -- nay, would have sworn --
that Pogo uttered those immortal words about meeting us, the
enemy. Did some brilliant but unscrupulous editor put those
thoughts on Pogo's lips on the cover of one or another of the
collections, or perhaps named a Pogo anthology with that title?
In any event, if you have a letter denying what is probably my
favoritist Pogoism, please do not share it with me: in one of
the many treatments of McCarthyism and its effects, Pogo and
his friends launch into a discussion of academic freedom. The
punch line (from Pogo, or maybe Churchy), is something to the
effect that "our freedoms is as academic as could be!" I could
look up the exact wording, but its the thought that counts.
Bob Kraft, Pogo addict circa 1955 and onwards.
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 91 04:30 PDT
From: Jack Kolb <IKW4GWI@MVS.OAC.UCLA.EDU>
Subject: Re: 5.0151 PC Dictionary
Indeed, an interesting discussion. Excluding politically incorrect
terms seems rather pointless, as some have suggested: to pretend that
racial epithets, for example, didn't exist does not serve those
victimized by them. And those stil l victims of them. Academians have
very little control over the language, or w hat it represents.
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Date: Thu, 20 Jun 91 08:41:17 +0200
From: Timothy.Reuter@MGH.BADW-MUENCHEN.DBP.DE
Subject: Hanging judges
A parallel is Hugh Kingsmill's A E Housman parody:
Like enough you won't be glad
When they come to hang you, lad
But bacon's not the only thing
That's cured by hanging from a string
I have no reference to hand, but could find one at home.
Timothy Reuter MGH Munich