"Language Police" Ban "Old", "Blind", "Sea"

Muck · 05-28-2003, 04:26 PM

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She says a lot of people are having fun finding new titles for Ernest Hemingway's "The Old Man and the Sea" which presents problems with every word except "and" and "the." Ravitch said old is ageist, man is sexist and sea can't be used in case a student lives inland and doesn't grasp the concept of a large body of water.

Are you kidding me?? This is getting ridiculous. Like George Carlin said, "It's the 'p*ssyfication' of this country". :yell: Like banning dodgeball wasn't bad enough.

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iceblizzard69 · 05-28-2003, 04:47 PM

Who the **** comes up with these rules? Who cares if something says "old" or "yacht?"

baccarat · 05-28-2003, 08:21 PM

I saw this woman on a lot of political debate/news shows. She's right that text books are way too PC. You can't say paperboy? WTF?

Capt. Dick · 05-28-2003, 08:26 PM

Simple.....this woman needs to get laid. Next case.

bigbry · 05-28-2003, 10:01 PM

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Originally posted by Capt. Dick
Simple.....this woman needs to get laid. Next case.

Bwwwahhhhwaaaaaaaaahaha

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baccarat · 05-28-2003, 10:31 PM

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Originally posted by Capt. Dick
Simple.....this woman needs to get laid. Next case.

What? She's not defending the PC BS, she's just reporting it.

Capt. Dick · 05-28-2003, 10:41 PM

[quote]Originally posted by booyeah_

What? She's not defending the PC BS, she's just reporting it. [/QUOTE

oops....well ok. Misread it. Aw hell, she probably needs to get laid anyway.

Jaydog57 · 05-29-2003, 12:48 PM

Hey, the 'Old Man and the Sea' was written by Ernest Hemingway who lived in the Keys, you're always out on the sea and you live in the Keys, any chance you were an inspiration for that one?

:cool:

Capt. Dick · 05-29-2003, 04:58 PM

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Originally posted by Jaydog57
Hey, the 'Old Man and the Sea' was written by Ernest Hemingway who lived in the Keys, you're always out on the sea and you live in the Keys, any chance you were an inspiration for that one? :cool:

Nope, not me Jaydog.

.....I did know the old fisherman who was the son of the capt. who used to take Hemingway fishing. He`s been dead a long time now. His name was Joe Russel. I was a 1st mate in those days.

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Jaydog57 Crank Yanker Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Inside your head Age: 36 Posts: 2,272 Thanks: 15 Thanked 6 Times in 5 Posts	Capt. Dick........ Hey, the 'Old Man and the Sea' was written by Ernest Hemingway who lived in the Keys, you're always out on the sea and you live in the Keys, any chance you were an inspiration for that one? :cool: __________________

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05-28-2003, 04:47 PM	#2
iceblizzard69 FinHeaven Elite Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: On an island Age: 21 Posts: 13,387 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Who the **** comes up with these rules? Who cares if something says "old" or "yacht?"

05-28-2003, 08:21 PM	#3
baccarat Adam the Quarterback Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 3,612 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	I saw this woman on a lot of political debate/news shows. She's right that text books are way too PC. You can't say paperboy? WTF?

05-28-2003, 08:26 PM	#4
Capt. Dick Deep Sea Wanderer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Akron zoo Posts: 6,044 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Simple.....this woman needs to get laid. Next case.

05-28-2003, 10:41 PM	#7
Capt. Dick Deep Sea Wanderer Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Akron zoo Posts: 6,044 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	[quote]Originally posted by booyeah_ What? She's not defending the PC BS, she's just reporting it. [/QUOTE oops....well ok. Misread it. Aw hell, she probably needs to get laid anyway.

"Language Police" Ban "Old", "Blind", "Sea"

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