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Politics : Sharks in the Septic Tank -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Lane3 who wrote (35607)	10/26/2001 10:25:17 AM
From: Bald Eagle	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Question? Is the origin of the word "niggardly" the same as the origin of the other "n" word, which I am not posting because some PC person would probably send in a TOU complaint on that one, despite the fact that I wouldn't be using it in a derogatory fashion. BTW, why is it OK for all those "African American" comedians to use the "n" word frequently? Never could figure that out.

To: Lane3 who wrote (35607)	10/26/2001 10:32:52 AM
From: J. C. Dithers	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 82486

A cheering message from a serviceman at sea. Below is an e-mail from a young ensign aboard the USS Winston >Churchill to his parents. (Churchill is an Arleigh Burke-class AEGIS >guided-missile destroyer, commissioned March 10, 2001, and is the >only active U.S. Navy warship named after a foreign national.) > >"Dear Dad, > >"We are still at sea. The remainder of our port visits have all been >cancelled. We have spent every day since the attacks going back and >forth within imaginary boxes drawn in the ocean, standing high-security >watches, and trying to make the best of it. We have seen the articles >and the photographs, and they are sickening. Being isolated, I don't >think we appreciate the full scope of what is happening back home, >but we are definitely feeling the effects. > >"About two hours ago, we were hailed by a German Navy destroyer, >Lutjens, requesting permission to pass close by our port side. Strange, >since we're in the middle of an empty ocean, but the captain acquiesced >and we prepared to render them honors from our bridgewing. As they >were making their approach, our conning officer used binoculars and >announced that Lutjens was flying not the German, but the American flag. >As she came alongside us, we saw the American flag flying half-mast and >her entire crew topside standing at silent, rigid attention in their dress >uniforms. > >"They had made a sign that was displayed on her side that read, "We Stand >By You." There was not a dry eye on the bridge as they stayed alongside >us >for a few minutes and saluted. It was the most powerful thing I have seen >in my life. The German Navy did an incredible thing for this crew, and it >has >truly been the highest point in the days since the attacks. It's amazing to >think >that only a half-century ago things were quite different. > >"After Lutjens pulled away, the Officer of the Deck, who had been planning >to get out later this year, turned to me and said, 'I'm staying Navy.' > >"I'll write you when I know more about when I'll be home, but this is it >for now. > >"Love you guys

To: Lane3 who wrote (35607)	10/26/2001 10:38:49 AM
From: cosmicforce	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 82486

Hey, I thought you'd been run out of here! 8^)

To: Lane3 who wrote (35607)	10/26/2001 10:39:03 AM
From: J. C. Dithers	Respond to of 82486

Funny how common that archaic word became once PC became an issue Karen, aren't 99% of the words in Webster's "archaic?" That word found its way into my vocabulary far too long ago for me to remember. Do you agree with the idea that this word should be dropped from common usage?