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

To: epicure who wrote (38178)	11/21/2001 7:34:59 PM
From: Jorj X Mckie	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 82486

Context is everything. Regardless, people frequently take offense when they are the objects of scorn...... Your Response: And when they get angry, they've lost. :-) It's lovely. These are the definitions that I posted earlier. You will note that I didn't exclude "thing". ======================================================= Ridicule - Words or actions intended to evoke contemptuous laughter at or feelings toward a person or thing Scorn - Contempt or disdain felt toward a person or object considered despicable or unworthy ========================================================