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

To: E who wrote (66669)	11/17/2002 8:54:28 AM
From: one_less	Respond to of 82486

Me too. It is a cruel world and I try not to participate in that aspect. When it is culturally founded we may find ourselves chiming in without even realizing the significance of what is going on. The school yard stuff is usually just children acting out what adults have modeled, only with less sophistication and without boundaries. I haven't used the acronym myself and can hardly speak for those who endorse it. However IMO, FAL was derived from BFL "big fat liar" which historically was not a reference to body style. Since FAL has evolved to another connotation, I vote to move to a new derogatory liberal reference.