Getting kicked out of groups often makes the best stories.  Sometimes 
even ones we retell with pride.  Sometimes with amazement at the 
stupidity...sometimes the group's sometimes our own.

-jc

On Monday, January 27, 2003, at 03:41  PM, Met History wrote:

> In a message dated 1/27/03 4:30:21 PM Eastern Standard Time, 
> [log in to unmask] writes:
>
> I was kicked off another list because I used a graphic word that 
> related to animal droppings.
>
>
>
> I forgot: you aren't even allowed to use a regular word that suggests 
> a vulgar word.
>
> Sign me,  The Lead Sentence On My Column About Staple Street Was 
> Originally "Staple Street?  Where the Heck Is Staple Street?"  But My 
> Editor Said That "Heck" Would Make Our Readers Think Of The Word 
> "Hell", Which We Do Not Use Except In Biblical References, And "Heck" 
> Was Deleted.
>
> PS  The Same Paper Last Weekend Ran An Article About a Gay Steambath 
> And Noted The Presence Of "Holes Drilled Into Bathroom Partitions To 
> Facilitate Anonymous Gay Sex" And I'm Still Wondering About What That 
> Is Supposed To Make Me Think About.







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