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Mon May-16-11 08:55 AM
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Mon May-16-11 09:00 AM
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shouldn't it be IT is off?
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Mon May-16-11 09:02 AM
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2. Tradition refers to ships of all kinds as 'she' n/t |
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Mon May-16-11 09:25 AM
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3. some patriarchal traditions stink and should be abandoned |
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Mon May-16-11 09:31 AM
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4. Ships are called 'she' because they carry life. n/t |
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Mon May-16-11 09:50 AM
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5. lol... nice way to deflect feminist criticism.. |
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wait a minute.. are you insinuating that women are only good for bearing children??
Sometimes its better to just sit silently and :popcorn:
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Mon May-16-11 11:04 AM
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11. Yeah, that's exactly what I think |
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which is why I reproduced at least ten times (lost count after that). :sarcasm:
Merely repeating the explanation of a Navy CPO.
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Mon May-16-11 11:23 AM
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12. "feminist criticism"? |
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WTH? Women really ARE very well suited to carry life. Can you deal with it? The rocket is phallic. Is that not enough for you?
sheesh . someone looking for trouble? Or working out their own gender issues by casting aspersions on others?
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Mon May-16-11 09:58 AM
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Mon May-16-11 10:00 AM
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7. And some are of vanishingly trivial importance. |
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Suggest you pick the subjects of you umbrage carefully, lest you become irrelevant.
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Mon May-16-11 10:08 AM
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8. your advice has me laughing out loud |
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Mon May-16-11 10:35 AM
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9. Do you find yourself prone to inappropriate behavior? |
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Denial is no asset to the cause you purportedly espouse.
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Mon May-16-11 10:58 AM
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10. And some, like this one, don't matter. |
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While others, such as using the male form of a pronoun as the standard, do need to be replaced.
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Mon May-16-11 12:05 PM
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13. and some are ridiculously trivial and meaningless |
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and harmless and are just fine to keep.
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Mon May-16-11 12:20 PM
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14. I can think of no better blessing for a ship: |
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Fair winds and following seas, gallant lady.
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Tue May-17-11 07:58 PM
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19. OFFS!!! What a realy dumb post. |
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Wed May-18-11 10:11 AM
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20. This one makes too much sense. Boats are also unpredictable... |
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...and hard on the pocketbook.
:hide:
BTW how's your French, German, Italian, Spanish, etc. Language and words have gender get over it.
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Wed May-18-11 12:08 PM
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21. It varies by culture. The Russians and other Slavs call their ships "he". nt |
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Mon May-16-11 01:58 PM
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15. Only if you like to court disaster |
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I bet you'd say "left" and "right" onboard a ship, too...
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Mon May-16-11 02:41 PM
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Mon May-16-11 03:12 PM
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Great, powerful, virile beast thrusting himself into the Universe!
Woo hoo!
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Tue May-17-11 10:42 AM
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18. good one - like your humor |
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