Replies to post #79113 on Tornado Alley (PROG)

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Stephanie -- to me that one's a classic, an old favorite -- not because it uses language, but because the theme was just so perfectly apt in context -- and yeah, once old Rude decided to do that theme, he sure went ahead and did it -- which at that point was precisely the point, execute the theme -- an example of pure no-holds-barred satire at its best -- not for everyone, of course -- but also not something I wondered for more than a moment about leaving on the board either once I'd read it

(took me long enough to think to myself -- hey, self, wait a second -- wasn't that...one of hers? -- lol)

for better or for worse, I permit some use of strong language in stating and presenting views and observations -- as warned in the basic guidelines stated in the iBox, which are conceptually what I intend and are stated as clearly as I can present them without starting a book -- don't curse all the time/for no apparent reason; keep that to a low boil, please -- and, basically, don't be a jackass (every person on the ban list being there for having proven to be an incorrigible jackass here, and not for views expressed here, period)

and unlike the way things are run some other places, in managing this board I at least try to handle posts from all points of view even-handedly -- if and as I extend latitude in one direction, I've got to extend it all around -- and now it is our guy in office, and there is this indeed somewhat (and apparently increasingly) maddened/evil opposition with its unfortunate echoes through history -- things are what they are (and see http://investorshub.advfn.com/boards/read_msg.aspx?message_id=38864749 )

one last observation, just to note -- in using the word 'penis', rooster was actually trying to be as polite as he could in saying what he had to say -- kinda penny-wise and pound-foolish, one could say, sure -- but hey, he was trying