Link to NY City Council "Bitch & Ho" Resolution

[Charles Doyle]

I was reminded: The rather beautiful 1973 motion picture(starring Charlotte Rampling) made from (the Jacobean) John Ford's tragedy _'Tis Pity She's a Whore_, when it was released on VHS, bore the title, simply, _'Tis Pity_. Or at least the copy I used to own did.

--Charlie


---- Original message ----
>Date: Tue, 7 Aug 2007 11:50:52 -0400
>From: Benjamin Zimmer <bgzimmer at BABEL.LING.UPENN.EDU>
>Subject: Re: Link to NY City Council "Bitch & Ho" Resolution

>> "Tis Pity. This is being considered by the "Committee on Civil Rights"--a committee with obviously a lot of time on its hands.
>> ...
>
>--Ben Zimmer

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