An ad: _baby_ > _it_

[Jonathan Lighter]

To me, "apeshit" has always covered all forms of craziness.

And Merry Christmas to all!

JL

On Tue, Dec 25, 2012 at 1:36 PM, Wilson Gray <hwgray at gmail.com> wrote:

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> Poster:       Wilson Gray <hwgray at GMAIL.COM>
> Subject:      An ad: _baby_ > _it_
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> “With the Crib-Dribbler feeding system, the baby will have the alone
> time _it_ needs, and _its_ parents can enjoy some quiet time."
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> And yet, there are those who have no problem at all with _baby_ >
> _they_ and who find the use of _it_ mind-bogglingly weird.
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> People aren't bothering to distinguish between _apeshit_
> "enthusiastic" and _batshit_ "angry," anymore.
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> And check this out. A Tennesseean speaks:
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> "Supplies are running low, since manufacturers are producing less and
> less of this product, _anymore_."
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> There's no stopping the change of language.
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> -Wilson
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> All say, "How hard it is that we have to die!"---a strange complaint
> to come from the mouths of people who have had to live.
> -Mark Twain
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