FW: This is the most absurd position

[Jonathan Lighter]

JHC! Even the Creationists believe in dinosaurs. WTH's so controversial
about the word?

 JL

On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 12:05 PM, Jonathan Lighter
<wuxxmupp2000 at gmail.com>wrote:

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> Every few weeks I find myself saying or thinking, "This is the stupidest
> thing I've ever heard of!"
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> What's wrong with me?  They can't *all* be the stupidest!
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> JL
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> On Thu, Mar 29, 2012 at 11:26 AM, David Barnhart <dbarnhart at highlands.com
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> > From: David Barnhart [mailto:dbarnhart at highlands.com]
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> > To: 'Deakins, Alice'
> > Subject: This is the most absurd position
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> http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/28/new-york-city-schools-ban-loaded-wo
> > rds-from-tests/?hpt=hp_c2<
> http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2012/03/28/new-york-city-schools-ban-loaded-words-from-tests/?hpt=hp_c2
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> > Next they'll want to ban the words from textbooks.
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