pronouns gone mad
Herb Stahlke
hfwstahlke at GMAIL.COM
Thu May 8 02:15:38 UTC 2014
And then there is the familiar SI Hayakawa comment on abortion:
"I believe it's strictly a matter between the patient and his doctor."
Herb
On Wed, May 7, 2014 at 5:54 PM, W Brewer <brewerwa at gmail.com> wrote:
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> JB: <<it might have been a Schr=C3=B6dinger's kitten, both male and female
> un[til] the box is opened and its sex is determined.>>
> WB: Sorta like Krazy Kat, with Ignatz hurling a brick into the box.
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