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[Thomas <thomas AT tbeckett.com>]

I think Sil was just humorously riffing on the political and pun-worthy 
implications of your typo.  Shoulda used a smiley, perhaps.  :)

TaB

B wrote:
> OK ok, so I was pressed by the arrival (at long last) of the veterinarian and didn't give my Subject line a final out-loud copyediting read before clicking Send. However, the last time *I* 
> corrected a poster's language (on another list, way back in the last century), I was bitched out for stepping on someone's heartfelt mini-screed. I was told then that pointing these things out was 
> bad netiquette. Do I now assume that this is an old-fashioned rule that no longer applies? I'll smile and thank you kindly for publicly noticing _all_ of my typos if this means that I get to parcel 
> out some grief rather than just cringe the next time I see "it's" used to mean "belonging to it" and "its" to mean "it is." As well, I'll take the 
> opportunity to correct those who misuse "their," "there" and "they're," and "to," "too," and "two." The next time someone uses 
> "mute" when they mean "moot" will bring a chuckle from my corner, instead of a sigh. Oh boy! I might even branch out into punctua
tion!     ~B\
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Sil Greene <quack AT ibiblio.org>
> Sent: Aug 11, 2004 3:45 PM
> To: 
> 	"Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/"; <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
> Subject: moral morale [was Re: [internetworkers] Help with Moral]
>
>
> I'm thinking this will help troop **morale** quite a bit.  If you want to
> fix the **moral**, yer probably barking up the wrong meme.
>
> --s
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>
> B wrote:
>
> > An old friend whose son is fighting in Afghanistan has written to ask if I
> > can help get the word out that our soldiers in the Middle East are
> > homesick and love to get and watch tapes of hometown high school (and
> > possibly college) ball games. ... I said I'd try to start a meme.... Any
> > suggestions or pointers?  (The first email quoted below was originally to
> > a mutual teacher friend; the second is in response to my "sure, I'll give
> > it a go" reply.)  ~B
> >
> >
> > -----Forwarded Message-----
> > From: Mike <...>
> > Sent: Aug 11, 2004 3:12 PM
> > To: B
> > Subject: Re: Football
> >
> > Hey Girl,   I was thinking, yeah I know sometimes that can hurt.   You
> > being a teacher an all. When you get back to school , maybe you can talk
> > to
> > the football coach and ask him if he knows any alumni that played football
> > for the school that's in the service over seas. I sent my son over in Iraq
> > the home games from last year here. Plus the coach here is going to send
> > him all the games as they play this year. These's guys ate it up. It was a
> > taste of home. Iam trying to get the local paper to get the word out so
> > other schools will follow suit. I think its a great idea. Football ,
> > basketball,  what ever. My son told me he and about 15 guys sat and
> > watched
> > the games and for a time was able to be home. Even the guys that didnt
> > play
> > there had a ball. And cant wait for the new ones to come.  Let me know
> > what
> > you think.    Mike    P.s.  Sorry about the skinny dipping crack. I  had a
> > moment of lack of class
> >
> > -----------------------------------------
> > <...>
> >
> > Great   Great    Great      Think of what this can do for moral.  I was
> > talking to my son last night and moral is really bad. Especially with the
> > guys that are getting extended. My son included. He was to come home
> > around
> > the middle of Jan . 05. Now its sometime in March or April  there not
> > saying. That sucks..  What ever you can do would be greatly appreciated.
> > Mike
> > <snip>
> >
> > http://bholroyd.home.mindspring.com/
> >
> > Only simple and quiet words will ripen of themselves.
> >     -- Tao Teh Ching
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