Re: oh please.

pcg <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.music.dadl.ot
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> No, "killed" is the comedian's term.  I don't believe many of them say
> "murdered", but I know they do say they "killed" when doing well.

I listen to the Adam Carolla podcast every day. Trust me, they use
both, and "murdered" is not an infrequent term. But we're just
splitting hairs. :)

> I know sacred isn't a metaphor but it isn't a dangerous word either even
> when you think it is misused.

Do you seriously believe that? Do you think you could explain that to
the family of Theo Van Gogh, the Dutch film director who was shot
eight times, stabbed, and partially decapitated explicitly because he
dared criticise Islamic sacred texts?

*Any* religious imagery or language can be dangerous. That's what
makes it so powerful.

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