Subj : bell's way, and batts
To   : MIKE POWELL
From : Rob Mccart
Date : Tue Aug 26 2025 08:46:08

RM>> I often find myself stopping a certain Tagline from posting on a
  >> message where it could be misinterpreted as a negative comment on
  >> the person who wrote the message.

MP>You know, people didn't used to take offense like that but now that is a
  >good policy as I have seen people mistake taglines for something the author
  >actually typed manually into their message.

Yes, many people are quite touchy these days..
The type that I often end up skipping is when you're having a serious
conversation about Politics or something and the Tagline that's
about to show up says something suggesting the writer is wrong..

Like:
'The moral majority is neither'
'A LITTLE knowledge is a dangerous thing'
'Once I thought I was wrong, but I was mistaken'
'It's a shame that stupidity isn't painful'
'The trouble with political jokes is they get elected'
...etc..

RM>> Plus a lot of them are out of
  >> date to the point where they would confuse a lot of people

MP>I have a few that refer to the Clinton era that I understand but I bet
  >others either don't or would no longer find funny -- too much has happened
  >since!  :D

Yes, or references to old television shows, or even actors, that have
been gone for 30 years..   B)

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