Comments on: And Another Thing, Vol. III http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/ Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:34:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: greengirl7 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26461 greengirl7 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:51:02 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26461 Hi again. What a neophyte. I posted to the wrong thread. I'll keep trying. Hi again. What a neophyte. I posted to the wrong thread. I’ll keep trying.

]]> By: greengirl7 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26460 greengirl7 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:43:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26460 I tried the website again and up came the 3M Corp. Just as all of you have been saying, big corps jumping on the pink bandwagon. I tried the website again and up came the 3M Corp. Just as all of you have been saying, big corps jumping on the pink bandwagon.

]]> By: greengirl7 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26459 greengirl7 Fri, 22 Sep 2006 06:35:15 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26459 Twisty, what a joy to read your blog. I wish you continued progress on your way to full ambulation. I've been reading here for several months and have followed the "Think before you pink" thread in particular. Thumbing through a Canadian Living Magazine recently, I came across a two-page ad for Scotch-Brite sponges. Of course the entire first page was baby pink and overleaf was a picture of a pink sponge with magenta pink "ribbons" scattered over its surface. The caption reads: "Help "wipe out" breast cancer!" After some "facts about breast cancer in Canada," the ad states that "Scotch-Brite is proud to create a future without breast cancer," and, "a contibution will be made to the Cdn. Breast Cancer Fdn. from the purchase of each specially marked Scotch-Brite sponge." When I tried to go to the website, nothing came up.(www.scotchbrite.ca) Maybe some of you are familiar with this ad? I am disgusted by this kind of newspeak. If only we kept our houses and ourselves CLEANER, we could lick this problem. Twisty, what a joy to read your blog. I wish you continued progress on your way to full ambulation.

I’ve been reading here for several months and have followed the “Think
before you pink” thread in particular. Thumbing through a Canadian Living Magazine recently, I came across a two-page ad for Scotch-Brite sponges. Of course the entire first page was baby pink and overleaf was a picture of a pink sponge with magenta pink “ribbons” scattered over its surface. The caption reads: “Help “wipe out” breast cancer!” After some “facts about breast cancer in Canada,” the ad states that “Scotch-Brite is proud to create a future without breast cancer,” and, “a contibution will be made to the Cdn. Breast Cancer Fdn. from the purchase of each specially marked Scotch-Brite sponge.” When I tried to go to the website, nothing came up.(www.scotchbrite.ca) Maybe some of you are familiar with this ad?

I am disgusted by this kind of newspeak. If only we kept our houses and ourselves CLEANER, we could lick this problem.

]]> By: rootlesscosmo http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26456 rootlesscosmo Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:52:11 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26456 "Paucity" is from Latin "paucus," meaning "few, small in number." (People who read classical music will have met its Italian offspring, "poco," as in "poco accelerando," speeding up a bit.) “Paucity” is from Latin “paucus,” meaning “few, small in number.” (People who read classical music will have met its Italian offspring, “poco,” as in “poco accelerando,” speeding up a bit.)

]]> By: Buttercup http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26455 Buttercup Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:42:27 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26455 hooray, my stern young up-dooed woman is back! I missed her. She reminds me somewhat of my elder daughter. gzur, paucity happens to be one of my very favoritest words. it's one of them onomaetopoeicishlythings. hooray, my stern young up-dooed woman is back! I missed her. She reminds me somewhat of my elder daughter.

gzur, paucity happens to be one of my very favoritest words. it’s one of them onomaetopoeicishlythings.

]]> By: vera http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26454 vera Thu, 21 Sep 2006 22:38:43 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26454 Dear Twisty, I'm rejoicing that you are able to hobble forth in search of tacos. I wouldn't dream of suing you. In fact, I'd read you on the back of an envelope, without complaint, if that was the medium of your choice. Dear Twisty, I’m rejoicing that you are able to hobble forth in search of tacos. I wouldn’t dream of suing you. In fact, I’d read you on the back of an envelope, without complaint, if that was the medium of your choice.

]]> By: karenology http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26450 karenology Thu, 21 Sep 2006 19:17:52 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26450 Good for you for getting your priorities straight! You need every bit of that delicious taco-fueled energy in your patriarchy-blaming endeavors. Good for you for getting your priorities straight! You need every bit of that delicious taco-fueled energy in your patriarchy-blaming endeavors.

]]> By: rootlesscosmo http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26449 rootlesscosmo Thu, 21 Sep 2006 18:09:00 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26449 Glad to see the sans serif font back. Glad to see you back too. Glad to see the sans serif font back. Glad to see you back too.

]]> By: thebewilderness http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26448 thebewilderness Thu, 21 Sep 2006 17:35:29 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26448 Delighted to hear you are oot and aboot. In my humble opinion, paucity is an excellent word. Its use prompts short people to rummage through dictionaries. Any word that prompts the rummaging in dictionaries is an excellent word. My grandchildren have passed through the search for 'naughty' words stage, and have moved on to the trying to figure out if grandma is praising them or insulting them stage with dictionaries. Bwa-ha-ha. Delighted to hear you are oot and aboot. In my humble opinion, paucity is an excellent word. Its use prompts short people to rummage through dictionaries. Any word that prompts the rummaging in dictionaries is an excellent word. My grandchildren have passed through the search for ‘naughty’ words stage, and have moved on to the trying to figure out if grandma is praising them or insulting them stage with dictionaries. Bwa-ha-ha.

]]> By: gzur http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26445 gzur Thu, 21 Sep 2006 16:16:28 +0000 http://blog.iblamethepatriarchy.com/2006/09/19/and-another-thing-vol-iii/#comment-26445 paucity!?! "No way that's a word", I thought, but of course the patriarchy does not deem words meaning 'small' worthy of knowing, since in the storm of phallocentricism they might mistakenly be applied to something we like to think of as NOT being small. Good to hear that you're back on your feet. Now all you gotta do is stay there. paucity!?!

“No way that’s a word”, I thought, but of course the patriarchy does not deem words meaning ’small’ worthy of knowing, since in the storm of phallocentricism they might mistakenly be applied to something we like to think of as NOT being small.

Good to hear that you’re back on your feet. Now all you gotta do is stay there.

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