Matzel tov, Saba. She's a lucky little girl to have such a grandfather. I hope she had a happy day today. Julie Krueger ========Original Message======== Subj: [lit-ideas] Re: VERY VERY VERY GOOD NEWS Date: 3/4/06 1:00:55 A.M. Central Standard Time From: _atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:atlas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) To: _lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx (mailto:lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx) Sent on: Irene: > Except I wasn't supporting you. I saw yet another instance of people > thinking insult means love, admiration, whatever. But if an "insult" is said as an expression of love, Irene, it's not an insult -- it's an expression of love. Love can be expressed in irony as well as in any straight forward declaration. In fact, ironic expressions of love can be a more highly charged, secret "love language". I don't mean to suggest that Erin's joke was a "love language", but it does mean that she thinks she knows me well enough to know she can tease me about my children's "affectation" for bizarre names -- an affectation they got from me who named them, a fact she's aware of. So it all gets more complicated than appears on the surface where you seem to have made this judgment. Maybe you might probe a little deeper before jumping to conclusions. It might save you some Emily Litella moments. Just a suggestion. If you weren't being supportive, then I don't really understand your objection, though I suppose you could be sensitive to the whole question of civility and posting, and urging us all to be more restrained. I would support that -- most times. : ) And if that is the case, then let me assure you that in this situation you're way off base. I found Erin's post very funny, but then I know the world that gave it birth and where it was meant to live as, I would guess, do most people on this list. Life's not such a burden if you just lighten up. Mike Geary ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html