Thing to make you go hmmmm for the day.

[gurdymonkey]

“Thus, always saving both her own honor and her lord’s, the good lady will not rest 
until she has spoken, or has had someone else speak to those who have committed the 
misdeed in question, alternately soothing and reproving them.”  - Christine de Pisan

"Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting
the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or
the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a
redress of grievances." - First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States

Why is my speech less free than some other people's? Why does a polite request for 
courtesy get met with the Siddown And Shuddup treatment and accusations of 
hypersensitivity? For the record and the mind readers out there, I was not all
busted up because I'd heard Glennie died. Firstly, she was not my horse, she was
just one of many I had the privilege to work with. Secondly, 32 is a VERY good
life for a horse, all the memories were good ones, it was her time and I'm OK with
that. My intent was to illustrate why other listmembers might feel the jokes were
getting a bit, well, lame. 

I could have discussed the relative merits of finishing off a rat with a 
shovel instead of letting it stagger for long minutes as dies slowly of internal 
bleeding. (I was good enough at it that my barn mates called me the Executioner.)
Would have gone nicely with the helpful posts on the disposal of dead livestock. 

Could it be the prick of conscience making people defensive? I don't know. Unlike
others, I do not claim to be able to read minds. 

So don't think of it as me trying to abridge your right to free speech,
think of it as me trying to do my duty as a Lady (I have the papers to prove it)
of Our Society.