On Thu, 31 Oct 1996, John Martinson wrote:

> No, No, No.  It is "Gentleperson."  And when you get down to
> trying to figure out if it is "man" or "woman" -- you cannot
> use names any longer (Pat, Kerry, ect. are they a gentleperson
> who bears children or a gentleperson who pays child support?).
>
> I'm so happy myself and my gentleperson spouse are at the
> age (can we use age any longer?) we no longer can have
> gentle-children, to live in our gentle-household.  But soon we
> may have gentle-grandchildren, to come destroy our gentle-home.
>
> Well, it is late and I have to go to the office to meet with
> my gentle-staff, gentle-volunteers and gentle-board, and open
> up the gates for the gentle-visitors or is it gentle-tourists?

     Whoa up there, John. You can't go gentle into this good fight.


     Hank Burchard * <[log in to unmask]> * Washington DC | USA