From: utzoo!decvax!harpo!eagle!cw
Newsgroups: net.singles
Title: Comments on a recently submitted and poorly written article
Article-I.D.: eagle.660
Posted: Tue Nov 30 21:35:50 1982
Received: Wed Dec  1 07:46:45 1982



I may be in a particularly grim mood tonight or perhaps I am having an
attack of marinitis.  [Marinitis, for those of you who have never lived
near San Francisco, is a disease that causes the body to shake and the
mind to wobble; it is transmitted in hot tubs and wine bars; it has
led to an epidemic of fuzzy thinking in Northern California.]  I was set
off by the "Declaration of Undependence" posted here recently.  It is
not such a bad idea in itself.  However, I wondered how many people
who read this group really want advice from a person who says things like

	I RESOLVE to remain aware of ... my wholeness ...
	particularly when in a coupled relationship.
	[I hope she doesn't notice her halfness.  And what is a "coupled
	relationship?"  It brings to mind all sorts of jokes combining
	hardware stores and sex.]

	I will exercise my need for personal space without impinging 
	on others. 
	[I also avoid walking into other people.]

	I will cultivate relationships with those of all ages, occupations 
	and marital statuses as long as they meet my needs.
	[But what have you done for me lately, baby?  And besides that,
	would you rather sit and talk with a friend or would you like
	to cultivate a relationship?  I suppose it beats raking leaves.]

	I RESOLVE to become acquainted with the other gender...
	[The other gender (in her case) is the word "he".  If you
	don't know the difference between gender and sex, it's
	unlikely that you are going to enjoy either English or
	intimacy.]

	I RESOLVE to go with my occasional loneliness...
	[I suggest you go out for a drink with your loneliness.
	But make it buy every other round.]


I could say more, but this seems enough spleen for one night.  
Please try not to trivialize real problems with muddled thinking
and hackneyed words.

Charles