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A spade by any other name
By meadowcroft1964
07 June 2008

written with hope all will agree


A SPADE STILL A SPADE EVEN WITH ANOTHERS NAME
I THINK OUR WRITING SHOULD BE JUST THE SAME
DON'T LET INSULTS  BE HIDDEN BEHIND VERSE
FACE UP TO NEMESIS LET THEM DO THEIR WORST
WE ALL NEED TO FIGHT WORDS THAT AREN'T RIGHT
THEY DO AS MUCH DAMAGE WHEN THEY'RE USED AS WEAPONS
AS THE BOMBS THAT WERE DROPPED AT NINE ELEVEN 

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Written by Turquoise-Tangerine (95 comments posted) 7th June 2008
"WORDS THAT AREN'T RIGHT DO AS MUCH DAMAGE WHEN THEY'RE USED AS WEAPONS AS THE BOMBS THAT WERE DROPPED AT NINE ELEVEN" 
 
A slight exaggeration I feel. I’m fairly certain that the dead and maimed would disagree with you. 
No bombs were dropped at 9/11 
And SPADE is derogatory term to some people, so be careful not to LET INSULTS BE HIDDEN BEHIND VERSE. 
 
“Luke, I am not your nemesis.” Just my view, no harm meant, 
Turk. 

Written by Bottleblondesurfer (3331 comments posted) 7th June 2008
I agree that words do have power to cause good and bad but I have a strong bias against censorship. People who write "words that aren't right" usually show themselves up and it is obvious to most. It usually rebounds back on them, anyway.  
People's character is reflected in their writing and you soon get to know who to avoid. After 2 years here I soon realise who to avoid. I have seen many opinionated critics come and go. They are a bit like seagulls as they come swooping in, make a lot of very loud noise, sh*t over everybody and swoop out again just as quickly and we carry on just as before. If you ignore them they usually go away. 
cheers 
jane

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