posted 5 years ago
And as we know that this is the Cider Press, when I tell someone to let 'er rip, I know that they know that I mean "within the appropriate bounds of the Cider Press, unless you feel like losing some apples."
It is perfectly possible to be polite, respectful, and honest without incurring penalty. And we aren't castigated for profanity, so it's possible to be extremely emphatic, too.
-CK
A human being should be able to change a diaper, plan an invasion, butcher a hog, conn a ship, design a building, write a sonnet, balance accounts, build a wall, set a bone, comfort the dying, take orders, give orders, cooperate, act alone, solve equations, analyze a new problem, pitch manure, program a computer, cook a tasty meal, fight efficiently, die gallantly. Specialization is for insects.
-Robert A. Heinlein