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Thread #91338 Message #1737551
Posted By: wysiwyg
10-May-06 - 07:01 PM
Thread Name: On Top of Old Smokey - parody problem
Subject: RE: On Top of Old Smokey - parody problem
the examples you gave were pretty specific
That is my point exactly. The examples I gave are specific only because you were given more facts than are apparent by hearing what is said. Schools don't usually have the luxury of knowing what is meant behind what is said, and people have died often enough that things have gotten pretty strict. It's a shame-- but it shouldn't be a surprise; a course in "folklore" isn't going to prevent school shootings.
~Susan