[R-390] Language Usage

[GRANT YOUNGMAN]

The minds eye sees (in virtually anything and everything) that which it is most obsessed about .. 

Grant NQ5T


> On Apr 28, 2015, at 9:20 AM, Todd, KA1KAQ <ka1kaq at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> On Tue, Apr 28, 2015 at 9:32 AM, <joldenburg2 at new.rr.com> wrote:
> 
>> I recall the term "Hammond Organisum" as a quote from a Frank Zappa and the
>> Mothers of Invention tune. The line was : "Like a one celled Hammond
>> organisum
>> underneath my shoes". Obviously no a sexual innuendo but a just a silly
>> musical
>> oriented play on words.
>> 
> 
> Thanks for the clarification, Jon. A few others have suggested the same
> point privately.
> 
> If that's the point of contention that caused Perry to get his undies in a
> bunch and lecture the list on his views of speech and manners, it's not
> only lame, it's completely off-base. One could make a pretty solid case
> that far more sexual innuendo can be attached to the word 'organ' than
> organism. Wasn't the original post from Foley about using an old amplifier
> from a Hammond organ? Hmmm....'organ amplifier'. Think of the possibilities
> to invent a crisis over that one. Trust me on this: Joe Foley has been
> around this list for a couple decades as well and is more than able to get
> his point across, ESPECIALLY if it involves kicking a beehive. If he'd made
> any innuendo, we wouldn't need to reach or stretch to find it.
> 
> This is why we leave matters of intent, use, discipline etc to the list
> owner. At the very least, it's a solid argument for reading more and typing
> less. Or maybe spending less time online and more time out in the sunlight.
> 
> Pure non-sense.