ethics and the picture

[Doug Millison]

You missed the point, John. I asked, not for the definition of "sissy", but
instead for you to explain how we're all "sissies", and what it means for
you to call us that. You persist in name-calling, so be it.

Congratulating you on your dictionary skills,
Doug

At 12:45 AM 6/22/97, john wells wrote:
>Doug Millison wrote:
>>
>> I'm sure that's one way to put it. I think I get the "hand-wringing" part,
>> but perhaps John would explain how we're all "sissies", and what that
>> means.
>
>Doug,
>
>You're writing from "online-JOURNALIST.com" and you don't know what
>sissy means? I thought journalists kept dictionaries handy. However,
>since you seem to be without your tools:
>
>"sis-sy... n. pl.-sies U.S. Informal... 2. A coward or weakling.
>--sis'sy-ish adj.*
>   *(Funk & Wagnalls STANDARD ENCYCLOPEDIC DICTIONARY, JG Ferguson Pub.
>Co. Chicago
>    copyright 1975, by Funk & Wagnalls Pub. Co. Inc. page 628, col.1,
>14th definition.)
>
>ALSO:
>
>"coward...n... Sl.(slang) weak sister; sissy, etc..."*
>   *(THE SYNONYM FINDER, by J.I. Rodale, pub. by Warner Books, A
>Warner           Communications Co., Warner Books Edition, copyright
>1978 by Rodale Press, Inc.
>     page 239, col. 1, 6th definition.)
>
>So, there you have it. I meant "sissy" in the cowardly sense, a minor
>cowardice to be sure, but to have all this hand-wringing over posting a
>photo already published, well, PLEASE... lighten up.
>
>Since you are writing from "online-journalist.com" you should really
>keep a good dictionary handy, almost any good sized one will do, but I
>highly recommend "The Synonym Finder by Rodale, that's a really useful
>reference book, it's easier to use than a Thesaurus and it's cheaper
>than a dictionary.
>
>Sincerely,
>
>John
>Dandelion Press
>The Weed in the Words:-)
>
>
>
>> Knowing that Pynchon objects to being photographed, do we honor the wish of
>> the artist we admire by refraining from disseminating the picture? I can
>> understand how stopping to ponder the ethical dimension of an action can be
>> frustrating to those who'd rather rush ahead, stop all that "hand-wringing"
>> and take action, but our discussion remains valuable all the same.
>>
>> I'm confident that we'll have a chance to see the picture, as it's sure to
>> be reprinted in the U.S. press sooner rather than later, but that does not
>> render moot the ethical considerations. If that makes me a "sissy" so be
>> it.
>>
>> Cordially,
>> Doug
>>
>> At 1:40 PM 6/21/97, john wells wrote:
>> >Geez. What a bunch of hand-wringing sissies.
>>
>> D O U G  M I L L I S O N----->millison at online-journalist.com
>> SHOPPER:  He entered shop after shop, priced nothing, spoke
>> no word, and looked at all objects with a wild and vacant stare.
>>    --Rem Koolhaas (S,M,L,XL)

D O U G  M I L L I S O N----->millison at online-journalist.com
SHOPPER:  He entered shop after shop, priced nothing, spoke
no word, and looked at all objects with a wild and vacant stare.
   --E.A. Poe (cited by Rem Koolhaas in S,M,L,XL)