Doing and Dealing (was Bartleby)

Mark Wright AIA mwaia at yahoo.com
Thu May 16 07:26:24 CDT 2002


Howdy

--- Paul Mackin <paul.mackin at verizon.net> wrote:

> It's my sense that "JUST do it" is of more recent provenance and
> belongs 
> in a different context entirely. It definitely implies that you must
> do 
> something even if you would PREFER not to. Like stop using drugs or 
> having underaged sex. That't not quite it however. Maybe it will come
> to me.

A friend of mine has a favorite, all purpose saying (which I believe
may date from the 60's): "Just *deal* with it." Ring a bell with
anyone?
Mark

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