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Article #24744Re: Risk game comments
From: Lar the Pi Kapp
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1988 21:26
Date: Thu, 04 Feb 1988 21:26
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In article <1635@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> pswisnov@phoenix.Princeton.EDU (Peter S. Wisnovsky) writes: >A note on the icons: while I don't wish to start a debate that better >belongs in a talk.whatever group, I would like to point out that some >might consider the icon for the "agressive" strategy, a male-gender >circle-and-arrow symbol, somewhat impolitic. 'Nuff said. just one word on this topic, and hopefully one which won't inflame anyone (so i don't get flamed on!!!). i believe that that symbol, which has the meaning for signifying the male gender, also is the symbol for the planet Mars. Mars was the god of war, so it seems appropriate that the "his" symbol should be used to indicate aggressiveness, no? larry adams univ of pgh, computer & info systems (flames to /dev/trivial !!!)
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!uunet!lll-winken!lll-lcc!ames!umd5!brl-adm!cmcl2!husc6!bbn!rochester!PT.CS.CMU.EDU!cadre!pitt!cisunx!adams3 From: adams3@cisunx.UUCP (Lar the Pi Kapp) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac Subject: Re: Risk game comments Message-ID: <6704@cisunx.UUCP> Date: 4 Feb 88 21:26:21 GMT References: <1635@phoenix.Princeton.EDU> Reply-To: adams3@unix.cis.pittsburgh.edu.UUCP (Lar the Pi Kapp) Organization: Univ. of Pittsburgh, Comp & Info Sys Lines: 17