Re: Baptist Sex Jokes (was Americans Aren't Rewarded For Learning Foriegn Languages Like Others)

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From: Ross Thompson
Date: Sun, 28 Apr 1996 00:00

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In article <oster-2804960214280001@192.0.2.1>,
David Phillip Oster <oster@netcom.com> wrote:
>In article <4luqmb$jbs@nkosi.well.com>, saunders@well.sf.ca.us (Barbara
>Saunders) wrote:
> The problem: [Using "Getting Married" as a euphamism for "having
> sex"] caused them to conflate the concepts of sexual intercourse and
> getting married. Oh, sure, they knew the difference intellectually,
> but in the heat of the moment, when a quick response was necessary,
> they'd combine the two.

You're getting confused, my friend.  The Whorfian hypothesis is about
how a language effects the thought processes of the *speaker*, not the
listener.  If the joke teller/inviter knew what he *meant* then you
have not said anything to the purpose.

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From: thompson@adobe.com (Ross Thompson)
Subject: Re: Baptist Sex Jokes (was Americans Aren't Rewarded For Learning Foriegn Languages Like Others)
Date: 1996/04/28
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