Author: Tom Likens
Date: 07:17:53 07/03/03
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On July 03, 2003 at 06:30:23, Dave Gomboc wrote: >On July 03, 2003 at 05:21:06, Tony Werten wrote: > >>On July 03, 2003 at 01:11:18, Chris Kantack wrote: >> >>> >>>Some of you will no doubt say: "If you can't take the heat, get of the kitchen." >> >>I think in this case: " If you can't take the heat, don't start a fire " is more >>appropriate. >> >>Tony > >"If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen" is how the phrase is said >in English. Presumably this is because kitchens can get very hot when one is >cooking. There is a second phrase "out of the frying-pan into the fire", but >that's another story. > >Dave I'm guessing that Tony knew that, but was making a more subtle and ironic point. There are a lot of strong personalities that post to this forum and sometimes the signal-to-noise ratio is low, but overall I find it an invaluable resource (and usually quite entertaining). The contributions from people like Hyatt, Schroder, Theron, de Koning etc. make it more than worthwhile. I'd rather not see heavy-handed censorship (even self-censorship). There have been threads that I found offensive in the past, but hey, that's life in the big city. Some unsolicited advice, try not to take offense at every perceived slight. In the long run your blood pressure will be lower and your happiness quotient higher. Of course, if you don't agree, well, you could always tell me to !^%#$@ off :) regards, --tom
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