From: Spike Jones (spike66@attglobal.net)
Date: Thu Jul 12 2001 - 01:03:59 MDT
Olga Bourlin wrote:
> many of us say "Good Bye," which derives from an old greeting "God be with
> you ..." Olga
We atheists are at a disadvantage in some ways. Lack of holidays.
"Nada speed Apollo 8" just doesnt have the same ring to it.
"nobody bye" doesnt work either. Shrieking during sex "oh nothing,
oh nothing!" would not be flattering to our partners. We need to find
suitable substitutes for all the god derived terms that are so deeply
imbedded in language.
spike
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