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I started this thread because it seems we have a few PC folk who take offence to the statement "March the guilty b*stard in!"
PCain, MdH and a few others don't seem to realize that this is an old phrase that is usually said in reference to a 'Legal' proceeding that is taking place, or may have the possibilities of taking place unless something is corrected immediately. It is a phrase used in the military, dating back in time, and does have some significance, but today is most often just "BLACK HUMOUR". To be taken as a serious indicator of a persons beliefs is a PC misconception. Combat Arms Soldiers use many phrases that are Black Humour and totally taken out of context by the uninformed, unknowing outsiders. In much the same fashion as the youth of today being illiterate and unable to spell and use grammar in the construction of their correspondence, the military uses phrases and acronyms that to outsiders may seem offensive, but are not. Political Correctness has its limits. Those who have PC tendencies would be well advised to seek educated debate elsewhere, if their sensibilities are so easily upset.
PCain, MdH and a few others don't seem to realize that this is an old phrase that is usually said in reference to a 'Legal' proceeding that is taking place, or may have the possibilities of taking place unless something is corrected immediately. It is a phrase used in the military, dating back in time, and does have some significance, but today is most often just "BLACK HUMOUR". To be taken as a serious indicator of a persons beliefs is a PC misconception. Combat Arms Soldiers use many phrases that are Black Humour and totally taken out of context by the uninformed, unknowing outsiders. In much the same fashion as the youth of today being illiterate and unable to spell and use grammar in the construction of their correspondence, the military uses phrases and acronyms that to outsiders may seem offensive, but are not. Political Correctness has its limits. Those who have PC tendencies would be well advised to seek educated debate elsewhere, if their sensibilities are so easily upset.