Yes, it's a rather creepy euphemism for state murder
(taken from Shakespeare _Julius Caesar_)
I must remember not to be ironic
I must remember not to be ironic
I must remember not to be ironic
I must remember not to be ironic
I must remember not to be ironic
I must remember not to be ironic
I must remember not to be ironic
I must remember not to be ironic
L
----- Original Message -----
From: "domfox" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: 12 January 2002 20:55
Subject: Re: A Responsibility to Awe
| > Anyone ignoring that shall be put to silence.
|
| Sounds like one of those euphemisms to me. You know, the neat little
| rhetorical add-ons that tend to come packaged with exciting new
developments
| in weapons technology...
|
|