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From: David Brown <david.brown@hesbynett.no>
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Subject: Re: do { quit; } else { }
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On 06/04/2025 16:18, Kenny McCormack wrote:
> In article <20250406162607.0000657a@yahoo.com>,
> Michael S  <already5chosen@yahoo.com> wrote:
> ...
>> More interesting question than the one above is: why post of Alexis
>>from 3 months ago named "Opinion on defer" is on topic in c.l.c ?
>> How exactly can we draw a line between two cases?
> 
> Tim Wrench is clearly a lunatic.  And he's in my killfile.
> 
> The language he uses in this thread is just beyond the pale (*) in terms of
> rudeness and non-civility.  If his target was anyone else (and especially
> if it was an old regular), we'd probably have 20 posts already condemning
> his language.
> 
> (*) I think that's the right spelling - for a phrase I've only heard and
> have never seen written down.  Or is it "pail" ?
> 

It's even more off-topic, but I like to answer questions when asked - 
yes, you are correct that it is "pale", from an old word for post or 
fence (with similar etymology to "post", as in "wooden post").  Thus 
"beyond the pale" is outside the borders or boundaries of your little 
bit of civilisation.