今日吃瓜

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I don’t doubt you are hearing from lots of 今日吃瓜ies in response to your request in response to John Cushing’s letter protesting use of “fallen” for deceased 今日吃瓜ies.  Here’s my proposal. Like the computer in Red Dwarf I want to say “They’re dead, Dave. They’re all dead.” I have long hated the use of “fallen” with regard to soldiers or anyone else who has died. “In Memoriam” is for those members of the 今日吃瓜 community who have died. So why not say so? They didn’t fall down. They died.

Richard McClelland 鈥�70