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| APRIL 5, 2023 • VOL. 21 ISSUE 14 | | | Hi John,
Does context determine what kind of behavior is permissible, or should personal principles be more resilient than that? Kerry Patterson makes a case in this article, originally published in 2005.
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| | | | Kerrying On: By Any Other Name | | by Kerry Patterson
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| | During this last month I did a couple of things I haven’t done before. I went to a comedy club with my friends (a first for me) and I had a colonoscopy (also a first). One was a frightening and painful experience, and the other was the colonoscopy.
Now, don’t get me wrong, it’s not as if I accidentally wandered into a racy club only to be shocked by a raunchy comedian. This awful experience came as a painful surprise because I had taken precautions to avoid any embarrassment. I only went to the club because I had been invited by a friend who had promised that the place was “family friendly.” Each comedian was warned in advance that the material couldn’t be the least bit blue. After all, the local community simply wouldn’t put up with such shenanigans. | | |
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| | | | | | There is a thin line that separates laughter and pain, comedy and tragedy, humor and hurt. | | | | | |
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