I envision a cycle toting individual swiping away safety infractions.
Judy {;.]
At 11:51 PM 9/1/99 -0500, BPS Administrator wrote:
>How about Safety Reaper?
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>-Mike
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>>Hi JD
>>How does Safety Angel sound? or Safety Overseer?
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>>Judy {:>}
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>>At 09:31 AM 9/1/99 -0700, JD_
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>>@notes.ymp.gov wrote:
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>>>Dear Team.Net:
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>>>I get the digest, and so was flooded with "Safety Nazi" notes today. I'm
>>one of
>>>the folks that has used that term, unthinkingly, and not intending offense
>to
>>>anybody. Just to give myself a better frame of reference, I had a chat
>>with a
>>>couple of friends who are members of the Jewish faith. One of them thinks
>>it's
>>>basically fallout from the "Seinfeld" show that so permeated our culture,
>>and is
>>>basically meaningless slang. The other friend was much more thoughtful in
>>her
>>>response. She did grant me that using the term could be an oblique
>>rememberence
>>>of a terrible episode of human history. By calling a dictator (even a
>small
>>>time one at a local Solo II) a "nazi" we remember the dictator that made
>that
>>>term an anathema to all mankind. She followed that by saying that using
>the
>>>term lightly might be viewed as "making light" of the whole thing. We
>talked
>>>about how certain cultures have their own humor, which can be funny to an
>>>"insider" but offensive if it comes from an "outsider" or even if used in
>a
>>>derogatory manner by a member of the group. (Chris Rock's use of the OJ
>>Simpson
>>>trial's famous "N word" for example.) Can we use the "nazi" name in the
>>"Small
>>>N" manner Phil Ethier so ably described? I'd like to think so, but will
>>>somebody be offended by it still? Probably. Can we use it "sometimes"
>>when we
>>>know no offense is meant or will be taken? Probably not. (Smile when you
>>say
>>>"nazi," or I'll whack ya with muh Shilaleigh, Pilgrim!) The whole thing
>>becomes
>>>a big gray area, and I don't think a real solution exists. I'm going to
>>try to
>>>curb my use of the term 'nazi', just to be safe...
>>>
>>>I like Mike Bultemeier's suggestion that we find a warm, fuzzy term. I
>have
>>>given that idea some thought. What we need is a kind, loving name for
>>someone
>>>who is in charge of our lives and hands out rules, regs, and discipline as
>>>needed. A benevolent, loving omnipotent dictator. There's only one
>>solution...
>>>I suggest the new name for "Safety Steward" (to be used regardless of
>>gender!)
>>>has to be "Safety Mama." Just don't tell my Mama I said that, or all 82
>>pounds
>>>of her will whip my A**!!!
>>>
>>>JD Kemp
>>>(Tell me an Irish joke, I love 'em!)
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