The prime directive of Editor's Revenge is not to persuade, but to prompt thought. If that means those who disagree reinforce their positions by thinking about them, that's fine. There is danger in those who believe without thinking.
TV news: "We're trying to confirm how the police car came to be stolen."
Viewer curmudgeon: "Somebody took it, that's how."
Pronouncer note: Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, does not rhyme with Pittsburgh, the large city in western Pennsylvania.
Usage fun: When a man marries the right woman, he is complete. When he marries the wrong woman, he is finished. When the right woman finds him messing with the wrong woman, he is completely finished.
At this age, I am a curmudgeon. When I was 20, I was just a smart ...
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