[WikiEN-l] There are no pictures in Wikipedia any more

[Marc Riddell]

>>>> Earlier: "... your obsession
>>>> with our mailing list..."
> 
>>> I think that calling someone
>>> else's contributions "obsessive"
>>> merely identifies ourselves as
>>> intolerant, bored, or recalcitrant.
> 
>> I think the case here is "bored".
> 
on 9/26/07 1:19 PM, Monahon, Peter B. at Peter.Monahon at USPTO.GOV wrote:

> I believe that the word "boredom" first entered our vocabulary in the
> mid 1800s - quite recently, culture versus evolution wise.  Apparently,
> before that, people generally found things to do with themselves.  Now,
> we don't have time for anyone who doesn't entertain us!
> 
:-) Well put, Peter.

Marc