February 13, 2005
Some of the difficulties with the nontechnical use of
parameter appear to arise from its resemblance to the word
perimeter, with which it shares the sense “limit,” though the precise meanings of the two words differ. This confusion probably explains the use of
parameter in a sentence such as
U.S. forces report that the parameters of the mine area in the Gulf are fairly well established, where the word
perimeter would have expressed the intended sense more exactly. This example of a use of
parameter was unacceptable to 61 percent of the Usage Panel.
THEY HAVE A USAGE PANEL?!
11:01 AM
February 11, 2005
i'm a soul-jah,i thought i told yaabout time for a round-up on life as an SAF member. sorry, recruit. i've had my head shaven 3 times in the past 4 weeks; twice by them and once by myself. the last cut they had was the night before outfield camp. i don't get the concept of having shaven heads but untrimmed pubic hair. shaven heads are for standardisation, keeping cool in hot weather, and easy maintanance. trimmed pubic hair is for fucking hygiene. and the prevention of underwear trap-snap. use your imagination, you know what i'm talking about.
consider the worst case senario in outfield camp-
subject has untrimmed pubic hair and is in the outfield.
has wet dream due to inappropriate positioning of rifle at night.
wakes up in the morning. takes 2 min to realise there's absolutely nothing he can do.
subject goes through training that day requiring him to sprint and take up prone position.
by evening, his saline, protein, moisture-rich pubes have become home to an ecosystem of unnamed species.
our subject badly needs a change of underwear, in the least. so he lies on his groundsheet awaiting the arrival of his resupplies.
they never arrive.
but that's not my concern because i like my hair short anyway, and am able to do the necessary grooming and maintenance. i just think it's an under-rated policy to trim pubic hair.
7:16 PM
