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Friday, August 6, 2010

Image from "Snake"

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  1. Greg Lundstrom RN BSHAAugust 6, 2010 at 10:11 AM

    Ken’s original missive;
    Taken from the Warner Brothers website, here's a little sample of why it's not a good idea to let unaware or pedo-friendly marketers and artists loose on kids' movies. (shakes head) Does WB's upper management not check this stuff out first?

    If WB's legal department pulls the poster from the website, attached is the poster (and it's the real deal):

    My reply
    Maybe they thought of it.
    ''a fish rots from the head first. It starts at the top.
    the link to the original article follows;
    http://www.nytimes.com/1988/09/11/magazine/on-language-rot-at-the-top.html
    Here is the gist of the article saves a click ☺
    THERE'S AN OLD Greek saying,'' said Michael Dukakis, responding to a question about whether President Reagan and Vice President Bush could be held personally accountable for their Administration's ethical lapses, ''a fish rots from the head first. It starts at the top.'' This scrupulously bipartisan column takes no position on the accuracy of any political accusation, but is ready to examine the roots of all colorful adages used in campaigns.

    First, the wording: it appears that Governor Dukakis deliberately chose a euphemistic verb. Although >rot is sometimes used, most citations of the proverb read, ''The fish >stinks from the head.'' While >rot sounds less offensive, it means ''decay,

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