tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905712.post113718692314999358..comments2023-03-31T06:15:48.139-07:00Comments on Suitable For Mixed Company: Do me a favor, please...Kathryn Judsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06459741827801474808noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905712.post-1137385142073047392006-01-15T20:19:00.000-08:002006-01-15T20:19:00.000-08:00Bookworm, I know exactly what you mean. Our first ...Bookworm, I know exactly what you mean. Our first reaction to the news was along the lines of 'but nobody dies that way anymore.' It's funny how it strikes people that way, but that seems to be the most common reaction, at least among the people who are talking about it.<BR/><BR/>I think we're all used to living day in and day out with electrical appliances and never getting hurt, and sometimes we forget there are important safety rules. That warning labels have become fodder for jokes probably doesn't help much. (How can you take a warning label seriously when it has something like "Do not operate this device while sleeping" on it?)Kathryn Judsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06459741827801474808noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10905712.post-1137372295359576742006-01-15T16:44:00.000-08:002006-01-15T16:44:00.000-08:00That's one of those things that seems so unlikely ...That's one of those things that seems so unlikely nowadays. It was a popular plot device in early British mystery novels, but one never thinks of it as a modern tragedy. I'm so sorry.Bookwormhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12692907969177893526noreply@blogger.com