Posted by Tallyman on March 16, 1999 at 19:43:34 {MWkiJ8W7uc3gE}:
In Reply to: ***Fusion of Science & Religion posted by Julie on March 16, 1999 at 12:24:45:
Hey Tallyman,
This "we" thing you do, referring to yourself in the plural.....Is that, like, the royal "we"?
No, heavens no, Julie.
We refer to ourselves as such in the Fortean tradition.
My favorite American
Iconoclast, Charles Fort referred to himself as "we" because, he was, he was such, such a, a complex character I guess, and I think, I think you'd have to read Fort to understand why...
Fort, when he was a little boy growing up in
Albany, New York had a strict disciplinarian for a father,
and used to refer to his old man as "They".
The Tallyman often employs this usage when addressing certain Authority Figures.
BTW, I (a mere commoner) agree with the
article too.
Well shoot, I just gave you a title!
From now on, you will be known as Lady
Julie!
TT