Re: do { quit; } else { }

On 06/04/2025 16:18, Kenny McCormack wrote:

In article <20250406162607.0000657a@yahoo.com>,
Michael S  <already5chosen@yahoo.com> wrote:
...

More interesting question than the one above is: why post of Alexis
from 3 months ago named "Opinion on defer" is on topic in c.l.c ?
How exactly can we draw a line between two cases?

 Tim Wrench is clearly a lunatic.  And he's in my killfile.
 The language he uses in this thread is just beyond the pale (*) in terms of
rudeness and non-civility.  If his target was anyone else (and especially
if it was an old regular), we'd probably have 20 posts already condemning
his language.
 (*) I think that's the right spelling - for a phrase I've only heard and
have never seen written down.  Or is it "pail" ?
 

It's even more off-topic, but I like to answer questions when asked - yes, you are correct that it is "pale", from an old word for post or fence (with similar etymology to "post", as in "wooden post").  Thus "beyond the pale" is outside the borders or boundaries of your little bit of civilisation.