Bowdler's Day (11 July)

[Ross Clark]

On this day was born Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825).
Trained as a physician, but
became more famous for _The Family Shakespeare_ (1807)
(with a great deal of assistance from his sister Harriet).
A version of the plays "in which nothing is added to the original text;
but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety
be read aloud in a family."
This sometimes involved the omission of whole scenes whose content was
deemed un-family-friendly.
English thus acquired the verb "bowdlerize" (OED 1836-) meaning to
remove (supposedly) offensive material from a text.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bowdler

And on that note I declare a recess, an adjournment, a moratorium, an
interval, a holiday from this activity. I will be away from home, not
carrying Crystal's book with me, probably out of reach of Usenet
altogether. I plan to resume around September 1.

[Antonio Marques]

Post by Ross Clark
On this day was born Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825).
Trained as a physician, but
became more famous for _The Family Shakespeare_ (1807)
(with a great deal of assistance from his sister Harriet).
A version of the plays "in which nothing is added to the original text;
but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety
be read aloud in a family."
This sometimes involved the omission of whole scenes whose content was
deemed un-family-friendly.
English thus acquired the verb "bowdlerize" (OED 1836-) meaning to
remove (supposedly) offensive material from a text.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bowdler
And on that note I declare a recess, an adjournment, a moratorium, an
interval, a holiday from this activity. I will be away from home, not
carrying Crystal's book with me, probably out of reach of Usenet
altogether. I plan to resume around September 1.

We understand you'll be doing stuff that cannot with propriety be discussed
here, but stay safe and on the safe side of the Law.

[Adam Funk]

Post by Antonio Marques

Post by Ross Clark
On this day was born Thomas Bowdler (1754-1825).
Trained as a physician, but
became more famous for _The Family Shakespeare_ (1807)
(with a great deal of assistance from his sister Harriet).
A version of the plays "in which nothing is added to the original text;
but those words and expressions are omitted which cannot with propriety
be read aloud in a family."
This sometimes involved the omission of whole scenes whose content was
deemed un-family-friendly.
English thus acquired the verb "bowdlerize" (OED 1836-) meaning to
remove (supposedly) offensive material from a text.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Bowdler
And on that note I declare a recess, an adjournment, a moratorium, an

A hiatus too?

Post by Antonio Marques

Post by Ross Clark
interval, a holiday from this activity. I will be away from home, not
carrying Crystal's book with me, probably out of reach of Usenet
altogether. I plan to resume around September 1.

We understand you'll be doing stuff that cannot with propriety be discussed
here, but stay safe and on the safe side of the Law.

Ditto, and I look forward to Ross's return.

[Aidan Kehoe]

[...] And on that note I declare a recess, an adjournment, a moratorium, an
interval, a holiday from this activity. I will be away from home, not
carrying Crystal's book with me, probably out of reach of Usenet altogether.
I plan to resume around September 1.

Safe travels!