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Obviously I disagree. I am not inclined to explain why, by Grace91

primarily as I am trying to be polite. If you or others do not see what might be objectionable, then so be it. To each his or her own.

Edit to add - and, I have picked up another ignore. There are some real thin skins on this site. I know that I am nowhere near everyone's cup of tea, but stand up and argue your point. Take your lumps when and if you are wrong. Blocking things that make you feel icky is no way to go through life. I get it in certain cases. Maybe I'm just Mr. Icky. But good grief, if my posts in this thread are ignore-worthy, people are going to have a hell of a hard time dealing with life.