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Re: Bott '14
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Originally Posted by CC1
The bottom line is that JA's behavior is often indefensible and this is one of them. He is way too old and has been in the church way too long to be as crude as he is. He got away with it 30 years ago but it is now about 20 years past its "buy by" date.
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I agree, his behavior isn't as funny or acceptable as it might have been in previous decades. However, the bottom line for me is that he apologized. Around here we require apologies for the word "idiot" (like at the Hoover house), and we also require that apologies be graciously accepted. 
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