Kneejerk *anything* is an insult, denoting as it does an irrational or
subrational response, in contradistinction to the speaker's own implicitly
measured, sage, correct, and superior position.
Exceptions: a kneejerk neurological diagnostician? a kneejerk dancer?
Cheers -- Kevin Berland
At 12:03 PM 7/19/04, you wrote:
Isn't "kneejerk liberal" an insult, as well?
Billie Hackney
bhackney@getty.edu
>>> bibliopolist@juno.com 07/16/04 05:27AM >>>
1) Is it ok to post insults on this list?
2) Not everyone on this list is a kneejerk liberal.