tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post8991390452941800596..comments2024-03-27T19:11:37.620-04:00Comments on You Don't Say: Making them stand John McIntyrehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03559687583130468871noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6051744883907551402.post-20785454844038122922018-09-27T13:18:21.211-04:002018-09-27T13:18:21.211-04:00Hear, hear. In New Jersey in the early 1960s I st...Hear, hear. In New Jersey in the early 1960s I stood but neither saluted nor recited. I was asked "Are you parents okay with this?" and on the affirmative I was left alone. I got the same question and answer when I boycotted HS graduation, which involved tuxedos (and white dresses) in the name of "tradition". If I was going to go through some traditional mummery, it would be in proper academic caps and gowns, dammit.John Cowanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11452247999156925669noreply@blogger.com