People who have no clue what words like "patriarchal" mean should avoid using them in written communications.

Even Dubya knew when to STFU...

<t>Dear Sheeple,<br/>
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This poem was NOT written by "LCDR Jeff Giles, SC, USN", and no soldier ever asked that it be plastered all over the Internet by a bunch of slacktivist saps:<br/>
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snopes[dot]com/holidays/christmas/glurge/different.asp<br/>
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Furthermore, our troops in Iraq and ...