Re: OT: A politically correct way out.

On Fri, 23 Sep 2005 23:03:20 -0700, Bob Monsen wrote:
> On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:22:52 -0400, Spehro Pefhany wrote:
>> On Thu, 22 Sep 2005 15:58:45 -0400, the renowned Keith Williams
....
>>>Depends. If someone is crawling in my window at night, he's dead. I
>>>will kill him before asking whether he even intends to harm me. Call
>>>him Darwinized, if you must.
>>
>> What if they are minding their own business in their own house, but you
>> have this nagging feeling, which grows every day, that perhaps, *some*
>> night they *could* crawl through your window (and you've seen them
>> opening their window- practicing? and you've seen them wearing
>> something black- for less visibility? and they *do* have legs) and
>> someone that looked a bit like him once tried something... would that
>> justify you buying mass quantities of explosives, and blowing up his
>> home by remote control, killing him, his family and his pets in their
>> sleep?
>>
> Here's a letter to the London observer written by Terry Jones (yes, of
> Monty Python).
>
> Sunday January 26, 2003
>
> I'm really excited by George Bush's latest reason for bombing Iraq: he's
> running out of patience. And so am I! ...

The problem with satire is that it's typically wasted on those who need it
the most.

Thanks,
Rich

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