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From: Fran.O'gorman@f94.n272.z1.fidonet.org (Fran O'gorman)
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Subject: Re: deafness & genetic engineering
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Date: 11 Apr 91 04:36:31 GMT
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[This is from the Silent Talk Conference]

Hi Jack,

 JO> If you want to see the NAD paper, let me know and I'll send you a
 JO> copy.

Thanks Jack but from what you said I caught the drift and agree it
does appear to be reasoned from ONLY an emotional point of view
and while I can understand individuals reacting emotionally I
can't condone a national organization doing that.  I agree with
your position and would feel the exact same way.  If a cure for
anything is possible and safe one would be silly not to take
advantage of it.

 JO>>> ... Carpe Diem!

 FO>> I know that many of our English words come from Latin

 JO> I hate to dispel the classical scholarly image, Fran, but that
 JO> particular phrase came from Robin Williams in "The Dead Poets
 JO> Society".  It translates to something like "sieze (or grasp)
 JO> the day".  Diem = day (as in "per diem").  And I believe you'll
 JO> find derivatives of "carpe" in medical usage as "carpal" as in
 JO> "carpal tunnel syndrome" - also some bones in the hand.
 JO> <Tutorial Mode Off - End of lesson> :-)

Thank you Professor Jack :-)  You know I saw the movie on TV (and
loved it) but didn't get to see all of it--must've missed that.
We have an English teacher in our school who teaches creative
writing among other things and he's the epitome of Robin Williams
in that film!

 FO>> PS: Happy Easter...almost ready to say Merry Christmas, it
 FO>> was snowing (and sticking) here just a little while ago.

 JO> We had a white one yesterday, and cold too.  The leaves on the
 JO> rhododendron were all rolled up like little green pencils.  The
 JO> Easter Bunny was wearing a fur coat when he came past here :-)

Well we could've almost put him on skis and rolled him down one of
these hills here.  :-)

--Fran

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