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From: kay@warwick.UUCP (Kay Dekker)
Newsgroups: net.followup
Subject: Re: drug testing
Message-ID: <503@snow.warwick.UUCP>
Date: Sat, 10-May-86 19:00:34 EDT
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Posted: Sat May 10 19:00:34 1986
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Reply-To: kay@warwick.UUCP (Kay Dekker)
Organization: Computer Science, Warwick University, UK
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In article <881@puff.UUCP> mading@puff.UUCP writes:
[discussing the rights and wrongs of sportsfolk using drugs]
>I think you should know that these pro ball players are idols for young
>children.

Why do we teach children to idolise anyone?

>As for computer programmers, I plan to have my employees at my company of
>the future drug free (this includes tobacco, as tobacco is a drug).  How-
>ever, I won't include prescription drugs or alcohol, as long as it is used
>in moderation.

Tobacco is a drug? Granted... and prescription drugs and alcohol are not?
Oh, please, if you're going to state things like that, at least give a
*reasoned* reason!

>Supidity, like virtue, is its own reward.

Virtue is its own punishment...
						Kay.
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