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From: njd@ihuxl.UUCP (DiMasi)
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Subject: Re: A new call for ignorance
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Date: Sun, 5-Oct-86 22:43:37 EDT
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> > it is much easier for a twelve year old to buy marijuana than a bear.
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> And a damn good thing too!  Can you imagine if for every kid who smoked dope
> there was one with a pet bear?  No doubt there would be problems with feeding
.
.
.
> Ken Kaufman (uiucdcs!kaufman | kaufman@a.cs.uiuc.edu)

Whoa, Ken, I believe that you have misinterpreted the article.  Every bear that
I have ever had the pleasure of knowing has always had a great deal of difficul-
ty in buying marijuana, or anything else for that matter.  It is very hard to 
handle money when you have sharp claws.  Besides, the drug dealers, sales 
clerks, cashiers, etc. keep running away in mortal fear.  Not only that, but 
bears generally don't have pockets for their wallets and change.  Most of them
are too proud to carry a purse.  And
most banks will not issue bears a credit card, because they usually are not able
to provide a signature, employment details, credit references, and so forth.
(Paw prints are generally not accepted in lieu of a signature.)

						Nick DiMasi  {:-{)>