Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!hoptoad!cpsc6a!codas!ge-dab!steinmetz!sunray!oconnor From: oconnor@sunray.UUCP Newsgroups: alt.flame,alt.drugs,misc.legal Subject: Re: Don't even THINK about it! was Re: Did Eric write this? Message-ID: <7833@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP> Date: Thu, 12-Nov-87 09:35:31 EST Article-I.D.: steinmet.7833 Posted: Thu Nov 12 09:35:31 1987 Date-Received: Sun, 15-Nov-87 12:09:17 EST References: <9406@udenva.cair.du.edu> <19013@amdcad.AMD.COM> <1232@puff.wisc.edu> Sender: root@steinmetz.steinmetz.UUCP Reply-To: oconnor@sunray.UUCP (Dennis Oconnor) Distribution: usa Organization: General Electric CRD, Schenectady, NY Lines: 73 Xref: hoptoad alt.flame:629 alt.drugs:726 misc.legal:3588 In article <1784@bloom-beacon.MIT.EDU> dmjones@athena.mit.edu (David M. Jones) writes: > >In article <1295@quad1.quad.com> oleg@quad1.quad.com (Oleg Kiselev) writes: >>... does that mean ... kick people off ... they offend us?! NO! > >You are right ... happy if someone ... explain to Eric ... rules of the net >... put a little time into _thinking_ about his postings first ... want ... > Eric to be ... more responsible .. didn't imply ... wanted Eric kicked off >I agree with Oleg. Please don't try to get Eric thrown off ... > >Sheepishly, >------------------------------------------- >David M. Jones (ESGGM) >Real_Network: dmjones@athena.mit.edu >Fake_Net: ...!mit-eddie!mit-athena!dmjones >USmail: 3 Ames Street; Cambridge, MA 02139 >------------------------------------------- When following-up, some editing of other people's stuff, especially their signatures, can save bandwidth. ( But so can not following up :-) I'm afraid you've all missed something. You might ask, you might, is there some Purpose, some subtle working of Fate or God or Chance, some noble goal behind the presence of "Eric M." on the Net. Is some constructive purpose served by the torrent of bigotry, hatred and ignorence that flow from said electronic orifice? Some reason to Encourage, yes even Promote, this "Eric M.", whoever, whatever, whyever it is, to continue, unabated, unedited, unrestrained, unthinkingly? You would think, at first, "No." But you are Wrong ! Many indeed the noble purposes for which the sacred powers of "puff" have subjected, nay not subjected but Blessed!, yes Blessed us with the etherial presence of "Eric M." ! For Ponder This : Even Liberals need to be tolerant ! ( You heard it here first ! ) Even Intolerance must be tolerated ! Every person has a Right to Not be Educated ! Every person has a Right to compensate for there own inadaquacies (especially there inability to spell) by thinking poorly of others! But I digress. These are not the One True Noble Purpose of "Eric M." Indeed, for it is this : Remember back when they had those big Bozo dolls, you know, the inflatable ones ? And people would blow them up ( adults even, but kids too) and punch them, strangle them, bite them, tie them up with silk scarves, whatever ? And the doll, being brainless and full of hot air, plus having most of its mass in its bottom, would bounce right back, ready for more! Boy, what fun ! You couldn't punch out your boss, or strangle your friends, or tie up your wife with silk scarves ( well, maybe you could tie up your wife with silk scarves ) but you could certainly wail away on that Bozo ! And it was Healthy, and Cathartic, and Bozo never threatened to Sue you, either. SO, Ponder This : In what ways, given the properties of a Bozo doll, as described above, can "Eric M." be considered an Electronic Bozo Doll ? The rest is left as an exercise for the reader. But Encourage "Eric M.": he keeps decent people everywhere from committing assault, and, taken correctly, can lower their blood pressure, as well. "Bozo" is probably a trade- or service-mark. "Eric M." is because I forgot how many "d"s in "his" last name. A public service flame from ... -- Dennis O'Connor oconnor@sungoddess.steinmetz.UUCP ?? ARPA: OCONNORDM@ge-crd.arpa "If I have an "s" in my name, am I a PHIL-OSS-IF-FER?"