OT: Al Franken

John Woodgate · Apr 3, 2004

I read in sci.electronics.design that Rich Webb
<bbew.ar@mapson.nozirev.ten> wrote (in <gp8s60ljj1jelh9rb00lv70au4140fp8
0e@4ax.com&gt

about 'Al Frankenstein', on Sat, 3 Apr 2004:

Not to put words in John D's mouth but for myself, I regard
liberal-conservative as one axis and (in the present context) the US
left-right as an orthogonal axis.

The conservative-right and liberal-left quadrants are the more populous
but the so-called Rockefeller Republicans on the one hand and the
Dixiecrats on the other would be examples of the liberal-right and
conservative-left, respectively.

Politics in England is certainly two-dimensional like that. We have
significant political people that can easily be placed in one of each of
the four quadrants.
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John Woodgate · Apr 3, 2004

I read in sci.electronics.design that R. Steve Walz <rstevew@armory.com>
wrote (in <406E37E3.24A8@armory.com&gt

about 'Al Frankenstein', on Sat, 3
Apr 2004:

There is no such thing as a Leftist "bias", because Leftism is the
Truth, not any bias!!

Of course, Your Holiness.

How do you manage to achieve this mix of good, insightful sense and
arrant nonsense? Is it a gift or did you have special training?
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John Woodgate · Apr 3, 2004

I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <udds60hir2ms9rf1i16ha06nqfee1drl8g@
4ax.com&gt

about 'Al Franken', on Fri, 2 Apr 2004:

Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like TORY.

What does that word 'TORY' mean to an American? Something different from
'a member of the British Conservative Party', I feel sure.
--
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The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
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Spehro Pefhany · Apr 3, 2004

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 12:12:43 +0100, the renowned John Woodgate
<jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <udds60hir2ms9rf1i16ha06nqfee1drl8g@
4ax.com&gt about 'Al Franken', on Fri, 2 Apr 2004:
Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like TORY.

What does that word 'TORY' mean to an American? Something different from
'a member of the British Conservative Party', I feel sure.

Conservatives in Canada and Australia too- definitely the "right" end
of the political spectrum despite the Canadian variety calling
themselves "Progressive Conservatives". Probably related to that
insurgency that was going on there some years back. They didn't like
"Loyalists" or "Tories". The other side (Liberal) here would be the
"Grits", which is unrelated to US (hominy) grits, AFAIK.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
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Fred Bloggs · Apr 3, 2004

Jim Thompson wrote:

Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like TORY.

However, as I've recently been found out, I'm more Libertarian than
Republican, though I do have an intense aversion to cowards ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Natural selection favors cowardice- the brave are killed off in wars.
Scientific experiments have been conducted on mice that prove cowardice
is an inherited trait- switching offspring between bold mice and timid
mice at birth allowing the bold/timid to raise the timid/bold, and
mixing/matching bold/timid pairs, the offspring exhibit their
statistical biological traits regardless. Surveys show that in times of
scarcity, the bold population dwindles, killed off by predators while
recklessly foraging ever further from protection in search of food, and
the timid mice just get skinny but mostly survive. In the human domain-
the cowards do not participate in fighting- so they either enjoy the
privileges won for them by the brave or survive in slavery- either way
they keep on breeding.

John Woodgate · Apr 3, 2004

I read in sci.electronics.design that Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote (in <406ED02D.3090009@nospam.com&gt

about 'Al Franken', on Sat, 3
Apr 2004:

Jim Thompson wrote:

Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like TORY.

However, as I've recently been found out, I'm more Libertarian than
Republican, though I do have an intense aversion to cowards ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Natural selection favors cowardice- the brave are killed off in wars.
Scientific experiments have been conducted on mice that prove cowardice
is an inherited trait- switching offspring between bold mice and timid
mice at birth allowing the bold/timid to raise the timid/bold, and
mixing/matching bold/timid pairs, the offspring exhibit their
statistical biological traits regardless. Surveys show that in times of
scarcity, the bold population dwindles, killed off by predators while
recklessly foraging ever further from protection in search of food, and
the timid mice just get skinny but mostly survive. In the human domain-
the cowards do not participate in fighting- so they either enjoy the
privileges won for them by the brave or survive in slavery- either way
they keep on breeding.

I'd like to argue strongly against that, but I don't dare to. (;-)

So, for world peace, we need to identify the boldness gene and eradicate
it?
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

Jim Thompson · Apr 3, 2004

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 12:12:43 +0100, John Woodgate
<jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <udds60hir2ms9rf1i16ha06nqfee1drl8g@
4ax.com&gt about 'Al Franken', on Fri, 2 Apr 2004:
Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like TORY.

What does that word 'TORY' mean to an American? Something different from
'a member of the British Conservative Party', I feel sure.

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Fred Bloggs · Apr 3, 2004

John Woodgate wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com
wrote (in <406ED02D.3090009@nospam.com&gt about 'Al Franken', on Sat, 3
Apr 2004:

Jim Thompson wrote:

Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like TORY.

However, as I've recently been found out, I'm more Libertarian than
Republican, though I do have an intense aversion to cowards ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Natural selection favors cowardice- the brave are killed off in wars.
Scientific experiments have been conducted on mice that prove cowardice
is an inherited trait- switching offspring between bold mice and timid
mice at birth allowing the bold/timid to raise the timid/bold, and
mixing/matching bold/timid pairs, the offspring exhibit their
statistical biological traits regardless. Surveys show that in times of
scarcity, the bold population dwindles, killed off by predators while
recklessly foraging ever further from protection in search of food, and
the timid mice just get skinny but mostly survive. In the human domain-
the cowards do not participate in fighting- so they either enjoy the
privileges won for them by the brave or survive in slavery- either way
they keep on breeding.

I'd like to argue strongly against that, but I don't dare to. (;-)

So, for world peace, we need to identify the boldness gene and eradicate
it?

For world peace, we need to identify the stupidity gene and eradicate
that. The bold are more victims of war more than instigators. This most
recent war was started by the non-bold to be sure.

John Woodgate · Apr 3, 2004

I read in sci.electronics.design that Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote (in <406EDB1D.9090202@nospam.com&gt

about 'Al Franken', on Sat, 3
Apr 2004:

For world peace, we need to identify the stupidity gene and eradicate that.

But has anyone done any experiments on mice to show that there is such a
gene?

The
bold are more victims of war more than instigators.

That may well be true now, although it wasn't in the past.

This most recent war was
started by the non-bold to be sure.

There's 'bold' and 'bold'.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
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Spehro Pefhany · Apr 3, 2004

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 15:41:22 GMT, the renowned Fred Bloggs
<nospam@nospam.com> wrote:

For world peace, we need to identify the stupidity gene and eradicate
that. The bold are more victims of war more than instigators. This most
recent war was started by the non-bold to be sure.

Maybe avian DNA investigations can isolate the chickenhawk gene.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
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Chuck Harris · Apr 3, 2004

Jim Thompson wrote:

During the Revolutionary War, British supporters/cowards were labeled
Tory.

...Jim Thompson
That the British supporters were labeled Tory is indisputable. That

they were cowards, is in the eyes of the beholder. To the British, they
were heroes, to the newly founded Americans, they were beneath contempt.

-Chuck Harris

Bob Stephens · Apr 3, 2004

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 18:10:16 GMT, Tom Del Rosso wrote:

In news:7qcs60pp4f7lqt8q2e8d63dn7dbpt2ut5r@4ax.com,
John Larkin typed:

Probably the only good leftist-feminist-lesbian writer is Camille
Paglia. Her serious stuff ("Sexual Personna" and such) are pretty
heavy going, but her essays ("Vamps and Tramps", etc) are a real hoot,
especially since she gave up men and got in touch with her Inner Dyke.
She's been pretty quiet lately, though.

And Paglia was opposed to Anita Hill. She's a truly tough woman,
whereas most feminists are the passive-aggressive kind that would turn
on the waterworks when it served their purpose.

God, I wish I'd said that... and I probably will

John Larkin · Apr 3, 2004

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 12:59:22 GMT, Spehro Pefhany
<speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 12:12:43 +0100, the renowned John Woodgate
jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <udds60hir2ms9rf1i16ha06nqfee1drl8g@
4ax.com&gt about 'Al Franken', on Fri, 2 Apr 2004:
Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like TORY.

What does that word 'TORY' mean to an American? Something different from
'a member of the British Conservative Party', I feel sure.

Conservatives in Canada and Australia too- definitely the "right" end
of the political spectrum despite the Canadian variety calling
themselves "Progressive Conservatives". Probably related to that
insurgency that was going on there some years back. They didn't like
"Loyalists" or "Tories". The other side (Liberal) here would be the
"Grits", which is unrelated to US (hominy) grits, AFAIK.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

Please don't besmurch the name of that noble breakfast (and around
here, occasionally, dinner) food.

Anybody wany my recipe for fried grits?

John

John Larkin · Apr 3, 2004

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 08:24:33 -0700, Jim Thompson
<thegreatone@example.com> wrote:

On Sat, 3 Apr 2004 12:12:43 +0100, John Woodgate
jmw@jmwa.demon.contraspam.yuk> wrote:

I read in sci.electronics.design that Jim Thompson
thegreatone@example.com> wrote (in <udds60hir2ms9rf1i16ha06nqfee1drl8g@
4ax.com&gt about 'Al Franken', on Fri, 2 Apr 2004:
Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like TORY.

What does that word 'TORY' mean to an American? Something different from
'a member of the British Conservative Party', I feel sure.

During the Revolutionary War, British supporters/cowards were labeled
Tory.

...Jim Thompson

There were revolutionaries and loyalists in the Revolutionary War, but
few cowards.

John

John Larkin · Apr 3, 2004

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 14:54:42 GMT, Fred Bloggs <nospam@nospam.com>
wrote:

Jim Thompson wrote:

Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like TORY.

However, as I've recently been found out, I'm more Libertarian than
Republican, though I do have an intense aversion to cowards ;-)

...Jim Thompson

Natural selection favors cowardice- the brave are killed off in wars.
Scientific experiments have been conducted on mice that prove cowardice
is an inherited trait- switching offspring between bold mice and timid
mice at birth allowing the bold/timid to raise the timid/bold, and
mixing/matching bold/timid pairs, the offspring exhibit their
statistical biological traits regardless. Surveys show that in times of
scarcity, the bold population dwindles, killed off by predators while
recklessly foraging ever further from protection in search of food, and
the timid mice just get skinny but mostly survive. In the human domain-
the cowards do not participate in fighting- so they either enjoy the
privileges won for them by the brave or survive in slavery- either way
they keep on breeding.

So why isn't humanity 100% cowards by now?

John

Spehro Pefhany · Apr 3, 2004

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 11:54:06 -0800, the renowned John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote:

Please don't besmurch the name of that noble breakfast (and around
here, occasionally, dinner) food.

Anybody wany my recipe for fried grits?
John

What does it taste like? Is it one of those things like tofu that only
tastes good or even okay because of what goes with it?

From the description I looked up on the net, it seems like lutefisk
only made with corn instead of codfish.

http://www.ecst.csuchico.edu/~atman/ic/lutefisk.html

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany
--
"it's the network..." "The Journey is the reward"
speff@interlog.com Info for manufacturers: http://www.trexon.com
Embedded software/hardware/analog Info for designers: http://www.speff.com

John Woodgate · Apr 3, 2004

I read in sci.electronics.design that John Larkin <jjlarkin@highlandSNIP
techTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote (in <gq5u60ld94e9g0dvrdvh1mkghom8240st6@
4ax.com&gt

about 'Al Franken', on Sat, 3 Apr 2004:

So why isn't humanity 100% cowards by now?

I daren't tell you.
--
Regards, John Woodgate, OOO - Own Opinions Only.
The good news is that nothing is compulsory.
The bad news is that everything is prohibited.
http://www.jmwa.demon.co.uk Also see http://www.isce.org.uk

Jim Thompson · Apr 3, 2004

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 11:54:06 -0800, John Larkin
<jjlarkin@highlandSNIPtechTHISnologyPLEASE.com> wrote:

On Sat, 03 Apr 2004 12:59:22 GMT, Spehro Pefhany
speffSNIP@interlogDOTyou.knowwhat> wrote:
[snip]
They didn't like
"Loyalists" or "Tories". The other side (Liberal) here would be the
"Grits", which is unrelated to US (hominy) grits, AFAIK.

Best regards,
Spehro Pefhany

Please don't besmurch the name of that noble breakfast (and around
here, occasionally, dinner) food.

Anybody wany my recipe for fried grits?

John

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| E-mail Address at Website Fax

Roger Gt · Apr 3, 2004

X-No-Archive: yes
"John Larkin" wrote
<snip>
: > They didn't like
: >"Loyalists" or "Tories". The other side (Liberal) here would be
the
: >"Grits", which is unrelated to US (hominy) grits, AFAIK.
:
: Please don't besmurch the name of that noble breakfast (and
around
: here, occasionally, dinner) food.
: Anybody body my recipe for fried grits?

Now THAT is a threat to destroy your diet! RUN while you still
can!

When we are reduced to grits and greens we do have a depression!

Roger Gt · Apr 3, 2004

X-No-Archive: yes
"John Larkin" wrote
: Fred Bloggs wrote
: >Jim Thompson wrote:
: >>
: >> Cowardice actually IS a political persuasion, sort of like
TORY.
: >>
: >> However, as I've recently been found out, I'm more
Libertarian than
: >> Republican, though I do have an intense aversion to cowards
;-)
: >> ...Jim Thompson
: >
: >Natural selection favors cowardice- the brave are killed off in
wars.
<snip>:
: So why isn't humanity 100% cowards by now?

Because it isn't true

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