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- From: phil@rahul.net (Phil Gustafson)
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- Subject: Re: No trespassing
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- Date: 23 Nov 92 00:58:05 GMT
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- In article <1ekvdoINNck@darkstar.UCSC.EDU> carolo@cse.ucsc.edu (Carol Osterbrock) writes:
- >
- >
- >Now I myself have to say that as near as I can tell every square inch
- >of this great country of ours belongs to somebody, and unless you know
- >them it is probably a bad idea to go out shooting deer on their land,
- >but apparently if somebody only puts up a sign that says "No
- >Trespassing", they can't have your 10-pt buck, and if they put up a
- >sign that says "Posted no trespassing by C. Osterbrock" they can.
- >And the law says they have to be every quarter mile or something along
- >the property line, too.
-
- "Property Ownership" is one of the great fictions of our species: Property
- belongs to whomoever had the better weapons the last time the property
- was seriously contested. My house sits on land that I bought from
- someone who bought it from someone who bought it from someone who
- .... was given the land by the King of Spain. Now, how did the King
- get the land? Feh.
-
- As I went walking, <mumble>
- I saw a sign that, said No Trespassing,
- But on the other side, it didn't say nothing,
- That side was made for you and me.
-
- W. W. Guthrie
-
- Phil "I dunno, must have been the roses" Gustafson
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- Phil Gustafson <phil@rahul.net>
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