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- From: chrisl@stpaul.gov (Chris A Lyman)
- Subject: Re: J. Price's Search for the Holy Clue
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.150230.18662@pwcs.stpaul.gov>
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- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 15:02:30 GMT
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- jjprice@eos.ncsu.edu (JEFFREY JAMES PRICE) writes:
- chrisl@stpaul.gov (Chris A Lyman) writes:
- >>jjprice@eos.ncsu.edu (JEFFREY JAMES PRICE)
-
- >>> I'm not going to punish her she punished herself by getting pregnant.
-
- >> Her husband had sex too. What equivalent punishment should he bear?
- >> Before you get carried away, your solution of abstinence is unreasonable,
- >> unworkable and unenforcable. You may wish to rant on about this, but most
- >> of the world will be unsympathetic and rightfully so, imo.
-
- > Its worked for me... The only reason it doesn't work is because people can't
- > control their hormones. Abstinence is not the answer responsiblity is.
-
- I'd be much obliged, Jeff, if you'd answer the question. Here it is again:
-
- >> Her husband had sex too. What equivalent punishment should he bear?
-
- A friendly soul emailed me a good response: in some African cultures, the
- father-to-be is hung upside-down by his heels for the duration of his wife's
- labor. Considering what a tough time my wife had with her first labor, I
- would have accepted that consequence without complaint. Could you?
-
- >>> So is being new a crime?
-
- >> No, and neither is being clueless, but being clueless sometimes carries
- >> heavy consequences. There are clues embedded in the responses you are
- >> getting from other people, as well as from me. Don't leave home without
- >> them.
-
- > I happen to like being cluless all the same. Besides its fun everyone should
- > try but be careful don't let your hormones get you carried away...
-
- Hey, if you're clueless, how would you know what kind of pranks your hormones
- are pulling on you? They could have short-sheeted your bed. They could be
- giving you a hotfoot right now. I wouldn't be the least surprised if they
- stuck a "Kick Me" sign on your back.
-
- --
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- "Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's
- character, give him power." -- Abraham Lincoln
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