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- From: mlsa@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu (MICHAEL LAUREN SHERMAN)
- Newsgroups: talk.bizarre
- Subject: Re: irony
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.055248.113218@ns1.cc.lehigh.edu>
- Date: 23 Nov 92 05:52:48 GMT
- Organization: Lehigh University
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- In article <1ep46hINNhhb@terminator.rs.itd.umich.edu>, ajd@oit.itd.umich.edu (Ar
- thur Delano) writes:
- >The irony in the debate about homosexuals in the military
- >is that in one of the greatest armies of the ancient world,
- >homosexuality was encouraged to ensure that the ranks of men
- >stayed closely allied.
- Not only that but in a nighttime march it helped the men keep tight ranks and
- follow closely upon one another.
- >
- >It also kept them off the women of the cities they invaded.
- >
- >Read almost any history about ancient Sparta and see for yourself.
- >
- >AjD
- >--
- > ajd@oit.itd.umich.edu
- >"My words are so small that it's hard to hang on to them" - Mark Edwards
- >
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- MICHAEL LAUREN SHERMAN
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