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- From: boutell@isis.cshl.org (Tom Boutell)
- Subject: Re: Out of Curiosity
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- Organization: Cold Spring Harbor Labs
- References: <C1Dx8u.FAp@phage.cshl.org> <1993Jan25.002226.1438@walter.cray.com>
- Date: Mon, 25 Jan 1993 13:42:56 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan25.002226.1438@walter.cray.com> jcarroll@gath.cray.com (Jeff Carroll) writes:
- >
- >
- >>The culture, I couldn't help noticing, was intent on consuming all
- >>available resources and, ultimately, itself. I am willing to consider
- >>alternatives.
- >>
- >>I have no joke. Just out of curiosity, does anybody know anything?
- >>
- >>-T
- >
- >Move to Seattle. The culture hasn't gotten there yet.
-
- Mmm. I dunno.
-
- The current migration reminds me of the hopeless desperate mass of
- plague-ridden Medieval Europeans well-meaningly stampeding in the direction
- of somewhere the (throat) culture hasn't gotten to yet.
-
- We carry the contagion in our minds, but mistakenly believe it is
- in our surroundings, and that departure can cure us.
-
- Then again maybe I should rent a U-Haul.
-
- -T
-
- The world is bad and ugly and mean,
- Rent a U-Haul, vent your spleen,
- Seattle, Ho!
- Seattle, Ho!
-
- --
- Tom Boutell, boutell@cshl.org
-
- Clausthaler is the best non - alcoholic beer in the known universe.
-