`"Nostalgia-Nazi is not a "Nazi" "Dead Hand Control" is a legal term, in reference to people setting up conditions that will govern others long after they are gone."'
Nazis and other things that go bump in the night; wouldn't "Dead Hand Control" be the sort of legislation your fearless leader, commander in chief George Bush proposes as law of the land, after the republicans are thrown out of office? --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Nostalgia-Nazi, like a feminazi, is not a "Nazi" as some of you are > thinking of the term. My apologies to anyone who believed to the > contrary and was offended. > > "Dead Hand Control" for Skip's info, is a legal term, long > recognized in jurisprudence dating back to common law that pre-dates > the USA. It is in reference to people setting up conditions that > will govern others long after they are gone. James Bradley was > masterful at it. > > I don't see why it is insulting. > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "jerseyjohn99" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Sorry BB, you lose. > > > > Under the international messageboard agreement created in 1990 > known > > as "Godwin's Law", whenever someone brings up Hitler or Nazis in > an > > argument unrelated to WWII, the thread is over, and the person who > > caused the Violator to invoke Godwin's Law is declared the winner. > > > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin%27s_law > > > > Congratulations, Traderdube! Very good post, by the way. > > > > Next topic... > > > > > > --- In AsburyPark@yahoogroups.com, "bluebishop82" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > T-Dube, > > > > > > Your post below, more accurately the points you make, is the > only > > > thing wrong with AP. That dead-hand control, refuse to look > > > forward, no progress, visionless, over-romanticized, Nostalgia- > > Nazi > > > view that we have to return to a fictionalized past that never > was > > > instead of moving to a bright future we could have, is the only > > > thing wrong with AP. > > > > > > Your literarly use of slowly morphing the Pony into all that is > > the > > > rest of Asbury Park is the template, often used by others, that > > > reveals Asbury is filled with Springsteen fanatics posing as > > people > > > who pretend to know the rest of the City. > > > ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Get fast access to your favorite Yahoo! Groups. Make Yahoo! your home page http://us.click.yahoo.com/dpRU5A/wUILAA/yQLSAA/Y2tolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/AsburyPark/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
