On Aug 31, 2005, at 11:40 PM, Dave Land wrote:
No, actually, a couple of generations later, a bunch of them turned up
in Rome. Thankfully, that nice boy Nero did us all a favor by burning
them as torches along his way and fed a bunch of 'em to lions. That
sure shut them up, eh?
Shows what you know. They got involved in government, and their
corruption quickly exposed them as being the opportunistic savages they
were. Public outcry was strong enough that they were driven out of Rome
to some Saracen stronghold. Istanbul, I think it was. That cleared up
the problem forever.
Right?
Hey, I have a good idea. Let's felonize cheesecake. That'll curb
cholesterol buildup in everyone.
--
Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightwares Books
http://books.nightwares.com/
Current work in progress "The Seven-Year Mirror"
http://www.nightwares.com/books/ockrassa/Flat_Out.pdf
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