Does anyone else remember the Robert Fulgum (sp?) story about the crayons?
He advocates dropping boxes of crayons to both sides of the dispute. Not the little boxes, either, but the big 64 crayon boxes with the built in sharpener. His opinion is that no one could keep a good hate on with fresh, sharp crayons ready to be used. Might be something to it. Jerry Johnson >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/02/02 12:33PM >>> I think you do such a good job that we're shipping you to the middle east right away. Bring some levity to those fighting and promote peace. How can you kill while laughing? Or better yet, if you upset them ALL enough maybe they'll band together to come after you. Yeh, that's what they need, a common enemy. Where are the space invaders when you need them? :) At 12:17 PM 4/2/02, you wrote: ><sigh> >dude has me pegged... ><hee hee> > >actually, there is so much stress these days >(this whole Middle East think has actually been affecting my sleep) >that I see my chosen role as "court jester" >to be even more important > >whether it reduces your (collective) stress or not, >it reduces mine! > >:-) > >-Ben > > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:16 AM >> To: CF-Community >> Subject: RE: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >> >> Both. :) >> >> At 12:04 PM 4/2/02, you wrote: >> >Mikey- >> > >> >waitaminit: >> >by "possible" - >> > >> >were you referring to women in the Middle East withholding marital >> >relations, or to Ben being serious?? >> > >> >-Ben >> > >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> From: Braver, Ben [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:02 AM >> >> To: CF-Community >> >> Subject: RE: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >> >> >> >> >> you have seen (rare) examples of it >> >> but usually not - >> >> job description of "court jester" on list >> >> precludes doing it very often >> >> ;-) >> >> >> >> > -----Original Message----- >> >> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >> > Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:01 AM >> >> > To: CF-Community >> >> > Subject: RE: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > Yep, I was. If it was possible I'd be all for it. >> >> > >> >> > At 11:49 AM 4/2/02, you wrote: >> >> > >Mikey- >> >> > > >> >> > >you're assuming I was serious >> >> > >;-) >> >> > > >> >> > >-Ben >> >> > > >> >> > > >> >> > >> -----Original Message----- >> >> > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >> > >> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:51 AM >> >> > >> To: CF-Community >> >> > >> Subject: Not getting any (RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0)) >> >> > >> >> >> > >> >> >> > >> Your assuming that women in the middle east (at least in most >> >> > >> Muslim cultures) have the right to refuse. The rights of >> >> > >> women are very restricted even in such places as Saudi >> >> > >> Arabia. A woman can be arrested for just driving a car (as >> >> > >> was seen during the gulf war when a number of women tried it >> >> > >> in protest). >> >> > >> >> >> > >> At 11:33 AM 4/2/02, you wrote: >> >> > >> >Hey! >> >> > >> >What we need for peace is a Middle East version of >> Lysistrata - >> >> > >> >the women say "until we get peace, you're not getting any" !! >> >> > >> >-Ben >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> -----Original Message----- >> >> > >> >> From: Jerry Johnson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >> >> > >> >> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 8:13 AM >> >> > >> >> To: CF-Community >> >> > >> >> Subject: Re: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0) >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> Another example of terrorism: >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> British suffragists early last century. >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> (Just finished reading a book on this subject - they were >> >> > >> >> some SCARY women!) >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> Jerry Johnson >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 04/02/02 10:57AM >>> >> >> > >> >> More like treasonist. >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> They didn't do too much killing of the women and children, >> >> > >> >> and no suicide >> >> > >> >> bombings. They only attacked people with ties to >> the British >> >> > >> >> Government, >> >> > >> >> mostly military ties, a few people with monetary >> ties, like >> >> > >> >> tax collectors >> >> > >> >> and the customs officers. >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> At 10:52 AM 4/2/2002 -0500, you wrote: >> >> > >> >> >Agreed. I'm the colonists that rebeled against >> England were >> >> > >> >> considered >> >> > >> >> >terrorists at the time. Probably still could be. >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >Todd >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >----- Original Message ----- >> >> > >> >> >From: "Mark Smyth" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > >> >> >To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >> > >> >> >Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 10:42 AM >> >> > >> >> >Subject: RE: Why (Re: They invaded! 0_0) >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > > >They (the Palistinians) are the terrorists. >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > > Surely the issue of whether they are terrorists >> >> > depends on your >> >> > >> >> >perspective >> >> > >> >> > > of the situation? I'm not condoning anything, >> its just >> >> > >> >> an observation >> >> > >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> >> >> >> > >> > >> >> > >> >> >> > > >> >> > >> >> >> > >> > ______________________________________________________________________ Get the mailserver that powers this list at http://www.coolfusion.com Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/cf-community@houseoffusion.com/ Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/index.cfm?sidebar=lists
