On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 06:23:15PM +0200, Marcel Grunauer wrote:
> On Friday, June 22, 2001, at 06:11 PM, David H. Adler wrote:
>
> > On Fri, Jun 22, 2001 at 02:07:44AM +0200, Marcel Grunauer wrote:
> >>
> >> Hmm. "I don't possess blame" === "It's not my fault"?
> >
> > Actually, this is probably just an indication that the Blame Transfer
> > Protocol has not yet been finalized. Probably an effect of writing it
> > over a number of drinks in a cafe on a rainy day in Montreal...
>
> I think we need a Klingon extension (Klingon proxy?) to the
> Blame Transfer Protocol, that passes on blame, enhanced with a curse
> ("your mother has a smooth forehead", "your nose is shiny", "you're
> not fit to do my laundry", you get the idea), and an implied threat
> "if that blame returns to me, I shall kill you".
I have a feeling that Klingons would not make very good/reliable BTP
proxies. Feel free to try that out. Leave me the TiPB in your will.
:-)
dha
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