Celebration (intended to be offensive, possible humor)

From: Richard Erlacher <edick_at_idcomm.com>
Date: Sat Jul 7 23:22:12 2001

What you say is true, and I'm glad I don't have to reckon with it!

Dick

----- Original Message -----
From: "Sean 'Captain Napalm' Conner" <spc_at_conman.org>
To: <classiccmp_at_classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 7:27 PM
Subject: Re: Celebration (intended to be offensive, possible humor)


> It was thus said that the Great Richard Erlacher once stated:
> >
> > If you don't care to live in a society with a
> > given set of laws, you should leave. If there's no place on the planet
where
> > there are laws that suit you, then you should go elsewhere.
>
> Um, Richard ... if there is no place on the planet where there are laws
> that suit you, where can you go? It's not like there's cheap (or even
> moderately expensive) flights to say, the moon, or Mars. Fact is, there
> *IS* no place left on this planet to go in such a case.
>
> And US$20,000,000.00 will only get you to orbit.
>
> > If you don't like a law, then set about to change it within the system. In
the
> > meantime, however, you must still behave as a law abiding citizen. Part of
> > effecting change involves work and suffering, the rest is waiting.
>
> Tell that to Rosa Parks.
>
> > You enjoy the freedoms you enjoy only because others, less selfish than you
> > repress their urge to harm you whenever your extralegal behavior irritates
them.
> > If you KNEW for certain that someone else would take it upon himself to
punish
> > you by some equally illegal act, and any illegal act is equally illegal, you
> > might not behave as you do.
>
> ``The more laws a society has, the more corrupt it is.'' An old quote, I
> forget who said it, but it was said during the Roman Empire I believe (or
> about the Roman Empire). Do *YOU* know all the laws of the Federal, State
> and local governments of where you live? I certainly hope so.
>
> Idaho state law makes it illegal for a man to give his sweetheart a
> box of candy weighing less than fifty pounds.
>
> In Denver it is unlawful to lend your vacuum cleaner to your
> next-door neighbor.
>
> In Devon, Connecticut, it is unlawful to walk backwards after
> sunset.
>
> In Tulsa, Oklahoma, it is against the law to open a soda bottle
> without the supervision of a licensed engineer.
>
> New Hampshire law forbids you to tap your feet, nod your head, or in
> any way keep time to the music in a tavern, restaurant, or cafe.
>
> Texas law forbids anyone to have a pair of pliers in his possession.
>
> The Arkansas legislature passed a law that states that the Arkansas
> River can rise no higher than to the Main Street bridge in Little
> Rock.
>
> Frankfort, Kentucky, makes it against the law to shoot off a
> policeman's tie.
>
> The state law of Pennsylvania prohibits singing in the bathtub.
>
> Now, to at least get this somewhat back on topic: Should Microsoft be
> killed for breaking Lotus under MS-DOS 2.0?
>
> -spc (Even Bill Gates has been arrested, don't 'cha know?)
>
>
Received on Sat Jul 07 2001 - 23:22:12 BST