Hey! Remember that age is a fate that awaits us all. I guarantee you, though,
that if this approach to punishment were adopted, folks would behave
differently. Maybe even you ...
Dick
----- Original Message -----
From: "Sellam Ismail" <foo(a)siconic.com>
To: <classiccmp(a)classiccmp.org>
Sent: Saturday, July 07, 2001 8:05 AM
Subject: Re: OT Celebration (Not intended to be offensive, possible humor)
On Fri, 6 Jul 2001, Richard Erlacher wrote:
It's all in preparation for the day when
there will be only one
punishment for all crime ... and I still favor the immersion in molten
iron for punishment. It would make a good show at halftime during the
superbowl. Tie 'em to a steel rail and lower 'em into the pot at
about 1" per second ... feet first, then tell the kids, "See? That's
what happens if you don't go to school. That's what happens if you
steal ... "
We should also make it the punishment for being a curmudgeonly old
bastard.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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