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Previous message: http://www.politechbot.com/p-03109.html ---------- Forwarded message ---------- Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2002 13:52:35 -0800 From: lizard <lizard@mrlizard.com> To: declan@well.com Cc: politech@politechbot.com Subject: Re: FC: Center for Genetics and Society urges senators to ban cloning Recently translated document, circa the paleolithic era: From: Alliance of Concerned Shamans To:Chief Who Sits on Big Rock and has Mighty Club Subject: Fire. Fire bad. Maybe fire good, but no one know. Since no one know, best not to make fire. That way, we not find out, which is good. Fire anger gods. Angry gods mean bad hunts and no babies. We no want no babies. Repeat: Fire bad. People make fire too fast. Only five year ago, no fire. Last year, sparks. Now, fire. No one consult us first. No one ask gods. People just bang rocks, make sparks. We upset. We know gods upset, because gods talk to us -- not to people. So no more make fire! Fire bad. People burned. What if someone make big-big fire, burn down woods? Then animals die, we no eat animals, we die. Fire bad. Some say fire good. They stupid. If fire good, gods would have given us fire. Gods no give us fire, so, fire bad. D'uh! Stupid people who say fire good should be burned with fire! Hah! That will teach them. We shamans all say:Fire bad. You mess with fire, you make gods angry. Fire bad for women and babies and cute little bunnies. So, Chief, please: Hit people who mess with fire with big club. Thank you. ------------------------------------------------------------------------- POLITECH -- Declan McCullagh's politics and technology mailing list You may redistribute this message freely if you include this notice. Declan McCullagh's photographs are at http://www.mccullagh.org/ To subscribe to Politech: http://www.politechbot.com/info/subscribe.html This message is archived at http://www.politechbot.com/ -------------------------------------------------------------------------