In article <dbv7st$3hf$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
Albert Silverman <slvrmn@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>Alice:
>
> Has everyone heard the exciting news that was just announced?
>
> The world is round! The world is round! The world is round!
>
>The Hatter:
>
> That is quite impossible, my dear Alice.
>
> You see, I have already learned all of the geography that I have
time
> to learn and have room for in my head, which is filled to capacity
> with worthless musical facts. And what I learned before music filled
my
> head is that the world is flat.
>
> Truth is a matter of perception and circumstance. The book is closed
> on this matter. No matter what *anyone* may say at this too-late
date,
> the world is flat--and that is that.
>
> And that's a FAQ.
>
>Alice:
>
> Since your mind is all filled up, where are you going to put
anything
> else?
>
>The Hatter:
>
> I'll keep it under my Hat.
>
>The King:
>
> Who cares what shape the world is in?
>
> What is all-important here in our discussion is that we all be
polite
> to each other and not repeat the same old boring stuff here, day
after
> day. Our law forbids this, you know.
>
> If you will all just ignore Alice, she will eventually go away. At
> least, that's what it says here on page three of my King's manual.
>
> Won't you, Alice? Please? Pretty please? Double pretty please?
>
>The Tit-Mouse:
>
> Round is good!
>
>The Frog:
>
> Bigger is Better!
>
>The Tortoise:
>
> Should we use sloe gin?
>
>
>-----------------------------
>Albert Silverman
>(Al is in Wonderland!)
>where relevance is irrelevant
>(13)
--
Matthew H. Fields http://www.umich.edu/~fields
Music: Splendor in Sound
To be great, do better and better. Don't wait for talent: no such thing.
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