bjob@alice.UucP (Barbara J. Orlando-Bimmler) (03/17/86)
Now Jean Smith comes to straighten us all out: > Well, pardon me for butting in on this conversation. No. > ... let us revert to the topic of whether suicide is a > good idea. Why? It's a truth we hold to be self-evident. You can't prove an axiom. A mathematician ought to understand *that* much. > One point not mentioned so far: a suicide very often leaves > behind friends and relatives who are appalled, shocked, deeply grieved, > guilt-riddled and so forth. Is this good? How can you tell? You're dead. Or, why would you care? You're dead. Get serious! ("DUMB problem!! DUMB!!!") Besides, what does 'guilt-riddled' mean ('guilt-ridden', maybe?). "What walks on four legs in the morning, on two legs in the afternoon, and on ten typing fingers at university?" Or, "Is this the guilty party to whom I am speaking?" And what is the 'so forth'? Insouciant? Ebullient? Overjoyed? "Old Poppa Manes finally pulled it off. What a relief!" > Last time I posted, I got a letter saying this whole newsgroup is a > joke. I think it may be wearing a bit thin. Then post something worthwhile! If you contribute to the jokester mentality, how can you expect others to hold a serious conversation? 3/10. See me after class. I want you to post one hundred times to the net, "I will not crack jokes about suicide." BJO-B