berman@ihlpg.UUCP (Andy Berman) (07/11/85)
>OK folks, now that ALL of you have assumed you were the ONLY >ones who heard the old Coke is coming back, and just HAD to >tell the WHOLE WORLD (who undoubtedly knew already anyway), >you can stop patting yourselves on the back. > >WE ALREADY KNOW! >WE ALREADY KNOW! >WE ALREADY KNOW! >WE ALREADY KNOW! > >So shut up already. ---------------------------------------------- This week 7 Black South Africans were killed by the Apartheid regime. The media took scant notice. The most massive air bombardment in the history of the Western Hemisphere continued in El Salvador as US supplied planes and bombs attacked people in zones of rebel control. The media took absolutely no notice. Congress just authorized CIA funding to overthrow the governments of Angola and Nicaragua. Barely a word on the net. But the media and those who control the public consciousness go to town over the reformulation of a soft-drink. And, alas, we are taken in, and pretend to care about such nonsense. As in Roman times, give them circuses to distract them. I mourn for my country. ihnp4!ihlpg!berman
braman@dataio.UUCP (Rick Braman) (07/12/85)
> >OK folks, now that ALL of you have assumed you were the ONLY > >ones who heard the old Coke is coming back, and just HAD to > >tell the WHOLE WORLD (who undoubtedly knew already anyway), > >you can stop patting yourselves on the back. > > > >WE ALREADY KNOW! > >WE ALREADY KNOW! > >WE ALREADY KNOW! > >WE ALREADY KNOW! > > > >So shut up already. > ---------------------------------------------- > This week 7 Black South Africans were killed by the Apartheid regime. > The media took scant notice. The most massive air bombardment in the > history of the Western Hemisphere continued in El Salvador as US supplied > planes and bombs attacked people in zones of rebel control. The media > took absolutely no notice. Congress just authorized CIA funding to > overthrow the governments of Angola and Nicaragua. Barely a word on the > net. But the media and those who control the public consciousness > go to town over the reformulation of a soft-drink. > And, alas, we are taken in, and pretend to care about such nonsense. > > As in Roman times, > give them circuses to distract them. > > I mourn for my country. > ihnp4!ihlpg!berman AMEN! I couldn't agree more. -- o | " Go catch a thermal! " | | _________oOo_________ x O O x \xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxO Oxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx/ O O OoO uw-beaver!entropy!dataio!braman -- Usenet Rick Braman Data I/O Corp Redmond WA 206-885-5851
mercury@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Larry E. Baker) (07/12/85)
[] > This week 7 Black South Africans were killed by the Apartheid regime. > The media took scant notice. The most massive air bombardment in the > history of the Western Hemisphere continued in El Salvador as US supplied > planes and bombs attacked people in zones of rebel control. The media I think that the inhabitants of {Dresden, Berlin, London, Munich, etc.} would disagree. When you say "Western Hemisphere," I assume you include the entirity of "Western Civilization," which includes most of Europe. I think "in the history of the Western Hemisphere" is taking things a bit far. Try "In the history of the American Hemisphere" and I might not disagree, mainly because it is the ONLY bombardment that has happened in the American hemisphere. With the possible exclusion of some Civil War episodes. But that's because they didn't have Howitzers then. [ Followups to net.politics (please check your message header - I don't ] [ know if I got it right....) ] -- Larry Baker ... {seismo!ut-sally | decvax!allegra | tektronix!ihnp4}!ut-ngp!mercury.UUCP ... mercury@ut-ngp.ARPA ... ut-ngp!mercury@ut-sally.CSNET
abc@brl-tgr.ARPA (Brint Cooper ) (07/13/85)
In article <2020@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> mercury@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Larry E. Baker) writes: >I think that the inhabitants of {Dresden, Berlin, London, >Munich, etc.} would disagree. When you say "Western Hemisphere," >I assume you include the entirity of "Western Civilization," which >includes most of Europe. >I think "in the history of the Western Hemisphere" is taking things a >bit far. Try "In the history of the American Hemisphere" and I might >not disagree, mainly because it is the ONLY bombardment that has >happened in the American hemisphere. With the possible exclusion of >some Civil War episodes. But that's because they didn't have >Howitzers then. Sorry, but Dresden, Berlin, and Munich are in the Eastern Hemisphere. The Prime Meridian runs thru Greenwich, England, just down the Thames from London.
oliver@unc.UUCP (Bill Oliver) (07/13/85)
In article <ihlpg.814> berman@ihlpg.UUCP (Andy Berman) writes: >>OK folks, now that ALL of you have assumed you were the ONLY insert Coke news here... >>WE ALREADY KNOW! >> >>So shut up already. >---------------------------------------------- >This week 7 Black South Africans were killed by the Apartheid regime. >The media took scant notice. The most massive air bombardment in the blah, blah, blah... >And, alas, we are taken in, and pretend to care about such nonsense. > >As in Roman times, >give them circuses to distract them. > >I mourn for my country. > ihnp4!ihlpg!berman God forbid that anyone enjoy life around here when such opportuniuties for self righteous moral indignation abound. I dissect murder victims for a living for Chrissake. I can use a circus now and then. There is no sin in a little frivolity; we all have sorrow and we all die, usually unpleasantly. A man can smile without accepting all the evil in the world. Lighten up, for crying out loud. I mourn for the moral dilettante. Bill Oliver Roads? We don`t need roads where we`re going. ***************************************** The above represent the opinions of the author and should not be considered the opinions of the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner or any other office, agency, or official of the State of North Carolina.
oliver@unc.UUCP (Bill Oliver) (07/13/85)
I apologize for my previous posting. I am sure that Mr. Berman is quite sincere, and I display only ignorance by my statements. My only excuse is that I had just come from a rather disturbing day to relax at my machine, only to see someone write what a moral brute I am. I am sure I misinterpreted the original article, and promise the net not to allow my anger to push the "F" key again. Bill Oliver
keith@seismo.UUCP (Keith Bostic) (07/13/85)
In article <588@unc.UUCP>, oliver@unc.UUCP (Bill Oliver) writes: > I apologize for my previous posting. I am sure that Mr. Berman > is quite sincere, and I display only ignorance by my statements. > My only excuse is that I had just come from a rather disturbing > day to relax at my machine, only to see someone write what a moral > brute I am. I am sure I misinterpreted the original article, and > promise the net not to allow my anger to push the "F" key again. > > Bill Oliver Why apologize, I kind of agreed. Mr. Berman may or may not be sincere, but he clearly portrays himself as self-righteous, obnoxious (after all, we're all reading net.misc.coke 'cause we want to hear his moralizing, right?) and above all, rather silly. Keith Bostic ARPA: keith@seismo UUCP: seismo!keith
wkp@lanl.ARPA (07/14/85)
> This week 7 Black South Africans were killed by the Apartheid regime. > The media took scant notice. The most massive air bombardment in the > history of the Western Hemisphere continued in El Salvador as US supplied > planes and bombs attacked people in zones of rebel control. The media > took absolutely no notice. Congress just authorized CIA funding to > overthrow the governments of Angola and Nicaragua. Barely a word on the > net. But the media and those who control the public consciousness > go to town over the reformulation of a soft-drink. You're right. But consider this: About three weeks ago, while my office mate was calling the White House to complain about their geo-political stance, I was calling 1-800-GET-COKE to complain about the new coke. Results? I got a free coupon for six bottles of coke and the satisfaction (this week) that my insignificant voice was heard. What impact do people who are alarmed about a political issue have? (Don't answer this, I know the answer already. That is why I called up 1-800-GET-COKE....) -- bill peter ihnp4!lanl!wkp "To love oneself is the beginning of a lifelong romance." --Oscar Wilde
allynh@ucbvax.ARPA (Allyn Hardyck) (07/14/85)
In article <2020@ut-ngp.UTEXAS> mercury@ut-ngp.UTEXAS (Larry E. Baker) writes: >I think that the inhabitants of {Dresden, Berlin, London, >Munich, etc.} would disagree. When you say "Western Hemisphere," >I assume you include the entirity of "Western Civilization," which >includes most of Europe. Wrongo - the Western Hemisphere is (technically) that hemisphere containing everything east of the International Date Line and west of the Greenwich Meridian, so it would contain part of London (and Ireland, etc.) - but in practice it is North and South America, Greenland, and the Caribbean. Never heard the term "American Hemisphere" used before.
mag@whuxlm.UUCP (Gray Michael A) (07/14/85)
> I apologize for my previous posting. I am sure that Mr. Berman > is quite sincere, and I display only ignorance by my statements. > My only excuse is that I had just come from a rather disturbing > day to relax at my machine, only to see someone write what a moral > brute I am. I am sure I misinterpreted the original article, and > promise the net not to allow my anger to push the "F" key again. > > > Bill Oliver Don't apologize - you were right on target. Mike Gray
wfi@rti-sel.UUCP (William Ingogly) (07/15/85)
This discussion is going to THREE newsgroups. Now that there's a
special newsgroup for this topic, how about editing your 'Newsgroups'
line, people? It's easy. If you don't know how, I'll be glad to give
you a lesson :-) Unfortunately, many of us don't share your enthusiasm
for the history and philosophy of Co-Cola (NET.PHILOSOPHY???)
-- Cheers, Bill Ingoglyjeff@gatech.CSNET (Jeff Lee) (07/15/85)
> I apologize for my previous posting. I am sure that Mr. Berman > is quite sincere, and I display only ignorance by my statements. > My only excuse is that I had just come from a rather disturbing > day to relax at my machine, only to see someone write what a moral > brute I am. I am sure I misinterpreted the original article, and > promise the net not to allow my anger to push the "F" key again. > > > Bill Oliver I think you did nothing wrong. Net.politics or some other such group is always available for such comments. I get enough of this stuff every time I pick up a newpaper or listen to the news. Give me a little mindless escapism sometime..... Don't put politics in my Coke. -- Jeff Lee CSNet: Jeff @ GATech ARPA: Jeff%GATech.CSNet @ CSNet-Relay.ARPA uucp: ...!{akgua,allegra,hplabs,ihnp4,linus,seismo,ulysses}!gatech!jeff
schuh@geowhiz.UUCP (David Schuh) (07/16/85)
> In article <588@unc.UUCP>, oliver@unc.UUCP (Bill Oliver) writes: > > I apologize for my previous posting. I am sure that Mr. Berman > > is quite sincere, and I display only ignorance by my statements. > > My only excuse is that I had just come from a rather disturbing > > day to relax at my machine, only to see someone write what a moral > > brute I am. I am sure I misinterpreted the original article, and > > promise the net not to allow my anger to push the "F" key again. > > > > Bill Oliver > > Why apologize, I kind of agreed. Mr. Berman may or may not be sincere, > but he clearly portrays himself as self-righteous, obnoxious (after all, > we're all reading net.misc.coke 'cause we want to hear his moralizing, > right?) and above all, rather silly. > > Keith Bostic > ARPA: keith@seismo > UUCP: seismo!keith here!! here!! dave schuh !uwvax!geowhiz!schuh
nather@utastro.UUCP (Ed Nather) (07/17/85)
> > In article <588@unc.UUCP>, oliver@unc.UUCP (Bill Oliver) writes: > > > I apologize for my previous posting. > > > Bill Oliver > > > > Why apologize, I kind of agreed. > > Keith Bostic > > here!! here!! > dave schuh Where, where? [Or did you mean "Hear, hear?"] -- Ed Nather Astronomy Dept, U of Texas @ Austin {allegra,ihnp4}!{noao,ut-sally}!utastro!nather nather%utastro.UTEXAS@ut-sally.ARPA
cramer@kontron.UUCP (Clayton Cramer) (07/23/85)
> In article <588@unc.UUCP>, oliver@unc.UUCP (Bill Oliver) writes: > > I apologize for my previous posting. I am sure that Mr. Berman > > is quite sincere, and I display only ignorance by my statements. > > My only excuse is that I had just come from a rather disturbing > > day to relax at my machine, only to see someone write what a moral > > brute I am. I am sure I misinterpreted the original article, and > > promise the net not to allow my anger to push the "F" key again. > > > > Bill Oliver > > Why apologize, I kind of agreed. Mr. Berman may or may not be sincere, > but he clearly portrays himself as self-righteous, obnoxious (after all, > we're all reading net.misc.coke 'cause we want to hear his moralizing, > right?) and above all, rather silly. > > Keith Bostic > ARPA: keith@seismo > UUCP: seismo!keith Wasn't it H.L. Mencken who defined a Puritan as "someone who lives in dread fear that someone, somewhere, is having a good time"? In every political movement (alas, even in the libertarian movement) there seems to be some ill-humored types who insist that the whole world needs to spend every day hard at work solving problems; these same twerps view every form of recreation as a crime against humanity.