todd@SCIRTP.UUCP (Todd Jones) (08/01/85)
> While the risks may endanger no-one but you (perhaps), its not true that > they harm no-one but you. When you are injured, your insurance pays you, > and I pay your insurance company. > > Remember > that society has an investment in you - you owe us! > > Robert Elz ucbvax!kre Okay Bob, since I have a financial interest in your attitudes and lifestyle, I expect to be able to influence your attitudes and your lifestyle. Please submit to me (address below) a detailed account of your personal habits. Please include such information as: 1. Eating habits (I don't want you to eat foods that could give you health problems I would pay for.) 2. Drinking and smoking behaviors (I won't pay for your liver problems or lung cancer treatment.) 3. Hobbies (No hang-gliding, white-water canoeing, etc...) 4. Sexual behaviors (I want all your potential partners to be certified AIDS and herpes free.) I'm sure I have missed many relevant aspects of your life that could cause me finacial distress. Once I have discussed these with my fellow-society members, we will submit to you new life-style guidelines that you will be forced to adhere to under penalty of law. ||||||| send information to: || || [ O-O ] Todd Jones \ ^ / {decvax,akgua}!mcnc!rti-sel!scirtp!todd | ~ | |___| SCI Systems Inc. doesn't necessarily agree with Todd.