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Time Magazine: Man of the Millennium

Maynard Handley handleym at ricochet.net
Mon Sep 28 13:52:41 EST 1998


In article <6ugufa$d19 at panix2.panix.com>, gcf at panix.com (G*rd*n) wrote:

> amiga at primenet.com says...
> | > I suggest you do some reading on the subject, and alter your bigoted
sexist views.
> 
> larryc at teleport.com (Larry Caldwell):
> | His view may be sexist, but it is also accurate.  Maybe by the end of the 
> | next millennium, women will have made a more profound contribution to 
> | human culture.  
> 
> I don't see any reason to identify fame with culture.  The
> average mother has probably contributed more constructively
> to human culture than all the great generals, politicians,
> and other puff adders of this millennium or any other put
> together.  The leading characters of history -- "the sorry
> register of man's crimes and follies" -- are by and large
> its leading psychopaths and blowhards.

Don't tell me, let me guess, you're a believer in social promotion, right?
Exactly why should I be impressed with the average mother? 
Should I be impressed with the average tree for growing high, or the
average salt crystal for replicating its structure? 
Spare me this pious Barney the dinosaur crap.

Maynard

-- 
My opinion only



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