[Rhodes22-list] Jesusland, Steve, and Robert Heinlein

[Hank]

Robert,

I know there was something I like about you.  You just quoted one of
my all time favorite books.

Hank


On Thu, 02 Dec 2004 11:15:21 -0500, Robert Skinner
<robert at squirrelhaven.com> wrote:
> brad haslett wrote:
> > Stan,
> > This is a violation of my own stated December policy,...
> -------------------------------------------
> 
> Thanks, Brad, for a useful response to the recent volley
> of quasi-political messages.
> 
> Much as I hate to retire from this field or any field
> until the game is over, I begin to think that the
> "Jesusland" dialogue has some characteristics of the
> aphorism attributed to Lazarus Long, one of Heinlein's
> most colorful characters:
> 
>    "Never try to teach a pig to sing -- it doesn't
>    work, and it annoys the pig."
> 
> And some sage said:
> 
>    "Before you speak, consider whether your words
>    will do any good, and whether they will hurt
>    anyone."
> 
> Nobody has been hurt, but it is evident that little
> if any good has come of this thread either.
> 
> Bye,
> Robert Skinner
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