Damien Broderick wrote:
>
> At 09:35 PM 8/24/01 -0700, Michaels of all kinds wrote:
>
> >> This is one of the most wryly funny things I've heard from Eugene on
> >> this list.
>
> >For what it's worth, I got it, too.
>
> I should imagine that everyone with half a brain got *'gene's* joke, Mike.
> What puzzles me is how Mike Lorrey thought this nice little jest covered
> the terms of his own apparently bizarre utterance, which I conveniently
> left framed by its original context:
Because my utterance was part of a temporally linked chain of posts, as
follows:
> Emlyn OReagan replied to Lee Corbin:
>
> > In reality, of course, all these proposals---including yours
> > too, unfortunately---cannot, in the old phrase, "turn a sow's
> > ear into a silk purse". Two things will always be missing---
> > pace Singularity---namely: (1) the native talent, intelligence,
> > and temperament that distinguish thoughtful, productive, and
> > intelligent people the world over from the criminal, the
> > stupid, and the insane, and, (2) the traditions, cultural mores,
> > and memes that prosperous and technologically advanced segments
> > of societies all around the world always exhibit.
> >
> > Eugenics (or genetic engineering) could accomplish (1), but for
> > (2), only time and the incremental processes of economic advance
> > fostered by freedom and liberty will help.
> >
> > Lee
> >
>
> It would be extremely surprising to find that Eugenics could accomplish what
> you claim. More sarcasm, perhaps?
>
> Eugene Replied:
> On Tue, 21 Aug 2001, Emlyn O'regan wrote:
>
> > It would be extremely surprising to find that Eugenics could
> > accomplish what you claim. More sarcasm, perhaps?
>
> Eugenics can accomplish many things, superior sarcasm included. (Hey, it
> worked with me).
>
> -----
While a day later, Mr. Hibbert piped up about the need for sensitivity
toward the word, etc., to which I replied with a comment about having a
sense of humor.
Why is it you only are allowed to make jokes about eugenics if you have
your own nationally syndicated comedy show (on the BBC or not)? Are
people pissed at Eugene making a joke about eugenics because he is
German??? C'mon people, get a grip, a life, and a clue.
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