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Thread #118245   Message #2589191
Posted By: Jack Blandiver
15-Mar-09 - 06:47 AM
Thread Name: BS: Nurse Suspended for praying ????
Subject: RE: BS: Nurse Suspended for praying ????
what is the nurse had been an exteme obsessive evangelical "Star Wars" fanatic.. !!!!!???

I hear in America of people going to their work dressed up as Klingons and taking out law-suits on anyone who opposes their right to do this. Earlier on I said there is only one type of human being in the world - by which I meant, of course, the human individual, however so culturally defined we might be in that individuality. Some of these individuals will hate the music of (say) Bob Dylan (such as myself, I actually find it painful to listen to, though I delight in his Theme Time Radio Hour), others will love it with a devoted passion (yeah, even with the wannabe obsession that seems to have been a determining factor in the creation of the folk scene). I believe Dylan himself was once Saved, thus inspiring, no doubt, further cries of Judas from the audience he had helped to enlighten over the previous decade or so, who now found themselves adrift from their cultural moorings. I believe Bob didn't remain saved very long, just a passing phase, during which time I dare say he was still the same person even if had adopted a creed which seems determined to condemn non-believers to the exquisite sufferings of the old fantasy inferno and using that as an excuse to try and save the rest of us. Fact is, he changed his mind. One day he might change it back. One day he might even become a Klingon. It matters not, just as long as he accepts that what's true for himself is not necessarily true for the rest of us, and any assumption to the contrary is a violation of our right to the diversity which I'd say is one of the few fundamental truths I can think of.

There survives in Cheshire the last remaining farm dedicated to the breeding of Concertina Weasels, a sub-species of Mustela nivalis selectively bread for their strong yet supple pelts which are used in the construction of superior concertina bellows. If you want to know if your concertina is made from weasel leather, you must look inside, where, on the very finest models, the fur is still on. Generally it's only the English Concertina that used weasel leather, though a number of quality Anglos use it too. It doesn't come cheap, but as one concertina maker pointed out to me, it is as much about preserving the ancient family tradition of weasel farming as it is about the quality of the musical instrument. Sadly, whilst passing that way last week, I noticed a camp of animal rights protesters on the wayside by the farm entrance, and on the local news that night it was reported that the farm had been broken into and much of the breeding stock let loose into the wild. I'm sure there is perfect punchline to this, but I'm blowed if I can think of one.