distant fireworks

Paul Mackin pmackin at clark.net
Wed Jul 7 09:49:41 CDT 1999



On Wed, 7 Jul 1999, CLAY JONATHAN D wrote:

> 
> > On Tue, 6 Jul 1999 calbert at pop.tiac.net wrote:
> > 
> > > I hope to G-d that TRP is a little more sophisticated than that; I 
> > > PRAY some of his readers are.
> > 
> > I believe so but occasionally one is inclined to take a bit too  literally
> > Sam Goldwyn or was it Louis B. Mayer's comment that nobody ever lost money
> > by underestimating the intelligence of the American public.
> > 
> > 			P.
> 
> What about us? We've still got a monarchy, and look at all the fuss 
> that was made over the death of Princess Diana.  


It just goes to show anybody can find an excuse for an emotional blowout
if they set their minds to it. None of these mindless pleasures is
particularly indicative of anything, or LACK of anything, in my humble
opinion.

			P.




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