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Pastimes : Don't Ask Rambi
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To: JF Quinnelly who wrote (14177)10/31/1998 7:55:00 AM
From: Rambi  Read Replies (2) of 71178
 
Worshipped as a sun god, Moloch embodied the savage and devastating aspects of the sun's heat.

Moloch is alive and well and spent the summer with us in Texas. Had anyone realized he could be appeased by the sacrifice of a few humans, it would have been arranged. Governor Bush would probably have incorporated it into a Rangers' ballgame. The victim could throw out the first pitch, and then the sacrifice could take place instead of the Dot Race. Well, maybe not, people take the Dot Race pretty seriously. Maybe during the seventh inning stretch- the organ could replace Take Me Out to the Ballgame with something more appropriate--like "I'd Do Anything for You" from Oliver or "It's Too Damn Hot" from Kiss Me, Kate.

As for sacrificial victims, you leave yourself wide open for lawsuits, Freddy. That kind of discrimination just won't make it. Besides the pool is so limited nowadays. Make it a contest. Maybe AA would sponser a trip to Europe for the bereaved family. Or some Dallas Cowboy's car dealership could donate a cool sports vehicle.

I think Gaughie must be referring to your favorite thinker, Joseph Campbell, regarding new rituals. You must stay open for these opportunities to revive and make accessible the old ways to our times.
Bring meaning back to our empty existence.
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