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To: epicure who wrote (52168)	8/19/1999 1:43:00 PM
From: The Philosopher	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

I did not see anyone here make the point that man was unnatural. Perhaps I missed that. Could you tell use who the "some people" are? I didn't have anybody specifically on this thread in mind, though I think Christine might fit. But this belief is held, if you analyze what they say, by some of the Sea Shepherd people who have been wintering here. They won't say it that way, but it is a necessary consequence of their opinions. And I have run across it in other more radical environmentalists. Ask them something like: Agree or Disagree: atomic war is a natural event. They will flat out disagree. Which that means that some things man does are not natural, which means that man is sometimes not part of nature. As to being cautious, I support that from a selfish point of view, since I don't want the beauty I share ruined for myself or my progeny. "But as to how quickly nature can adapt to human generated changes, well, look at how quickly bacteria can become resistent to drugs (by the way, an opportunity for new life forms to be created which would not have existed without our intervention), look at how quickly life returned to Cherynoble (sp), look how quickly wildlife has begun to return to Prince William Sound. I think nature is more resilient that we give it credit for being. I still agree with you that I want us going slowly rather and carefully than barging ahead, but as I said before, this is selfish because I like the world the way it is, not because I think there is anything cosmically right about keeping the world as it is.

To: epicure who wrote (52168)	8/19/1999 1:50:00 PM
From: E	Read Replies (4) \| Respond to of 108807

I'm very far behind, but I see there's a serious conversation going on. So I apologize for interjecting with some (mostly) funny jokes that just came in email. (The first is my favorite. Well, it would be, of course.): The annual "Just For Laughs" festival just ended in Montreal, and the Montreal Gazette Newspaper printed on Sunday the top jokes from the various shows. 1. (On going to war over religion:) "You're basically killing each other to see who's got the better imaginary friend." Rich Jeni 2. "I used to smoke pot until I came to the conclusion...what was that conclusion, anyway?" Rich Jeni 3. (On the difference between men and women:) "On the one hand, we'll never experience childbirth. On the other hand, we can open all our own jars. Jeff Green 4. "Women like posh hotels; there's more for them to steal. Take them to a posh hotel and they all turn into the Artful Dodger. Jeff Green 5. "And God said: 'Let there be Satan, so people don't blame everything on Me. And let there be lawyers. so people don't blame everything on Satan.'"John Wing 6. "What are the three words guaranteed to humiliate men everywhere? 'Hold my purse.'" Francois Morency 7. "The Web brings people together because no matter what kind of a twisted sexual mutant you happen to be, you've got millions of pals out there. = Type in 'Find people that have sex with goats that are on fire' and the = computer will say, 'Specify type of goat.'" Rich Jeni 8. "Luge strategy? Lie flat and try not to die." Tim Steeves 9. "I found my wife in bed naked one day next to a Vietnamese guy and a black guy. I took a picture and sent it to Benetton. You never know." Franck Dubosc 10. "Women might be able to fake orgasms. But men can fake whole relationships. Jimmy Shubert 11. "There are only two reasons to sit in the back row of an airplane : Either you have diarrhea, or you're anxious to meet people who do. Rich Jeni 12. "I was born in Nicaragua and I felt there wasn't enough political instability in my life. So I moved to Quebec." Marta Chaves 13. "I got kicked out of Riverdance for using my arms." Gary Valentine 14. "To make a long story short, Rhett and Scarlett split up in the end." Flacco 15. (On American broadcasters' decision to make the puck in NHL hockey broadcasts glow) "Apparently the black puck on the white ice wasn't contrast enough. That's funny, because Americans don't usually have trouble distinguishing black from white." Tim Steeves 16. "My sister married a German. He complained he couldn't get a good bagel back home. I said : 'Well, whose fault is that?' "Emo Philips 17. (On the 1-800 hotline number on a jar of pickles) "Who the hell's got pickle questions?" Tim Steeves 18. (On the necessity of having a 24-hour pickle hotline) "You got brine problems that can't wait until morning?" Tim Steeves 19. "Id like to help the homeless, but they're never home." Lenny Clarke 20. "My girlfriend always laughs during sex-no matter what she's reading." Emo Philips 21. "What's with squeegee kids? I mean, they don't really wash the windshield, do they? They simply redistribute the dirt." Ken Scott 22. "Clinton lied. A man might forget where he parks or where he lives, but he never forgets (oral sex) no matter how bad it is." Lenny Clarke 23. "I have little compassion for people in trailer parks who refuse to move after getting tornado warnings. How hard is it for them to relocate? Their house have wheels." Carlos Mencia 24. "They had things on the Brady Bunch that I never saw in my house. Breakfast, for example." Rich Jeni 25. "My cousin just died. He was only 19. He got stung by a bee - the natural enemy of a tightrope walker." Emo Philips 26. "The difference between Charles Manson and every woman I've dated is that Manson has the decency to look like a nut the first time you meet him." Rich Jeni 27. "Montreal's not a city. It's a Disney World for alcoholics." Mike Wilmot 28. "I saw a woman wearing a sweatshirt with 'Guess' on it. I said,'Thyroid problem?'" Emo Philips 29. "I carry Montreal with me wherever I go. I have chunk of poutine in my arteries." Marta Chaves 30. "Honesty is the key to a relationship. If you can fake that, you're in." Rich Jeni 31. "Hockey is a sport for white men. Basketball is a sport for black men. Golf is a sport for white men dressed like black pimps."