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To: thames_sider who wrote (23)	5/30/2001 10:21:55 AM
From: epicure	Respond to of 526

Nothing is perfect- at least imo.

To: thames_sider who wrote (23)	5/30/2001 10:28:18 AM
From: Solon	Respond to of 526

Actually, Thames, I agree. I have tried to make it clear that I do not fancy the Utopian idea. Meaningful life requires a certain amount of imperfection. At least that is how I see it. You're right; this is intended to prove "better". But whatever I have said in past posts,there are a few people who intentionally attribute opposite ideas and beliefs to me! You must have had the same experience, so will know what I mean. SI has them all;)

To: thames_sider who wrote (23)	5/30/2001 2:46:45 PM
From: average joe	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 526

The tribal wisdom of the Dakota Indians, passed on from generation to generation, says that, "When you discover that you are riding a dead horse, the best strategy is to dismount." However, on "DUH ISLAND", a whole range of far more advanced strategies will be employed such as: 1. Buying a stronger whip. 2. Changing Riders. 3. Threatening the horse with termination. 4. Appointing a committee to study the horse. 5. Arranging to visit other Islands to see how other cultures ride dead horses. 6. Lowering the standards so that dead horses can be included. 7. Reclassifying the dead horse as "living impaired." 8. Hiring outside contractors to ride the dead horse. 9. Harnessing several dead horses together to increase speed. 10. Providing additional funding and/or training to increase the dead horse's performance. 11. Doing a productivity study to see if lighter riders would improve the dead horse's performance. 12. Declaring that as the dead horse does not have to be fed, it is less costly, carries lower overhead, and therefore contributes substantially more to the bottom line of the economy than do some other horses. 13. Rewriting the expected performance requirements for all horses. 14. Promoting the dead horse to a supervisory position.