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To: epicure who wrote (27317)	12/27/1998 2:01:00 PM
From: Sam Ferguson	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

That was the ultimate answer to zealots. I truly envy your ability with words.

To: epicure who wrote (27317)	12/28/1998 2:04:00 AM
From: Krowbar	Respond to of 108807

"I try to imagine how I would want people to treat me- and I try to treat others the same way. I would say this almost always causes me to treat people MUCH better than I am treated by others as I have VERY high standards." Good stuff X! Del

To: epicure who wrote (27317)	12/29/1998 9:01:00 AM
From: nihil	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 108807

re: treatment of Mormon missionaries Thanks, X, for a cool post. You are a good man. I also have been visited by a steady stream of Mormon missionaries, although I never received any as premia for the Book of Mormon. I much prefer them to young Englishmen who are in Honolulu selling magazine subscriptions to get points for their scholarships so they can matriculate. Having taught in British universities I am still familiar with the educational system, and am able to explain how to apply to the LEA's for grants. They are very grateful for the information, but they still think I should load up on magazines to improve my grasp of recent cutbacks in English higher education. I then explain carefully that I hold certain certificates not totally unrelated to the magazine business that almost guarantee that I will receive $33 million with bonuses from PCH and that my lady has cleaned the collie-poo off the lanai so the confirmation team will not spoil their boots. (NB, girls, she will get half and is fully amenable to the deal). I am confident that the PCH bubble won't burst until years after bubble.com. But I digress. The Mormons are much cleaner, have on white shirts and slacks, polished shoes and socks, rather than dirty t's, droopies, and slippuhs. They are persistent, but courteous, as you point out. When they come to question III.17b in their Summa contra Gentiles ("But what do you do when you are in trouble?). I have Marcus, Epictetus, and Plutarch handy, and offer to read them various passages in Greek, which, fortunately, they uniformly refuse and then, muttering something about other appointments rise to go. At this point I remind them that they are trespassing, subject to arrest, explain the inapplicability of the First Amendment to purely private condominium property regimes, and thank them for their time. I consider it unsporting to sic the law on them, until they have abandoned their missionary endeavors. I have been at this for years, and I have not yet converted a single Mormon to stoicism. Salt Lake City won't be destroyed in a day.