That Very Afternoon...

[rain_gryphon]

On the OhioFur list, we're once again cycling through the recurring drama that arises everytime someone tells the truth to the press.

As a general rule, if there's something you wouldn't like your family to find out that you're doing, the best course is to avoid doing that thing, not to insist that others have a moral obligation to help you keep your secret.

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They're having a shitty time in Mexico of late. Now 16 people got buried in a landslide. The pictures are impressive. You'd never guess that there'd been a town there. There's not even much debris showing.

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Overheard at work: "If he were an indian, his name would be "Dog Peeing"."

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Whatever one's feelings about Musharaff's actions, it's hard not to smirk at pictures of the police chasing lawyers around the public square, drubbing them with sticks :)

A former acquaintance of mine who frequently travelled to India and Pakistan on business insisted that "Pervez" was actually pronounced "Pervy".

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The curiously-named pettacunobrixta points out the BBC's survey of strange laws. My favourite: "It is legal to murder a Scotsman within the ancient city walls of York, but only if he is carrying a bow and arrow." It's a shame I don't live in York, and know some Scotsman whom I dislike intensely. I can't believe nobody takes advantage of a law like that.

There's something as well to be said for "It is illegal to die in the Houses of Parliament." One has to wonder what the penalty might be.

Once, many years ago, the Indiana Legislature set the legal value of Pi in Indiana to 3.00. I used 3.00 once on a high school math assignment, but my argument that I was legally obligated to use that value availed me not.

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[pyesetz]

If he were an indian, his name would be "Dog Peeing".
I wonder what evidence the person used when coming to that conclusion.  Does the guy go around saying, "That's mine!  And that's mine!  And that's mine too"?

the Indiana Legislature set the legal value of Pi in Indiana to 3.00
Was it a binding law or a "sense of the legislature" sort of motion?  I think Georgia tried the same thing.  Really, everyone knows that setting π=3.00 is a misreading of the Holy Inerrant Scripture.  (BTW, "בית פעור" is not actually a Hebrew number and certainly not equal to 1047.)

Hey xolo, want some knobs and tubes for Christmas?  Are you still at NNNN Cxxxxxxxxxx Dxxxx B2 Fxxxxxxx Ohio?

[xolo.livejournal.com]

I wonder what evidence the person used when coming to that conclusion
Haven't a clue. I just heard the comment in passing. I think your theory is q good one.

Was it a binding law or a "sense of the legislature" sort of motion?
IIRC it was binding law, but I don't think they ever intended anyone to take it seriously. I lay the cause more to strong drink and boredom than religious sentiment. Indiana's an interesting place.

I'd love some knobs and tubes! I'll wire some outside lights with those and a radial reflector! I haven't lived there since 2002, though - now i'm at NNNNC Bxxxxxxxxxx Axxxxx, Cxxxxxxx, Ohio.

[pyesetz]

A box of antique electrical mountings is on its way!  Should arrive in 10 days or so.

[xolo.livejournal.com]

Woot! Greatly appreciated. There's an odd symmetry here in that a box of old computer parts is on its way north from me to a different Canadan :)

[dakhun.livejournal.com]

if there's something you wouldn't like your family to find out that you're doing, the best course is to avoid doing that thing

Or they could grow the hell up and move out. That always works. :-)

[xolo.livejournal.com]

Or that, yes :)

[maxgoof.livejournal.com]

"Whatever one's feelings about Musharaff's actions, it's hard not to smirk at pictures of the police chasing lawyers around the public square, drubbing them with sticks :)"

Smirk?? Just thinking about it gets me laughing!!!

[xolo.livejournal.com]

It's hard to blame someone for going drub-o-matic on a lawyer, yeah :)

[pettacunobrixta.livejournal.com]

The curiously-named pettacunobrixta

I shall take that as a compliment. ;P

[xolo.livejournal.com]

It is a striking name.

[pettacunobrixta.livejournal.com]

Why thank you. ;) It's based on several Ancient Gaulish/possible Ancient British names and words, hence the unusual look.