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Date Posted: 17:11:36 08/21/07 Tue
Author: Michael
Subject: Re: Gone awhile
In reply to: Paul S. 's message, "Re: Gone awhile" on 19:08:32 08/19/07 Sun

>>>
>>>>Just for the record, should anyone unearth this
>>>>correspondence in centuries to come:
>>>
>>>That's a thought. All our witticisms and wisdoms will
>>>be lost in the void forever because we've chosen to
>>>write them in this transient medium.
>>>
>>>Maybe we should start using parchment and quill
>>>instead, so that future historians can learn about
>our
>>>culture.
>>
>>
>>It could become scripture for future generations, or
>>they could be made to study it in class and have to be
>>examined on their knowledge of it.
>
>But then again, they might just say "jeeze, no wonder
>that culture went belly up. Have you ever heard such
>blatent nonsense?" Besides, have no fear, some
>government databank, somewhere, is keeping good
>records of all that you post. Scary thought - that!

I feel sorry for the poor sap who has the job of trawling through all this guff. Just to increase the creadership, lets include little buzz words, like al quaida, bomb, Saddam. That should get the computers whirring.

OK folks, now you have an attentive audience. i hope you can live up to the challenge and sieze the opportunity.

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