On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Marvin Long, Jr. wrote:
> On Fri, 2 Feb 2001, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> <big snip>
> > Isn't that just much tidier than staples? ;)
> >
>
> Well, yes, it's much cleaner. But then you don't get the mental image
> (which I had) of a Congress in full session, hundreds of distinguished
> heads in attendance...and over all these heads are crawling an
> immigrant roofing crew working with great efficiency. Armed with
> pneumatic staplers, they're popping cameras on to the heads of reps
> and senators like shingles on the roof of a new home....
You've obviously never tried to work right under the people re-roofing
your house.... :) Also, you haven't had a discussion over lunch today
about movies where there was blood & gore, and you're not thinking about
the factor of how much a scalp bleeds when it's cut. (At least, I don't
think you've had such a discussion over lunch today....)
Julia
