In the US, most people who die of lightning strikes are golfers and fishermen and other people too stupid to come in out of the rain. Imagine being on a golf course, standing in the open in a thunderstorm and raising a metal rod above your head. As Larry Niven and Jerry Pournell said, "Think of it as evolution in action."
"Great Minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds discuss people." - Admiral Hyman Rickover Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. (425)865-5940 VM Enterprise Servers, The Boeing Company > ---------- > From: Ryan Ware > Reply To: Linux on 390 Port > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 8:30 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FW: [IP] China blocks foreign software > > Alas thunderstorms do not purposely target women and children, mobile home > parks maybe. > > -----Original Message----- > From: Wolfe, Gordon W [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Wednesday, August 20, 2003 10:19 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: FW: [IP] China blocks foreign software > > > Actually, in the United States, you are more likely to be killed by being > struck by lightning than by a terrorist act. Let's pass some legislation > banning thunderstorms! > > "Great Minds discuss ideas. Average minds discuss events. Small minds > discuss people." - Admiral Hyman Rickover > Gordon Wolfe, Ph.D. (425)865-5940 > VM Enterprise Servers, The Boeing Company > > > ---------- > > From: Ryan Ware > > Reply To: Linux on 390 Port > > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 3:40 PM > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Subject: Re: FW: [IP] China blocks foreign software > > > > And vehicles kill more people than guns. Terrorism, so far as I know, is > > not accidental, though. > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: John Summerfield > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: 8/19/03 4:44 PM > > Subject: Re: FW: [IP] China blocks foreign software > > > > On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Ryan Ware wrote: > > > > > Although I believe it is far better to put foot to ass with terrorism > > than > > > hugs and understanding their viewpoint. > > > > More Americans die at American's hands than at terrorists'. Start with > > your road toll. > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > > > Cheers > > John. > > > > Join the "Linux Support by Small Businesses" list at > > http://mail.computerdatasafe.com.au/mailman/listinfo/lssb > > Copyright John Summerfield. Reproduction prohibited. > > > > > >
