From: Walter Miles <waltmiles at comcast.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>
Date: Sat, 10 Apr 2010 11:10:51 -0400
Subject: [WSFA] Nitpicking Tagline Wording (was, Re: Scalzi & Pipe)
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at KeithLynch.net>

Hello Mark

Although, I suppose I am looking forward with a horrified but
fascinated paralysis to the next round of discussion (the value of
individual life right now vs. the protection of society (and
presumably of individuals within it) in the future)), I must say...

>>>>>> mark wrote:
>>>>>>  > There are very few hostage situations when you have phasers, and
>>>>>>  >   set em to stun

This did *not* seem to me to be consistent with most of your other
taglines.  It seems to say "You mostly set your phasers to kill when
going in [to end] hostage situations."  The comma makes it more
ambiguous, I suppose, but it is a HUGE stretch for me to read it as
"Mostly you don't have phasers, but make sure you set 'em to stun
if you do."  Very puzzling to me.

P.S.  I intend to completely ignore the more significant and real
questions of whether there can be a systematic understanding of which
policy is more likely to achieve its intended result (or both results),
or whether different hostage situations require different responses
and how you can tell the difference during the action.  I'm tired of
reality.  :-) :-) :-)

P.P.S.  All will be made clear when we realize that Obama was hatched
on Mars, and his death panels are best explained by the story "To
Serve Man," and the fact that the most prized Martian delicacy is
"Grandma."  Oh yeah, and after Ted Kennedy, the Harlem Boys Choir
and Mother Teresa's ghost (or was it ACORN, I ferget) planned the
9/11 attacks, under the orders of Monica Lewinsky...  Well, you just
have know the TRUTH; why do so few of us understand?

P.P.P.S.  My daughter is singing a song about plasma?  Wow!

P.P.P.P.S  Sequitur my ass!

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