Post by Glen A. RITCHIEPost by ADWattsI get weird when I'm living on 3-4
hours of sleep a day! :-P
Then that's a *NICE* weird, Ahmed ...
most folks who are sleep-deprived
simply become armed and
dangerous in very short order.
I'm a *very* mellow person 99% of the > time.
I'm surprised that the pharmaceuticals division of The Company hasn't found
a way to distil your mellow essence and manufacture it into a drug, Ahmed
...
Steve GERBER (creator of the "Howard The Duck" comic, and who had absolutely
nothing to do with the film of the same name) had such a scenario in
"Destroyer Duck".
The resident evil company in that book, however, was God Corporation
(GodCorp), which practised the motto, "Grab It All, Own It All, Drain It
All" with a vengeance.
Two sisters in that book were mutants, in that they produced pheromones
which caused other people to be very attracted to them.
One smelled like cherries and the other smelled like vanilla, if I recall
correctly.
GodCorp effectively enslaved both sisters so that they could use a painful
process to extract their essence and then mass market it in products such as
toys.
Most of the "Destroyer Duck" book dealt with Duke 'Destroyer' Duck, the
sisters and others literally taking up arms to rebel against GodCorp.
What makes it better is if you understand the original source of the satire
behind the characters - e.g., Booster Cogburn, based on John BYRNE, who was
a 'loyal company man' at Marvel Comics, despite the fact the company was
royally screwing over talented people like himself.
Hence, a 'booster' named BYRNE who was a 'cog' in the company machine became
a genetically-engineered assassin, whose spine would rip free from his body
upon being delivered the coup de grace, and then reproduce a clone.
In effect, GERBER was making an ingenious reference to BYRNE as being
spineless.
If you can ever find it at a comic book store which carries back issues, I'd
highly recommend reading it - it's hilarious *and* intelligent.
Some of the foregoing can be explained here:
http://www.stevegerber.com/
And most of that 1% shows up on
Usenet! :-)
Sorta like Ben 'n Jerry's then, eh?
Post by Glen A. RITCHIEHas my confirmed valid e-mail addy
been received yet?
Ummm . . . <rechecks his mail.com
addy> . . . no. :-(
Okay, I'll resend the message, then.
Try sending it to my new gmail account.
adwatts66.
Does gmail give you much free block space?
Did you type out my other e-mail addy?
Nopers, I'd clicked on "Reply To Sender".
A lot of people misspell "graphic-
designer".
They must be *American* ...
;-)
I should've picked out something
simplier, but it was unique and it fit,
Why, because you're a Graphic Designer?
Post by Glen A. RITCHIEPost by ADWattsIs there capital punishment in
Canada?
Nah, we're too nice for that.
This reminds me . . .
So I'm cashiering at Target and I get
these two gals from Canada. We are
suppose to ask each customer if they
want to apply for a Target Visa card,
and so I do my job and ask "Would you
like to save 10% today by applying for
a Target card?" One of the gals
replies, "No thanks. We'd rather be
charged an *extra* 20%. That's the
Canadian way."
Cracked me up, but you kind of had to
be there.
Yuppers, we're suckers for punishment, especially when it comes to prices.
Gas has gone up to just under a $1.00 per litre here!!!
Have a great day, and I hope I get your
next e-mail!
Sorry I hadn't responded earlier; I'd automatically clicked on "Mark All
Read" when I'd last read your post, and then had trouble remembering where
I'd seen the contents.
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