Crazy ramblings, but it wasn't sexual

[John Hofstetter <hofs@domain.elided>]

>I was going to mention this information but you beat me to it.  I'm
>surprised that a story that describes a society where unintentional fires no
>longer exist and the term "fireman" refers to a member of the government
>organization that goes around burning books is not well known by everyone on
>the IH digest with the social and political ideas often presented here.  IH
>related of course.
>
>If Ray Bradbury were alive he would drive an IH.

Hey Pete,
What leads you to the conclusion that the book, and ideas aren't well 
known by the digesters. Admittedly, the name was mangled in the original 
post, but the thought was well taken. Being a mangler, at times, myself, 
I regarded it as an unusual typo in that I could see nothing Freudian in 
it. (grin)


If Ray Bradbury were alive he would drive an IH, and he would get a 
letter from John L. asking him to be more Landryesque in his writing in 
that paper really ignites at 450.737 degrees F. and that anything worth 
doing is worth doing correctly. Speaking of that you'd think I'd learn 
how this keyboard makes degree marks, wouldn't you? 

Shall we take a poll while so many of the troops are off at the Nationals 
on how many of us have read "Fahrenheit 451" ? Just kidding. But I 
suspect your original premise was correct, Pete, in that IHC digesters 
are a cut above. Those that may not have had a lot of formal education 
seem to have a lot of common sense and general knowledge, why else would 
they be on our digest. Lots of us may have had more formal education than 
we turned out needing. Common sense went a lot further in helping me help 
kids for lots of years, than anything I learned in lots and lots of 
formal schooling. Hmmmm, I wonder if paper used as symbolic indicators of 
having completed formal education hoops, also ignites at 451 F.? 

Would we even let Clinton drive a classic Travelall, I think not! By the 
way, Andrew, I'd advise you to keep Baby Butt Cheeks away from the White 
House. Baby Butt Cheeks indeed ! Andrew, you ought to be ashamed or 
yourself. Poor girl. (actually, it makes me smile, and I doubt that smile 
has anything salacious in it at all)

Regards and sorry for being a little crazy this morning, I read all the 
Starr report last night, and I think it's making me this way this 
morning. I'll try to straighten myself out by tomorrow. 
John H.