Was it Dr. Johnson who, when confronted by a man claiming "I can call
spirits from the vasty deeps", replied "So too sir can I, but will they
answer when you call?"

[Not quite. It's Hotspur's retort to Glendower from King Henry IV,
Part 1, Act III, Scene I. The exact phrasing was:

    GLENDOWER       I can call spirits from the vasty deep.

    HOTSPUR Why, so can I, or so can any man;
            But will they come when you do call for them?

The rhythm of the last line was really neat, which is one reason it is
burned into my memory.

 --Perry, who just couldn't resist.]


On Fri, 17 Mar 2000, David Koontz wrote:

> Pardon me for being dense, but since when can a U.S. Federal Judge
> issue orders to foreign nationals in foreign countries?
> 
> Last time I checked, British Columbia was in Canada, not to mention
> Sweden being on another continet altogether.
> 
> 
> http://www.sjmercury.com/svtech/news/breaking/merc/docs/011258.htm
> 
> 

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