On 8/12/05, Clytie Siddall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Herman likes to prod things and see if they explode. ;) It's > fun, but you need to stand back and have good life insurance. > > Haven't you ever had that urge to stand up and shout "Fire!" in a > crowded, dark film theatre? Or to pull a tablecloth out from under > crockery? To build up a card house and then blow it over?
To pet big dogs, the meaner-looking the better. To touch artworks to see if they are well glued together. To load the washing machine with one more towel to see if the motor can cope. And then to load it with yet one more towel. To go out with that really funny and cool-looking girl, despite knowing three of your friends have been in rather bad depressions after dating her. To apply for jobs you don't know much about because it is a challenge. To keep plugging stuff into the same electric outlet, extension cord after extension cord. To write all your articles in Thunderbird new messages, and all your long posts in Firefox textareas, way before they were 1.0. On a computer plugged in to one of the aforesaid extension cords. Which are in turn plugged in to the same electric network as the aforesaid washing machine. In the same flat as the aforesaid girlfriend. The only thing we didn't have is the mean-looking dog. No, I can't say I haven't had that urge, or that I haven't succumbed to it. > Hmm, maybe Herman and I need to see the same sort of counsellor... :D Ask her whether she has group rates. -- javier
