CAMBRIDGE MA -- As protestors gathered outside the M.I.T. campus again this morning ...
One of the organizers, the chairman of "Idiots can out-talk you anytime" (ICOTUA), Mr. I. B. Stupid, was asked to explain the reason for the pointless meandering of his followers, with some seen walking into trees and falling into the river, he said "we're here today because we have rights, many rights, and one of them is free speech. Ya know, my uncle had a really bad knee. It was all swollen and, ... I rode my bike here yesterday in the rain, ... But they so nice down the street - you should see!" "But why the protest when you already have the right to free speech?" "That's not the point! ... Watch out! - there's a plane in the sky somewhere above you, and I think it's going to dump water down on you. Just trying to help. Now, what was the question?" "Why are you protesting when you already have the right to free speech?" "IN THERE, STUPID!" He shouts at me, pointing to the labs, incredulous that I even asked this question. He looks at me, thinks for a minute, and then seems to decide I really don't know, so he explains ... "Look, talking out here is no fun. Nobody listens to us. But in there ... There are roomfulls of people we need to talk to and they are waiting for us to talk, every day. Get it now?" "But I thought they are here to learn, solve problems and make sense of things ..." "Nope. Obviously, you don't see what's really going on here. Look, forget all that, the real point is that we have lots to say, and we have rights! I betcha you never met my dog, but she used to run off every time she saw a cat. Wouldn't you think that means something? Wouldn't they EVER get to learn to live together? My mother used to put up with my father, like you wouldn't believe, you'd think a dog would know that ... " He goes on for a while ... Before getting back to the subject ... Now he's pointing to a stack of scribbled notes stuffed into his shopping cart, picks one out and he says "right here is a perfect example of why we're here today: it's been reported to us that someone's going around saying there are tiny little things we can't see with our eyes. Now am I making sense to you? Why does anyone say these things? It's an outrage, but that's why I'm standing here today, because we're ready to challenge nonsense just like this. I bet even you didn't know what I'm talking about, but you do now! See, that's just one reason we're here." "We have free speech. That means when we want to talk, you have to listen. Everybody knows that if you didn't listen, then it wouldn't make sense to talk. Do you see how this works, really? If you don't understand, I'll explain it again, hundreds of times if you want, gladly! Just don't tell me I can't talk whenever I want to. That's all I'm saying. Now come back later because they are waiting for me inside". He's getting a little exasperated, huffing and puffing and saying things that I couldn't understand. But he'll be back. Bill _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: ProFox@leafe.com Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech Searchable Archive: http://leafe.com/archives/search/profox This message: http://leafe.com/archives/byMID/profox/206786bae35740cfa54e8ddcc4614...@bills ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
