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   D.F. Manno to Doc O'Leary   
   Re: cases where SF has predicted scienti   
   17 Jan 14 21:16:42   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.sf.science   
   From: dfmanno@mail.com   
      
   In article ,   
    Doc O'Leary  wrote:   
      
   > It may very well *be* the   
   > case that you want to order direct from the farm for whatever reason   
   > (ultimate freshness, or maybe one specific cow they have has been   
   > genetically modified to produce a medicine you need in its milk).   
      
   Why do we _need_ cows that produce medicines? I don't see the benefit in   
   having to drink a couple glasses of drugged milk as opposed to popping a   
   couple pills.   
      
   (I realize I may not be the typical med user. Last time I counted, I   
   take 36 pills a day.)   
      
   --   
   D.F. Manno | dfmanno@mail.com   
   GOP delenda est!   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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