XPost: alt.usage.english, rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.books   
   From: grschmidt@acm.org   
      
   On 11/08/2013 9:50 PM, Peter Moylan wrote:   
   > On 11/08/13 11:16, William December Starr wrote:   
   >> In article ,   
   >> Steve Hayes  said:   
   >>   
   >>> But what made SF intelligent back in the 50s (or before) was not   
   >>> so much that it postulated scientific discoveries, but that it   
   >>> said something about the human condition as well.   
   >>   
   >> And thank god we're rid of that.   
   >   
   > Everyone finally decided that the human condition was incurable.   
   >   
   > With a major election coming up, Australian electoral officials are   
   > concerned that many young people are not registering to vote. I suspect   
   > that that shows the triumph of cynicism. The ballot papers don't have a   
   > "none of the above" option.   
   >   
   > Yesterday Facebook invited me to a page where I could say that I like   
   > Tony Abbott. The designers screwed up, though. They forgot the "dislike"   
   > button.   
   >   
   You want the "friends don't let friends vote for Tony Abbot" page.   
   (Yes, it really does exist.)   
      
   	Cheers,   
   		Gary	B-)   
      
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   When men talk to their friends, they insult each other.   
   They don't  really mean it.   
   When women talk to their friends, they compliment each other.   
   They don't mean it either.   
      
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