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   Message 26,465 of 28,343   
   Joe Pfeiffer to Robert Bannister   
   Re: Science fiction   
   18 Aug 13 23:01:33   
   
   XPost: rec.arts.sf.written, rec.arts.books   
   From: pfeiffer@cs.nmsu.edu   
      
   Robert Bannister  writes:   
      
   > On 19/08/13 2:33 AM, The Horny Goat wrote:   
   >>   
   >> If scumbags like this feel entitled to be the cause of damage to   
   >> other's property (which is exactly what making no effort to stop the   
   >> rolling cart) why should they deserve my respect?   
   >>   
   >   
   > It doesn't require a scumbag. Quite ordinary shoppers and, in   
   > particular, their children will allow shopping trolleys to roll   
   > away. Mostly they don't even bother to watch the crash. I expect a new   
   > scratch or dent every time I go shopping.   
      
   Heck, years ago when I had an engine stand in my (somewhat overloaded)   
   shopping cart, it went on a roll and hit my own car...   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
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