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   Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Phi to Alan Baker   
   Re: Myth: The motor car is the ultimate    
   04 Jan 15 21:26:10   
   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Sunday, January 4, 2015 10:58:32 PM UTC-5, Alan Baker wrote:   
   > On 2015-01-05 03:40:06 +0000, Wise TibetanMonkey, Most Humble Philosopher   
   said:   
   >   
   > > On Sunday, January 4, 2015 8:31:21 PM UTC-5, Alan Baker wrote:   
   > >> On 2015-01-04 23:41:54 +0000, Free Spirit, Chief of Quixotic Enterprises   
   said:   
   > >   
   > >>> And nobody says anything. Instead of calling it corruption they call it   
   > >>> "street beautification." And that's the beauty of it. They do it before   
   > >>> your eyes. My dogs give a crap about it.   
   > >>   
   > >> And how does any of that prove corruption?   
   > >   
   > > You want it small and widespread or you want a stadium instead? Google   
   > > "Marlins Stadium."   
   >   
   > I'd like an answer to my question....   
   >   
   > >   
   > > But those small widespread obstacles are more of a safety hazard to   
   > > drivers. Do you think they have any particular purpose other than   
   > > corruption? I'm Curious George.   
   >   
   > So because you don't know why they're there...   
   >   
   > ...it must be corruption?   
   >   
   > That's all you've got?   
      
   If you are smarter than me you can tell me what they are. I call them   
   monuments to corruption.   
      
   You were the one telling me to pay for the road and all of a sudden you don't   
   care about money being wasted.   
      
   Do you find those islands beautiful or something? They certainly have lots of   
   tire markings all over it.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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