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|    Sea Wasp to gwlucca    |
|    Re: How do I convince my son's teachers     |
|    15 Mar 06 19:40:31    |
      From: seawaspobvious@obvioussgeinc.com.retro.com              gwlucca wrote:       > Thanks. I've used most of the arguments you mentioned, such as all of       > the tracking station personnel, people listening in on communications       > etc. all having to keep quiet for 35 years. Those arguments work pretty       > well.       >       > In Italy, the following comment scores debate points:       >       > "The Mafia knows that the only way for 3 people to keep a secret is if       > 2 of them are dead."       >               This is, AFAIK, original to (or at least popularized by) Ben       Franklin. "Three can keep a secret, if two of them are dead".                            --        Sea Wasp        /^\        ;;;        Live Journal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/seawasp/              --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05        * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)    |
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