On Thu, Feb 10, 2005 at 12:12:07PM -0800, Steve Brust wrote: > On Thu, 2005-02-10 at 16:56, Rebecca wrote: > > > Do exactly - what? Develop nuclear weapons? How does that make them any more > > of a threat than, say, the United States? > > You keep forgetting that the United States only uses force in the > defense of poor, helpless innocents; or to protect the world from > bullies. People always seem to forget that. Can't think why. But I > know it's true, because they said so on Fox news. ...and I believe that these are Steven's true feelings on the issue. [1] -Jot 'keep the sarcasm going' Powers [1] This sentence feels somehow gramatically wrong. It was orginally 'this is Steven's true feelings on...' which is worse due to the mismatch of 'to be' and 'feelings' but even the new one seems wrong, as it seems like it really should be a singular feeling, but isn't. I give up and throw myself upon the mercy of the pedants (and if they're wearing jewelry, the pendants as well) -- Jot Powers <books at bofh.com> http://www.bofh.com/books/ "I'm upping my standards, so up yours!" -Pat Paulsen (1927-1997), Presidential Campaign Slogan