[Vision2020] Longhaired Preachers (pace Joe Hill)
Joan Opyr
auntiestablishment@hotmail.com
Fri, 28 May 2004 10:25:29 -0700
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Carl writes:
>While I certainly continue to disagree with Eric's defense of Doug's des=
ire =20
>to "take over" the Palouse, I admire him for continuing the dialogue on =
the =20
>listserve. It's keeping him busy.
Indeed; I admire Eric's stamina. Really. No sarcasm. I was about to ad=
d that defending Doug is a thankless task, but then I remembered that, ru=
mor to the contrary, Doug is only human. No doubt he responds to critici=
sm in much the same way as the rest of us do: poorly. Good thing he has =
so many voluntary defenders . . . and even more on the NSA, Logos, and Ca=
non Press payrolls. (Okay, that last sentence was sarcastic, but it wasn=
't directed at Eric.)
BTW, this is where we're falling down on the job in our own church endeav=
ors, Carl. To spread our message, we're relying entirely on friends and =
family and people who can take a joke. What we need to do is start handi=
ng out the cash. What have you got in your pocket? I have twenty-seven =
cents and a ticket stub from "Shrek 2."
>I wonder, Joan, if, in a countermove, the Church of Joan and Carl should=
attempt to coerce, by >gunpoint if necessary, the less enlightened in th=
e area to our way of thinking, which you and I know to >be the real truth=
? I confess to a certain lack of skill in the handling of firearms, howe=
ver. It could turn >out badly.
I take my cue on this from Betty Hutton's Annie Oakley: "You can't get a =
man with a gun." Now, that said, I am pretty good with a hunting rifle, =
but I don't see how toting a 30-06 will help me to win true friends and g=
enuinely influence people. Under the circumstances, I think they might f=
ake it. Besides, in my five-mile cloth orange hunting vest, potential co=
nverts will see me coming from . . . well, five miles away. That's just =
too much lead time, especially considering the fact that the Jehovah's Wi=
tnesses already have a hundred year head start.
Nope. It's bribery or nothing. What are the odds of winning Powerball?
Joan Opyr/Auntie Establishment
PS: Hey, Carl -- we could go door to door selling our own religious magaz=
ines. We could call them "All Along the Watchtower" and "Asleep!" Who d=
o you think would sue us first, the Jehovah's Witnesses or the Jimi Hendr=
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DIV>Carl writes:</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>While I certainly conti=
nue to disagree with Eric's defense of Doug's desire <BR>>to "take ove=
r" the Palouse, I admire him for continuing the dialogue on the <BR>>l=
istserve. It's keeping him busy.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Indee=
d; I admire Eric's stamina. Really. No sarcasm. I was a=
bout to add that defending Doug is a thankless task, but then I=
remembered that, rumor to the contrary, Doug is only human.&nb=
sp; No doubt he responds to criticism in much the same way as the re=
st of us do: poorly. Good thing he has so many voluntary defenders =
. . and even more on the NSA, Logos, and Canon Press payrolls.&nbs=
p; (Okay, that last sentence was sarcastic, but it wasn't directed at Eri=
c.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>BTW, this is where we're falling down on=
the job in our own church endeavors, Carl. To spread our message, =
we're relying entirely on friends and family and people who can=
take a joke. What we need to do is start handing out the cash.&nbs=
p; What have you got in your pocket? I have twenty-seven cents and =
a ticket stub from "Shrek 2."</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>>I wonder, =
Joan, if, in a countermove, the Church of Joan and Carl should attempt to=
coerce, by >gunpoint if necessary, the less enlightened in the area t=
o our way of thinking, which you and I know to >be the real truth?&nbs=
p; I confess to a certain lack of skill in the handling of firearms, howe=
ver. It could turn >out badly.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I ta=
ke my cue on this from Betty Hutton's Annie Oakley: "You can't get a man =
with a gun." Now, that said, I am pretty good with a hunting rifle,=
but I don't see how toting a 30-06 will help me to win true fr=
iends and genuinely influence people. Under the circumstances, I th=
ink they might fake it. Besides, in my five-mile cloth orange hunti=
ng vest, potential converts will see me coming from . . . well, five mile=
s away. That's just too much lead time, especially considering the =
fact that the Jehovah's Witnesses already have a hundred year head start.=
</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nope. It's bribery or nothing. =
What are the odds of winning Powerball?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joan=
Opyr/Auntie Establishment</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>PS: Hey, Carl -- =
we could go door to door selling our own religious magazines.&n=
bsp; We could call them "All Along the Watchtower" and "Asleep!=
" Who do you think would sue us first, the Jehovah's Witnesses=
or the Jimi Hendrix estate? </DIV></B=
ODY></HTML><br clear=3Dall><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer =
download : <a href=3D'http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a=
><br></p>
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