<HTML><BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff" STYLE="font:10pt verdana; border:none;color:#000000; background-color:#ffffff; "><DIV>But Officer McFarland,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Wouldn't rubbing the perp's nose in his own "Idaho blow" constitute some form of assault, if only an assault on the senses? Not that I'm not game to try -- I do have one whole semester of Tae Kwon Do under my belt. (Ouch. No pun intended.)</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>I think perhaps pelting spitters, blowers, and other loogie-harkers with big wads of Kleenex might better get the point across. While it's not quite the non-violent confrontation approach that Melynda and other Quakers advocate, I reckon I could get away with it. Still, must I put away my cuffs? How am I going to get these miscreants to stand still? By asking politely? I think not -- in my book, The Code of Auntie Establishment, there's no difference between spitting on the street and peeing on a fire hydrant. Either way, you're a dirty dog. </DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Joan/Auntie</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px"> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial">----- Original Message -----</DIV> <DIV style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt Arial; COLOR: black"><B>From:</B> Jennifer McFarland</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, February 10, 2005 10:53 AM</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>To:</B> 'Joan Opyr'; 'David M. Budge'</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Cc:</B> 'Vision2020 Moscow'</DIV> <DIV style="FONT: 10pt Arial"><B>Subject:</B> RE: [Vision2020] Re: Well, It ain't plumbing</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2900.2604" name=GENERATOR> <DIV><SPAN class=011184818-10022005><FONT face=verdana>Joan,</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=011184818-10022005>I don't think spitting is an arrestable offense--unless you spit on a person (bio-hazard, ostensibly), so I'd put my cuffs down if I were you. As for shooting them . . .well, unless you've got the Nerf Jimmy Dart Gun you might have to tame your itch. Too bad you can't just rub their noses in it like I do with my cats when they do something bad . . .</SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN class=011184818-10022005>--Jennie</SPAN></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML><br clear=all><hr>Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : <a href='http://explorer.msn.com'>http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p>