>Hilary Blue wrote: SNIPPED >Sure there were some with not quite such high standards, >> but they kept out of the limelight. And our fruit flies were fed a diet of >> milk and honey; where else could one say the flies were fed on such >>asuperior diet. > We protected our flies, we kept rhem in the best living >> conditions, and after they they were mutilated in some experiment, we >>remembered that the >> ultimate aim was thecure of devastating disease ampong humans, and thjat >>the flies were fulfilling their predestined role in history and >>occupying their design ated niche in society. we >> used the gelest means to put our flies out of their misery. we love our >>flies >> and will protect them against all foreign flies >> > >NOW IS THE TIME FOR ALL FLIES TO CONE TO THE AID OF THE PARKY > >hilary blue Thanks, Hilary, for this enlightening explanation of the role of fruit flies in research--- my only concern is that they might be seen as being forced to labor under sweatshop conditions---in which case, I would surely have to cry, "Fruitflies of the world, unite---you have nothing to lose but your genes! " ---just for fun!........ Camilla <[log in to unmask]> http://www.newcountry.nu/pd/members/camilla/one.htm also on PDWebring at : http://members.tripod.lycos.nl/genugten/flinterm.htm Laughter-- :-) :-) the best medecine !