Gerrit.... Hey youse! After reading your armpit post <giggle> I've come to the conclusion that you're either totally brilliant, or are very sick. (grinning, ducking and poised for flight) Seriously, thanks for the laugh, m'friend! Barb Mallut [log in to unmask] -----Original Message----- From: Kleynscheldt, Gerrit <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] <[log in to unmask]> Date: Friday, July 02, 1999 2:21 AM Subject: Re: Pigs'Protest Use in Elderly's Armpits >Carole, >1 There should be more balance in your viewpoint - think of the >majority of porkies as well. I believe that the ordinary pig-in-the-street >would definitely love to be swiped through the armpit of a gentle ederly >lady. This could therefore be a win-win situation - both the researcher and >the pig (and in many cases the elderly lady) will enjoy the process. >2 I have been sniffing all the E-mails that I receive and can openly >declare that there are no elderly ladies in this group. There could however >be a technical problem ascribed to the distance of the average armpit to the >computer and I ask on behalf of the rest of us that anybody feeling like an >old lady (or a young male) alter her(his) typing position to bring the >aforementioned armpits very close to the computer when typing material for >the website. > The advantages are obvious: >i) we all can get a chance to do some experimantal research. >ii) The elderly lady with new typing position has a further reason to >visit the movement disorder specialist. > >A new industry could be launched with: > new types of keyboards, > special olfactory-sensitive microphones, designed with >revolutionary clip-on mechanisms, > new PC's will be designed with stereo smelling-loudspeakers >(woofers replaced by whiffers), > Windows2001 will cater for this third dimension - vision, >audio and now smell. >The whole broadcast industry will have to expand to meet this new need - >when the actor has lunch in the Diner we will SMELL the hamburger and chips >and coffee. We will SMELL the blood when watching E.R., SMELL John's clean >toilet in Ally McBeal (as well as the other not-so-clean toilets as >reference), SMELL the swamp in the scary movies etc. > >So please, do not stand in the way of advancing science, ALTER your typing >positions NOW! > >Gerrit Kleynscheldt > >Tel: 021 947 8918 (International +27 21 947 8918) >Fax: 021 947 1521 (International +27 21 947 1521) > >Please note the following: >Because e-mail can be altered electronically, >the integrity of this communication cannot be guaranteed. > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Carole Hercun [SMTP:[log in to unmask]] > Sent: Thursday, July 01, 1999 12:38 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: Pigs'Protest Use in Elderly's Armpits > > On behalf of pigs everywhere, must protest suggested > use (on this List, no less) in testing (?)on/under > elderly womens' armpits. Haven't pigs already > suffered enough for humanity? > Til ALL pigs Fly, > Carole > > > > > _________________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com >