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From: 'Hog on 12 Nov 2009 10:46 ogden wrote: > Kinda. > > The book, in case you haven't read it, follows the experiences of a > handful of people shortly before, during and a couple of days after > the bomb. One of the case studies is a missionary (iirc) who finally > makes it to a safe house a day or two after, absolutely exhausted. > > While he's asleep, somebody comes into his room and switches on the > light, at which point he springs out of bed in a complete panic. You > can imagine what had happened the last time a bright light came on > out of nowhere. > > I laughed. A brief moment of slapstick in an otherwise harrowing tale. Harrowing? -- 'Hog '06 ST4-S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400 '81 R65 Outfit
From: ogden on 12 Nov 2009 11:02 'Hog wrote: > ogden wrote: > > > Kinda. > > > > The book, in case you haven't read it, follows the experiences of a > > handful of people shortly before, during and a couple of days after > > the bomb. One of the case studies is a missionary (iirc) who finally > > makes it to a safe house a day or two after, absolutely exhausted. > > > > While he's asleep, somebody comes into his room and switches on the > > light, at which point he springs out of bed in a complete panic. You > > can imagine what had happened the last time a bright light came on > > out of nowhere. > > > > I laughed. A brief moment of slapstick in an otherwise harrowing tale. > > Harrowing? Why the ? ? -- ogden
From: 'Hog on 12 Nov 2009 11:24 ogden wrote: > 'Hog wrote: >> ogden wrote: >> >>> Kinda. >>> >>> The book, in case you haven't read it, follows the experiences of a >>> handful of people shortly before, during and a couple of days after >>> the bomb. One of the case studies is a missionary (iirc) who finally >>> makes it to a safe house a day or two after, absolutely exhausted. >>> >>> While he's asleep, somebody comes into his room and switches on the >>> light, at which point he springs out of bed in a complete panic. You >>> can imagine what had happened the last time a bright light came on >>> out of nowhere. >>> >>> I laughed. A brief moment of slapstick in an otherwise harrowing >>> tale. >> >> Harrowing? > > Why the ? ? I was being insensitive WRT the little slanty eyed fuckers -- 'Hog '06 ST4-S '96 Bastard12 '89 R100RS '81 XS650 '78 RD400 '81 R65 Outfit
From: ogden on 12 Nov 2009 11:27 'Hog wrote: > ogden wrote: > > 'Hog wrote: > >> ogden wrote: > >> > >>> Kinda. > >>> > >>> The book, in case you haven't read it, follows the experiences of a > >>> handful of people shortly before, during and a couple of days after > >>> the bomb. One of the case studies is a missionary (iirc) who finally > >>> makes it to a safe house a day or two after, absolutely exhausted. > >>> > >>> While he's asleep, somebody comes into his room and switches on the > >>> light, at which point he springs out of bed in a complete panic. You > >>> can imagine what had happened the last time a bright light came on > >>> out of nowhere. > >>> > >>> I laughed. A brief moment of slapstick in an otherwise harrowing > >>> tale. > >> > >> Harrowing? > > > > Why the ? ? > > I was being insensitive WRT the little slanty eyed fuckers Oh, right. How's that working out for you? -- ogden
From: The Older Gentleman on 12 Nov 2009 11:27
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