The Henningmusick Op.120 poll!

[Ken B]

Only the hickory teeth!

Teeth? Is her bark worse than her bite?

[Karl Henning]

Teeth? Is her bark worse than her bite?

Maple it is, at that.

[Cato]

In the Gospel of Mark (8: 22-24), there is what I consider to be perhaps the most mysterious of all the scenes in the 4 Gospels.

A blind man is brought to Jesus to be cured.  Jesus takes him (for some reason) outside of the town, puts saliva on the man's eyes, and asks if him if he can see.  The now (somewhat) seeing man says: "I see people walking around like trees."

So Jesus repeats the process, things clear up, and the man apparently leads a normal life afterward.

Theologians have debated for centuries which scenes and sayings in the Gospels came from actual events, and which were added later as clarifications or expansions.  This scene and the line from the blind man are so unusual that many believe it must be from an actual event.

One interpretation of the double attempt to cure him is that, despite the awfulness of thinking that people have somehow become giants, the man still wants to be able to see, i.e. he does not want to return to a blind state.  Even if people have for some reason become giants, he wants to see the truth, no matter how strange or awful.

[Karl Henning]

. . . Jesus takes him (for some reason) outside of the town, puts saliva on the man's eyes, and asks if him if he can see.

In our day, we should have to add the disclaimer, Kids, don't try this at home . . . .

[Cato]

In our day, we should have to add the disclaimer, Kids, don't try this at home . . . .

Tort reform: almost an impossibility when you have judges (after they leave the bench) and politicians all benefiting from out-of-control lawsuits.

There is a case to be made for banning lawyers from politics and from becoming judges!  Some of my 8th Graders have better sense and better morals!   0:)

[jochanaan]

Tort reform: almost an impossibility when you have judges (after they leave the bench) and politicians all benefiting from out-of-control lawsuits.

There is a case to be made for banning lawyers from politics and from becoming judges!  Some of my 8th Graders have better sense and better morals!   0:)

You remind me of a classic line from author Gene Wolfe: "He didn't sound like a lawyer; he sounded like someone who told the truth." 

[Cato]

You remind me of a classic line from author Gene Wolfe: "He didn't sound like a lawyer; he sounded like someone who told the truth." 

Heh heh!     Well, in America right now we have too many lawyers trying to make a living from lawsuits, and when they get into politics, they pass too many laws intruding into too many areas of private life: we need more people who produce things from original ideas. 

Lawyers have their place, of course, but there are limits.

[mn dave]

You remind me of a classic line from author Gene Wolfe: "He didn't sound like a lawyer; he sounded like someone who told the truth." 

Gene Wolfe is the best.

[jochanaan]

Gene Wolfe is the best.

Yes, he is!

[Karl Henning]

Gene Wolfe is the best.

Which way'd he go?

[jochanaan]

Which way'd he go?

The F/SF spaceway!

[Karl Henning]

Almost forgot to post here! The quartet which now bears the name:

http://www.youtube.com/v/E0_-CTvtSS8