Re: virus: Forward--Rant! (was: Re: Fit to Print (was Re: CyberProzac))

Corey Cook (coreycook12@email.msn.com)
Wed, 2 Sep 1998 17:26:57 -0500


I received this joke on a humor list at the same time as Prof. Tim's
inspiring rant. The two ideas in my mind as the same time just kept
me laughing. This post kind of shows what kind of messages get
passed through an alcohol soaked neuron.

Tim, thank you for an excellent piece. I'll enjoy grokking it.

Corey
coreycook12@email.msn.com

>A herd of buffalo can only move as fast as the slowest buffalo, and when
>the herd is hunted, it is the slowest and weakest ones at the back that
>are killed first. This natural selection is good for the herd as a
>whole, because the general speed and health of the whole is maintained
>or even improved by the regular culling of the weakest members.
>
>In much the same way, the human brain can operate only as fast as the
>slowest brain cells through which the electric signals pass. Recent
>epidemiological studies have shown that while excessive intake of
>alcohol kills off brain cells, it attacks the slowest and weakest brain
>cells first. Thus, regular consumption of beer helps eliminate the
>weaker cells, constantly making the brain a faster and more efficient
>machine.
>
>The result of this in-depth study verifies and validates the causal link
>between all-weekend parties and job-related performance. It also
>explains why, a few short years after leaving college, most
>professionals cannot keep up with the performance of the new graduates.
>Only those that stick to the strict regimen of voracious alcohol
>consumption can maintain the intellectual levels that they achieved
>during their college years.
>
>So, this is a call to arms. As our country is losing its technological
>edge we should not shudder in our homes. Get back into the bars! Drink
>those pints! Your company and country need you to be at your peak, and
>you shouldn't deny yourself the career that you could have.
>
>Take life by the bottle and be all that you can be!