The original point is long lost, and I don't particularly want to dig through the posts to see what it was. I'll therefore go back to reading Six Characters. I'm almost done. If you're looking for examples of clueless characters who, like their real life counterparts, repeat and repeat dysfunctional behavior into eternity without any hope of ever changing, look no further. I'm going to see if I can make some sense out of this play. > [Original Message] > From: Eric Yost <eyost1132@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > To: <lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> > Date: 12/26/2005 8:01:31 PM > Subject: [lit-ideas] Re: A Question REALLY Answered > > > >Los Angeles is the size of Iraq? > >> > >> No. It has a police force. > >> > >>>Why do you think that is? > > > Using Irandy's elliptical reasoning, I would be > forced to say: > > Because it is not the size of Iraq. > > > And then would have to ask: > > Iraq is twice the size of Idaho. Does Idaho, > therefore, have twice as many police as Iraq? > > And so and so on, in twisted fields of increasing > absurdity and misunderstanding. > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------ > To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, > digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html ------------------------------------------------------------------ To change your Lit-Ideas settings (subscribe/unsub, vacation on/off, digest on/off), visit www.andreas.com/faq-lit-ideas.html