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Re: death certificate
Posted By: Kelly, on host 192.208.46.33
Date: Thursday, June 10, 1999, at 08:12:26
In Reply To: Re: death certificate posted by Prescriptive grammerian on Thursday, June 10, 1999, at 06:43:26:

> > When I wrote that people's nature is to survive and cope, I based that on our history. People have always managed to survive even the most extreme circumstances. From war to plague to famine (and whoever the other Horseman is ;-) ), people have always managed to survive and adapt. My whole point was simply that the absence of one profession would certainly have an impact on us, but it would not be the end of us.
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> Oh come ON! are you seriously suggesting we could get by without bureaucrats?

Oh, absolutely not. Bureaucrats are essential to our survival. They perform so many vital functions like...ummm, well there's that thing, and...errrr, well...if they were gone then...ummmm, then life would...ummmmm. OK, maybe we don't need them! While we're at it, why don't we get rid of the lawyers too? ;-)

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