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Re: analogy contest on Philip Morris ballot initiative

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From: Perry Friedman
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 1994 21:33
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In <314h9u$k3u@usblues.twilight.com>, jpk@twilight.com (Jon Krueger) writes:
>The Philip Morris initiative will be on the ballot this November.
>If passed it will pre-empt AB13 and local ordinances passed by
>over 300 Calfornia cities, weakening protection from secondhand
>smoke across the state.
>
>Not surprisingly, Philip Morris, the bankroller of the initiative,
>thinks this is a great idea.
>
>So I'm sponsoring a small contest.  Just complete the analogy:
>
>	Having the tocacco industry write the rules on
>	secondhand smoke is like ...

wow, man.  (sorry :-)

having Simon LeGree (sp?) write labor laws.

having Jeffrey Dahmer write child welfare laws.

having Elisabeth Taylor write a manual on how to stay married.

having Timothy Leary write drug control laws.

having a cow, man.  (sorry again!)

having Ted Kennedy teach Driver's Ed.

having Bob Packwood write the rules on sexual harassment.

having the drug cartels write drug control laws.

having the alcohol industry write the rules on drunk driving/drinking ages.

having Hitler write a manual on tolerance.

a crock of shit.  (sorry once more)


Perry
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From: pbfriedm@us.oracle.com (Perry Friedman)
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Subject: Re: analogy contest on Philip Morris ballot initiative
Date: 27 Jul 1994 21:33:29 GMT
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