pdp1@EARTHLINK.NET on sun 21 dec 03
Hi Mel,
I am reminded of an incident here...
Couple years ago, (sheeesh maybe twelve years ago,) riding
my Bicycle through the alleys to go get some Pall Malls at
7-11...out of the corner of my eye, I see a medium frame
automatic laying at the base of some pallets. I stop, lean
over, look at it...and...took a piece of newspaper as was
nearbye and carefully picked it up. Examining it further, I
see it is at Battery ( cocked with a cartridge almost
certainly in place, as, the pistol had a tell-tale for
that.) So, I bring it home and set it on the kitchen table,
making sure not to touch it with my hands or fingers.
Thinking whether to keep it as a throw-a-way for a rainy
day, or...thinking maybe it could remotely be of use for
forensics for some crime they are puzzleing, I call the
cops.
Cop comes over...guy in his thirties, a sargeant...I tell
him the facts and details. He pickes the pistol up in his
bare hands, has his finger on the trigger, and is looking
straight down the barrell...
In my thoughts at that moment, was this: do I care if this
idiot pops himself in the face? No...Do I care about me
having to make explainations to subsequent others?
Yes...so...
I say to him,"Hey pardner, the pistol is at Battery."
He looks slightly to the side, at me, with the barrell still
pointing to his face and his finger on the trigger, and
says, "Huh?"
Me: "It is loaded and cocked..."
Him: "Oh..." and he sets it down.
He takes out the Magazine and does nothing about the round
in the chamber...
He then puts it in his pocket and says "Thanks" and startes
to leave. ( - not having emptied the Chamber yet..so, still
at Battery....)
I say, "My Receipt please."
Anyway...it was like pulling teeth to get my receipt, but I
got it, and made sure it represented my name, the serial
number and date and so on. And, of course, I did so in a
nice way...
Anyway...
"Las Vegas finest"...
Phil
lasvegas
----- Original Message -----
From: "mel jacobson"
> remember, if it is just you...just you using lead
> or manganese or barium, well you have just you
> to blame if something goes wrong.
>
> but, in a public space, art center, school or such ,
> one has to remember that the `moron chip` that
> folks have in their brains is always present.
>
> if it can be done wrong, it will be done wrong.
>
> it is just the way it is.
>
> if you had a bag of lead in a junior high room, some
> kid, sooner or later would `EAT IT`. 10-1.
>
> IF YOU HAD BARIUM, LEAD AND MANGANESE IN A GLAZE
> ...FOR SURE THE VENTS WOULD BE TURNED OFF DURING
> THE FIRING...FOR SURE. OR THEY WOULD STIR THE GLAZE
> WITH THEIR ARMS. OR `DRINK IT`.
>
> the moron chip is alive and well.
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Ditmar on sun 21 dec 03
Helpful addenda to the Moron Chip.
Reflecting on recent posts about toxics in non-functional ware, I propose
that potters think about the term more literally. If you can't make up your
mind about what the consumer will use it for....remember, LOTS of the
customers are "Non-Functional".
When you're thinking functional / non-functional, just visualize a person.
It might help you decide.
Ditmar
Hendrix, Taylor J. on mon 22 dec 03
Ditmar,
Are we supposed to visualize them in their underware?
Taylor, in Waco
-----Original Message-----
From: Clayart [mailto:CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG] On Behalf Of Ditmar
Sent: Sunday, December 21, 2003 5:02 PM
To: CLAYART@LSV.CERAMICS.ORG
Subject: Re: using toxic materials - the 'moron chip'...
Helpful addenda to the Moron Chip.
Reflecting on recent posts about toxics in non-functional ware, I
propose
that potters think about the term more literally. If you can't make up
your
mind about what the consumer will use it for....remember, LOTS of the
customers are "Non-Functional".
When you're thinking functional / non-functional, just visualize a
person.
It might help you decide.
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