9th October 2003, 5:15 PM
Um, I didn't say I was happy about it. I just said he got what was coming to him. I'm also not happy when someone shoots themselves by accident, but I don't really have much sympathy for someone when they knew what they were getting into. Sure it's good that he'll survive, but it's fun to joke about how they are helping evolution along. Yeesh, have a sense of humor about these horrible human tragedies why don't ya? It's not like late night shows haven't already made fun of this already. Why can't I?
"On two occasions, I have been asked [by members of Parliament], 'Pray, Mr. Babbage, if you put into the machine wrong figures, will the right answers come out?' I am not able to rightly apprehend the kind of confusion of ideas that could provoke such a question." ~ Charles Babbage (1791-1871)