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daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
Sat Jun 22 01:33:30 1991
Date: Sat, 22 Jun 91 01:32:45 EDT
From: root@charon.MIT.EDU (Initializer.SysDaemon)
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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ajazar (Ali J Azarbayejani):
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bjaspan (Barr3y Jaspan):
(Note: I *really* wanted to post only the first setence of Miss
Manners' reply, but that would have been misleading. So you can just
stop reading there, instead.)
DEAR MISS MANNERS -- I am an attorney and would like to know the
polite way to deal with people who take it upon themselves to tell me
``jokes'' that ridicule and otherwise disparage my profession.
I am very proud of my profession, and of the work I and others
perform for our clients and society. My late father was an attorney, and
so is my brother. Often it is people who know these things who insist on
telling me the ``jokes,'' either in private or in public conversation.
I know these people are insensitive, impolite and insecure. What is
the proper way to respond?
GENTLE READER -- Sue them.
No, please don't. Miss Manners was only joking.
The fact is that there is no profession on earth -- even Miss Manners'
own sacred calling -- that does not bring on some tiresome joke
(including Miss Manners' own tasteless pleasantry, which she offers in
the spirit of an example).
Controlling the urge to utter the first smartsy remark that comes to
mind upon hearing someone's occupation is an excellent rule of
conversation. Miss Manners promises the would-be wits that there is no
such thing as a job joke that the jobholder hasn't heard before -- or
finds funny.
As for how to react, Miss Manners recommends the weak smile (mouth
closed, lip corners turned stiffly upward, total absence of mirth in the
eyes). Occupation jokes are not as serious transgressions as race-
religion-gender-nationality jokes, so they do not require the full-
fledged treatment of indignation.
On the other hand, they need not be encouraged by the sort of faked
merriment considered the polite reaction to jokes that are well-meant
but badly delivered.
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From: Alan Lasky <lasky@media-lab.media.mit.edu>
Message-Id: <9106212340.AA01915@media-lab.media.mit.edu>
To: big-phun@media-lab.media.mit.edu
Subject: Stephen King/Virtual Reality Movie
Oh man, here's a whopper:
>From today's Daily VARIETY it says that New Line Cinema (of Teenage Mutant
Ninja Turtle fame) is now in production of a film titled THE LAWNMOWER MAN
based on a story by Stephen King. According to VARIETY:
The story concerns a scientist who uses computer simulations and
a high-tech computer phenomenon known as virtual reality to transform
a simple man into an intellectually advanced , sophisticated person.
Terror results when the experiment goes awry. (oh jesus)
The film, which features innovative computer graphic animation
effects , claims to be one of the first to address the issue of
virtual reality , an interactive audio-visual experience that
recreates reality electronically through a special mask and gloves
and involving 3-D imagery and sensory electrodes. (?)
The film stars Pierce Brosnan, of TV detective fame, and Jenny Wright, the
underated actress who portrayed the vampire love interest in NEAR DARK. Oy,
this one seems a bit scary, as it was shot in LA with absolutely no union
involvement, it wasn't even on the non-union roster, which usually signals
a VERY low-budget. It is scheduled for release in January or Feb. Well, I
hope it is good, because Virtual Reality needs a public relations boost after
Jaron's 15 minutes ran out. But Stephen King and VR? I dunno, remember
CHILDREN OF THE CORN? GRAVEYARD SHIFT? SILVER BULLET? CUDJO? MAXIMUM OVERDRIVE?Oy and oy.
keepin' ya' posted from the trenches;
lasky
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