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To: YHAOS; Alamo-Girl; OldNavyVet; r9etb; Diamond; MHGinTN; Quix; Dr. Eckleburg; xzins; ...
p.s.: In America's 30 Years War: Who Is Winning?" Balint Vazsonyi shares a little "joke" involving Josef Stalin's concept of Free Will:

Truman, Churchill, and Stalin meet for the third time to sort out their differences. Again, no progress. After two frustrating days, Stalin says, "Comrades! We know that cats hate mustard. Whoever can induce a cat to eat some mustard will have his way." Challenge accepted. Truman, ever the straight shooter, takes the cat, takes a jar of mustard, and pours the latter into the mouth of the former. The cat spits out every last drop. Churchill, having watched this fiasco, prepares a sumptuous plate of liver, fish, and other cat's delights, with the tiniest drop of mustard in the center. The cat licks clean the entire plate — until he gets to the drop of mustard in the center. Stalin shakes his head with mock sympathy. "Bring me a pound of mustard and watch!" With that, Stalin takes the mustard and smears all of it over the rear end of the cat. The animal frantically chases its tail and licks the area clean to the last drop.

A triumphant Stalin exclaims, "And, as you see, he did it of his own free will!"

A nice inversion of meaning suitable for an upside-down world....
134 posted on 11/05/2010 12:50:06 PM PDT by betty boop (Seek truth and beauty together; you will never find them apart. — F. M. Cornford)
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To: betty boop

LOL.


136 posted on 11/05/2010 6:23:39 PM PDT by Quix (Times are a changin' INSURE you have believed in your heart & confessed Jesus as Lord Come NtheFlesh)
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To: betty boop
LOLOL! Thank you for the joke, dearest sister in Christ, and especially for all of your wonderfully insightful essay-posts!
137 posted on 11/05/2010 9:25:24 PM PDT by Alamo-Girl
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