> Date: Tue, 14 Oct 1997 09:01:08 -0700
> To: virus@lucifer.com
> From: Tadeusz Niwinski <tad@teta.ai>
> Subject: Re: virus: The Nametag Affair
> Reply-to: virus@lucifer.com
> In our sandbox -- a metaphor.
>
> Children were playing in a sandbox and all of a sudden a little
> rocket hit N in the head.
>
> "Has anybody noticed that?" asked T. There was no doubt the rocket
> came from R's corner, but T could have been afraid to speak directly
> to R, who was known as a bully.
>
> "I noticed it", replied N, "Somewhat puzzling if you ask me."
>
> Some other kids seemed to have noticed it too. R didn't say
> anything and the little rockets kept hitting N once in a while. They
> were not that harmful, but little annoying.
>
> After a while N said to R: "Why do you keep hitting me with those
> little rockets. Everyone is now aware of your little manipulation,
> what's the point in continuing to do it?"
>
> "I never hit you with any rocket", said the bully, "Don't accuse
> people unless you are sure of your facts!"
>
> "I know it's a different case", said C all of a sudden, "but it
> pained my conscience when R said "Don't accuse people unless you are
> sure of your facts!". I made some accusations about R when I first
> came to this sandbox which were not true. I confused him with
> someone else--I did not have my facts straight. I wish to apologize
> for that. These are very good words to live by -- excellent
> philosophy."
>
> "I've seen four rockets hitting N from R's rocket launcher", said T,
> "I am really interested what R has to say about it."
>
> "You are making a big affair out of a small thing", said R, "We are
> both right. I never hit him, and my rocket launcher hit him. Have
> you figured out the puzzle yet?"
>
> All kids did not look puzzled at all when R explained: "I have an
> automatic missile release program in my rocket launcher. Whenever
> it spots a person whose name starts with an N it automatically
> fires. And it happened to be N who this smart program detected".
>
> Then he added: "Now shame on T for accusing me and shame on N for
> having lawyer-like dishonesty in his name!"
>
> ***
>
> If you say: "Tad, kids are not that stupid" I agree with you.
>
> Regards, Tadeusz (Tad) Niwinski from planet TeTa
> tad@teta.ai http://www.teta.ai (604) 985-4159
>