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From: lo@harvard.ARPA (Bert S.F. Lo)
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Subject: Re: Musical asparagus vs. musical twinkies
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Date: Fri, 1-Nov-85 16:59:28 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  1 16:59:28 1985
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BE WARNED. THIS ARTICLE USES LANGUAGE THAT MAY CAUSE YOU TO FALL OFF YOUR
CHAIR IN UNCONTROLLABLE GALES OF LAUGHTER.

> An analogy with food seems reasonable.  I don't like asparagus.  But
> is asparagus bad food?  Of course not.  Would I ever try to convince
> someone that they shouldn't be eating asparagus.  Of course not.  On the
> other hand, if I see someone living on a diet of Cool Aid, Coco
> Crispies, and Twinkies, and who smokes three packs of cigarettes a day,
> I might try to convince them that this is not a healthy lifestyle.  This
> would atrophy the body.  And Lionel Richie atrophies the mind.
>
> 			 Doug Alan
> 			  nessus@mit-eddie.UUCP (or ARPA)

Your analogy isn't quite correct. Consider this situation: you and I both eat
balanced meals. After dinner, you have a vitamin supplement while I eat my
dessert. The fact is that most people don't center their "intellectual" stimu-
lation around music just as most people don't center their diets around what
they eat after dinner. So your "vitamin" is "better" than my "dessert" ? I get
my "nutrition" elsewhere. So I'm not qualified to discuss "vitamins" ? That's
not the sole topic of discussion here. We're here to discuss "food" in general.

Let's get on with a new topic now, OK ?

_____________________Bert S.F. Lo (lo@harvard.HARVARD.EDU)_____________________