Paul, at 20:10 on May 23 1996, you wrote to Bill Grimsley...

BG> Let's see now, how about people like Stephen Hawking, Albert Einstein, 
BG> Werner von Braun, Alfred Nobel, Marie Curie, Adolf Hitler (think about 
BG> it)... the list is virtually endless, and neither of us are on it, I'm 
BG> sorry to say.

PE> Neither of our lives are over, Bill.  Most of the above are dead 
PE> though.  I'll let you know how you fared when you die.

Doesn't matter, Paul.  I still don't expect either of us to end up on such
a list of brilliant minds, even once we're dead and buried.

PE> Whilst waiting for this opportunity to arise, I discovered on the way 
PE> another fact.  All these adults who seemed really mature and sophisticated 
PE> when you were a kid, are actually no better than the kids themselves!

BG> Crap.  

PE> Really mature there, Bill. 

Bullshit.  Analyse your comments, and you'll see why.  It ain't a
"fact" at all, and only some (not "all") adults fit the
category you mentioned.  Nice little bit of selective editing too, so let's
put it back, shall we?

BG> Crap.  That's exactly the sort of thing that most 14 year old's say, and 
BG> they're just as wrong as you are now.

Changes the context just a tad, wouldn't you say?

Regards, Bill

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