>>> Frank Masingill on Brainy 
 FM> When I was doing research in the National Archives
 FM> in a field of Foreign Relations not much material of any worth was open
 FM> for public scrutiny beyond about 1929 and as far as I know some
 FM> material on the subject in the British archives is still closed even on
 FM> the 19th century.   
Gosh that's known as pornographic history, you know, stuff too embarrassing 
for the general public to read. -)
 FM> One of the marks of modernity is the separation of the scholar from
 FM> his tools.  
The media separates most people from their minds.  Those that still cling to 
this mental aberration are slandered or otherwise discredited.
 FM> Then, there are the idiots who throw labels around carelessly with
 FM> not a shred of understanding as to what they mean because they have a
 FM> "special" sound or tone or they evoke certain "feelings." 
Dang if you didn't just up me to whip off some 'thoughtful' taglines.
 FM> Communication with such people is, to put it bluntly, next to
 FM> impossible.   
Sure enuf, 'cause you'se stuck on being logical.  I suggest you peak in on 
the 
Tweaky thread and get you some illogical education.
... Philosophy is a joke.  If it isn't, you're taking life too seriously.
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