From: TURTLE              
To: RUFUS               
Subject: Life (sigh)    
Date & Time: 04/02/91 23:32:18
Message Number 14580

>Well, that's simple. Maintain your boundaries, move around, r sense
>changes, digest some food, metabolize a few things, excrete,
>reproduce, and grow.
 
You forgot 'respirate' in there, and 'consume energy'. So, is a virus
or Dan Quayle alive?
 
>Death. Yep, that's awfully limited.
 
You know what's neat about death?
Nothing.
You know what's kind of interesting in a sort of depressing way
about death?
No matter how long you live, death lasts longer.