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Originally Posted by unregistered
ah Joe
you would suggest that there are NO people worth killing ?
the highest/lowest form of political commentary is assassination,
and the highest commitment by definition includes suicide
but the use of a silencer suggests that the desire is merely to kill and not be caught,
I too would suspect this is not for humankind's benefit
BTW, "evil" is a value judgement, not a universal truth
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Yup, you're definitely an engineer...
Reminds me of a joke:
Three men, one of them an engineer, are sentenced to death by guillotine. They draw lots and the engineer is last. The executioner tests the guillotine on a melon, chopping it cleanly in two. The executioner asks the first man if he wants to be face up or face down, with or without a blindfold, he says face down, no blindfold, he figures it would be quick and clean, and he could almost pretend it wasn't happening. He's placed on the table, neck in the block. The executioner pulls the rope, and the blade shwooshes down, stopping an inch above the man's neck. He is removed from the apparatus, which is tested again with a melon, which is chopped cleanly in two. The man is freed by the presiding official, for this must surely be divine intervention!
The second man is asked if he wants to be face up or face down, and says he wants to be face up, but blindfolded so that it will be as if he has just lain down to sleep with his eye shade. He is blindfolded and placed on the table, neck in the block. The executioner pulls the cord, and the blade whooshes down, only to stop an inch from the man's neck. He is removed from the apparatus, and it is tested again with a melon, which is chopped cleanly in two. This man is also freed by the presiding official, for surely as miraculous as it may be, this must also be divine intervention.
The engineer is asked if he wants to be face up or face down, blindfolded or not. He says, "Face up, no blindfold, I want to see how this thing works!" He is placed on the table, neck in the stock. As the executioner begins to tighten the stock, the engineer suddenly exclaims, "Oh, I see why you're not getting the expected results! Since a melon is larger than a neck you don't tighten the stock as much, so it does not flex and bind the blade. Tighten it just like before, then back off a half turn and let's see what happens!"