Does this list have any male members who aren't misogynists? Sheesh. Aimee's post seems to have flushed them out of the woodwork. Alexandra On Mon, 5 Mar 2001, Meyer Wolfsheim posting as Anonymous wrote:

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On Sun, 4 Mar 2001, Aimee Farr wrote:

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CYPHERPUNKS IQ TEST

QUESTION #1.

You are walking through the woods alone. A beautiful unclothed woman magically appears in front of you. She holds out an apple.

1. Please darken in the correct choice using a Number Two pencil:

The answer is "G".

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(a) you bite the apple.

Biting the apple is stupid. TANSTAAFL is rarely false under any circumstance, and absolutely never false when it is a woman offering gifts. If that apple isn't poisoned or rotten, it's at least going to cost you more than it is worth. What do you want an apple for anyway? Do you need this apple? Are you starving? There might be certain circumstances where the apple is worth more to you than your continued well-being and sanity, but these would be rare. Usually you are better off dead. One is never advised to enter into contract with the devil simply because Mephistopheles appears in your living room. Be sure to have a damn good reason if you accept the apple, and be aware that this isn't a gift. It's a strategic barter for an exchange of goods or services unknown.

(b) you take the woman.

"Take" is ambiguous, but this can be interpreted as "advance the relationship with the woman past that of "stranger met in a passing encounter in the woods". This is a bad idea. Generally, one should avoid all relationships with women if it can be helped. The cost/benefit ratio is weighted heavily against them.

Beauty is a flawed idea, and since beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder, it is much more economical for you to consider the mundane beautiful. That way you won't be tempted by such things.

And nothing a woman says can ever be trusted, *especially* one who is naked. Naked women always lie.

(c) you run away.

At first glance, this may appear to be the right thing to do. However, running away will make the woman more determined to ruin your life. A better option would be to back away very slowly, and hope she doesn't follow. If that fails, look for a big stick, and knock her unconscious, then run away.

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