CDR: Re: Re: Re: Gort in granny-shades (was Re: Al Gore goes cypherpunk?)

[Jim Burnes]

On Tue, 24 Oct 2000, jim bell wrote:
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Tim May <tcmay at got.net>
> Subject: CDR: Re: Re: Gort in granny-shades (was Re: Al Gore goes
> cypherpunk?)
>
> > (If fantasy/horror is included, the pattern continues. "Rosemary's
> > Baby," "The Exorcist," etc. Many great movies show their age. I
> > recently saw the re-release of "The Exorcist" and it seemed
> > slow-moving and tame by today's standards.)
>
> Remember what Beetlejuice said about it:  "I've seen 'The Exorcist' a dozen
> (?) times and it keeps getting funnier each time I see it!"

I was raised Catholic, but became a severe agnostic at age 15.  I
read the Exorcist at age 12 and it scared the shit out of me.  As
I got older it kept getting more and more humorous.

My son who was raised agnostic thought it was hilarious from the
start.

There is a lesson there.

jim

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