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[Paul & Janet Bradstreet]

Thank you for demuddifying the situation  :)

Greg Mildenhall wrote:

> On Mon, 7 Jun 1999, Buddrige, David wrote:
> > what's wrong with "Gothic" - even if you assume it to mean the sub-cultural
> > group described by the term?
>
> Bear with me, I don't quite follow this logic myself...
> 1. They do mean "Gothic" as a sub-culture.
> 2. Some Goths wear long coats.
> 3. You can hide a gun under a long coat.
> 4. (2) && (3) => A Goth can carry a gun.
> 5. => All Goths carry guns.
> 6. If a gun-carrying Goth stopped being a Goth, they would stop wearing
>    long coats.
> 7. => They would stop carrying guns.
> 8. => Goths carry guns, non-Goths don't.
> 9. If your child reads an online article on Gothic architecture, they
>    might develop an artistic interest in such buildings.
> 10. => They will also develop an interest in Gothic music.
> 11. => They will become a Goth.
> 12 (11) && (8) => Your child will go to K-Mart and get a nice long coat,
>                   then pop next door to the gun shop.
> 13. => Your child will now be a Goth with a gun.
> 14. Goths are strange.
> 15. => Noone can understand Goths.
> 16. => Goths will be ostracised by other children at their school.
> 17. (11) && (16) => Your child will dislike his or her schoolmates.
> 18. (17) && (13) => Your child will shoot his or her schoolmates.
> 19. ((9)=>(18)) && (not(Schoolchildren die)) => Your child does not read
>     about Gothic architecture.
> 20. => It is none of your business what your child reads on the Internet,
>     the government will not allow your child to read about Gothic
>     architecture.
>
> There now, that made sense, didn't it?
>
> -Greg