Re: Grant Sought to Investigate Testing on other than Laboratory Rats.

[Norman Cohen <ncohen12@HOME.COM>]

Bruce,

I'm sorry but your application has some factual errors that will result in you

not getting this grant (unless you have an 'in' with your Congressman).

  Corrections below:



"Vesper, Bruce E" wrote:



> I've filled out an application with for Federal Funding with several

> agencies for a proposal to substitute anti-nuclear activists for laboratory

> rats in research studies.

>

> My most salient points are simply:

>

> 1. Anti-nuclear activists breed faster than rats, ensuring an unlimited

> supply of test subjects.



------ If we 'anti's bred that fast, we'd have enough votes to elect one of our

own. Instead we are stuck with George (Nuke/Oil) Bush.



>

> 2. Scientists will not become as emotionally attached to the activist as

> they do to the lab rats.



------- We 'anti's are much more lovable and cuddly than icky rats. ------------



>

> 3. There are just some things that a rat will refuse to do!

>



       ----- You are correct! A rat would have the sense to not continue to post

on radsafe and get flamed and insulted. He'd probably be posting on  'rat'safe.

--------



>

> Bruce

>

> Sorry for taking band width with this, but on a slow Wednesday evening at

> home, I just couldn't help putting this together.



----- Here's some hints for the next slow evening, Bruce- read a book, make love

to your partner, play with your kids, take a bath, play video games, watch a

movie, go to www.nick.com and play the 'catdog' game, call up some long lost

friend, play chess (i'll beat ya); throw darts on a US map to decide when to

place that next generation of puddle bed reactors, ---------





>  The views reflected above

> are my own, and do not represent those of my employer or their clients.

> Please flame me in private, unless you really think this is something that

> is deserving of everyone's attention.  Besides, a little humor every now and

> again is a good thing! Right Norm?

> ----- I think the emphasis is on the "little" -------



peace

norm





>

> "If ignorance is bliss, why do we have so many unhappy people in the world

> today!" Unknown author

>

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