Re[2]: Leukemia in Astronauts

[jeff.king@srs.gov]

     One might suspect that most professionals and anyone who writes for a 
     living would be able to recognize irony, hyperbole, and/or sarcasm.  
     It was clear to me what Sandy meant, and I suspect it was clear to 
     most everyone else.
     
     Besides which, I doubt the "mass media" is patrolling RADSAFE looking 
     for HP's to edit and quote out of context.  This list just isn't that 
     interesting to the general public.  And e-mail is very dubious as a 
     primary source.  Too hard to verify and too easy to fake.
     
     Jeff King
     Facility Representative
     In-Tank Precipitation Facility
     Savannah River Operations Office
     


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Subject: Re: Leukemia in Astronauts
Author:  schoenho@via.at at Mailhub
Date:    7/23/98 6:12 PM


At 16:21 23.07.1998 -0500, you wrote: 
>> Nobody
>> questions the car the other thousands/millions of leukemia victims did 
>> drive, but to question the amount of sex somebody had in relation to the 
>> leukemia incidence is simply unacceptable and disgusting.
>>
>> All of you who made comments in this direction should be ashamed. Sandy, I 
>> did not expect something like that from me.
>
>Franz, you should read my follow-up before you jump to >conclusions. 
I was not making any correlation between everyday >facets of life to 
leukemia. I was making the assumption to do with >the fact that a man 
went up into space and contracted leukemia, is >just as foolish. 
Nothing more, nothing less. ----------------------------------
     
Sandy,
     
Nobody will read a follow-up. Everybody (mass media) will take your comment 
on the sex-life of an astronaut as the first order message and nobody will 
bother for a clarification. Therefore you should be careful. I understood 
your message - but I am sure that most others did not.....
     
Franz
     
     
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