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#113706 - 10/15/03 08:59 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui	> It's amazing how many people are downright opposed, based on some vague morale basis, to flirting with the deceased. Well, in that case, your morale would be boosted by knowing that certain elements of the NZ government actively involve the dead in policy-making. Watching a powerpoint presentation today that discussed new health and saftey legislation, I was impressed to hear the Minister say that part of the consultation involved interviewing, and I quote: "Those who have suffered death and serious injury in the workplace." The interviewers must have climbed into bed, to get the data straight from the dead horse's mouth. _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html
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#113707 - 10/15/03 09:06 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...	Now I'm intrigued about Andrew. Who was he and how did he come to be deceased? That is, if Andrews is (was) a male. Of course, he could have been a Julie Andrews sort of person and not male at all. I think, by the way, that a ghost writing about turning tables is to be held in a bit of suspicion. There may be knocking on the walls any instant now--and, heavens, Halloween is just around the corner... Welcome, by the way, A'gst! What is, finally, the real appeal of talking with the deceased? We naturally like them much better, don't we, than living entities whom we can behave toward suspiciously.
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#113708 - 10/15/03 09:10 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui	>What is, finally, the real appeal of talking with the deceased? We naturally like them much better, don't we, In the immortal words of Tonto, "who's the 'we', kemosabe?" _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html
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#113709 - 10/15/03 09:14 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
AndrewsGhost newbie Registered: 10/14/03 Posts: 43 Loc: Alaska	plans next trip to NZ it has been his experience that a ghost writing on any topic is enough to arrouse suspicion Thank you for the welcome, WW hopes he isn't being too familiar, as he's seen "WW" used to refer to Wordwind in other posts. WOW asked in a previous post (long before I appeared) for our gender to be put in our profile... there isn't much there but, in accordance with her request, I have filled in this relatively mundane aspect of my former glory (or lack thereof). "Greater indeed are pleasures that are shared."
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#113710 - 10/15/03 09:16 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
Jackie Carpal Tunnel Registered: 03/15/00 Posts: 11578 Loc: Louisville, Kentucky	Helen--mercy! But, thank you. Father Steve--thank you SO much...[thud e]of heavy irony So far we have quite a selection of names for ol' A's G: I like A'gst; or, maybe the Ectoplasmic One. Wow--with him plus "ET", we have a board that's really out of this world!
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#113711 - 10/15/03 09:21 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
Wordwind Carpal Tunnel Registered: 09/30/01 Posts: 6296 Loc: Piedmont Region of Virginia, U...	I liked A'gst, too, at first, because it sortof looked like 'angst'--and, heaven knows, it's a relief to realize shared angst. But after thinking about Andrewsghost's voice, the aghost seems to fit better. Just my take on a very superficial encounter--or practically nothing at all, as may well be in the case of otherwordly beings.
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#113712 - 10/15/03 09:21 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui	>heavens, Halloween is just around the corner... And, just for our resident pun-loving pagan: If you misbehave at Halloween, you'll soon be reapin' what you're sowin' _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html
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#113713 - 10/15/03 09:29 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
AndrewsGhost newbie Registered: 10/14/03 Posts: 43 Loc: Alaska	A'gst might be appropriate after all.. if not just simply Angst (ANdrewsGhoST). I am assuming that I will not get a vote, however... but I'm enjoying the speculation on all the possibilities "Greater indeed are pleasures that are shared."
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#113714 - 10/15/03 09:31 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
sjmaxq Carpal Tunnel Registered: 07/20/03 Posts: 3230 Loc: Te Ika a Maui	>I am assuming that I will not get a vote, however.. Au contraire! After all, have not thousands in your late state had an active share in US democracy down through the years? _________________________ noho ora mai http://maxqnzs.com/References.html
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#113715 - 10/15/03 09:41 PM Re: The Tables Have Turned
AndrewsGhost newbie Registered: 10/14/03 Posts: 43 Loc: Alaska	I sincerely mean no offense, sjmaxq, but I was under the impression that there were a great many here who were not US nationals. Is this room a democracy? Does anyone get veto power? Unfortunately you are correct... many in my late state (not to be confused with my present state), have had an active share in US democracy. to avoid turning this thread into a political discussion, he will refrain from mentioning Bill Clinton "Greater indeed are pleasures that are shared."
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