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- From: tolman%asylum.cs.utah.edu@cs.utah.edu (Kenneth Tolman)
- Subject: Answering inquiries
- Date: 17 Nov 92 22:05:07 MST
- Message-ID: <1992Nov17.220507.14921@hellgate.utah.edu>
- Organization: University of Utah, CompSci Dept
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- So suppose you are all signed up with Alcor (or elsewhere) and are
- wearing a chain around your neck with "dog tags". How do you answer
- accurately and quickly to all the people who ask "What is that chain
- around your neck, are you in the military?"
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- A lot of people have asked me what the chain is around my neck. All
- of my immediate friends know what I am up to, but many random people
- who I run into inquire about it. (I wear it normally on the outside of my
- clothing, sometimes to stir curiosity!)
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- What is the correct response to such questions? Normally, I tell them:
- "I am part of a scientific experiment, and they are going to deep freeze
- me when I die to try to bring me back to life." And then I smile
- wonderfully as if to say.. "What, you aren't part of it?"
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- However, I am sure at some point there will be somebody fantastically rude,
- who I have not encountered yet. Has anyone had a bad experience with
- anyone?
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- Sometime people assume I have a medical problem (like diabetes). Many
- people assume I am in the military (probably due to my hair cut and
- general appearance).
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- Anybody have any comments about their tags/bracelets and interactions
- with others?
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