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- From: nusbache@epas.utoronto.ca (Aryk Nusbacher)
- Subject: Re: Fighting in crown:a thought
- Organization: University of Toronto - Office of the Provost
- Date: Thu, 24 Dec 1992 16:51:10 GMT
- Message-ID: <1992Dec24.165110.14065@epas.toronto.edu>
- References: <1992Dec23.233759.21209@ips.oz.au>
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- In article <1992Dec23.233759.21209@ips.oz.au> colin@ips.oz.au (Colin Yuile) writes:
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- >nusbache@epas.utoronto.ca (Aryk Nusbacher) writes:
- >>Why on earth would you want to open the possibility of becoming SCA
- >>royalty to non-fighting couples?
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- >Why not? There are many people who would make great monarchs but
- >either don't fight or are not good fighters. Being able to pound
- >people harder than anyone else does not guarantee any other skills.
-
- What skills?
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- It's not like the king is going to do any damage if he's an idiot,
- even in kingdoms where they let the king do anything he wants. And
- there is no method of choosing a king that will guarantee you skills,
- not even if you tell the applicants to send a resume, and give a civil
- service exam.
-
- >Would you have Mike Tyson for president? (Yes! say the jocks :-) )
-
- But it's not real life, is it? The King of Wazoo can't nuke Togo, or
- screw up people's lives.
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- Aryk
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