Subject: Re: NANFA-L-- Re: madtoms (was review of suckers ...... )
From: James Smith (jbosmith at gmail.com)
Date: Tue Oct 12 2004 - 15:18:48 CDT
I'd go to the one with the sniper on the roof since he's probably
aiming at the safe one across the street :-)
Just kidding of course, I agree with you I just like your analogies
and wanted to add something :)
> And back to predation... Would you shop at a grocery store that had a sniper
> on the roof, or one where they have a "sniper proof" guarantee? You know
> you'll have to pay more for food at the guarantee grocery, but would it be
> worth it to spend some of your resources to assure you don't get shot at?
> If you had a greater percentage of the local economy's money than your
> fellow grocery shoppers, I wouldn't doubt you'd spend it on safe food
> gathering.
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