"Doug Kanter" >, if that's their real name,
wrote:

>"Damsel in dis Dress" > wrote in message
.. .
>> "Doug Kanter" >, if that's their real name,
>> wrote:
>>
>>>Sometimes, people ask to be shot, and it's rude not to grant their
>>>request.
>>
>> ROFL! Emily Post was your mom, wasn't she?
>>
>> Carol
>
>It's just common sense, Carol.

Yeah. The wording just struck me as funny. I'm running on very little
sleep, so I'm easily amused.

>Think about it: Using my city (Rochester NY)
>as an example, it's estimated that 1/3 of homes have a properly working gun
>of some kind. In NY, it's ***LEGAL*** (as in NOT ILLEGAL, for the benefit
>of slow learners) to shoot an intruder, no questions asked, as long as they
>are IN YOUR DWELLING. Not your garage, not your yard, not your car, but
>actually in the house.

I wish I could remember who told me this. They said that a police officer
friend had told them that if you kill an intruder just as they're entering
your home, and they don't fall forward into the house, you should drag
their body inside, so you won't get in trouble. I can't imagine anyone
doing that. Or getting away with it.

>Translation: A burglar has a 1 in 3 chance of being shot dead. I don't know
>about you, but I think anyone who accepts such lousy odds in return for a
>VCR and some jewelry is (as psychiatrists say) "out of their friggin'
>minds", and is asking to be shot.

Agreed.

>If a guest in my home asks for a glass of water or a beer, I'd never say no.
>Why shouldn't I show the same courtesy to a burglar?

I'm sorry. No I'm not. I think you just said that you'd go grab a beer
for your burglar. ROFLMAO!

>I'm writing this after having only one cup of coffee, so my logic might be
>slightly rusty, but even so....it's pretty good logic. :-)

Oh, okay. That explains the beer.

Carol, still chuckling
--
"Years ago my mother used to say to me... She'd say,
'In this world Elwood, you must be oh-so smart or oh-so pleasant.'
Well, for years I was smart.... I recommend pleasant. You may quote me."

*James Stewart* in the 1950 movie, _Harvey_