Hooray for privacy!
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But even with that tech, they still won't be able to tell if Mr. Burns has the one-trillion-dollar bill in his house. They'll need to send someone from Intelligence...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Trouble_with_Trillions@unknownuser said:
As satellite photography can only confirm that the trillion-dollar bill is not on the roof of Burn's home, Homer is sent in to investigate.
BTW, I'm curious about the meaning of your signature. Could you elaborate on it?
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I'm surprised they decided to use hydrogen! Remember the Zeppelin !
MALAISE
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Coen wrote:
@unknownuser said:
Never punish a person that is honest. Most people lie when they have done something bad and get caught. People often complain so many people lie, so I say don't punish someone when they do, because you only give reason for them to lie next time. If you stop punishing people they will tell the truth next time. If we all did this, the world would be a better place.
Then should it not read 'Never punish a liar'?
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Interesting!
When I first viewed Coen's signature, I made an impromptu interpretation that he meant: don't give retribution just because someone makes an honest(blunt, maybe even rude)observation about you, or your work, that would hurt your ego.
mitcorb -
I had thought the same thing as mitcorb. But now I understand that the message is similar to that of George Washington's cherry tree legend.
BTW, thank you very much for creating this forum, Coen. I think in the two months I've been here I've never mentioned it.
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@unknownuser said:
Sure. Never punish a person that is honest. Most people lie when they have done something bad and get caught. People often complain so many people lie, so I say don't punish someone when they do, because you only give reason for them to lie next time. If you stop punishing people they will tell the truth next time. If we all did this, the world would be a better place.
There's at least one major contradition in the above- you say "Never punish a person that is honest.", but follow it up with "I say don't punish someone when they do (lie)". So the above statement implies that you don't believe in punishing liars or honest people.
Furthermore, if lying was the only crime the above might make some sense, but lying is undoubtedly the most common ethical misdemeanor humans commit and arguably the least harmful. If you mean "Never punish a person for being honest", then fine, but suggesting that someone's honesty regarding their crimes overrides their guilt of the crime itself is nonsense.
Judge: "Did you kill your wife?"
Professor Plum: "I certainly did, with the candlestick, in the library at 8:15pm last night and I'd do it again I tell you!"
Judge: "Thank you for your honesty, you're free to go!"@unknownuser said:
If you stop punishing people they will tell the truth next time.
Ehm... right; and if you stop punishing bank robbers they will all go out and find good honest jobs.
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I'm so embarrassed... I seem to have a hand for making threads go completely off-topic!
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