Thus it was written in the epistle of Doug Becker,
> Bryan's message is reminiscent of "The Onion" on-line newspaper article about
> how, in spite of decades of research, and advancements in medical science,
> with all the best minds, the death rate was still 100%--an appalling and
> unacceptable statistic!

. . . and the report that, high though the divorce rate be, all marriages
which don't end in divorce end in death!

Ted

P.S.  Of course, there are a few of us who believe that the death rate is
slightly under 100%, but as the difference is nearly the size of the margin
on which Bush got elected, that's probably not worth mentioning ;-).
--
Ted Ashton ([log in to unmask]), Info Sys, Southern Adventist University
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