On Fri, Apr 16, 2010 at 3:08 PM, Robin Hamilton <
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> The Martyr Donkey
>
> (from _The Anarcho-Syndicalist Handbook of Revised Parables, Folk Tales,
> and
> Received Wisdom_)
>
> for William and Langston
>
> Placed between two equal piles of hay by an Establishment Parabalist, the
> Principled Donkey refused to participate, and starved himself to death.
>
> Thus proving that the donkey was an ass.
>
> A sensible anarcho-syndicalist equine would, of course, have eaten both
> piles of hay.
>
> Moral: Don't try to discover how long in the tooth a gift horse is by
> sticking your fingers in its mouth.
>
On the other hand, it appears to be a not unsafe course, if it's been
demonstrated that said equine...
...won't bite.
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