Thanks for the reference it was a very well written commentary.
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From: "Teppo Kröger" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: Mene Mene Tekel Upharsin
> I was pointed to a sharp and insightful commentary of the ICIDH
> process by M. Miles in the March/April 2001 issue of the
> Disability World, see
> http://www.disabilityworld.org/03-04_01/resources/icidh.htm
>
> Teppo
>
> Laurence Bathurst wrote:
> >
> > Hi Folks
> >
> > Its occasions like this that parody is called for. Does anyone have
some
> > good categories or definitions of their own? Play is my research area
so I
> > should be able to get away with suggesting frivolous things. So there!
> >
> > I kind of like the "electronic audio-temporal stimulatory anti-somnavi
> > intervention technique" that is, using an alarm clock to wake you up.
> >
> > At 05:44 AM 28/05/2001 +1000, you wrote:
> > >Just had a quick scan of ICIDH draft, at least the final 130 pages in
> > >reverse order (I never do things the right way round)
> > >
> > >It is indeed taxonometric madness, never since the book of numbers, and
> > >levicticus, the code of Hammurabi, or the necronomicon has there been
such
> > >an insane attempt to give everything a number and category. Even Noah
> > >checking his animals onto the ark could not have made such a list.
> > >
> > >Does anyone recall the walkers crisp packets of yore and the useless
> > >snippets of information they contained on the back? particularly the
one
> > >about the european regulation for the designation of ground nuts? that
were
> > >transparent compared to this burocrats accounting frame.
> > >
> > >If you go to the toilet and it takes you three minutes instead of four,
then
> > >give it a number or category.
> > >
> > >If your boss doesn't like you but the milkman does, give it a
classification
> > >and a name.
> > >
> > >How many hours were spent in the compiling of this. It makes Dr Johnson
the
> > >harmless dictionary druge look benign.
> > >
> > >Linnaus where art thou?
> > >
> > >Dewey and your decimals, come back all is forgiven.
> > >
> > >Sono non numero sono uno houmo liberte (or something like that)
> > >
> > >Larry
> > >
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