Message 16784 of 29717 From: Jon Freedlander Date: Wed Aug 22, 2001 4:42 pm Subject: RE: [baltwash-burning] Skyclad question On Tue, 21 Aug 2001 The Pagan Visitor wrote: > -> the dpw creates roads... basically stamping the dirt down and > -> creating an artificial artery to link the city together... > -> > -> check the map for more information about that.... > > Sigh. Just because we play make-believe, and call something a road, > that doesn't mean that it actually is one. > > There is no comparison between these fictitious roads, and, say, a > county road going past. If your camp is facing out on a real public > road, and you have a mass orgy that is visible from that road, then > maybe somebody's Aunt Gertrude will be getting an eyeful as she > drives from Gerlach to somewhere else in Nevada, and maybe she doesn't > want to deal with that. If she's on a public road, she has a > reasonable expectation that she will not have to, and so, if you > hold that orgy in that location, the police are well within their > rights to come and arrest you. > > On the other hand, if my dad laid out a few dirt roads on his old > farm, and gave them street names on a whim, it would not follow that > the Juneau County department of roads would then have the right to > start inspecting those dusty lanes, or that the sheriff could ticket > dad for speeding on them. Fantasy does not carry the weight of law. > The world is a strange place, but it is not that strange. > > Burning Man is a really, really big camp. It may be a well-developed, > and well-planned camp, but reality check - it is a camp, not a city. > One is there because one makes a trip to see a festival, at no small > expense in terms of money and trouble. One isn't transferred there by > one's company, and one won't stumble into it on the way to buying > a used car. So, what do you say that we exercise a little common > sense here, and remember that there is a difference between fantasy > and reality ? Don't take everything you read, so literally. > hmmm. my balls itch. ______________________________________________________________________ ____ ********************************************************************** **** *Rev. Cosmo McKinley, K.S.C. * ********************************************************************** **** *--Some say he is a holy man. Others say he is a shit head. * * * *--"Just say know." --Dr. Timothy Leary * * * *--"Well the rain falls down without my help, i'm afraid, and my lawn * * gets wet, though i've held my consent.' --They Might Be Giants * * * *--"'Tis an ill wind that blows no minds..." --Principia Discordia * * * *--"Christianity will go. I needn't argue this. Jesus was alright, but * * his disciples were thick and ordinary. It's the twisting everything * * around that runined it for me." --John Lennon * ********************************************************************** **** ** http://www.mp3.com/imagefix ** ********************************************************************** **** Replies Name/Email Yahoo! ID Date Size 16792 Re: Skyclad question Dave Diller Wed 8/22/2001 2 KB 16793 Re: Skyclad question Jon Freedlander Wed 8/22/2001 3 KB 16798 cosmo vs Pagan Visitor: battle of the network flamers David P Dudich Thu 8/23/2001 3 KB 16799 Re: cosmo vs ... : battle of the network fla .,.,.,.,.yum.,.,.,.,. Thu 8/23/2001 2 KB 16800 Re: cosmo vs ...: battle of the network fla Eric Hiris Thu 8/23/2001 2 KB 16803 Re: cosmo vs ... : battle of the network fla Philip W. Darnowsky Thu 8/23/2001 2 KB 16807 Re: cosmo vs ... : battle of the network fla David P Dudich Thu 8/23/2001 3 KB 16839 Re: cosmo vs ... : battle of the network fla Jon Freedlander Thu 8/23/2001 3 KB Message 16784 of 29717