Prince of Peace/Pain

[Wojtek Sokolowski]

At 11:09 AM 9/2/99 -0400, you wrote:
>"As awful as it is, a physician punching out an elderly woman on the 
>highway is not a violation of the (Medical) Practices Act",
>	Minnesota Board of Medical Practice executive director Robert Leach, 
>commenting on Dr. Thomas J. Valente assault charges.
>
>[Dr. Valente punched a 69-year old woman (in the face, with a closed fist, 
>a day before her 70th birthday, and she was also wearing glasses) because 
>she may have cut him and his BMW off on a morning commute--Valente is pain 
>management specialist at Queen of Peace Hospital.]
>

In the medieval time, the commoners had the step out of the pavement to the
gutter to give the right of way to aristorcats.  If they refused, they were
punched and pusged by the aristocrat's henchment.  Fortunately, we live in
more democratic times today: the latter-days aristocrats, the suburban
yuppies in their BMW and SUVs, act as their own henchmen.

btw, has anyone seen a commercial in which an SUV is compared to medieval
armour, and the narrator's voice says how they subdued the 'uncivilised
barbarians?'

a related question: do they sell bazookas at gun shows?

wojtek