Subject: Someone had blundered
From: Baader, Cecilia (cecilia.baader@cnh.com)
Date: Fri Feb 25 2000 - 10:48:40 EST
Scottie writes:
'... Yeah, I can't think of a religious tradition that thinks
suicide is admirable in any circumstances ...'
Calvary?
Scottie B. >>
To which Jim replies:
> Remember, it was OTHER PEOPLE nailing the man to the cross, not the man
> hurling himself off the pinnacle of the temple. That last option was
> considered a temptation and was to be resisted.
Good morning,
This one falls under the category of misunderstanding is sometimes funnier
than fact.
I finally made it back to town this morning and was hurrying through the
backlog of emails when I came across Scottie's.
Calvary, he said, but as I mentioned, I was hurrying, and I read it as
Cavalry.
Ha, I thought, Charge of the Light Brigade. Good show, Mr. Bowman. And one
can believe that the English took their pride in their cavalry to an almost
religious level.
I was still chuckling when I came across Jim's answer. Nailed him to the
cross? That's not right, there were cannon to the left, cannon to the right,
but definitely no crosses. Then it hit me. Geez, Cecilia, I said to myself,
Scottie said Calvary.
Ah, yes, someone had blundered. Me.
Regards,
Cecilia.
(I thought it was amusing enough to share...)
...When can their glory fade?
Oh, the wild charge they made!
All the world wondered.
Honor the charge they made!
Honor the Light Brigade,
Noble Six Hundred!
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