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Little Billy, 9 Holes, and World Peace

Subject: Little Billy, 9 Holes, and World Peace
From: montaguj@CCMSMTP.STPAUL.NCR.COM (John Montague)
Date: Fri Mar 19 09:27:13 1993
..   (Much deleted in respect for those who pay to receive e-mail)
> In sports car racing the equivalent analogy would be that
> speed is all that matters.  So if speed is all that matters, all
> events other than the Indy 500 should be dropped. There wouldn't be a
> local racing circuit where those without the megabucks can compete and
> have a chance of winning based upon their skill and not their
> pocketbook.
.. (ditto)
> Todd
> N9MWB

Right on Todd!

We might even carry the analogy further to say that abandoning courtesy
and other ethical behavior during contests is equivalent to a race driver
narrowing the competitive field by inducing as many accidents as possible.

John
W0RUE

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