True Story.
At recent Continuing Education class for area paramedics, the topic of Anthrax was discussed.
The teacher started the discussion by asking if anyone knew how Anthrax was actually contracted. It was one of those moments when no one was answering, and there was an awkward silence.
One of the paramedics (a nice guy with good skills, but not the "sharpest tool in the shed") finally broke the silence. With complete sincerity he answered, "Through the mail."
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"The Martyr" (excerpt)
There is sobbing of the strong,
And a pall upon the land;
But the People in their weeping
Bare the iron hand:
Beware the People weeping
When they bare the iron hand.
--Herman Melville (written after the assasination of President Abraham Lincoln)