Words from the Monastery (anthony.dauer@erols.com)
Mon, 14 Jun 1999 08:36:31 -0400
I'm sorry ... you're absolutely right ... committing suicide
in such a situation would take balls. Thank you for
correcting me.
One of those lesser Germans
e j m duggan wrote:
> On Sun, 13 Jun 1999, "Words from the
Monastery"
> <anthony.dauer@erols.com>
wrote:
>
> > I dunno ... contemplating the times one can
imagine that Mr. Steed if
> > captured would be expected to bite into his
cyanide filled false tooth for
> > the good of Queen, God and Country ... capture
being equal to failure (if
> > once cannot procure one's own escape) all
things considered and suicide
> > an honorable action in light of the
former.
>
> While suicide might be deemed 'honorable' in the
lesser nations
> (Germany, Japan, etc.) it would certainly not be an
honourable act for a
> British gentleman. You sir, are clearly a foreigner
or a cad.
>
> ED
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