[LMB] [SPAM?] OT: off topic (ish) Female Heroes

Eric Oppen technomad at intergate.com
Fri Aug 29 18:53:49 BST 2008


Quoting Raye Johnsen <raye_j at yahoo.com>:

>
> --- Eric Oppen <technomad at intergate.com> wrote:

> Yes, but I feel I must remind you, from the List of
> Things I Will Do When I Am An Evil Overlord, No. 26:
> "No matter how attractive certain members of the
> rebellion are, there is probably someone just as
> attractive who is not desperate to kill me. Therefore,
> I will think twice before ordering a prisoner sent to
> my bedchamber."
>
> Jael was *a leader* of the group Sysiphus was *sent to
> destroy*.  If you accept an invitation to hot sex with
> your sworn enemy whom you *know* is desperate (to
> survive, not for your body) and expect to just walk
> away afterwards... well, it was nice knowing you.
>
> Raye

Even so...it was like attacking at a truce talk.  The sort of thing we  
used to hang people for.  (And did he know who she was?)

And I think you're conflating people...Sisyphus (the correct spelling)  
was a very, very tricky Greek.  He'd not have been taken in for a  
second.

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