1996-03-31 - RE: Why Americans feel no compulsion to learn foreign languages

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr. Dimitri Vulis)
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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UTC Datetime: 1996-03-31 16:05:31 UTC
Raw Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 00:05:31 +0800

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From: dlv@bwalk.dm.com (Dr. Dimitri Vulis)
Date: Mon, 1 Apr 1996 00:05:31 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: RE: Why Americans feel no compulsion to learn foreign languages
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Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu> writes:

> On Sat, 30 Mar 1996, Dr. Dimitri Vulis wrote:
[Quoting James, who wrote the knowledge of a foreign language is primarily
useful for talking to whores]
> [...]
> > It's interesting to note that while Tim speaks Spanish to gardeners,
> > James speaks Spanish to whores. Can't blame him, considering what
> [...]
> > Why do you suppose people study Latin or Sanskrit or classical Greek?
> [...]
>
> To speak to really expensive whores?

Consider the crypto implications: James's whores can compare notes and discuss
right in front of him the size of his reproductive organs and the time it takes
him to ejaculate, and he won't understand what they're talking about. :-)

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Dr. Dimitri Vulis
Brighton Beach Boardwalk BBS, Forest Hills, N.Y.: +1-718-261-2013, 14.4Kbps





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