Money Man Ball

skip said:

... Growing tobacco is backbreaking manual labor...

No it is not. Cultivating tobacco may well be hard labor, but the growing part is done by the plant
with no human input.

Tom Sherman - Annoying Pedant

skip said:

... From the front porch of my house I can see a tobacco field farmed by an 81 year old man and
his 60 year old son. I have known them both for as long as I can remember. Growing tobacco is
backbreaking manual labor and if you haven't done it you don't know how hard agricultural labor
can be. I have the utmost respect for these men and admiration for their labor...

I would make their lives easier by legalizing the cultivation of industrial hemp. It is an excellent
material for seat pad covers in my experience, as those lucky enough to have ridden a Sunset or
Dragonflyer can attest (recumbent content).

Tom Sherman - Planet Earth Red Sunset and Blue Dragonflyer 🙂

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I have no doubt Mr. Ball works long

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and hard to accomplish all that he does. I'm certain whatever money he makes is more than well
deserved.

I hope his publishing venture leads him to even greater success, both personal and financial.

anonymously yours,

skip

I believe Mrs. Ball is also actively involved in the publishing effort and I don't want to overlook
her contribution and work in this regard as well as her work in caring for their young family. My
wife did this double duty once upon a time and I am forever grateful for all she did.

skip

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skip said:

... Growing tobacco is backbreaking manual labor...

No it is not. Cultivating tobacco may well be hard labor, but the growing part is done by the
plant with no human input.

Tom Sherman - Annoying Pedant

No we aren't going to start saying cultivating tobacco. It's way too Shermanesque for normal people.

skip - anti pedant

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skip said:

... From the front porch of my house I can see a tobacco field farmed by an

81

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year old man and his 60 year old son. I have known them both for as long

as

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I can remember. Growing tobacco is backbreaking manual labor and if you haven't done it you
don't know how hard agricultural labor can be. I

have

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the utmost respect for these men and admiration for their labor...

I would make their lives easier by legalizing the cultivation of industrial hemp. It is an
excellent material for seat pad covers in my experience, as those lucky enough to have ridden a
Sunset or Dragonflyer can attest (recumbent content).

Tom Sherman - Planet Earth Red Sunset and Blue Dragonflyer 🙂

Best damn idea you've had in recent memory. Could you be arrested for transporting an illegal
substance while riding your Earth Cycles?

skip

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skip said:

Right tzenobite, If mr. sucks thinks it's so easy you have to wonder why he doesn't try it
himself. I really tire of people who denigrate hard work and resent the earnings of others.

Mr. Skip Anonymous,

Most of the people who work really hard do not receive much compensation for it. I suggest working
in agricultural labor or contract factory labor if you do not believe this.

At a higher educational level, hard work is rewarded by being assigned more work, while those who
play the favoritism game get the promotions and high salaries.

It is not just hard work that is rewarded in this society but smart work. You have to combine the
two, you ignoramus! And it is not a crime either to be able to get along with other people, whether
they be your co-workers, your boss, or your fellow correspondents on ARBR, you ignoramus!

Ed Dolan - Minnesota

Edward Dolan said:

It is not just hard work that is rewarded in this society but smart work. You have to combine the
two, you ignoramus! And it is not a crime either to be able to get along with other people,
whether they be your co-workers, your boss, or your fellow correspondents on ARBR, you ignoramus!

Mr. Dolan sets a fine example for getting along with other people on alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,
does he not?

Tom Sherman - Planet Earth

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Edward Dolan said:

It is not just hard work that is rewarded in this society but smart work. You have to combine
the two, you ignoramus! And it is not a crime either to be able to get along with other people,
whether they be your co-workers, your boss, or your fellow correspondents on ARBR, you
ignoramus!

Mr. Dolan sets a fine example for getting along with other people on alt.rec.bicycles.recumbent,
does he not?

Tom Sherman - Planet Earth

I think we are just about ready to take our show on the road. I will do the set up and you will do
the zingers. We will have them rolling in the aisles. We will call our act "Tom & Ed". We will play
out the eternal comedy of people ever at loggerheads. I say eternal but it will only last until I
have my first stroke. You could never do the act on your own. You would need me for balance, just
like Stan Laurel needed Oliver Hardy.

Ed Dolan - Minnesota

skip said:

Best damn idea you've had in recent memory. Could you be arrested for transporting an illegal
substance while riding your Earth Cycles?

As I understand it, it is not illegal to possess industrial hemp fibers, only to grow the plants.
Hardly logical, and the banning of industrial hemp cultivation makes no sense at all.

Tom Sherman - Planet Earth

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skip said:

Best damn idea you've had in recent memory. Could you be arrested for transporting an illegal
substance while riding your Earth Cycles?

As I understand it, it is not illegal to possess industrial hemp fibers, only to grow the plants.
Hardly logical, and the banning of industrial hemp cultivation makes no sense at all.

Tom Sherman - Planet Earth

You mean it's illegal to cultivate the plants. I've been told they grow on their own. ;-)

skip