Re: RAT questions

[Bobby Mrozek <bby@earthlink.net>]

I'm caused to remember a scene from my favorite Woody Allen movie, 
"Stardust Memories" where our hero has an encounter with alliens of 
higher intelligence,  and a more advanced galexy.  Grasping the 
significance of the moment, he begs the alliens for advise and the 
secrets of the universe so as to better our human condition.  To that 
the alliens answer, "You're a commedian, you want to serve humanity? 
then tell funnier jokes."

Most police officers are more like Murray the Cop on the old "Odd 
Couple" TV show, than action flick police drama characters.  Most (the 
vast majority) New York City police officers go through their whole 
careers, from academy to retirement, without ever once drawing their 
weapons.  Most people go through their entire lives and do not achieve 
the notoriety of Mother Theresa or mass murders.  I guess that the 
change that they mostly affect is greatest amoung the intimate souls 
that they love and hate.  All theatre audiences and theatre makers are 
probably not unlike most people.