[il-talk] Damn It, We'hv been found out!!

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From Edwin <conibodyworks at gmail.com> 
Date: 11/12/2014  11:08 PM  (GMT-06:00) 
To 'Robert Hansen' <roberthansen33 at yahoo.com>,'NFB of Illinois Mailing List' <il-talk at nfbnet.org> 
Subject RE: [il-talk] Damn It, We'hv been found out!! 

Long live Braille and the long white cane and dog guides!

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From: il-talk [mailto:il-talk-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Robert Hansen
via il-talk
Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2014 12:03 AM
To: Bill Reif; NFB of Illinois Mailing List
Subject: Re: [il-talk] Damn It, We'hv been found out!!

I am fully aware that the Onion is a saterical newspaper.

On 11/12/2014 10:29 PM, Bill Reif via il-talk wrote:
> Hi Robert,
>
> Don't forget that the inspiration for Braille was a system used by the 
> French military to communicate at night. (I guess they needed to 
> coordinate their retreat routes.)  This article comes from The Onion, 
> a publication known for its satire.  It is poking fun at the fact that 
> many people believe we have some super perceptual powers and/or are 
> faking blindness, particularly those with partial vision.  No less 
> than Marten Luther instructed his followers that the success of the 
> blind and others with disabilities is due to the fact we are in league 
> with the devil, and the church should not let us remain in their 
> presence.  This theme carries forth to Darth Vader, and is capitalized 
> on by the media when it refers to the blind seek who masterminded the 
> first World Trade Center bombing. This theme merits the ridicule 
> represented in The Onion article.
>
> Cordially,
> Bill
>
> On 11/12/2014 9:20 PM, Joshua Hendrickson via il-talk wrote:
>> This article is a bunch of crap.  People are very strange and naive 
>> if they believe this junk.
>>
>> On 11/12/14, Robert Hansen via il-talk <il-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> I think this is a cover up by a secret society.  Maybe the New World 
>>> Order type.  How about Club of Rome or the Bilderberg Group? Maybe 
>>> we come from Area 51.
>>>
>>> LOL
>>>
>>> Robert H.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 11/12/2014 5:45 PM, Don Gillmore via il-talk wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Article from the Onion
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The Blind Are Faking it
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> by: Rutherford B. Lyke
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Citizens, hear us well. Our great nation is being undermined by a 
>>>> secret society of individuals who carry deadly white truncheons and 
>>>> lead vicious attack animals in public on a daily basis. These 
>>>> mysterious folk also have a secret means of communication, while 
>>>> shocking new evidence seems to indicate that they may even possess 
>>>> senses superior to those of other humans.
>>>> We're
>>>> speaking, of course, of the legions of the so-called blind. Let's 
>>>> assume for a minute that we swallow this "blindness" hoax in the 
>>>> first place. If these people are somehow bereft of the gift of 
>>>> sight, how does that explain the works of Stevie Wonder, Ray 
>>>> Charles and Ronnie Milsap? How could such men possibly play music 
>>>> if they were blind? What do they take us for-ignorant saps?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The first issue I must point out is their very public display of 
>>>> armed might. Every individual laying claim to sightlessness carries 
>>>> a cudgel on their person at all times. These "canes," as they call 
>>>> them, are supposed to help them feel their way along. They are 
>>>> painted white, almost as if the bearer wished to remind passersby 
>>>> of its presence, and the weapon's tip is painted a chillingly 
>>>> suggestive red. Those who have studied the mysterious fighting arts 
>>>> of the Orient know that such sticks may be wielded with deadly 
>>>> force by those with skill. In a surprise attack, strategically 
>>>> placed squads of the "blind" could quickly overwhelm our police 
>>>> forces. Their fearsome nature encompasses more than just personal 
>>>> weaponry. Many of the alleged blind also own large, vicious attack 
>>>> dogs for the supposed purpose of guidance along city streets. With 
>>>> one word from their scheming masters, these slavering "guide" dogs 
>>>> could become guided missiles! Indeed, most of these fearsome beasts 
>>>> are German shepherds, a species of killer wolf invented by twisted, 
>>>> Fascist dog breeders, which has somehow fallen into this most 
>>>> suspect faction of the disabled. The most frightening aspect of 
>>>> this diabolical conspiracy by far is their ability to communicate 
>>>> with one another unbeknownst to upstanding citizens. Their secret 
>>>> code consists of a series of raised dots cunningly arranged into 
>>>> arcane shapes. Known as "Braille," this demonic alphabet has begun 
>>>> popping up in places that were doubtlessly chosen for their 
>>>> mundane, everyday outward appearance:
>>>>
>>>> elevators, building directories, automated teller machines and the 
>>>> like.
>>>>
>>>> This system seems rational enough, and does not attract undue 
>>>> attention.
>>>> But
>>>> think! If the messages on the signs changed suddenly, how would we 
>>>> know ?
>>>>
>>>> Next year, next month, next week, maybe even tomorrow, the signs 
>>>> will change from "second floor" to "STRIKE NOW! STRIKE HARD!" and 
>>>> our nation will be thrown into the chaos of revolution. At this 
>>>> juncture, there is no hard evidence that the blind are planning 
>>>> such a revolution. We hope to have such evidence very soon. But can 
>>>> one group possess such an overwhelming element of surprise and fail 
>>>> to use it to seize power? And can their goals be anything but evil? 
>>>> No, I say! I maintain that true blindness lies in failing to see 
>>>> the threat where it must obviously lie, and we must be vigilantly 
>>>> wary of the blind menace.
>>>>
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