http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/10/edelweiss-pirates/ Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made Sat, 26 May 2012 10:58:25 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/10/edelweiss-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-50445 Snowball Thu, 11 Nov 2004 06:19:30 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2514#comment-50445 When I was in high school, some friends of mine formed a band called The Edelweiss Pirates. Later on, when they were gigging and trying to get noticed, they changed the name to just Edelweiss, because they thought it sounded more cool. When I was in high school, some friends of mine formed a band called The Edelweiss Pirates. Later on, when they were gigging and trying to get noticed, they changed the name to just Edelweiss, because they thought it sounded more cool.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/10/edelweiss-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-50444 abb1 Wed, 10 Nov 2004 20:38:37 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2514#comment-50444 Interesting: it appears that you deleted troll's comment, the counter is set back to 1, but I still see it. Unless I hit the "Preview" button - then it's gone. You may have a problem with the way cache is configured for your web server. Interesting: it appears that you deleted troll’s comment, the counter is set back to 1, but I still see it. Unless I hit the “Preview” button – then it’s gone. You may have a problem with the way cache is configured for your web server.

]]> http://crookedtimber.org/2004/11/10/edelweiss-pirates/comment-page-1/#comment-50443 Joe O Wed, 10 Nov 2004 19:09:43 +0000 http://crookedtimber.org/wp/?p=2514#comment-50443 One of the scary things about totalitarian societies is how most people, including myself, don't have the personality to resist them. The people who do often appear anti-social or eccentric because they just don't respond to authority and peer pressure as much as other people do. Most people's ethical behavior depends upon being in a relatively ethical society. We are pretty lucky. One of the scary things about totalitarian societies is how most people, including myself, don’t have the personality to resist them. The people who do often appear anti-social or eccentric because they just don’t respond to authority and peer pressure as much as other people do. Most people’s ethical behavior depends upon being in a relatively ethical society. We are pretty lucky.

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