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From: dennis.l.erlich@support.com
Subject: RE: Foil Hats?
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A New Reader asks,

>Hi Dennis.  

    Hi!

>I've admired your a.r.s posts for awhile now (a ~3-week
>a.r.s newbie), and it's obvious that if anyone knows the answer to my
>question, you do.

    <blush> Happy to be of assistance.

>I've seen many allusions to wearing a "tin hat" or a "foil hat" in
>a.r.s articles.  Is this an inside joke among a.r.s'ers, or is it part
>of actual CoS practice?

    It's kind of an inside joke that my good friend Daniel Davidson
    introduced into the newsgroup for humorous comparison between
    the scienos and other kooks who believe tinfoil worn on their
    heads protects them from aliens who are beaming thoughts into
    their confused heads.  There are many such people and I know
    it's cruel to joke about wierdos like this, but sometimes the
    wierdo is dangerous and that's what the tinfoil joke does.

>If the latter, could you tell me, as best you can remember, at which
>TR, Audit Level, or whatever the metal cap is introduced?

    No such practice in scn.

>I ask because a silly foil hat would be a nice touch for my game of
>MonoTony.

    Don't know what that is.

>One last thing before I close: I profoundly admire your courage for
>standing up in the face of the cult's persecution.  I like to think
>I might behave with equal bravery were I in your shoes, but until
>one stares into the face of evil, as you have, one never knows for
>sure.
    
    <blush>
     
    I've got nowhere to run to ... nowhere to hide ... nothin' to
    lose.

>My hat's off to you! -- [Reader]
>(a baseball cap, in case you were wondering :-)

    Thanks for the kind thoughts.  I'm gonna strip your identity
    and post this to ars.  Inquiring minds want the skinny on the
    tinfoil hats.

    Be well,

            +--------------------------------------+
           Rev. Dennis L Erlich  * * the inFormer * *
      dennis.l.erlich@support.com  +  inForm@primenet.com
                           "tar baby"