Reply #31: This made me laugh. [View All]

[Callisto32]

In a good way, honest! But I do think that one has a better chance of being the victim of a violent attack than being the chosen landing site for Marvin.

Unfortunately, you carry an otherwise valid point (that being a victim of a violent crime holds a pretty low probability) to a hyperbolic conclusion by comparing it to being the receiving line for extraterrestrials.

You said yourself, when I referred to my own experience as a victim of violent attack: "Unfortunately, your experiences are all too common -- particularly in those tranquil rural areas where firearms "crime" just isn't a problem like in the big bad cities, but everybody needs guns within reach in case a big bad burglar busts in." I would hope that you understand that, to me, the chances of this happening do not seem so remote; especially since there have been hints that you have also been the victim of...something. (I hope this isn't a taboo subject.)

(For context please see http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=118x167244 )