| Doug Miller 2007-09-28, 7:55 am |
| In article <rqlof3lrqkc2vjcfm9qm2kvck0q2e7dcs4@4ax.com>, Robert <no@e.mail> wrote:
>That's why elevator regenerative braking systems are disabled on Shabbos -- so the work
>performed by descending Jews is not used productively.
>
>All work is not prohibited, just 39 categories, which are called melachot. One melachah
>prohibits carrying anything, such as keys and watches. Another prohibits constructing;
>opening an umbrella is considered constructing a temporary shelter.
>
>If you really want to be amused, a loophole allows forbidden acts to be performed 'by
>unusual means'. For instance, pushing a button with your knuckle rather than your finger,
>or writing with your non-dominant hand. The word Pythonesque comes to mind.
Or the phrase "straining at gnats and swallowing camels."
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Regards,
Doug Miller (alphag at milmac dot com)
It's time to throw all their damned tea in the harbor again.
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