<br><tt><font size=2>> How can you thwart a ninja? I guess I'm a little
confused about this.<br>
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<br><tt><font size=2>The AON security ninjas... Should I start from the
beginning? Yes? Ok. It is a looong story about ancient Japan. Two
warring feudal lords loved the same woman, Iwasaki. Both lords tried to
win Iwasaki over with the traditional Japaneese gift of love: wooden clogs
inlaid with a jade hello kitty. Then on the day Iwasaki was to choose
which lord to marry she died tragically of a hangnail caused by poorly
fitted clogs. Each of the lords blamed the other for her death and
the bitter conflict that ensued instigated centuries of assasination and
espionage. Long after both sides of the conflict were all killed the clans
of ninjas that were involved, known as the Iwasaki ninjas, swore their
allegiance to Iwasaki's family. That family became wealthy and powerful,
but during the 19th century the head of the Iwasaki family lost an epic
game of flip cup to John D. Rockefeller. The dishonor was so great
that afterwards the allegiance of the Iwasaki ninjas transferred to Rockefeller.
The ninjas lived secretly in Rockefeller's mansion until Rockefeller's
death. In need of a place to live, they took over the newly constructed
Standard Oil building here in Chicago. They assumed responsibility
for building security. Forty years later their only allegiance is
to the building and their union, the Local Ninjitsu 393. When you
arrive on Thursday, pay attention to the dozens of large gongs that line
the walls. Each gong represents a generation of Iwasaki ninjas. DO
NOT TOUCH THE GONGS. A member of the Ruby User Group once rang a
gong and he swallowed his own tounge under mysterious circumstances while
giving a talk about ActiveRecord. Detectives later found that one
of his notecards had been altered to say:</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>I need not your needles, they're needless to me;</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>For kneading of noodles, 'twere needless, you see;</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>But did my neat knickers but need to be kneed,</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>I then should have need of your ninjas indeed.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Frankly I wondered what he was talking about, but
apparently that is the most deadly tongue twister known to man. Since
that day the poor fellow has been known in the ruby community as "Because,
the unlucky stiff".</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Sorry for rambling... You asked how to thwart
a ninja, didn't you? That is easy. You just give me your name on
this mailing list and I'll add you to the international "I'm Down
With The Ninjas" database. </font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Ask me anything. I've got an answer ;)</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>PEACE!</font></tt>
<br><tt><font size=2>Josh Cronemeyer</font></tt>