Jack’s Winning Words 4/4/08
“We live in a Newtonian world of Einsteinium physics, ruled by Frankensteinian logic.” (David Russell) I think that this quote correctly describes the world around me. This leads me to ask: Was the Frankenstein monster, good or bad? Is the world good or bad? A somewhat unrelated question…Did you see the Mel Brooks’ movie, Young Frankenstein? ;-) Jack

FROM P.O. IN MICHIGAN: No, but people keep telling me I need to rent and watch it!

FROM N.W. IN MICHIGAN: We live in a Newtonian world of Einsteinium physics, ruled by Frankensteinian logic and run by buffoonian politicians.

FROM A.M. IN MICHIGAN: Yes, and do you remember Marty Feldman's Character? Walk this way! Now that was funny!

FROM CWR IN B'MORE: excellent.....

FROM M.L. IN ILLINOIS: poor frankenstein-a product of his environment. when treated with kindness and dignity he reflected those characteristics. when treated with hated and fear, well you know what happened. lesson learned? be kind to all you meet.

FROM R.I. IN BOSTON: "...and uplifted by Bernsteinian music." Sure did see Young Frankenstein...I've always been interested in science. FROM JACK: > Every time Frau Blücher's name is mentioned, horses are heard > whinnying as if afraid of her name. Many viewers mistakenly believe > that Blücher means "glue" in German; however, Blücher is a well-known > German surname.[4] The German term for glue is der Kleber, or tierischer Leim for animal glue. > Brooks suggested in a 2000 interview that he had based the joke on the
> erroneous translation, which he had heard from someone else.

FROM PHILOSOPHER J.S. IN MICHIGAN: We live in a world where our understandings are changing by the minute. At least before Copernicus et. al., people knew what was going on. Now we look into the great abyss and see nothing. Does that leave us with Sartre or Kierkegaard? I'll take the leap of faith. God is the Only One a person knows from beginning to end. Only the Lord is with us before birth and after death and for everything in between.

FROM S.G. IN MICHIGAN: I absolutely love "Young Frankenstein"!!!!! Gene Wilder is a favorite.

FROM J.L. IN MICHIGAN: The Frankenstein monster knew no better....good or bad? He would have no idea as he was never taught either concept. The world is bad and good.....would you say there were more good people than bad? I would....but the "good" seldom make the daily news. Young Frankenstein was hilarious!!!

FROM MR. HANEY'S DAUGHTER: Like this one too!

FROM S.A. IN VEGAS: Frankenstein is what we create when we think we can do it (whatever it is we create) without acknowledging it originates from God. Correct me if I'm wrong, but Luther acknowledged free will, only to the extent that it was not a good thing.

FROM MOLINER C.F.: It's a good world. It just happens to have some bad people in it. I thought the Monster was rather handsome. But most people thought he was ugly, thus bad. I've known some bad pretty people. Takes all kinds I guess.