Re: "Destiny, John, is a fickle *****."

"thinbluemime" <thinbluemime@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
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> On Sat, 10 May 2008 12:53:08 -0400, Mason Barge <masonbarge@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> wrote:
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>
>> Yeah, that was a great turn of words.  They just had to say it again.
>>
>>   AFAIK it's just figurative, although suicides have actually been 
>> thwarted by a bullet deflecting off a person's skull, running under the

>> scalp, and then exiting.  (Imagine putting a pistol right to your head 
>> and pulling the trigger, only to wake up with a mild flesh wound.) 
Once 
>> it gets inside the skull, though, an actual bullet wouldn't bounce even

>> in the Lost universe. You could throw a bullet at brain tissue and it 
>> would probably go completely through it, if you have a decent arm.  Not

>> trying to spoil the fun here, btw, just exploring the possibilities.
>
> Check out King's, "Duma Key" if you can. The scenario outlined above is 
> explored in this King novel. Without spoiling anything, imagine an MRI
for 
> a 'bullet to the brain'.
>

I don't get your analogy, but I checked around and the reviews are really 
good.  I'm lukewarm on King but I found a copy for $10, so I'm taking your

advice and reading it, in hardback even.

If I don't like it -- I know where you live.