Re: The Great Squirrel

Sunah Cherwin (slippery@pobox.com)
Sat, 31 Aug 1996 09:31:45 -0800


> "Jay Reynolds Freeman" is the name the Squirrel was given by his
>parents. He is the "First Extropian Squirrel" by virtue of a
>discussion several years ago in which he was a staunch advocate of
>environmentalism and animal rights.
>
> The Squirrel introduced himself as a download from the high
>transcend, here associating with beings with mere Jupiter-sized brains
>out of a perverse interest in slumming.
>
> Many list members no doubt find the Squirrel's real name
>bothersome, for his favorite economic system is socialism, he prefers
>a strong central government, and he regards libertarianism and
>anarcho-capitalism as ludicrous. He reads the list out of an interest
>in the science and technology, and is usually polite enough to avoid
>its discussions of political economy. His .sig files have upon
>occasion been controversial.
>
The Squirrel spells 'controversial' properly. That's nice. The squirrel is
either pulling somebody's leg or is an element of diversity. That's nice.
Nuts to you, Mr. Squirrel (in a nice way)

--Little Suzy