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Episode No. 25

Yes, kiddies, it is that time again . . . time for another adventure from yesteryear. Yes, we all know you are all ready for another adventure of Rusty Rucker, and today's exciting episode is chock full of spine-tingling tales. So gather around, hush your mouths, make sure the parents are in the other room and let's get this show on the road:

[Ed. note: be forewarned, the subject discussed is controversial and the author is now in the grave. I do not necessarily agree with everything stated, but the premise of this category is to publish my late dad's columns as written and previously published on his now no longer available website, not to edit out those things with which I am not in agreement.]

Old Rusty lives way back in the boonies with a couple of hound dogs and one lazy ole mule. With nothing to do all day except whittle and listen to the radio, he gets some off-the-wall ideas about our political structure and its impact on our daily lives. Maybe you will get a chuckle out of some of the stuff he comes up with, and who knows, you might even agree with part of it.

December 2000 Updated regularly -- Totally new first of every month.

NOTE -- Due to the extreme interest in the November Page I have decided to extend it through December. If you came here expecting my Christmas Story click on December 1999 at the bottom of this page.

The US Supreme court upheld Boy Scouts of America's right to bar gay men from being in leadership positions, yet some United Way branches have said they will not give BSA any monies if they persist in this stand. Hopefully, this is localized in areas like S F.

If the information I have is correct, one out of every eight men are gay. That leaves seven others who resent having unnatural sexuality imposed on our kids.

What I am requesting is, this year instead of making a donation to United Way, make it directly to BSA. Maybe we can send a message that will be heard around the world.

I'm sure homosexuals see themselves differently than I. But whatever anyone says, sodomy is a deviant act. I can't imagine inserting my organ into any bunghole -- male or female. Not when God made woman for that explicit purpose and gave her such a delicious place. And it is unthinkable that I would invite a guy to use me that way. Our little kids don’t need to hear all the details of homosexual doing. If we are going to teach sex in school, let it be be straight sex, like nature intended.

I realize that homosexuality may be genetic or a birth defect and they cannot help being gay. I have known quite a few gay men and I promise you, most would rather be straight if they had the choice.

Some defend their actions by saying, "There has been homosexuality since the beginning of time." There has been rape and murder since the beginning of time as well, but that still doesn't make them acceptable, although I'll admit, our society is leaning farther and farther away from the victim's and seems more dedicated to criminal rights. Perhaps sometime in the future we will have groups of wife-beaters, and alcoholics, and druggies applying for permits to demonstrate for their rights.

I am not a sexist, nor do I condemn gays for what they are. I consider myself pretty liberal and I accept any kind of harmless sex between consenting adults as okay, but not sodomy. It is dangerous -- more life threatening than B&D. Both have the potential to cause ever-lasting harm, and death.

The entire gay movement can climb onto soapboxes and shout gay rights to the Heavens and still most straight men will think of homosexuals as "queer". That's the way it is.

Suppose the other seven of us ban together for "Straight rights". We should have the right to chose what we want our children to be taught in school. We should have the right to select the person we think is most suitable to lead them. We should have the right to decide for ourselves if homosexually is immoral behavior or not. Perhaps we should have the right to carry signs detailing our favorite sexual positions. And we certainly should have the right to speak up for BSA when we think they are being wronged. Notice I didn't say make United Way share funds with BSA. They have the right to decide that, but we have the right to contribute to BSA instead of United Way . That is what I am going to do. I hope you will join me.

Good values are as important today as they were a hundred years ago. That is why I can't support Gay Rights. They can recognize each other and we can usually pick them out of a crowd so why impose their sexual choice on others. Some things should remain private. What purpose is served by coming out?

I REALIZE THIS IS A VERY CONTROVERSIAL SUBJECT AND THERE ARE ISSUES ON BOTH SIDES THAT SHOULD BE ADDRESSED. I INVITE YOUR FEEDBACK. A LIMITED NUMBER OF LETTERS -- PRO AND CON WILL BE POSTED ON MY "READER CONTRIBUTION" PAGE. I RESERVE THE RIGHT TO EDIT THEM FOR BREVITY AND LANGUAGE.[*]

Something must be done regarding the increasing flood of unwanted bulk e-mail. This is going to become an insurmountable problem in another year or two unless positive action is taken NOW.

The easiest and most effective solution would be legislation to require bulk mailers to put a key word or number on the subject line. As I am sure you know, Microsoft’s browsers and others have a program to screen e-mail with a list of words. Only problem is, the bulk mailers are getting wiser and have started doctoring their subject lines to counteract it. Example: A law office might run all the words together. IRS,LIEN,DIVORCE,DUI,ATTORNEY No spaces so it fools the blocking program.. Everyone please write your congressman and ask for immediate relief. Wouldn't it get their attention if we just FWD everything we get to them?

DANGER -- DON'T EVER DIAL AREA CODE 809 [**]

With the advent of the internet and world wide communication there are many scams coming to light. Other nations are not bound by US laws so they can do on-line gambling, banking without regulation, and sell and distribute porno to name a few. But here is a new one that promises to rake in billions of OUR MONEY.

This is pretty scary - especially given the way they try to get you to call. Be sure to read this and pass it on to all your friends and family so they don't get scammed! Do not respond to emails, phone calls, or web page which tell you to call an "809" phone number. This is a very important issue of Scam Busters! Because it alerts you to a scam that is spreading "extremely" quickly - can easily cost you $100 or more and is difficult to avoid unless you are aware of it. This scam has also been identified by the National Fraud Information Center and is costing victims a lot of money. There are lots of different versions of this scam so you have to be alert

HERE'S HOW IT WORKS

"You will receive a message on your answering machine or your pager, which asks you to call a number beginning with area code 809. The reason you're asked to call varies; it can be to receive information about a family member who has been ill, to tell you someone has been arrested, died, to let you know you have won a wonderful prize, etc. In each case, you're told to call the 809 number right away. Since there are so many new area codes these days, people unknowingly return these calls.

If you call from the US, you will apparently be charged $25 a minute! Or, you'll get a long recorded message. The point is, they will try to keep you on the phone as long as possible to increase the charges. Unfortunately, when you get your phone bill, you'll often be charged more than $100.00

WHY IT WORKS

The 809 area code is located in the British Virgin Islands (the Bahamas) The 809 code can be used as a "pay-per-call" number, similar to 900 numbers in the US. Since 809 is not in the US, it is not covered by US regulations of 900 numbers, which require that you be notified and warned of charges and rates involved when you call a "pay-per-call" number. There is also no requirement that the company provide a time period during which you may terminate the call without being charged. Further, whereas many US phones have 900 number blocking to avoid these kinds of charges, 900 number blocking will not prevent calls to the 809 code.

No matter how you get the message, if you are asked to call - disregard the message. Be wary of email calls asking you to call an 809 code too. It's important to prevent becoming a victim of this scam, since trying to fight the charges afterwards can become a real nightmare. That's because you did actually make the call. If you complain, both our local phone company and your long distance carrier will not want to get involved and will most likely tell you that they are simply providing the billing for the foreign company. You'll end up dealing with a foreign company that argues they have done nothing wrong.
Please use the form at the bottom of this page to advise your friends, family and colleagues of this scam so they don't get ripped off.

Thanks for the ride. Y'all come back now ... Ya hear!!!

About the only thing we have left that actually discriminates in favor of the plain people is the stork. --Kin Hubbard

*Of course, this option is no longer available. You are free to leave any comments you wish to leave, however the person you would be responding to is not available and will not see what you have said. As for my opinion on this subject, I have previously posted such here.

**This hoax is for real. I have previously searched and found it is true, but not that common and the figures posted are much lower than some of the email about the same thing I have had forwarded to me on several occasions. The advice is good. However, not all numbers in such area code are involved, only a few. I guess that is like saying not every Nigerian is involved in email scams, huh? Just enough to make a problem.

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