in_the_future stork daddy all our resources will be provided by an alien civilization with one catch. every year we have to send one human to be tortured mercilessly by them. at first it was a prisoner we sent. there were of course outcries. but soon it became a thing of celebrity...with pictures and interviews detailing his/her trials. suddenly people volunteered to be this martyr. strange...with all the bad taken out of people's life...the exploitation of even one person suddenly seemed horribly unfair. but...people got used to it...they cheered him on...after all...he chose it! 050727 ... Doar i thought we'd be driving hovercars and doing the whole 'jetsons' deal. but it looks like i'll be homeless and a bum to boot (just don't texas kickme) . 050727 what's it to you? who go blather from