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| | | (...) Some would say that you don't need those seven to make any point that's worth making. I mean, when Madeline Albright or Paul Martin stood before the United Nations, I didn't see them using those magic seven, did they? I don't see lawyers using (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —David Koudys
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| | | | | In lugnet.admin.general, Calum Tsang wrote: <snip> (...) Didn't someone state recently that you had dreamy eyes? Well, I can't attest to that but as far as I'm concerned, you are an excellent voice o' reason! Nicely done. Dave K -who has a Geroge (...) (19 years ago, 24-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Chris Magno
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| | | | (...) Calum, You make some excellent points. I can even see that wishy-washy-easily-swayed Dave K says that you are right. BUT, Calum, you made my point in your very last sentence. At no point have I ever(STRESS EVER) advocated that I want to swear (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —C. L. GunningCook
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| | | | | (...) Calum I am sure you knew this would be coming as soon as you listed names of people that make a point without profanity..... but here it is anyway. (...) Yes, *SOME* would say that..... (...) BUT *I* would say.... I can see your point, and I (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) maybe! I snipped the rest away. I think both sides have made good points and I don't want to respond point by point. Instead I want to touch on a theme. In an ideal world the only rule LUGNET would ever need would be "be excellent to each (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | | | | (...) WILD STALLIONS RULE!!!! -Orion (who think that lately LUGNET has been severly lacking in the mirth department) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Calum Tsang
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| | | | | | (...) No, but I would expect you'd do something like this, so...carry on! :) (...) For THAT matter, I could also say Emimem or NWA made some excellent points using a LOT of profanity. What I'm trying to get across is, for the subject matter, that (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | (...) Then do it on a server that you own, or one that allows profanity in discussions. The only reason you would have to fear those 'seven people you haven't met' would be because those people are entrusted with the keeping of this sandbox, which (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Orion Pobursky
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| | | | | | | (...) I know that the admins set the rules and I know LUGNET is "non-free" in terms of the types expression allowed but I think the above opinion is very arrogant (that's not to say that you, Tim, are arrogant since I know you are not). The above (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Tim Courtney
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| | | | | | | | (...) I didn't mean to imply that profanity is always wrong. I tend to agree with Larry's view on profanity use [1] and also agree (strongly) with Kelly's view of "free speech" on LUGNET [2]. My comment wasn't meant to address what was profanity and (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | | | | | Effeet insults 101 was (Re: who does chris think he is?) —Joseph Greene
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| | | | | | | | (...) Um, if you need to resort to profanity, then I submit that you have already lost the argument. Profanity itself is the use of socially agreed upon words which have no real meaning in any given situation, but rather express distaste in a (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Effeet insults 101 was (Re: who does chris think he is?) —Ross Crawford
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| | | | | | | | (...) Who said anything about argument? I often use words in normal conversation that would probably be considered profane here. ROSCO (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Effeet insults 101 was (Re: who does chris think he is?) —Joseph Greene
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| | | | | | | | (...) As do many people, but what most, while doing so, don't realize is that they are on some level arguing for or against something. Whether the argument is with the 2 $^#$%$#^ bricks that won't separate or the @#$^& thing you dislike (for (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general)
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| | | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Calum Tsang
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| | | | | | (...) I think the general idea is that Chris (and to some part myself) is threatened by the idea that those rulesetters won't make Lugnet a place where we'd want to stick around. Lugnet has been fantastic for us for a very long time, but the current (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Calum Tsang
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| | | | (...) And what I'm saying is, you don't NEED to. It's like saying, should I ever NEED to blow up a small sovereign nation, I want to always have access to a nuclear weapon (since everyone likes to call it the "F-Bomb" (?!#!@#)). It should never get (...) (19 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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| | | | | | Re: who does chris think he is? —Kyle D. Jackson
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| | | | (...) Exactly. It lacks class. KDJ ___...___ LUGNETer #203 (19 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.org.ca.rtltoronto)
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