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For those that thought that the US was the only place with silly laws: (URL) accidentally swaying to music in a pub is a ticketable offense in Westminster and perhaps elsewhere in London as well. Having two musicians performing apparently is OK but (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.test.bar, Thomas Gysi writes: word (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.test.bar)
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(...) I don't usually build in the bathroom, but sometimes I dismantle and clean LEGO in the bathroom, using the tub. I've done a lot less out here than back in NC, but then I haven't bought nearly as much used LEGO since I've moved. The two brick (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.fun, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I probably should have worded the above a little more carefully. I did not mean to imply that people in the US do not need to understand other peoples (though even there, I would argue that there is still less need for a cashier in the US to (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree 100%. However, Joe Public has to understand that by bombing/supporting dictator X, a whole region can be destabilised. (...) Hmm, and to think I only put "perceived" in to stop any knee jerks... ;) Scott A (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's very true, but I think it's more important to be able to understand and empathize with the people of Djibouti, for instance, than it is to be able to find their nation on the map. That's certainly not to imply that Americans have any (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I’m pretty bemused by CNN’s reaction to the way things are unfolding. My understanding is that it is pretty much the media who are dictating how things evolve. Scott A (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think if we all understood each other a little better, life for us all would be much better. I have seen a relatively small part of the world, but I have learned a lot from *every* country I have visited and *every* culture I have (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) "The skinny" indeed: (URL) Dave! (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Try this Re: thing (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.test.bar)
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I need help naming these two elements: (URL) is an Oxford element and "B" is a Tyco element. Any ideas are much appreciated! Dave! (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands)
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(...) Hmm. I thought your were just parodying Bush... ;0 Scott A (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I'm saddened that it took you a week to respond to my post, and when your response did arrive it took the form of a personal insult. A few days ago you said this: ==+== Slinging names is not the way to keep this debate where it needs to be. Because (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) 2 in your bathroom(s)? What are you building in THERE? Ewww... XFUT o-t.fun (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.market.shopping, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) right away, than that we use the rule of law. The public demands it. Why, even John Ashcroft demands it. And we know he's as just, and as smart, and as capable as they come. He's such a keen legal mind, he understood immediately why the (...) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Here's an article which does a good job of raising some of the issues I'm concerned with: (URL) (22 years ago, 22-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I suppose that depends on the person, too... My stepfather is miserable in his decision to become an actuary (he hates math and the like), but it's surely more lucrative than other professions he could've followed with a degree in history. In (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) A good friend of mine who went to some effort to acheive his PH.D. went immediately through a long-ish period of unemployment because he was "over-qualified" for most jobs he went hunting. He printed up some self-mocking business cards "Thomas (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Here's a word of advice for anyone seeking a liberal arts education: DON'T And if someone tries to B-S you with some spiel about "it's best to have a broad base of education" I urge you to laugh in that person's face and tell him I told you (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I guess it also depends on what you're learning-- I get the sense (From other people I know in the field) that things like Biochemistry and Medicine are a little more fact-oriented than method-oriented. Unlike (in my case) computer (...) (22 years ago, 21-Nov-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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