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| (...) This article is not talking about the Left, it is talking about supporters of abortion throwing an event. This is a liberal point of view but not a Left wing point of view. Please don't bandy about terms incorrectly. As for the event, I would (...) (21 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | |  | | Re: Screw Abstinence?
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| (...) I have to admit I find it similar in nature to stating that aborting black babies would lower the crime rate. The message of the event would appear to be "don't force abstinence on people", but calling it "Screw Abstinence" gives it a slant (...) (21 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| I'm curious about how folks weigh in on (URL) this event>. Not surprisingly, I find it beyond stupid, and the story even cites one person of the left as calling it "cringe-worthy". Well, "good times" or "cringe-worthy"? This is the Left that I fear (...) (21 years ago, 5-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | |  | | Holy **** Autodesk just ate Alias
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| (URL) As a lowly end user, this totally caught me by surprise. Were there rumblings about this within the community for a long time? Anyone have an idea how this is going to play out in 3D land (now that Maya and 3DS are owned by the same empire)? (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.geek, FTX)
| | |  | | Re: Two New MOCs
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| (...) eh, I heard the theives had to take a number for their turn to steal it;-) (...) Mixed metaphors, puns and Old Milwaukee beer. (URL) it doesn't get any better than this®>. JOHN (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | |  | | Re: The Guardian unworthy of toilet paper?
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| (...) Fair enough. But the link to crime and being black (in Bennett's mind) is merely from drawing on statistics. Blacks do account for a disproportionate amount of crime in our country, regardless of reason (which is a different discussion). (...) (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
| | |  | | Re: Two New MOCs
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| In lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, Dave Schuler wrote: How did you stumble upon it, if you don't render? (...) I saw one of his cools renders on BS, probably (URL) this>, and bookmarked it for Ross for future reference. I think (URL) Koyan> once (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | |  | | Re: Two New MOCs
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| (...) "Artiste," "Primadonna," it's all the same... (...) Wow, that's pretty cool--thanks for the pointer. I played around a little with it last night, and I'm really surprised at how quickly it renders. I need to play around with the lighting to (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
| | |  | | Re: The Guardian unworthy of toilet paper?
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| (...) That is an accurate summary of what he said. It's not up to the headline to provide the context; that's what the article and the original transcript are for. I suspect that you're taking issue with the use of "Republican" here, and that's not (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) But the "out of context" charge doesn't work, either, because Bennett's comments are little redeemed even if you read the entire transcript. For him to claim "not guilty by reason of quoting out of context," he would have to show that his (...) (21 years ago, 4-Oct-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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