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(...) I'm a little late in getting to this discussion, so perhaps this has been addressed already, but how is this threatened responsed fundamentally (no pun intended) different from acrimonious boycotts by US-based religious groups whenever an (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) To be fair, this insane response has not been echoed by American Muslims. We must account for that as well.... (...) I wonder if that has something to do with not wanting their "image" caught on tape or photographed-- the whole making "graven (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I don't tink the maor difference is that you're living in a Secular democracy. I think the difference is that you're living in a society that can voice their differences in a fashion that doesn't entail the need to lop the heads off people if (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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I will consider your removal of and lack of counterargument to the prior text to be agreement. I'm glad I could be so convincing. ;) (...) I don't really see much difference here but it is a matter of semantics and thus purely opinion based. (...) (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) (forgot to answer this) For me, life is too short to quibble about the small stuff. I'd fry bigger fish. JOHN (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I also believe secular democracies are best. Democracies come in second. Now, I've never supported religion-based laws per se-- I've supported laws that are based on religious values. I think that there is an important distinction there. I (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Both, obviously. And Carlsberg when I can get it. ++Lar (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Had I run that in a newspaper would you remain unmoved to boycott that newspaper? You may, but given the past behaviour of many of your Conservative American countrymen and women I doubt they would. There is, fortunately, one major difference (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I remain unmoved to cut off your head. JOHN (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) What's with all of the button pushing? JOHN (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Are you talking about LEGO, or pastries? <g,d & r> JOHN (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) I think you maybe forgot to switch to FTX mode before posting, when I hit reply it was set to "plain text"... seems to work in FTX mode OK. One's an image, the other is clickable just as you wanted. HTH, HAND (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test, FTX)
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(...) SNIP (...) OOPS!! scratch my comment-I was thinking of Blocko, not Cobi! You're right, Cobi is really more like Lego & I hope they stick with that format instead of Best-lock. Jeff (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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(...) Okay, I give up for tonight. Maybe someone can tell me what I've done wrong? (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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(...) Hmm... That didn't work. How about this, just a plain image? (URL) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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(...) Well I'm not a "conservative American" but I've been doing my bit to buy Danish for years now, do I get retroactive credit? ++Lar (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Let's try that again... (2 URLs) There, how's that? (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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This is a test. This is only a test. This, however, is a link to an <air car (URL). (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.test)
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(...) It was just a turn of phrase. ROSCO (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Maybe, maybe not. Mark W mentioned some of the compatibility issues between Best-Lock and other brands (URL) here>, so it would surprise me greatly (and I'd be annoyed at myself for having missed) that Best-Lock's been releasing fully (...) (21 years ago, 3-Feb-06, to lugnet.off-topic.clone-brands, FTX)
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