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(...) First, regarding the metric system, use whatever pleases you. Personally, I don't care. I like the old system, simply because i grew up with it, and i therefore find it more (personally) natural to think in terms of feet and inches than meters (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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I apologize to you and you still accuse me of things. The only confusion I have is you. Do you think the club is a business or a club? I’m not in the club to make money; I’m not in the club to support a certain group. I’m in the club to have fun. (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Really? Cool! Maybe the Euro will be NGL 2.20 one day, and not NGL 2.203. ;) I know, immaterial, given that the Guilder shall cease to exist on 1 March 2002. (...) n.b.: 1872 was the actual Conference that made one particular meter bar the (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Then what are you willing to acknowledge, beyond what we've seen here? There's no reason in this long .debate to think that Larry's wrong on that score. (...) The past should be absolutely crucial in considering "the real world." The problem (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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.... (...) I recently had to do somethin involving metirc conversion and was told that at some point the inch was redefind by the international standards people to be exactly 2.54 cm. (...) .... I thought that the meter was defined in terms of the (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Heh. It may be sobering to point out that the "brand" of UK was born in 1800, following the forced Act of Union with Ireland. That's when the name becomes valid, and it starts a new era of incredible colonial bloodshed. But I'm not sure all of (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You know, I was going to comment on that, then I saw that you already had. (The part about Tim championing science, that is.) I almost fell out of my chair when I read that! :) I was half prepared to read "cubits." Or are we just being evil, (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: A Lego display fund raiser
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Much snippage. (...) Note the "as it were" here. This is a figure of speech, I don't believe MICHLUG or MICHLTC actually *has* a banner. (...) There is no "banner". It was figurative. However, if there were, it would not be Chris's decision to make, (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Scott: I would turn the question around and ask how you would propose to achieve peace with the state sponsors of terrorism, when those same states have demonstrated irrefutably that they accept the destruction of innocent life as a valid (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I’m sorry James that I said thing that should not of been said. As you can see I apologized to Larry about my comments. I’m also apologizing to you for offending you. Like I told Larry we all have our own opinion why we do things. I hope our (...) (23 years ago, 1-May-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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