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(...) That's interesting. I generally assume that anything I send might end up in such a forum, whether I wish it or not, so I usually try to comport myself in a way I wouldn't be embarrassed to own up to later (though my correspondents may beg to (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, I hear its bad form to publish private email content to a public forum without the permission of the author. I did that once or twice and people got very steamed about it. -- Hop-Frog (Venom is green and so am I!) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Shameful. Still, that's a pretty close margin of support. Let's hope the voter support for the "Grind" keeps going down. Dan (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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What's sick is that 51% of voters say it should continue simply because it's a tradition! (...) -- | Tom Stangl, iPlanet Web Server Technical Support | Netscape Communications Corp | A division of AOL Time Warner | iPlanet Support - (URL) Please do (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Given that their are only so many brick combination possabillities, from time to time two people are going to come up with the same solution to the same problem. As a Technic builder I feel I'd be possesive of my designs as well. Steve (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Yeah, it makes me wonder how much of the support of these very important environmental and ethical issues comes from genuine interest, and how much is just trendy, something-to-do fadism that comes and goes. In my opinion, all support is (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Having spent 10 years in the Penn State environment, wherein people leap to protest the slightest perceived injustice, I'm stunned that no one ever mentioned this, even at the ridiculous annual Earth Day merchandising bonanzas. Thank you for (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Here's some online info I found about that pilot whale massacre I mentioned: (URL) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Heart disease (arteriosclerosis) is characterized by the blockage and hardening of arteries in the body by cholesterol. Therefore, red meat IS the main culprit because of it's rich cholesterol content. Red meat was not a big part of the (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) But you must admit that you're reasoning from anecdotal evidence. Is recycling bad just because some communities (like mine, until recently) drop the ball? From previous exchanges I gather that you have no objection to recycling, in itself; (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think this is a pretty one-sided analysis. All of those are cofactors and I think it would be pretty much an exercise in futility to try to say that one is the main culprit and the others are merely exacerbations. Something that an analysis (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's my feeling. It's a mark of courtesy to point out everyone to whom you owe some sort of inspiration, but darned if I can remember the first person who ever used minifig legs as mecha hands (an eminently spiffy idea!), and I don't expect (...) (23 years ago, 7-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That's a good idea! I remember a segment on "20/20" regarding the modern Japanese lifestyle, particularly Tokyo businessmen. Yeah, I do believe they mentioned more cigarette smoking, LONG ass-kicking hours at stressful jobs (away from family), (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'd be a fool to deny that there's a connection, but I wonder if other newly-acquired habits have likewise contributed to this rise. For instance (and I ask both rhetorically and because I don't know), how has the incidence of cigarette (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hmmm, yeah I see what you mean but I sense the people of these countries share a deeper connection with the land (they do tend to be farmers) so they're is that respect for nature. (...) Precisely, like in Japan and look at their alarming rise (...) (23 years ago, 6-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I good course of action. If I were at home, I would check to see if Fowlers has any comments too. (...) I agree with this analysis, but even if you didn't want to use the hyphen, I would suggest NON_SCHEDULED_PRODUCT if there is any chance (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) In all cases like this I turn to the Oxford Dictionary and Usage Guide to the English language and it says: Non- (prefix) not. Therefore 'Non' is not a word in itself and must be prefixed with a hyphen so if you prefer 'non' you should name (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi, I'm a brazilian and I'm working in a project of despatch scheduling of vehicles ( rail or road ) of plant industries. We have made some data base tables and when we created one about the products not scheduled we called it (...) (23 years ago, 5-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Wow, sounds good but definitely not cheap. (...) I bet the other Christopher meant fast food places and pizza joints. When I lived in Michigan, there were hardly any good places to get decent vegetarian meals, and only one true vegan (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Perhaps other problems are bigger? Son of Star Wars perhaps? (...) I do not know enough about the situation to say that. (...) Britain (...) I do not think anyone promotes what happened in the USSR as true "communism". To see how little the (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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