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(...) So there's this time at Oktoberfest--I'm always the DD (cause I don't drink alcohol...) and I have 5 passed out people in my little tiny Accord sedan... Leaving Kitchener on hwy 8--the police put a RIDE program right there (surprise, (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Fool! Get yourself a job a plasterer; the amount I’ve just paid for 2 days work from a guy who probably left school at 15 has left me in “shock & awe” [1]. (...) ...all that without a beer; have you given it up for lent? Scott A [1] I almost (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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See: US firm cashes in on 'Comical Ali' (URL) "Iraqi Dis-Information Minister" doll can be had for $24.95, or for an extra $11, there is a talking version that parrots phrases such as "There are no American infidels in Baghdad. Never!" and "Our (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm in IT--some large company pays me to play on systems all day. But if, say, tomorrow I were to get laid off, what would I do? There are more qualified persons out there than myself in the IT field. Eh, I'd go back to floor (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ==+== Professor Brian Spratt, chairman of the Royal Society working group on depleted uranium, said that a recent study by the society had found that the majority of soldiers were unlikely to be exposed to dangerous levels of depleted uranium (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That is pretty much my feeling too. Scott A (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) [snip] (...) Maybe, but the reply you came back with was just rude. You can say you are just living in the real world or whatever - but even with that it is just rude. Perhaps you have heard of the saying 'If you do not have anything nice to (...) (21 years ago, 17-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Thank you. The above states my position pretty well, except I would add ", nor REQUIRED" to the last sentence. (...) Yes and no. Sometimes a negative post will get someone to think about what will happen in a similar situation in the future. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh no, I don't consider it a constant pain in the way you are probably thinking. I think the Meaning of Life is to enjoy yourself as much as possible without hurting others (unless they like it <g>). But Daily Life IS constant pain. I'm not (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I make my website for me. If folks don't like it, well, they don't have to surf to it. I also post here in LUGNET--again, in a newsgroup such as this, why get your knickers in a knot over what other folks say? Praise is nice but unnecessary. (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I am all for "keeping it real" in the sense that I don't care much for 'sugar coating' things, and I can get annoyed if I feel someone is always 'sugar coating' what they share with me (this happens a lot where I work actually). But at the (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Note the FUT, I don't think this belongs in .general anymore... (...) There's nothing wrong with wanting replies. But if you EXPECT them, and complain if you don't get them, the problem is not everyone else, the problem is you. If you need (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) More. -- Hop-Frog (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Although income tax is comparable with your own [when NI is included], in the UK we are taxed at 40% of GDP. But the difference is cultural too; we don't mind paying tax if we get good public services in return... we want education and health (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) paying about 30-40% of your *income* right now[?]. Who decides what "necessities" are? Are stocks and shares "necessities"? Clothing? Books? A haircut? Anything other than a “trailer” for a home? Scott A (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Guys The US tax system may be more complex than many other countries (I have no idea if this is true) but the rate of taxation is low compared to other industrialized nations. I'm a middle class taxpayer and I estimate my total fedral, state and (...) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sad thing is it doesn't have to be that way: (URL) (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Seeing how this is tax day in the US (but not tax freedom day, that comes quite a bit later in the year), this topic seems fitting... The subject quote is from this article (URL) may have the most complicated tax plan in the world... (21 years ago, 16-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why am I reminded of the nursury rhyme "Henny Penny" I will not help you plant the wheat, harvest the wheat, ground the wheat, make the dough, or cook the bread, but I am very willing to help you eat the bread. How is this for helping Iraq (...) (21 years ago, 15-Apr-03, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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