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(...) However, daily I read news items like -- (URL) mean, a person gets fired over a bumper sticker? I'm sure that if someone were to do some research, they'd find someone who may have been shown the door 'cause they had a 'Bush/Cheney' sticker on (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Without trying to dilute your point, which I find quite valid, I have to say that your question piqued my curiousity. So, for what it's worth. A quick search via Google got me this page: (URL) it is claimed that the Samaritans adopted old (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) No, I'm merly attempting to point out in my own inept way that the sentiments expressed by John are strikingly similar those used by used by the terrorists to justify their actions. Draw all the spiritual support you need, but don't use it to (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) All right then, why don't you simply address the worthless part and forget about the proximity to that particular date. Hey, I've got an idea. Since the worthless comment stemmed from an argument over the pictoral interpretation of the bible (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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"Here's the lesson that Americans should learn as a result of the controversy over George Bush's service in the National Guard, Libertarians say: When governments wage futile, unnecessary wars -- such as Vietnam and Iraq -- young Americans will try (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ummm....well...what can I say, I've always had weakness for red-heads, and to be fair, Sandlin's sexual appeal crosses all gender boundaries. -Keith (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.people, lugnet.org)
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(...) Read below. (...) No, no, not at all. My secret suspicion was that you could never worship any kind of god. I think I was correct by your responses below... (...) Never said worship was required. Besides, if it is your ideal God, then He (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Yeah I did a MOC a few years ago: (2 URLs) And for the record, I'm not gay - I personally find this whole discussion rather silly, and disappointed it's on LUGNET. Seems about as pertinent as my suggesting there be a NWGWDAG (nerdy white guys (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) This is "staunch"? (URL) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.people, lugnet.org)
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(...) Teddy, I thought Belville was the Gay newsgroup? Wait a minute...Gays have the power of invisibility?! Cooool. As a man with a record of staunch heterosexuality...well...except for that junior-high towell snapping incident that got out of (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.people, lugnet.org)
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(...) Are you suggesting that having drawn spiritual support on 9-11-2001, as millions of Christians did [1], from a God who is coincidentally shared with two other major religions essentially means they supported the terrorist attacks? Wow, (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) How about this-- I didn't write it on Sept 11th (in my time zone), so your point is moot AFAIAC JOHN (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) How can it? CBS refuses to release it for scrutiny! And besides, they only have photocopies... (...) Did they even check the veracity of the memos? Their supposed "expert" is even distancing himself from them! It's hack journalism at best. (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Not so much an attack as a rib. Why defend a sinking, stinking, garbage barge? (...) I wish I were! It appears to be the easiest job around these days;-) JOHN (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) The Village People are gay!? (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) That was never really a concern to me. Nothing in the original post stated that as an intention, nor did I assume it would be. (...) Indeed. I never really thought of it as something relevant to the art of building with Lego. True it may (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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"Dave Schuler" <orrex@excite.com> wrote in message news:I43pKt.LII@lugnet.com... (...) Bah! At least they're ever mentioned by the media either one. Show me a single poll by a major news outlet that lists a "third party" candidate as an option. (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) why, oh why do we always have to have a "gay side" to everything in society? isn't it enough that we see homosexuality in all forms of media on a daily basis? how does anyone corellate sexual orientation with lego building? it doesn't make (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.admin.suggestions, lugnet.fun.community, lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.people, lugnet.org) !
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(...) I agree with you Allister. If there was a gay newsgroup on LUGNET, and someone posted sexual material (of whatever preference), then that would be in violation of the TOS. But if people posting to a gay LUGNET newsgroup never mentioned (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, but as far as I'm concerned you still haven't properly addressed that ill timed and extremely insensitive (URL) worthless> comment. (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You edited out everything but what was convenient to your attack and you think you won't be called on it? You missed your calling, John, you should be heading the election to re-elect Bush. :-) -->Bruce<-- (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Ideaology. People don't want to believe that their candidate can do any wrong because the alternative is electing a guy that they disagree with. So, they stick their head in the sand, and pretend like these things aren't fundamental flaws that (...) (20 years ago, 16-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, I beg your pardon, but has the document been proven to be a forgery? And, if so, has CBS been shown to have had foreknowledge that it was forged? No? Then it's not at all inaccurate to refer to it as a "possibly incorrect aspect of a (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) ROTFLMAO! Oops. Am I going to get into acro-trouble again??? :-) JOHN (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler wrote: (snip) (...) A "possibly incorrect aspect of a news story"? You missed your calling, Dave!-- you shoulda been a whirling physician:-) JOHN (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(URL) let me see if I have this straight. Robert Novak, a stain on the fabric of humanity, faces no pressure for his deliberate and knowing leak of a CIA operative's name (a Federal crime) in an apparent effort to intimidate a critic of Bush, and (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) A quick Brickshelf search reveals this one as well: (URL) sure I've seen others out there. Since minifig designs already exist for cowboys and Indians, construction workers, police, etc, this is pretty straightforward. Bruce (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Jeez, you Canadians don't know anything. Americans like Bush because "he keeps us safe," "he's a likeable guy," and "he has strong morals and values." All right, the real reasons are these: he has terrified most Americans into believing that (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, David Koudys wrote: <snip> (...) I know that sometimes my grammar is atrocious, but those paragraphs were just horrible! Eh, whatever... Dave K (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) In this case, repetition obviously doesn't teach the donkey-- Looking back at the companies that Dubya the Idiot was in charge of, looking at his record in the forces, and his personal life, a la cocaine and alcohol, and yet he still became (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I should have read the paper this morning - the secretray thing was on the fold and I tossed the paper in the car without reading it. Interesting. She doesn't confirm the memos as real, but confirms Bush's commanding officer's opinions (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I like what the officer's secretary said (paraphrasing)... "those memos are obviously fake, because I didn't type them, and men just didn't do secretaries work back then... but the ideas they express are obviously true" But again, does this (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I remember my friend who had an IBM Selectric in 1974 or 75. He did proportional typing and superscripting. Alas, I no longer have any examples of his messages, but I remember the superscripting looked different - I don't know if that was (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hmm. Perhaps a new group is needed? :-O Scott A (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Well sure, but that's the whole desire of the Bush camp, isn't it? Don't pay any attention to the issues relevant to Dubya's competence or fitness for leadership; simply focus on whether or not a "th" could or couldn't have been superscripted (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) Sure, you can change the subject and Move On to that stuff if you want, but I meant the interesting implications of the forgeries, alluded to by the "secret plot" bit in the subject header. I suppose it's possible that this is all just a silly (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) You mean like his cocaine abuse, his as yet untreated alcoholism, his obvious Daddy Issues, his inability to accept responsibility for anything, and his inability to keep from failing at any business venture not expressly handled on his (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) But of course: (URL) sure there are others too. I had a "leathermen and drag queens" fighting force for the first VLC Brikwars-type game a few years ago - the game writeup is here but I don't see any good pics :-( (URL) this is back on-topic (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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(...) As much as she seems to like taking shots at anyone and everyone (she did, after all, blame both Bush and Canada for that huge blackout last year, in spite of the fact that Bush wasn't really any more culpable than Clinton, and Canada had (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hmmm, I think we're in agreement but it's not coming out clear. My point is why do we need to have a separate group for gay MOCs (not sure what a gay MOC would be). There is pretty much an correct group for pretty much any MOC, including (...) (20 years ago, 15-Sep-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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