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  Re: Censorship? Hah! (Was: Somebody help.)
 
I apologise for sounding like such a Jacka** in some of my post. There was this one post in here that had something like this: I'd rather see someone asking on dating instead of getting involved in drugs, alcohol, etc. I hate to say this, but about (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: test
 
Eric, This is for off topic debates, which seem to come around to the same discussions, in a different light! :) Here is the actual test page: (URL) S. (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.test)
 
  test
 
Since I don't see a lugnet.test, I figure a test is off-topic so here it is. Testing 1 2 3 /Eric/ (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) True, but one doesn't want to appear like a prude, although I do have long time friends who insist on sending Christmas cards addressed to "Peter Calloway". Arggggg!!! (...) I think there is a very real distinction. Whilst British humour tends (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
Mike Stanley wrote in message ... (...) computers (...) One problem here is that there are two mostly separate issues. The first issue is given people have money and good have prices, is the distribution of those goods fair. The second issue is (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) You know, while my basic response to this would be, "yeah, I know, some people, through no fault of their own and through no lack of hard work, will simply never make a fraction of the money Larry makes, but that's just reality, we deal with (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) Bah, you've got the bigger sigh, you win. No more sighing for me then. *sulk* I was responding mostly to: (...) Which I read as you saying that I said it was wrong/bad whatever, but I've confused myself now, and it's probably not that (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) Nah, it's not a fault - stick with it! It's a common courtesy to get someones name right. Just now the web seems to be filled with affluent 'westerners', but when it becomes a more truely global medium, we'll be grateful for all the practice (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) ** sigh ** Well I didn't say you said it was bad. I'm just asking "why, exactly, is it nicer"? (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
 
  Re: e-commerce (was Technic shuttle etc)
 
(...) A little too subtle, even for me. I've been called "Caltex", "Kelloggs", "Crawlaway" and a few un-postables, but never "Hallway". One minor fault I have is that I can be a bit precious about the spelling of my surname, as very few people get (...) (25 years ago, 3-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)


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