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Why hasn't Dubya fired Michael Brown? Why hasn't Dubya fired Michael Chertoff? While he's been President, has Dubya ever fired anyone? While he's been President, has Dubya ever fired anyone for anything other than a perceived lack of loyalty? (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Okay, maybe not a real MOC, but close enough
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(...) Actually, as he has said, he is 17. In the UK certainly, that would make him not a minor (for a lot of things anyway*, confusing world that it is :) ) Tim *Allowed to get married and serve in the army, but not to buy alcohol or vote (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Okay, maybe not a real MOC, but close enough
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(...) I had a great-uncle who was a 15 year-old miner before The Great Depression, if that helps. At least, I hear that he was great. Dave! (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Okay, maybe not a real MOC, but close enough
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(...) If he lived a country where the age of majority was 15, would you still consider him a minor? (I don't think it is 15 in India BTW) Tim (19 years ago, 7-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: LEGO Ambassadors Cycle 2
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(...) Just ignore him, he's a Space Nazi(TM). (...) Is that Tormod 'the modder of bricks' or Tormud 'the Tor of earth' (as Lenny stated) ? pete'Torte'.w (the Tor of desserts) (19 years ago, 6-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX) !
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| | Re: The big disconnect regarding NOLA
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It must be humbling to see your unilateralist president begging for international help. If people were not dead/dying, it would be funny. Scott A (...) (19 years ago, 4-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | The big disconnect regarding NOLA
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(URL) the government version of what's going on in NOLA, and there's what appears to be the truth. Tangentially, this blog makes fascinating reading: (URL) (19 years ago, 4-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Libertarian stuff (Was: Re: Art Debate Was: [Re: Swearing?])
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(...) I wouldn't directly correlate humans and rats, either. Rats turning on each other in bad situations is an 'instinctive defense mechanism' that they can't consiously do anything about. Humans, on the other hand, even though we have 'instinctive (...) (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Gas prices in USA
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My brother in law in Atlanta paid $5 a gallon. I just paid $2.80 in California, which usually leads the nation in artificially manipulated prices. -->Bruce<-- (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Gas prices in USA
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(...) Not for everyone. Those who are wealthy enough not to have to worry about a 60 or 80% increase in the price per gallon aren't going to be affected at all, except perhaps to enjoy a larger profit from their oil stocks. Raising the prices serves (...) (19 years ago, 2-Sep-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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