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(...) There was a bar,(1) we went to when we went on Copper Country cruises. Among the things they had in this bar were an amazing gun collection hanging in the rafters (something like over 1000 guns including some very rare machine guns and stuff), (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Chris, (...) Because it sets up different standards, which segregate black and whites, and other groups. There is something about not discriminating because of race, sex, etc. Isn't there? Or should we? If we want a fair society, race and sex and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No one claims that it is a perfect predictor. Not high schools, not colleges, not even SAT. (...) SAT is a pretty good predictor. It maybe didn't predict well for you, but on average it does. And it's a hell of a lot cheaper for schools and (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Chris, (...) I still resent it, simply because others dragged my grade down. I work with people all day, every day. My performance reviews and my salary depend on it. However, in school, it is not a real situation (See above posts), and me having (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) When I was a sophomore in college I had to work with a group of five other people to write a 40ish page paper. We met over several weeks and it became more and more evident that this group simply didn't have the dynamic to make it happen. I (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Why is that? Should the tests be designed to determine who has a good chance of succeeding at college? I think so. What if research indicates that testing 'white' people with the ACT is valid and testing 'black' people with a teamwork (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Did you tease mynah birds Larry? Where did the profit come in? (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Well, this is off-topic.debate, so I wouldn't mind hearing some of this. Who is more free? How is it measured? I'm not even opposed to believing this, it just doesn't fit my current understanding of the governance of other nations. (...) It's (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm not one for using ROTFL or even LOL. But this really did make me laugh out loud. Bruce, you're great! Pot | Kettle == Black Chris (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm sure there would be some sort of scandal about the politician taking money from Danish foreign interests... ...a scandal about LEGO sets being built in the White House... ...and then suddenly LEGO branches into the nuclear arms industry... (...) (25 years ago, 3-Feb-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.general)
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