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(...) Unless you just read it for the "articles". Sarcasm, Larry. I was being sarcastic, hence the winking smiley after the statement. You could be no more religious than I could be an American. Can I surmise that the rest of my post was so (...) (24 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I've said that before, you could look it up. It's not exactly a quote as I believe the quote is more along the lines of: 'Then the LORD said to Cain, "Where is your brother Abel?" "I don't know," he replied. "Am I my brother's keeper?"' (NIV (...) (24 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I would go one step further. Venereal diseases have been around (and have been known about) for a lot longer than AIDS has been on the scene. Most are curable, some are not, and not all are limited in transmission to sexual contact. My point (...) (24 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) fund (...) That's a Hobson's choice, and a really unrealistic one to boot. But if it will get you to answer much more important questions, OK. Assuming those are the only two possible alternative answers (which they aren't, there are tons of (...) (24 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) in (...) Leave it to a scaly Libertarian to carp!! And anytime you wanna slug it out, I'm ready for you. I'll snail you with my left hook. Don't be so conchy, you'll get the baiting of your life. Yea, I wrote bass, I meant viol. (24 years ago, 12-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I may be wrong, but I think Larry's answer to this question will be similar to mine. If I were to agree that we should be funding SS & Medicaid/Medicare at all (and for the most part I don't) I might agree that money spent on research to find (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Larry Pieniazek writes: [snip] (...) that (...) to (...) to (...) You'll get my answers once you have answered my question (which YOU have refused to answer and I am now asking now for the THIRD time) - Most AIDS victims (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) clogged (...) Dan Quayle for president, baby! Tanned, rested, ready, and too dim to cause any trouble. ++Lar (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) never (...) infrastructure. (...) Oh, sorry about this but.... I agree with you. And with Alex. You're talking about armed insurrection and you are as usual, spot on. Alex is talking about law abiding peaceful demonstration and he is right as (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Been there, done that. Or at least the California Republicans have. Sorta. They had a one vote edge in one of the two state houses and were exultantant that they would finally replace the demonized Willy Brown as Speaker of the House with one (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think it was erected after World War One (aka The Great War). It symbolises all losses of the Commonwealth in all wars and conflicts (I think) - I will not list the coutries in this as I'd never remeber them all. Scott A (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Is the Cenotaph the World War II memorial? I think I heard that on the news, but I don't remember... (...) Have you ever spent a winter in Russia? ;) Jeff (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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It is all a matter of perspective. I can remember all the monuments in the USSR falling when the "Cold" {1} War "Ended". If the society, as a whole, considers that a monument no longer represents it's ideals then it is time for change. I'm playing (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi all, I was listening to the Diane Rehm show today and there was a caller after an interview with President Clinton who complained about all the time that the executive and legislative branches wasted conducting and hearing the impeachment of the (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Has the off-topic.pun group suddenly closed? This is the fifth note that I've just read with the sole (sorry, I couldn't resist) purpose of presenting puns. Chris (...) in (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Bull. Destruction of property has a very valid role in aggressive conflict resolution. It is a key part of disrupting mobility and supply infrastructure. Were I to stage a revolt, careful distruction of property would be the PRIMARY means of (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Rule Number 1: If you make something foolproof, they'll only go out and invent a better fool. :-) (Actually, until the working railgun exists, missles are the only option, and even getting teeny-tiny reactors for deep-space satellites takes an (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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That's assuming we'd use boosters, of course. I figure railguns would be more foolproof. (...) -- | Tom Stangl, Technical Support Netscape Communications Corp | Please do not associate my personal views with my employer (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think I was mixing the way that I was using the phrase "in the interest of." Obviously organisms don't know what's in their species' "best interest" in terms of adaptability. I'd revise my statement above to be something like: It is probably (...) (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) groups. (...) It was mentioned in an Evening Standard (A London Evening Newspaper) on Firday 5th? of May. Plus some of the grafiti looked supicously like old soviet symbols to me... Alex (24 years ago, 11-May-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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