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(...) Quite amusing actually. A bit different for us in Australia as we don't have an equivalent to the Second Ammendment. I haven't actually formulated a stance WRT cun control laws here. Whilst I was horrified at the Port Arthur massacre and other (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) He succeeded too. If only it were that simple... (...) Neither am I, but it has to be in a controlled and mature way. From the sounds of it some people would rather rewrite their kiddies wall mounted picture- alphabet to include things like "G (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) From my perspective it arose from discussions in loc.au of the new "coming soon" leaflet which has a blurb about the Action Wheelers and how these were for boys. This led to varied items of discussion including the behaviour of small boys, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.general)
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(...) It's actually got a lot of anti-violence messages. (Mixed in with violence, of course. Gotta sell tickets.) The kid tries to teach the terminator not to kill people. (...) I'm not opposed to exposing kids to the existence of guns -- in fact, (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Pretty ironic scene for a presumably violent movie (I've not seen it). I have to say that from my perspective, I don't have a strong objection to toy guns. As several people have mentioned, even when you take all the toy guns away, the kids (...) (24 years ago, 21-Jun-00, to lugnet.loc.au, lugnet.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Easy there, Shiri! I would hope it was obvious that I was kidding, especially given the contrasting tone of the rest of my post! Dave! (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) This is true enough, but not an argument for displaying yourself barely dressed. Adam and Eve were made perfect, but they spoiled this perfection by eating of the tree and learning of evil. Something very profound and important happened that (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Probably because that's not what that thing is. It's just a keyring, for gosh's sake. As was mentioned in other replies, the queen is often in charge of the household, etc. She'd need the keys to get to every room in the castle. It is *her* (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) they (...) bunch of (...) early (...) turn (...) wouldn't (...) the (...) in (...) shelter (...) would be (...) River (...) nudists and (...) are (...) want (...) prudishness (...) crimes. (...) I'd love to see where you got the sex crime (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree completely. When I was 15 I was visiting Europe with my mother and sister. We were at my uncles house, and they had on TV a show called "Paris in Review" that showed some floorshows (like in Las Vegas) with all the showgirls topless. (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) they (...) bunch of (...) European (...) FWIW My attitude is "right" for me and my family. I WISH it was "right" for the rest of the world ('twould make my job as a parent MUCH easier :-) but that's not gonna happen. I'd also like to know what (...) (24 years ago, 20-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) What if your son should, hypothetically, happen upon a Barbie Doll, whose proportions are much more obvious to casual inspection than a tiny bit of paint? (...) Hmm.. What if your child chooses on his own to ask about the differences between (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) ignored (...) your (...) the (...) trust. (...) is (...) aren't (...) looked (...) comfortable (...) and (...) I'll (...) Well, some people do try to shield their kids from certain things, and it is a parents choice to do so. While I like (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.build.minifigs, lugnet.general)
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(...) If you're talking about *Australian* GST, maybe change the subject line - it's a bit confusing right now. Canadian GST is 7% and has been so since it was introduced (everyone said the same as you, Oh they'll increase it first chance they (...) (24 years ago, 19-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hmm. It seems (to me) that the author is [complaining? explaining?] that a lot of present discovories and theories are not based on experiments, but on pure theory without evidence. If I get it correctly. (not that I agree) -Shiri (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Hi, I'm reading a scholarly compilation of articles on human resources development and I'm hoping to find someone here who can explain what this little section means... "Currently, there is no discipline that is firmly structured in terms of theory (...) (24 years ago, 18-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You are right I think. At least, I'm a middle eastern and I can't see any clear middle eastern patterns in them at all. Actually I don't have any problem with stereotypes. Besides, I clearly remember that at some point Lucas himself said that (...) (24 years ago, 6-Apr-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I read a similar article a while back (could have even been the same one, can't find it now, though) and IMO the guy who wrote it was a tosser. Someone told him to "get a grip" and he's never let go! I fail to see how anyone could draw any (...) (24 years ago, 14-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) In the pure sense, you're right--especially since I wasn't really serious. However, if the debate involves the apparent double standard of decrying the stereotyping of Star Wars aliens vs. the allegedly delightful dog, then I'd still say it's (...) (24 years ago, 13-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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