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(...) But Jude, he doesn't have to. (...) See above. (...) This is like totally missing the points. (Which have gone way beyond Jar-jar, and into the meat of censorship and societal obligation.) (...) I agree with this sentiment completely. But that (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Aha! Thanks for writing that! I feel that while I hate Jar-Jar, I don't despise him. (Isn't that a strange contradiction?) Now I know how to say this: What I hate isn't Jar-Jar per se, but the fact that a character like Jar-Jar, which I find (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Frankly Mark, I think it is totally stupid that you have to go to such a length to explain why you hold the opinion that you do not like JarJar. I think it an even further insult that you have to qualify your explanations. If Gungans were real (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hmm, there must be an established SW fan-scale or geek-code out there -- ? That could be a lot of fun -- take a questionnaire and find out where you fit on the SW purity test or whatever. Anyway, I'd put you at about 8/10, give or take a half. (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) Oh my! Looking over that, I can see what you mean. Sorry, not at all what I meant. I'm seriously trying to disagree with you in a mature way. Chris (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) That is likely, unless he didn't know how. We don't watch TV, but do watch movies, so he would have accidentally hit the TV/VCR button while trying to load a VHS tape, a laser disc, or a DVD. He would then take time to figure out how to get it (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I couldn't agree more. --Todd (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Huh? (...) Maybe this makes my opinion of JJB more clear: I would not hate JJB at all if he were in some cheezeball B-movie sci-fi flick. If he were, I could ignore him -- and I wouldn't have to hate him. It's the fact that he appeared in a (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.starwars)
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(...) All righty then. I took your response to mean "Hopefully we won't change our minds and have kids" Just one of those misintrepretations that happens in newsgroups sometimes. No harm, no foul. ~Mark "Muffin Head" Sandlin (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm just gonna snip all that other stuff, because media is what I've been talking about. (...) At five, he'd likely have changed the station to cartoons or some such. I know I would have at that age. Unless your five-year-old displays an (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) OK, I'm behind you on this stance. I agree. When I was a teen Tipper Gore was famous for making waves trying to get the PMRTC (or whatever, I know that's not right) in place to regulate music lyrics. I'm opposed. OTOH, volluntary rating (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Only sort of. I see the grant of self-responsibility as legally being a gradual thing. As a person ages, the law puts more and more responsibility on the shoulders of the individual, and provides more and more rights. Maybe you are right in (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) <snip> (...) I don't mind having to display ID to gain access to adult privileges. What I meant by "censor" are the efforts of Irate Parent Groups who wish to ban things like videogames or CDs etc. because they dislike them. (...) No, I have (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I meant *my* world as in the Adult world we all live in. The USA makes a person legally responsible for themselves at age 18. Before that time, their parents are responsible for them. (...) OK, I'm with you up to here. (...) No I don't, (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I'm sometimes surprised, but I don't think this one has the potential to get out of hand. (...) Shucks...me too. I actually think I was mildly insulting to you Mark, and I do actually apologize. I could have made my points more mildly. (...) (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't think so. I was trying to point out why you were wrong. You were flailing. The only part of my note that was excessive was the description of my repugnance for the Three Stooges. It served no good purpose. (...) By that, I take it to (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) this... (...) He should have if that's how he feels. And really, he didn't backpedal so much as clarify. And why do you hate JarJar? (...) From a personal inner peace (and health) kind of stance, I think it's better not to. (...) Maybe. There (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ahh. Well, that's entirely reasonable. When you have a world, I assure you that I won't intrude with my safening attempts. But while we're talking about our world, I think it's fair game. (...) I think that I can extend this logic to a (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Actually, I kind of think that I do too, but not the ones you mention. The main two problems with my post were 1) that it was kind of more personal than I wish I had made it, and 2) that I played fast and loose with attributing the three (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No. Todd sais he thought there would be a strong corrolation between people who are big Star Wars fans and people who strongly dislike Jar Jar. You directly say that because you are a Star Wars fan, you dislike Jar Jar. Your conclusion is (...) (24 years ago, 5-Nov-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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