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Daniel Jassim <danieljassim@hotmail.com> wrote in message news:GAtKH5.A99@lugnet.com... (...) lose (...) Aaaaargh!!!!! There it is again!!!!!!! The phantom logic-reverser!!!!! ROSCO (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Greetings everyone! I am starting this post in an effort to foster better understanding of this hobby and help keep things in perspective. Feel free to join in and say your piece. All I ask is that everyone keep an open mind, use kind words and read (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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OK, OK before this gets out of control....yes it was just a joke, and was really more of an inside joke with me and one of my fellow club members, not really meant to be a joke to fool the LUGNET community, even thought I used the newsgroup to carry (...) (24 years ago, 26-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.trains.org)
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| | Re: Good news for collectors (was Re: 1593 box photos!)
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(...) Leaving aside the linear political analysis (see Larry's post here: (URL) and more below), one explanation of this phenomenon is quite interesting. Say there's a scale with 0 as far Left as possible in a system, and 100 as far Right. A Leftist (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) "and who's going to be president, Tweedle Dumb or Tweedle Dumber" (Ani Difranco) Since I sit _far_ to the left, I don't much care for either one of the mainstream US parties (not though it really matters, since I am a Canadian, and have no (...) (24 years ago, 24-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Because at that point only he and I were technically "involved," so I didn't feel things were out of control--merely misunderstood. Thus I answered with a bit more explanation, as it was my post to which he was responding. When your post came (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) My point exactly. (...) Absolutely. The differences are carefully selected, but this two-party tyranny has blandified elections. On too many issues I couldn't tell Cheney from Lieberman from Dubya from Gore. (...) Again, my point exactly. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Did just that. Bruce (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Sanburn writes: <snip> My peeve with this thread is that some in it perpetuate the "right == Republican" and "left==Democrat" mythos. As you know, I feel the political spectrum is not one dimensional. Not hardly. (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Bruce: This comment isn't specifically about you, and I mean nothing personal, but why not take the flame-fests off-line? These grudge-matches that flare up come across as really childish. james (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Censoring Unpopular Speech? (Re: Good news for collectors (was Re: 1593 box photos!))
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(...) Whether the warning was mandatory or voluntary, I do not know; assuming it was voluntary, it was a) because of government strong-arming, or b) because of private-interest strong-arming. (...) Point well-taken. People who engage in dangerous (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think your above point pretty much nails it: bands that consciously try to imitate the sound/success of others usually are 1) not very good, and 2) always lagging behind the market. As you said, bands that are just themselves regardless of (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) No, you love to shoot off your mouth about politics (in inappropriate areas) but can't stand it when someone calls you on it. That you don't care for me simply because I pointed out an inaccuracy is par for the course for you. Anything you (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Out of curiosity, were the warnings broadcast by government decree or by voluntary (perhaps preemptive) participation of the station? (...) Maybe it should have played continuously on a looping subliminal track! 8^) Seriously, I would think (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) . Or ".monty-python"... Why didn't you post this after Scott's post? It was the usual Scott trick where he makes his political statement in the fun area, and only when he gets called on it does he get in his last word in the same area (so he (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Bruce and all, ruce, I don't like off.topic.debate, I don't like talking about politics here, and I don't really pacticularlly care for you, for that matter. Anyway, (...) Look at his voting record, he is not conservative. It is not inaccurate, his (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Death to political discussion in .fun! Death to it! Death! Death! With nasty sharp pointy teeth! love and rockets, LFB FUT->.o-t.debate (actually, responding to what I wrote might qualify it for ".fun" again. Or ".monty-python"... (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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I (...) Thanks for correcting me. I am sorely lacking in knowledge of early manga and anime but felt moved to try and clarify the argument. I have seen quotes where disney animators professed awe for Tezuka's work so its a shame that the disney (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Kimba the White Lion (Jungle Taitei) was created by the undisputed "God of Manga," Osamu Tezuka. He single-handedly changed the course of the Manga industry when he released a comic book in 1947 that was novel length and had the first (...) (24 years ago, 23-Mar-01, to lugnet.castle, lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The Big M has had fast food franchising (burgers) to themselves in Australia. So the Big Mac is the Big Mac. Only recently have Burger King started expansion. But I believe someone local had rights to the franchise name 'Burger King'. When (...) (24 years ago, 22-Mar-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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