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(...) And old granddads. While we're at it, get rid of Johnny Walker! (...) Still applies. Followups set to .pun (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Except for the slavery bit. Slavery is evil. But when we're comparing "kinds", early Roman slavery was a bit better than some. Still evil, but it did have the following positive merits: - slaves were captured as a side effect of war, not via (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I think it is your responsibility to preserve peace in your own country FIRST! And ofcourse in other countries, but that goes for all nations on this lumb of dirt, floating in space (carried on the back of four elephants, who are standing on a (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I don't believe it is our responsibility to do so. It may be, however, in our best interest to do so. Especially economic interest. Maybe not in this case specifically, but, in general, I would think that a mostly peaceful world is a world (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) How's this Jurassic (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) So true. I hit a turkey last year. Damn thing stepped out of the brush and started to walk onto the road. In slow motion, I see its legs flex and launch itself into the air....... SMACK! Right into the windshield on the passenger side. Thought (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) First (...) I will assume you are talking about Leviticus 18:22, yes? Tell me, do wear cotton/poly blend t-shirts? How well do you keep Kosher? How about hair cuts? Do you trim your beard? Leviticus 19:19, 19:26, and 19:27, respectively. All (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) OK, I thought we'd hashed this out, but apparantly I underestimated your capacity for obstinence. Walking is moving. Your statement above is the logical equivalent of saying the purpose of carrot is vegtable. (...) Actually, until it started (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Or periods. Apparently, anyway. (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Right on. I have a brother in law who has exhibited enough cluelessness and consequence avoidance that he's on the verge of being written off. (...) Right on. Key difference here. If you don't get it, re-read. Rights are about behaviours. Even (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Sorry, could you restate the question, not following you here. (...) Do you mean US government business? Or just business of a US firm? If the former and it was diplomatic, sure. We have to enforce the rule of law between nations, diplomatic (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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<slrn7k3ois.1dt.cjc@...S.UTK.EDU> <FBy91u.K5w@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) You came late but your statement above is the crux of the debate. A lot of people do not buy this link, do (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Sproaticus wrote in message <3741DAFA.C11A9695@g...es.com>... (...) else. (...) (assuming (...) Yes, for me it includes any of the above. My family is made up of productive people, so fortunately I have not been in the position where I had to take (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Oh? (...) I don't know, but what about cultures where it wasn't considered abnormal? (...) I believe in my perceptions...that helps my mind focus. (...) Bite me. I have a conscience and no religion. (...) I don't believe you. (...) What kind (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) You brought it up! (...) Uh...then where did it come from? (...) OK, instead of cooking, how about sewing? Is it natural to wear suits? (...) Because the burden of proof is on the person with the ridiculous beliefs. (...) Exactly his point. (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I agree. How is that modified by your having committed to do so? (...) What if you're on US business? If your answer is still to let them rot, then I disagree. I also think that there are times when it's simply in the best interest of the (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The point of walking is clearly to get from one place to another for some purpose...not just idle movement. (...) The reason that sex feels good is because the organisms for which that was true, procreated, and the others died out. The (usual) (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Holy purple imacs, Macman, we've been slighted! (I think) Lar's quite obscure here...must go look up "innumerate" in this context. At least we mac users don't end our sentences with prepositions;-) -John (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I think arming the KLA is a bad idea - they started this chapter of the war afterall and so Serbia brutually fought back. I was watching a program of the history of the conflict and Milosevic - the hard man of Europe. It was the Kosovo (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Hi, I don't know if I am like a hair in the soup but I don't have time to read all previous postings in that thread. What I can see is that your debating gun control, in Canada if you want to buy a weapon you need a permit and succed a weapon (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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