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(...) ...and, just to stay on this thread, did you know that William Shatner wrote a book called 'Get a Life!' after his infamous SNL appearance? Ahhh, self-reflection, isn't it grand? (Granted, Sagan was much more likeable than Shatner.) best (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: You shoulda seen the Spy plane that got away (and other fish stories)
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(...) Boy, shows how much *you* know about effortless fishing. The laziest method, of course, involves TNT. The shockwave does the work.[1] (...) A well-placed depth charge could have solved that whole problem. (Okay, you might not have ended up (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Spy plane (was: Why is religion so hot?)
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(...) And they say that understated humour is lost on the Internet...;) (...) I'm not sure what's patriotic or not patriotic about any of that. Partisan, perhaps, and occasionally pedestrian. ;) best Lindsay (Besides, you can just look at the old (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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(...) Heh heh, did you know Sagan actually wrote a book by the same title? He was actually a funny guy, and poked a lot of fun at himself and that misquote that made him famous (the poor fella denied ever saying "billions and billions"). D-Man (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Carl Sagan's "Cosmos"
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(...) Billions and Billions! :^D ~1st Lieutenant, Fleebnork Division Muffin Head (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) I have a battered copy that I've read into decrepitude! I got it as a Christmas present many moons ago, and it was my first large-scale exposure to cosmology. I especially loved the little "Encyclopedia Galactica" snippets throughout. Good (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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Greetings! I first read this book many, many years ago when I was 10 years old: (URL) read it again several times since and I always found it facinating. It is undoubtedly a powerhouse of knowledge and perspective on the universe and our place in (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Trolling
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(...) Nice! D-Man (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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The question of whether man is inherently good or evil is a loaded question becuase the concept of good and evil is purely subjective. For instance, one culture may view cannibalism as evil, but for the cannibals it's just part of their cultural (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Ryan, I mean no disrespect to your beliefs, but you are in error regarding the age of the earth. This is not a spiritual matter and certainly not an issue of the many creation stories of various cultures. If your faith or personal spiritual (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(URL) Lieutenant, Fleebnork Division Muffin Head (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oh, no hard feelings, I grok you, I thought it was a pretty good try. :-, Most people, when they want a new discussion, tend to start a whole new thread, as it more or less completely separates the new discussion from the old. But the new (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: You shoulda seen the Spy plane that got away (and other fish stories)
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(...) Lying on the shore with your hook in the water is the laziest. I've had the most success catching fish by trolling. Fly-fishing is the best fishing, except when the fish bother you by getting caught on your hook. The (2nd) bravest fishing I've (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Right, now I know what you're on about (thanks Dave) I can comment. That isn't meant to incite an argument, the other bit is. That's meant to point out the futility of the previous debate so no one gives a monkey's when I try to change the (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Spy plane (was: Why is religion so hot?)
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(...) Trolling is what you attempted immediately above: trolling for reactions on the internet rather than trolling for fish in a lake. A "strawman" is not a made-up term: from Encarta Dictionary, "unimportant issue or person: an issue or person of (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) The reference is to maritime trolling -- the act of fishing by dropping your baited lines in the water and ignoring them for a few hours while you steer the boat. The idea is to let the fish do most of the work -- biting the hook and tiring (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) Right. Thanks. Is that 'common' as in 'used by the common folk?' by the way? No, must stop it. :) (...) I learned something today. Marvellous. Anyway, I just wanted to change the subject as I'm sick of this whole religion/flat earth/new (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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(...) "Troll" is of course common Internet parlance for a person who posts in a manner apparently specifically intended to produce heated and emotional responses. "Straw Man" is a long-standing term for the rhetorical falacy of picking your (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Spy plane (was: Why is religion so hot?)
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(...) "trolled", "strawman" - what language are you half-cut bunch of muppets using here anyway? So if you really want to make a good point in a debate, that no one can argue with, you just make up your own language to do it in - is that it? j450n (...) (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Spy plane (was: Why is religion so hot?)
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(...) Well-put. I couldn't have trolled any better myself! Cheers, - jsproat (24 years ago, 3-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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