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Re: Rolling Blackouts
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Fri, 1 Jun 2001 22:43:53 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
> > What's not pretty about that? The web page, the Ociania complex, or the idea
> > of people building sovreignty on the seas?
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> The complex.
I think that if it were real, it would be technologically nifty...but I guess I
agree that it's not really attractive. I would hope to see them do better if
they actually got something off the ground...err, shore.
> > But while I'm at it, Ociania -- if it were a reality -- rocks!
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> In your opinion.
Well, yeah.
> I expect it would be full of the elderly nouveaux riche
> hoping to avoid paying tax. I expect there would be others their too hoping
> to exploit “freedoms” which are thankfully illegal in most other civilised
> places. What do you think?
I guess I agree with the gist, though I'd phrase it differently.
Actually, I'd just remove the word "thankfully" from your text and I'd agree
completely if you were describing the main chunk of folks. There would also,
of course, be lots of people who don't fit that bill.
Chris
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| (...) Yes. But as long as they could pay the "bill" I expect they will be welcome. The alternative, would mean imposing morals on others - and I know you are not a fan of that. Scott A (...) (23 years ago, 4-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) The complex. (...) In your opinion. I expect it would be full of the elderly nouveaux riche hoping to avoid paying tax. I expect there would be others their too hoping to exploit “freedoms” which are thankfully illegal in most other civilised (...) (23 years ago, 1-Jun-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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