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| | | (...) The Senate wasn't in session at the time. You aren't implying that Cheney is the only member of the Senate to have ever dropped the F-bomb are you? Because if that is the case, we shouldn't respect any of them. Hey.... :-) JOHN (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | Re: American Idolatry —Chris Phillips
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| | | | (...) Oh, well it must be OK then. (...) F-no, but the fact is, resorting to such an angry retort is the last resort of someone who cannot justify their actions with reason. Allow me to illustrate with a recent anecdote... I got a flat tire on my (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —John Neal
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| | | | (...) (snip) (...) I'm saying, he who has never dropped the F-bomb in conversation-- let him cast the first aspersion. (snip) (...) lol Please, Cheney has been around the block a few times. What it sounds like is that Leahy is an A-hole. But in (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | (...) Events in Iraq have proved that. Scott A (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | (...) I don't get this issue. My guess is that Leahy and Cheney are both asses. And who cares if Cheney profaned a senator? I mean, I guess y'all do, but frankly, I think his remark was the most meritorious thing he's ever done in his life (that's (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —John Neal
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| | | | | | | (...) lol Because it's a non-issue! I'm guessing it is a tit for tat when Kerry was overheard swearing at that secret service agent while he was snowboarding... (...) The point is civility. We dance around those terms as a way of showing respect to (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —Christopher L. Weeks
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| | | | | | | | (...) OK, so here's how I see it. When I see A s s h o l e printed out, I think that world to myself. When I see A-hole printed out, I think the same exact word to myself and just a little side-adendum in my mind about why they used that (local (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —John Neal
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| | | | | | | | (...) No, Chris, we are talking about discussions about the word, not using it as a pejorative to somebody. It is more civil of me to skirt typing the actual word than to type it. JOHN (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | (...) It looks like using the (URL) is ~ok~. Scott A (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —Scott Arthur
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| | | | | | | | | (...) (URL) wow> Scott A (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: American Idolatry — Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | | (...) No. Your search does not demonstrate that it is necessarily OK or not OK, it merely unearthed incidents of use. The only conclusion to draw there is that the admins chose not to take action for whatever reason, not that using it is necessarily (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | | (...) I'm thinking it doesn't. At least not the first one. The second one maybe. But that's a topic for somewhere in the .admin hierarchy, and I just gave you my personal opinion not an official pronouncement... I'll look into it and get back to you (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | | Re: American Idolatry — Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) See (URL) this> post. Please respond to it there (rather than here) if there are further questions or concerns. Hope that helps. (20 years ago, 23-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| | | | | | Re: American Idolatry —Chris Phillips
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| | | | (...) Interesting, because (URL) earlier> you seemed to think that was reason enough to hold someone in disrespect. (...) Sure, but holding one of the highest offices in this nation brings with it a responsibility to conduct oneself in a more (...) (20 years ago, 22-Jul-04, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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