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| (...) Well, youre gonna have to choose another topic, I can't lie and say I'm from the US, because I'm Indian. I'd rather not comment on matters I have partial/incomplete knowledge of in the first place; that'd be asking for trouble. So I'll be (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Samarth, I've got to commend you on your level-headed maturity, especially for your young age, not just here, but in all things you've been posting on. Send me your address privately-- I'll send you a few Han Solo's in carbonite--free of (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Hey, you're not one of those non-native speakers of English, are you? Jeez, I wish you guys would wear distinctive hats, or something, so that we can tell you from those of us lucky enough to live under the Annointed Rule of the His Mighty (...) (20 years ago, 25-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) English is an official language of India, has been for many, many years. That's 'native', as in 'native speaker' But, I aside from the minor nitpick, I agree 100%! Tim (Smith) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Actually, Hindi is the official language of India, but English is spoken just as much here. Legoswami Samarth (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Wow! Yours is the most reasonable post I can remember reading in .debate. Thank you for staying on topic and not feeding the troll. You hit the ball out of the park! (American baseball expression) -Erik (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) No, I'm 100%, born, bred, living Asian Indian (to distinguish from Native American tribes) (...) Wouldn't that be discrimination? ;-) (...) Serious or not, irrelevent or not, the fact is that people will read it and their general impressions (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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| (...) Yeah, I guess I can see how a discussion of trivial outrage inspired by a perceived failure of journalism is completely distinct from serious outrage inspired by an actual, systemic failure of journalism. Sorry to blur these two obviously (...) (20 years ago, 26-Jan-05, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, FTX)
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