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| | | (...) Molly Ivins (the columnist, based in Dallas, I think) has been using "Dubya" to refer to GWBush for some time now, well before Trudeau. Y'know, much as I like living in Austin, it depresses me that my presidential vote won't count (I usually (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | (...) Molly Ivins should go to China, Cuba, or some other Communist country where she belongs. What a pugnacious malcontent! Scott S. (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | | (...) Pugnacious. What a great word. I'm going to find a way to work that into conversation tomorrow night at the little party we're throwing. Thanks. :) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | Mike, (...) You're welcome. I can't take credit for that word, however. I heard that on Rush, and looked it up. It describes most flaming leftists, IMHO. It is fun to see people balk when they hear it, though! "Man, that movie was bad." "Yes, it was (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | (...) Have you read Al Franken's "Rush Limbaugh is a Big Fat Idiot"? Regardless of your political views, it's a riotous read! Dave! (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —John DiRienzo
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| | | | | | | | | Al Franken is a stupid little idiot, but funny as Steve Martin or Chevy Chase. I liked that book too, despite its erroneous and pugnacious (1) title. 1 - I remember learning that English word in Latin class. -- Have fun! John The Legos you've been (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) Do you have any back-up for that ad hominem assessment, or are you just angry? In fact, he's quite insightful and an acknowledged political satirist. For one example of his punditry, I refer you to chapter 30 of his book. Further, if you want (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —John DiRienzo
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| | | | | | | | Dave Schuler wrote in message ... (...) satirist. (...) Any (...) I just moved and don't know the book's current whereabouts. So, despite my desire to do so, I can't see those chapters now. Refresh me (titles should be adequate). IMHO, it was a (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Dave Schuler
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| | | | | | | | (...) Yeah, I didn't do the best job of citing references--sorry about that. I'm at work now, so I can't give you the titles at the moment, but I didn't want you to think I was ignoring you, either! Next time I log on from home I'll follow this (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Mike Stanley
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| | | | | | | (...) Oh yeah, I know what the word means. Probably derives originally from pugno, pugnare, the Latin verb meaning "to fight, punch, etc". I just don't hear it used much. :) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —John Morgan
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| | | | | | Is that why they call those little dogs "Pugs"? the one that look like thier faces were "punched in"? : ) John (...) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Who coined "dubya" (Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | (...) Thanks for the info. I actively dislike that woman, though. I usually have trouble getting all the way through one of her columns without swearing at her under my breath. It IS a good coinage as it sort of rhymes with "bubba". (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | Re: Who coined "dubya" (Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Tim Rueger
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| | | | | | (...) Not that this impacts her views any, but she was recently diagnosed with breast cancer, and has been (as one would expect) encouraging women to "Get. The. D*mn. Mammogram." (Actual quote, with apologies to LUGNET ToU.) (...) As in "Mumble (...) (25 years ago, 30-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Who coined "dubya" (Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Larry Pieniazek
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| | | | | | (...) No, as in "The pundits were predicting that Bubba's successor would either be wood-boy or Dubya, but a miracle happened and we inaugurated our first Libertarian president in 2001"... :-) (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | | | Re: Who coined "dubya" (Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Scott Edward Sanburn
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| | | | | | (...) LOL! We'll see, Larry. Scott S. (25 years ago, 31-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —James Simpson
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| | | | In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Tim Rueger writes: Now that we have better (...) Better communications technolgy exists, but that does not mean that everyone has sufficient access to it. I am writing this from work. I do not own a computer. Why? Because (...) (25 years ago, 6-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | | | | | Re: Merry Christmas from the Libertarian Party —Jasper Janssen
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| | | | (...) Hmm? You don't need computers in the home for popular votes across large areas, you need computers (and other communications technology) to transport the numbers of votes from each constituency to the central administration. Nowadays, there's (...) (25 years ago, 7-Jan-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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