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Re: Libertarian debate in danger of pollution (was Re: Will Libertopia cause the needy to get less?
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Tue, 5 Dec 2000 11:26:09 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Maggie Cambron writes:
Well, I can tell you my perception has changed since I accidently fell into a
debate recently. You know those people who have an inner smugness from the
knowledge that in any given gathering of people they are generally smarter than
just about everyone else?  (Sure you do!) When you assemble them all together
guess what you have-- participants in .debate!  (And we know the people here
whose smugness manifests itself outwardly. ;-) )  It can be a jarring
experience to find yourself in a group in which you are intellectually only
average, if that.  But then, we are the people who need that kind of experience
the most.

   Absitively.  I couldn't agree much more, although it *is* rather
   sobering sometimes.

  In short, I feel like it ain't broke, so I don't really think it
  needs a-fixin'.

Agreed.

What I still can't understand though, is how a group of such smart people can
have so much trouble with a word like verdigris!

   Verdigris?  Didn't he do the soundtrack to 'Chariots of Fire?'

   I actually like that a lot.  So what do we call the LoM grey-pink--
   rouxigris?  :)  (I still prefer 'lava soap green' and 'dish soap pink,'
   in spite of the lure of verdigris.)

   best (and entirely non.debately)

   LFB



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  Re: Libertarian debate in danger of pollution (was Re: Will Libertopia cause the needy to get less?
 
trimmed lugnet.admin.general and lugnet.off-topic.debate from the FUT, added lugnet.general (...) I like verdigris as a color name but given that TLC has introduced several colors now with the saturation value turned way down (blue-gray and (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.general)
  It's...The New Colour Thread!
 
(...) Is it only these three colours that have been introduced? (Note new Subject: line, I'm hoping to drag folks in). Is there also a grey-purple, or is that the Scala colour? Have we got an OFFICIAL listing of all new colours yet, or does it look (...) (24 years ago, 5-Dec-00, to lugnet.general)

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(...) Well, I can tell you my perception has changed since I accidently fell into a debate recently. You know those people who have an inner smugness from the knowledge that in any given gathering of people they are generally smarter than just about (...) (24 years ago, 4-Dec-00, to lugnet.admin.general, lugnet.off-topic.debate)

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