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Re: Theory vs. practice (was Re: Polyamory
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 16 Jan 2001 19:31:54 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Dave Schuler writes:
> In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Scott Arthur writes:
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> > I promise to leave LP alone - if he does the same with me.
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> Is it necessary to make this a conditional promise? Can't each involved
> party rise to the moral high ground and ignore the other?
Call it MAD (mutually assured destruction).
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> > I tend to view myself as LP's "victim" - but then I am a little paranoid. :-)
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> That comes from driving on the wrong side of the road and using that crazy
> metric system of yours. 8^)
Ah Dave – very topical. Thirt years on, some of us Brits have still not went
metric:
Grocer trial told of 'metric threat'
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/uk/newsid_1120000/1120131.stm
In the US, you have your gun debate – we have this!
Scott A
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| (...) Is it necessary to make this a conditional promise? Can't each involved party rise to the moral high ground and ignore the other? (...) That comes from driving on the wrong side of the road and using that crazy metric system of yours. 8^) (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jan-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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