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Re: New Web Page
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Sun, 16 May 1999 17:51:47 GMT
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Christopher L. Weeks <c576653@cclabs.missouri.edu> wrote:
> > It wouldn't generally, but might temper the reaction of "stupid
> > bloody foreigner!" That could instead be "half-stupid, half-
> > foreigner!"
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> You know, I don't get that. I've seen lots of newsgroups explode into
> US v. Canada or US v. UK debates, and its always so silly. Ultimately,
> you get a tiny little say in what goes on in your government and I get a
> tiny little say in mine, but we can still discuss philosophy of issues
> without being childish. Or, at least, we should be able to.
The main beef I have with foreigners is that, for the most part, their
money is prettier than ours. Who the hell picked green as the color
of money?
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Message has 2 Replies: | | Re: New Web Page
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| (...) Sure, lots of countries have pretty money. Some are outright garish. But I think the greenback has a certain understated elegance to it. -- Terry K -- (26 years ago, 17-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) You know, I don't get that. I've seen lots of newsgroups explode into US v. Canada or US v. UK debates, and its always so silly. Ultimately, you get a tiny little say in what goes on in your government and I get a tiny little say in mine, but (...) (26 years ago, 14-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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