Debate : 946


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Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Simon Denscombe

(...) I got a grade B in History - one of the highest in my school. I live in a house BTW. (...) OK why is the statement in the Bible going against it - there obviously must be something wrong with it for such a statement to be made. (...) Now why (...) (25 years ago, 18-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Christopher L. Weeks

(...) Oh? (...) I don't know, but what about cultures where it wasn't considered abnormal? (...) I believe in my perceptions...that helps my mind focus. (...) Bite me. I have a conscience and no religion. (...) I don't believe you. (...) What kind (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —James Brown

(...) First (...) I will assume you are talking about Leviticus 18:22, yes? Tell me, do wear cotton/poly blend t-shirts? How well do you keep Kosher? How about hair cuts? Do you trim your beard? Leviticus 19:19, 19:26, and 19:27, respectively. All (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Simon Denscombe

(...) Oh dear you've decided to use the word bigot, now the debate gets stupid. You are bigoted because you are intolerant of the opinion I have expressed here. (...) You suggested terminating this discussion, I did a concluding statement and you (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Jasper Janssen

(...) You're a friggin' Nazi, that's what. There, now that this thread has been properly Godwinated, could we return to our regularly scheduled libertarian ranting & raving? Jasper (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —John Neal

(...) LOL Jasper!-- Where the Hell have you been? <g> I thought you killfiled *yourself*;-) Good to see you back:-) -John "Rumors of Jasper's demise have been greatly exaggerated" Neal;-) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Jasper Janssen

(...) Busy doing other things.. Life is too shortto be on Usenet anyway, after all. I just looked my author profile up oin Dejanews... Less than 25 posts to go til I hit 3000. Scary. Jasper (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Simon Denscombe

(...) Other than LEGO? (...) I'll check mine... where's your I'm back post? One which goes like: Jasper Janssen - yes I'm back at the end... It says about 1400 articles for me... 'about' being the operative word. (25 years ago, 30-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —James Brown

(...) Bigot: (n) : a person obstinately or intolerantly devoted to his or her own opinions and prejudices silly me, I used a "forbidden" word, simply because it seemed appropriate. Guess I'll have to stay away from those hot-button words. Next thing (...) (25 years ago, 19-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Larry Pieniazek

Can someone summarise what this debate is about? I confess I have no idea at this point. If no one can summarize, stopping may be a good idea. (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Christopher L. Weeks

<FBzz21.M93@lugnet.com> <374415C5.502DDE51@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Historically, the thread has morphed, but the point right now is whether or not homosexuality is an illness (...) (25 years ago, 20-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Mike Stanley

(...) Hmmm... maybe it's neither an illness nor a lifestyle choice. Maybe homosexuals are just people, like the rest of us. (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Ed Jones

(...) Mike, that is the best response!!!!!! Thanks for adding a voice of sanity!!!!! (25 years ago, 22-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Jasper Janssen

(...) <slrn7ir9fi.4rd.cjc@...S.UTK.EDU> <372F66C2.91A22820@bigfoot.com> <FB89tD.IxH@lugnet.com> <372F821B.2FD75F41@bigfoot.com> <FBA13y.LxA@lugnet.com> <3735FE5A.62088FE8@bigfoot.com> <FBJEzs.Ey6@lugnet.com> <3739EE7B.64CD848C@bigfoot.com> (...) (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Larry Pieniazek

<37442038.5646F4D2@c...souri.edu> <slrn7kc7p4.2kv.cjc@...S.UTK.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Maybe a little of both and some of neither. Like so many other things about us complex creatures, (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —John Neal

<37442038.5646F4D2@c...souri.edu> <slrn7kc7p4.2kv.cjc@...S.UTK.EDU> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) It's not an illness, probably genetic, and, in (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Ed Jones

(...) As in, fine as long as they don't live on my block? And what stickers are on your car? Flaunting has a purpose, the more public homosexuals are about their homosexuality, the more people realize that homosexuals are everywhere. And that (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Larry Pieniazek

John, I have to confess I'm rather surprised at what I perceive as a lack of tolerance here, and a little disappointed. (...) I'd agree with this. In some cases there is a predisposition toward a behaviour. This is true in many areas of our (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Jasper Janssen

(...) Yeah! Ban political Statements! Jasper (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Mike Stanley

(...) I've known people who have "experimented" - for them it was definitely a choice. For all of the homosexuals I've personally known, admittedly not many here in the heart of the South, it most certainly has not been a choice. (...) If you're (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Jeff Stembel

(...) Well, look on the Bright side: within twenty years, the stock of hearing-aid manufacturers will skyrocket. ;) Jeff (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —John Neal

<37477ECE.755D6E19@uswest.net> <FC67Iw.89r@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) How would I know? Why would I care? (...) None. (...) I (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Ed Jones

(...) Not at all, they are just attempting to make the world aware that homosexauls do exist and that they are not that different than anyone else. They are not asking to be treated differnlty, Excalty they opposite, they have historically been (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Larry Pieniazek

(...) Yes. (...) Well, there's LEGO. But that's about it. :-) (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —John Neal

<37477ECE.755D6E19@uswest.net> <3747E4F5.FE5BE1F6@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) Not at all. I am tolerant, that is my point. I just get (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Ed Jones

(...) when (...) gays (...) Blame that on the media, not the parades. The media chooses the most bizaare people they can find in the parade to put on the news - furthering negative attitudes against gays. Just once I'd like the see the news media (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —John Neal

<374838F6.FDB2A443@uswest.net> <FC7E9M.LGA@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) I'll take your word on that since I have never actually seen (...) (25 years ago, 23-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Mike Stanley

(...) I can actually vouch for that. I was visiting a friend and his wife in MD in 1993 and we went down to DC during that huge rally they had down there. Lots and lots of perfectly normal-looking people. Quite a few wackos, but nowhere near the (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Fab Four(was Re: Terms and Conditions Question) —John Neal

<3748351E.406C0030@uswest.net> <37495DB6.C2FDB746@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1; x-mac-type="54455854"; x-mac-creator="4D4F5353" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit (...) Sex, Drugs, and Rock n' Roll... AND LEGO®. The phrase (...) (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Fab Four(was Re: Terms and Conditions Question) —Ed Jones

(...) three, (...) Visa, Mastercard and LEGO (we all know S@H doesn't take AmericanExpress) (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Fab Four(was Re: Terms and Conditions Question) —Lindsay Frederick Braun

(...) I'm not sure, but I think Lego fits under the category "Drugs." It's become a rather expensive habit...gotta...go......*tremens* LFB (25 years ago, 24-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Simon Denscombe

<3748351E.406C0030@uswest.net> <37495DB6.C2FDB746@voyager.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit I'm the last man standing!! I win! It wasn't beaten to death by a stick after all :-) (25 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Jasper Janssen

(...) Just go on telling yourself that. Jasper "I can't _believe_ how close I just came to killfiling on lugnet" Janssen (25 years ago, 27-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Fab Four(was Re: Terms and Conditions Question) —Simon Denscombe

<374976DF.9361E5A6@uswest.net> <FC8z60.Jsr@lugnet.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit (...) I don't get it... :-? (25 years ago, 26-May-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Richard Dee

On Wed, 19 May 1999 20:19:18 GMT, Carbon 60 uttered the following profundities... (...) Where's that? I've had 2500+ posts to read or skip! (25 years ago, 1-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)

Re: Terms and Conditions Question —Simon Denscombe

(...) It's in this newsgroup entitled 'Genocide and Terrorism' - it's kind of gone onto a personal responsibility for others topic. I see NATO are bombing Albania and news reporters now - I saw it on ITV News - the reporter had to run for cover as (...) (25 years ago, 2-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)