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| I just found this article, which says exactly what I've wanted to investigate for a long time: Lucas is making up all this stuff about his influences (Joseph Campbell and all) in order to avoid being associated with the sci-fi authors he stole it (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: First entry in "predict the responses!"
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| (...) Not my spin. That is *totally* putting the situation WAY out of context. As I mentioned before, I kind of question the motives of people who would put *so* much importance upon this minor problem (in the context of all of the problems on earth (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Poor Target....
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| (...) I'd like to brag about a scam I pulled of in my college years, could we have a no-flame support group for this sort of thing on LUGNET or is everyone here more morally complete than me? TRU probably hated me, but KB and my LEGO pile loved me (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.theory)
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| | Re: First entry in "predict the responses!"
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| (...) Look at it this way. Perhaps what he is trying to point out is that a government based upon a religion *is* irrational. I am all for the separation of church and state as I'm sure you are as well-- the Arabs terrorists and Arab state (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: First entry in "predict the responses!"
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| Go, Baby, Go!!! Talk about ethnocentric views -- could that author have had more ready judgments about other people and their way of life? And talk about your straw man arguments: Arafat at the head of a Palestinian state as the desired goal? (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: First entry in "predict the responses!"
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| (...) What if the wrong, which started so many years ago, which is also continuing because it is being perpetuated by *both* sides, continues? Who's at fault *today*? They *both* are. Let me try a different analogy and see if you like it better. (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Returning stuff to Comp USA
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| Hi folks! uh, I'm kinda new here.. (in fact, I think this is my first non-follow-up post to o.t.d) I'm not at all interested in debating anything with anyone. BUT, as far as I noticed, no one mentioned something that, I think, puts a little (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| Matt, If you're getting revenge on Wal-Mart for screwing your account in their computers, then that's understandable. (I'm all for revenge on the morons of the world.) If you're falshback-inducing experience was somewhere else though, and you just (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) ? Sure they did-- they didn't mean to mark it down by such a percentage, hence they're losing money. IE for each Slave I they sell at $24.99 they loose about $25.00. Not *REALLY* since (more likely) more are being sold than otherwise would, (...) (22 years ago, 23-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.market.theory)
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| (...) John--which Arab governments are based on religion? In fact the most secular government in the region is Saddam Hussein's Iraq-- which is why he was our proxy against the Islamic theocratic Republic of Iran. Now, that *is* a religious (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) I thought that the entire article was written with a cynnical 'tongue in cheek' method. I don't think the author is racist, but rather looking at the "facts" as he sees them and saying that' "Hey, you've had just as much opportunity thru the (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Peace in the Mid-East?
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| (...) That does not really answer my question. Your point, even if true, does not justify Israel’s actions in any way. Does it? (...) To be honest, I have no idea. (...) I can't agree with that view. (...) Peace on Israel's terms? Barak went to the (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| *BIG BIG SIGH* Gosh I don't know where to start. I read this message within the minute after it was posted this evening while sitting in class, and instantaneously I knew it would erupt into a flamewar. When things get slow on the 'Friendliest place (...) (22 years ago, 22-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Peace in the Mid-East?
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| (...) If "not all", then how many? Israel was able to clear 80% of Palestinians from the area (~700,000 individuals), I happen to think that had more to do with their aggression than it does alleged reports of "Jewish Vampires". However, I don’t see (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: George Lucas: Galactic gasbag
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| (...) Let's say this about Lucas: he set a new level for the arts of film special effects and sound quality. You just gotta give him Industrial Light & Magic and all that it means to the film industry and arts. And you have to give him "American (...) (23 years ago, 17-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) circle?) (...) they (...) How about people that moved into an area 1-2 years before the the country was formed by the UN. The only reason they moved there was because the Arab countries were trying to discourage the UN from putting Israel (...) (23 years ago, 18-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Anyone building with LEGO?
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| Where minds connect: You are not alone! LUGNET is home to thousands of LEGO fans of all ages. We are a community which never sleeps — and has been called "the friendliest place on the Internet." Somehow I just don't see so it anymore. Brickshelf is (...) (23 years ago, 15-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Peace in the Mid-East?
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| (...) Israel tricked the Syrians. Fine. The purpose was to control the Golan Heights so as to provide a safe buffer between her and Syria. It was a completely *defensive* strategy. Has Israel used this strategic advantage against Syria in an (...) (23 years ago, 16-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| | Re: Dave's Anti-American Rant
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| (...) I don't see being "anti-corporation" and "anti-capitalism" as at all the same thing, BTW. If the corporations we are talking about are the sort of crony driven parasitic influence purchasers as ADM, (or US Steel) for example, I am about as (...) (23 years ago, 14-May-02, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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