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(...) Actually, the whole immortality thing is something I have thought about a fair bit. I hadn't considered the 'recognized as human' angle before, but it's IMHO irrelevant to the main thrust - I wouldn't want to be immortal. I'd love to be able (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Don't answer so fast! you may change your mind later. And if you choose one way, you CAN change your mind, if you choose the other, you can't. I think most of us would be delighted to live a bit longer than we currently think is what's (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Ugh. No thanks, I'd rather be behind the throne. Setting precedent and all that... (...) I have no idea. Having 'recognized as human' being a given my entire life, I am a poor judge of it's value. (and I have no intention, regardless of (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) "the Positronic Man" is credited in the opening credits as the basis. (...) Very few gimmicky laughs. One that *I* laughed at was the display of the 3 laws (quoted word for word from Asimov) in the very beginning. As for sentimentality, I (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Or even worse, Larry. I went to.... <MUSIC> < The Imperial March starts playing > OHIO STATE </MUSIC> for a year. <Monty Python insert & change > Burn him, burn him!!! We found a Buckeye, may we burn him? </Monty Python insert & change > Talk (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes, MOST Michiganders, being U of M fans (1), find Spartans rather trying. Let's review... MSU got its start enabling folks to study animal husbandry. (2) I, at least, went to a school that got its start enabling folks to study rocks. Much (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.market.auction, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) The "rule" about prepositions ending sentences is an archaic Victorianism, an effort to "Latinize" English. Since English is a Germanic language, and German has prepositions at the end of sentences all of the time (separable prefixes and all (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Or even "sacrilege." :) LFB (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) James Brown for Precedent! Al Gore for Vice-Precedent (cuz after all he invented the internet)! (...) put"... Hee, I'd forgotten about that gem! :D (...) That, indeed, would be a precedent. (...) you: (...) recognised as (...) For all incense (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.pun)
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(...) Por moi? I will reserve judgment on Bi-man until I see it tomorrow or Thurs, but my initial reaction from trailers is that this whole topic was dealt with quite elegantly in ST:TNG with the character of Data. The author of Ecclesiastes was (...) (26 years ago, 29-Dec-99, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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