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(...) Right, like "the peoples of various countries", "people" == "a single group" where "peoples" = "a bunch of groups". A plural of a plural? Sounds kinda hypercubish to me. ;-) Cheers, - jsproat (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) "The monies of various countries." (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Are you wondering why it is spelled "monies" rather than "moneys"? Actually I think both are acceptable and the latter may even be more common. As to the reason, I don't know-- maybe it reflects the evolution of the word "money" from the old (...) (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) It's English. It's just irregular. However, the spelling "moneys" is also acceptable. Of course, "money" is also used as a plural term in itself. ("Give me some money.") (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Why is "monies" the plural of "money?" To open two different locks do you need a pair of kies? Or if you're conducting a series of polls, are you taking survies? Just wondering... Dave! (26 years ago, 9-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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Well, our first glimpse of the future of the Final Fantasy game series is now up and running! Go to (URL) to see it! (It has a pretty hefty flash content, so it may slow down for some people...) Also, all pages scroll horizontally as opposed to the (...) (26 years ago, 8-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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| | Re: vegetarians (was Re: Why is AIDS such a big deal?)
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(...) deserts are where it's at for me currently. my latest success was fake chocolate cheesecake that fooled some non-vegetarians. I also have this crazy dream of opening a diner(stainless steel and all) that serves typically diner food but all of (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) cows (...) I'm a northern Illinois farm boy (okey, flame the hell out of me <g>) and all our beef cattle were steers. I couldn't imagine anyone eating old cow carcasses. likewise, you don't get much dairy product from steers. Tom (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Not me. If you don't believe me, come to Michigan where we raise both beef cows and dairy cows and you will soon discover that milk from a beef cow tastes marginal at best and meat from a dairy cow is absolutely awful, tough and stringy and (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Yes! That's it. That place rocked! Actually that whole neighborhood was cool. Kind of like Clark and Belmont in Chicago...maybe all cities have a place like that. (...) :-( (...) That sounds likely, but I just don't remember. I'm pretty sure (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Ah... the venerable 'Food for Thought' on 1738 Connecticut Avenue in Dupont Circle. Sadly, gentrification(1) has taken hold in that area, and most of the landlords(2) raised the rents several times what they were. Food for Thought couldn't (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Last time I was in DC (Thanksgiving for two weeks in '97) my friend and I were in an area near a college (we went on the metro) where there were little delis, tatoo and piercing places, used music shops, and a big (and interesting) gay and (...) (26 years ago, 6-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmmm. I just call everything I can't eat 'cow' (j/k). Flesh-derivative works for me. (...) WAMALUG had a dinner meeting at Harmony Cafe in Georgetown. Even the picky eaters were happy with the meal. It's one of my favorite places to eat here. (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I don't believe that there is a standard limit for name length, although I could be wrong. However, there is a clear specification for hostnames: they must begin with a letter, followed by any number and combination of letters or numbers or (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.fun, lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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(...) Yes, but some would argue that these are still by-products of the meat industry. Scott A (...) figure (...) I'm (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Oh, I wonder how I should have written that. I meant to be saying flesh-derivatives (like gelatin), not animal-derivatives. I certainly agree that dairy is an animal derivative. (...) Yeah, I've been to DC a few times and there are just a ton (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) That's what I thought, 'cept the sentance "I haven't eaten (except for trace amounts by mistake) the flesh, or derivatives, of an animal in six years." confused me a bit- IMO dairy is an animal derivative. Just checking. I noticed you're (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.debate, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) I'm not sure about the underscore, but Netscape 3.01 seems to be truncating the hostname at 32 characters. Looked on another machine, not much to see there, did I miss it? (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) ...you can go back to ignoring me now... wubwub stephen f roberts wamalug guy ((URL) Guide ((URL) the wildlink ((URL) #160 (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.general, lugnet.publish, lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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(...) Hmm. Can they hold their beer? I suspect my fraternity may be interested. After 50 years of Barn Party, there aren't any farmers even remotely close to Houghton that are willing to lend chickens to the brothers any more. So if your chickens (...) (26 years ago, 5-Jun-00, to lugnet.off-topic.fun)
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