Re: Seth Finkelstein on 16 words

2003-07-29 Thread listmail
On Fri, 25 Jul 2003 12:18:22 -0700 (PDT), Gautam Mukunda wrote: But that seems to be _your_ argument. If we understand why they are angry at us and seek to act in such a way as to assuage their anger, they won't attack us any more. What you _want_ the US to do anyways seems to accord precisely

RE: Why we cast novels

2003-07-16 Thread listmail
On Thu, 10 Jul 2003 15:24:08 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I especially miss the novelty LP album covers (like my original Led Zeppelin III cover with the picture wheel in it) and the double albums with suitable-for-hanging-in-your-dorm-room trippy artwork inside. It's a real shame: the death

RE: Political Compass

2003-07-16 Thread listmail
On Tue, 15 Jul 2003 12:02:11 -0700 (PDT), Deborah Harrell wrote: Couple of years ago at a party, some guy actually asked me my sign...I managed not to laugh, but only just, and womanfully refrained from snapping Off Limits! ;-) I thought that was old enough that it was nostalgically quaint now.

Trudeau on political differences

2003-07-16 Thread listmail
Maybe it's just me, but Sunday's Doonesbury reminded me of past list discussions. http://www.doonesbury.com/strip/dailydose/index.html?uc_full_date=2003 0713 http://makeashorterlink.com/?R2D961745 Dean ___

Re: SCOUTED: Religiousness associated with less depression

2003-06-29 Thread listmail
On Sat, 28 Jun 2003 13:38:25 -0500, Reggie Bautista wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Ronnn! Religion is a crutch. Surprise!!! Crutch? I believe the phrase you were looking for is, useful tool. I don't find fear, myth and delusion to be useful tools. Lasting solutions are found in the

Re: Re: SCOUTED: Religiousness associated with less depression

2003-06-29 Thread listmail
On Sun, 29 Jun 2003 15:18:45 -0400 (EDT), John D. Giorgis wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Thank you Ronnn! Religion is a crutch. Surprise!!! Its amazing that so many messages have been devoted to dissecting what [EMAIL PROTECTED] precisely meant by this insult. Of course, there's only one thing

Re: SCOUTED: Religiousness associated with less depression

2003-06-28 Thread listmail
Thank you Ronnn! Religion is a crutch. Surprise!!! On Fri, 27 Jun 2003 21:53:22 -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: http://byunews.byu.edu/releases/release.aspx?y=archive03m=Junf=re ligdepress Contact: Grant Madsen (801) 422-9206 Religiousness associated with less depression, says BYU/U. of Miami

Re: The Brights

2003-06-25 Thread listmail
On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 12:59:29 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote: http://www.the-brights.net/ Thought it was appropriate to post this since we've been hitting so many spiritual/scientific worldview topics lately. They're trying to introduce a new meme: Or a new religion :) Dean

Re: constatine's hot 'cross' buns

2003-06-25 Thread listmail
On Tue, 24 Jun 2003 18:50:55 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: All of these comic book movies. But where's Groo? Off looking for a fray? or cheesedip? No fight choreographer in the world could do Groo justice :) Dean ___

Re: Segways aren't for everyone

2003-06-19 Thread listmail
On Wed, 18 Jun 2003 23:41:54 -0500, Ronn!Blankenship wrote: At 07:31 PM 6/18/03 -0400, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Mr. Bush gets bucked... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/030612/170/4dnhg.html Umm, I thought it was supposed to have a gyroscopic stabilization system so you couldn't

Re: wierd spam...

2003-06-19 Thread listmail
On Thu, 19 Jun 2003 14:40:39 -0400, Bryon Daly wrote: I just got this (presumably) spam message today. I've never seen anything quite like it: *snipped* I'm not sure wht the goal of this spam was. I can only think it it to get people to write to the email address provided, but I see little

Segways aren't for everyone

2003-06-18 Thread listmail
Mr. Bush gets bucked... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/030612/170/4dnhg.html New legislation pending... :) Dean ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Where are the European hypocrites?

2003-06-13 Thread listmail
On Thu, 12 Jun 2003 22:58:45 +0100, Richard Baker wrote: Dan said: How about, over a period of years, the US is inundated by foreigners who look like they will drastically and permanently change the ethnic makeup of the US? No sci-fi needed. :-) Yes, but that's not really the same situation, is

Re: English rules exceptions Re: China RFID tracking people

2003-06-07 Thread listmail
On Sat, 07 Jun 2003 14:05:02 -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The ie/ei rule is complicated, and has 8 exceptions that have been brought to my attention, but I can never remember more than 7 of them: either foreign forfeit leisure neither seize weird There's at least 1 more. Anyone? Their? Dean