Re: Media Myth - Guns Are Always Bad for Us

2006-01-01 Thread Doug Pensinger
Nick Lidster wrote: Currently there are really 2 camps that are slugging it out on this issue, the liberals who want more laws and to create a new gun task force within the RCMP who are in a huge manpower shortage. Then there is the Conservatives who are taking a stance on increasing funding

Re: Media Myth - Guns Are Always Bad for Us

2006-01-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 03:09 AM Sunday 1/1/2006, Doug Pensinger wrote: Nick Lidster wrote: Currently there are really 2 camps that are slugging it out on this issue, the liberals who want more laws and to create a new gun task force within the RCMP who are in a huge manpower shortage. Then there is the

ABCnews: Pack of vicious dogs attack officer. :-)

2006-01-01 Thread Gary Nunn
Maybe these vicious dogs should go to the top of the list of dangerous animals, right alongside Pit Bulls. The Police Officer showed great restraint by not using his sidearm to defend himself against this violent, unprovoked attack. Maybe Fremont California is really, really short of true

LSSU 2006 List of Banished Words

2006-01-01 Thread Gary Nunn
I ran across this on some obscure news page, and then after reading it, also saw it on ABCnews.com. You have to visit the webpage and read the short description to appreciate why some of these made it to the banished list. From the Banished Words history page... In order to gain the most media

Re: LSSU 2006 List of Banished Words

2006-01-01 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: 'Killer Bs Discussion' brin-l@mccmedia.com Sent: Sunday, January 01, 2006 10:53 AM Subject: LSSU 2006 List of Banished Words I ran across this on some obscure news page, and then after reading it, also saw it on

Re: ABCnews: Pack of vicious dogs attack officer. :-)

2006-01-01 Thread Kanandarqu
I saw the smiley and this is an old topic near and dear to my heart that most of you have heard, but this is case in point. Vicious dogs often come from owners who don't teach them manners/discipline, etc. The difference between little and big dogs is the size of the bite- more people think

RE: platforms in canada (was :Media Myth - Guns Are Always Bad for Us)

2006-01-01 Thread Nick Lidster
Sounds like the conservatives have the more practical solution in this case. I doubt it seems that way to those who believe that all guns are e—ee—eee—vil . . . --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of

Words phrases that should be banished.

2006-01-01 Thread Gary Nunn
I can think of a couple of words and phrases that should be banished from the English language: Ripped From The Headlines - Should read: Plot Stolen From The Headlines. Can't TV writers come up with their own unique story ideas? My bad - This is just bad grammar and silly slang. I cringe when

Ex-Marine Says Public Version of Saddam Capture Fiction

2006-01-01 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
http://www.13wham.com/news/national/story.aspx?content_id=422B960A-26BA-4891-9E60-21C8818788D4 http://tinyurl.com/3mfx3 A former U.S. Marine who participated in capturing ousted Iraqi President Saddam Hussein said the public version of his capture was fabricated. Ex-Sgt. Nadim Abou Rabeh,

Hunters Of Dune ------ Sandworms Of Dune

2006-01-01 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
It may be time for some re-readingG The text of the dustjacket of Hunters Of Dune: HUNTERS OF DUNE Frank Herbert's epic continues Since 1986, millions of readers have longed to know the ending of the uncompleted story which began in Heretics of Dune and continued in Chapterhouse: Dune.

Re: Words phrases that should be banished.

2006-01-01 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 01:28 PM Sunday 1/1/2006, Gary Nunn wrote: Can't TV writers come up with their own unique story ideas? That is a rhetorical question, isn't it? --Ronn! :) Since I was a small boy, two states have been added to our country and two words have been added to the pledge of Allegiance...

Re: Fascist Catholic Censorship Speads to Viacom and Comedy Central

2006-01-01 Thread Michael Harney
The Fool wrote: http://forums.toonzone.net/showthread.php?t=157615 South Park Parked by Complaints By Sarah Hall Did Comedy Central grant the Catholic League its Christmas wish? Following the Dec. 7 season finale of South Park, titled Bloody Mary, the Catholic League for Religious and

Re: Be Afraid, Be Very Afraid.

2006-01-01 Thread Michael Harney
Doug Pensinger wrote: Hey, Michael, welcome back! Where are you going to school? Doug I'm attending the University of Texas at El Paso. I got my B.S. degree in Biology there. I'm going back to try to get a Master's in Computer Science. Michael Harney [EMAIL PROTECTED]