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Stop, in the Name of 'Bots
Thursday, October 03, 2002
By Glenn Harlan Reynolds
Nowadays, it seems as if more and more law enforcement is being done by
machines. Unfortunately, they don't seem to be up to the job. And the
humans don't want
At 18:56 03-10-2002 -0500, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
Um, no. You appear hell-bent upon reserving for yourself the right to
define words the way you *want* to define them.
Which, of course, cannot be said about the pro-Israel crowd...
I consider this reason enough to determine that you are not
At 20:30 03-10-2002 -0500, Robert Seeberger wrote:
Your logic is flawed.
There is no language (spoken language) on earth that conforms to
mathematical precision.
Well, then just in case I misinterpret the meaning of the word:
Next time someone calls me anti-American (bound to happen again
At 01:30 04-10-2002 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote:
:-) What was it you had posted to the list incessantly a few months ago?
I'm still waiting for Jeroen to post proof and documentation to these
accusations? You'd think I'd remember it better from having seen it a
few hundred times. :-)
Since you
At 21:24 03-10-2002 -0500, The Fool, once again true to his name, wrote:
So now you are redfining the english language, even after someone has
posted, the one and only definitive word meaning and usage from the
unabridged Oxford English Dictionary. This is...Pathetic. Are you going
to deny the
Jeroen wrote:
At 18:56 03-10-2002 -0500, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
Um, no. You appear hell-bent upon reserving for yourself the right
to
define words the way you *want* to define them.
Which, of course, cannot be said about the pro-Israel crowd...
Ahh, so it's not *just* the Israelis, but all
Richard Baker wrote:
I think that the pseudonymity of the Fool is quite
reasonable. After all, he or she has a consistent
identity and so a coherent reputation
that messages can affect.
And how can we prevent that someone creates a false
ID in one of those free e-mail services,
At 07:23 04-10-2002 -0500, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
Um, no. You appear hell-bent upon reserving for yourself the right
to define words the way you *want* to define them.
Which, of course, cannot be said about the pro-Israel crowd...
Ahh, so it's not *just* the Israelis, but all their
Omnia wankerae delenda est?
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, LLP (Formerly the USA)
Two bits, four bits, six bits, a peso. If you're for Zorro,
stand up and say so!
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At 09:58 04-10-2002 -0500, Marvin Long wrote:
Omnia wankerae delenda est?
Care to translate that into English?
Jeroen Likud Delenda Est van Baardwijk
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From: Doug [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Alberto Monteiro wrote:
But look at the appendixes. Who rules the Shire after Frodo leaves?
The servant, the son of the gardener.
Isn't rules a bit strong? Will Whitfoot was kind of a joke
wasn't he?
His chief task being to preside over
On Fri, 4 Oct 2002, J. van Baardwijk wrote:
At 09:58 04-10-2002 -0500, Marvin Long wrote:
Omnia wankerae delenda est?
Care to translate that into English?
I think it's more fun in grammatically incorrect Latin.
Marvin Long
Austin, Texas
Bush, Cheney, Rumsfeld, Ashcroft, LLP (Formerly the
Just got this from another mailing list. Should be OK to view at work if
it's OK to look at political cartoons at work. (If it's *not* OK to
view political cartoons at work, then wait until you get home, OK? I
don't want you getting in trouble over a link I sent out)
William wrote:
Jim, thanks for breaking the streak. I was about to expect a message
on the Georgian definition of anti-Semitism in Jefferson County.
I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of My brain is bigger
than yours that we play here. :-D
Sometimes they're a lot
At 16:36 03-10-2002 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
Let me get this straight. English is a second language for you and you are
claiming that the definitive source of English (OED) is wrong and you are
right in defining an English word?
J. van Baardwijk wrote:
I am applying this horrible
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 12:31:01PM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of My
brain is bigger than yours that we play here. :-D
My brain is probably smaller than most, but it's denser. :D
Bischoff, one of the
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Intellectual output from the Arab World
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 10:49:36 +0200
At 18:56 03-10-2002 -0500, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
snip
I consider this reason enough to determine that you are
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4213393.htm
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At 10:13 04-10-2002 -0700, Matt Grimaldi wrote:
But your case is flawed as well, Jeroen. You assume that the anti in
anti-semite means the opposite of or the negative form of, when in
reality it means denial of or enemy of or someone who is against
You have not been paying attention then. I
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: cars, air
On Fri, 27 Sep 2002 14:37:40 -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
This is a huge assumption. This vehicle has many inherent efficiencies
that
might overcome these
- Original Message -
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 1:54 PM
Subject: Re: Evil Empire: the World leader in executions
At 14:25 04-10-2002 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote:
Not that it matters, but Jeroen has been dismissing
http://www.improbable.com/ig/2002/ig-winners-2002.html
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At 09:46 04-10-2002 -0700, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
you have apparently decided to use your need to study for an important
exam as a pretext for halting your participation in this discussion of
of the meaning and origins of the term anti-Semite,
That part of your sentence is true...
with the
Matt Grimaldi wrote:
You seem to be ignoring the
important fact of language, that words change in meaning,
pronunciation, and spelling over time, and that such changes
do not necessarily follow any strict logic.
I once heard that en's _black_ came from fr's _blanc_,
which means [as
on 4/10/02 3:21 am, Dan Minette at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
- Original Message -
From: William T Goodall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: BRIN-L [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Wednesday, October 02, 2002 10:46 PM
Subject: Re: Intellectual output from the Arab World
on 3/10/02 4:29 am, Dan
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Intellectual output from the Arab World
Date: Fri, 04 Oct 2002 11:16:23 +0200
At 01:30 04-10-2002 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote:
:-) What was it you had posted to the list incessantly a few months
Just thought I'd drop a line to y'all about the First Words competition that
I launched today - it's for World Space Week and run by the Mars Society,
and we're asking people what they think the first words on Mars will be. You
can see the website at http://www.newmars.com/firstwords and our own
Jeroen wrote:
*
You have not been paying attention then. I define
anti-Semite as a person who hates Semites. It
should therefore be quite obvious that, to
me, the word anti in anti-Semite means enemy of
or someone who is against.
*
I think it is you who have not been
Jeroen wrote:
*
At 09:46 04-10-2002 -0700, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
you have apparently decided to use your need to study
for an important
exam as a pretext for halting your participation in
this discussion of
of the meaning and origins of the term anti-Semite,
That part of your
http://makeashorterlink.com/?S58422EF1
Montana's Libertarian candidate for Senate has turned
blue from drinking a silver solution that he believed
would protect him from disease.
I don't discriminate against people based upon the
color of their skin, but in this case, I'll make an
exception.
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 8:37 AM
Subject: Re: cars, air
While this may not affect global warming, it
may make Houston smell better. :)
You mispelled L.A.
G
xponent
Houston, The 9th Most Polluted City In
At 17:45 04-10-2002 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote:
And if you remember that, then you will also remember that since that
time, the policy of this list is that nobody is required to back any
claims with any proof.
Now, I may have been deleting e-mails en masse, but for the record, to my
knowledge
--- Julia wrote:
Just got this from another mailing list. Should be
OK to view at work if
it's OK to look at political cartoons at work.
http://www.defectiveyeti.com/iraqevite/
Julia
p.s. I'd like to hear what your favorite detail is,
if you have one
Pizza?! Why didn't anyone
At 14:08 04-10-2002 -0700, Adam Lipscomb wrote:
I'm not asking for an L3 post - just a simple explanation as to why you
insist your position is the correct one.
I have already explained that a few times now. I see no reason to keep
repeating myself.
Jeroen And now, off to bed van Baardwijk
Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- Julia wrote:
Just got this from another mailing list. Should be
OK to view at work if
it's OK to look at political cartoons at work.
http://www.defectiveyeti.com/iraqevite/
Julia
p.s. I'd like to hear what your favorite detail is,
if you have
Are we back to this, again?
-Original Message-
From: J. van Baardwijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 03:30 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Intellectual output from the Arab World
At 17:45 04-10-2002 -0400, Jon Gabriel wrote:
And if you
Note: the following response is intended as humor.
The Fool wrote:
http://www.siliconvalley.com/mld/siliconvalley/4213393.htm
Can we come up with two words that begin with the letter 'B'?
How about 'billion'?
How about 'BOGUS'?
Julia
I went a very mediocre 8-5 last week, brining my season total to 38-20.
ATS I was 5-9 for a season total of 32-27-1. Fortuantely, I split my two
ATS bets in my Office Pool! The UPSET SPECIAL fell again in bizarre
fashion, as the Browns found another creative way to lose, for a 1-3 record
on
On Fri, Oct 04, 2002 at 06:28:06PM -0500, Dan Minette wrote:
- Original Message -
From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, October 04, 2002 5:32 PM
Subject: Re: English, was: Intellectual output from the Arab World
Still trying off and
In a message dated 10/4/2002 6:38:26 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
There will be no overnight switch to electric vehicles. This does not
diminish
their potential.
I would consider buying an electric car as a second vehicle as soon as I can
use it to drive from
In a message dated 10/4/2002 10:13:54 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of My brain
is bigger than yours that we play here. :-D
Oh I do skim through many of them. Last time I did a test on the net, I
In a message dated 10/4/2002 3:23:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
So it's like a white dwarf of intellect? :)
LOL
Ouch! Is this from the previously-mentioned Handbook
of Insults? And is it better or worse to be a black
hole of intellect? (an argument could
In a message dated 10/4/2002 4:05:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Can we come up with two words that begin with the letter 'B'?
Bi and Both are both two words.
Another perfect straight line feed.
Vilyehm Teighlore
-
Sometimes you gotta go 'O'
--- On Fri 10/04, Deborah Harrell
--- Jim Sharkey wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
My brain is probably smaller than most, but it's
denser. :D
So it's like a white dwarf of intellect? :)
Ouch! Is this from the previously-mentioned Handbook
of Insults? And is it better or
Today at a used bookstore that is actually a used media store but won't
change their name because it just wouldn't be as cool, I saw a used DVD of
Lord of the Rings.
Already.
If we all totally twist the English language, I'm thinking of redoing the
slogan of the king of kitchen gadgets:
See
In a message dated 10/4/2002 6:02:09 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
If I were the link master, then I'd name my site
www.porkouttoday.com
As it is, I have mutton to do with that site. :-)
Hmmph, cattle be the day!
Wassamatter?
Chicken?
William wrote:
Jim, thanks for breaking the streak. I was about to expect a message
on the Georgian definition of anti-Semitism in Jefferson County.
Jim (I think) replied:
I'm afraid you're just going to have to get used to the games of My
brain is bigger than yours that we play here.
I know this is a David Brin mailing list, but I have a question about
the Known Space universe: Which is stronger, scrith or a General
Products hull?
Does anybody know?
Any opinions?
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I wrote some stuff concerning the big 8 pagan festivals, and offered more
details upon request.
Debbi replied:
'Please, sir, may I have some more?' :)
Official request
I'm Not Lazy, I Was Just Drawn That Way Maru
:-)
I live to serve...
This is a great page that links to pages about each of
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am not at all confused. Rather, it is quite clear to me that many
people
attribute a certain meaning to the word anti-Semite that differs from
what I believe to be its meaning.
This is the same kind of logic, quacks, holocaust deniers,
J. van Baardwijk wrote:
Just in case I misinterpret the meaning that poster attributes to the
word anti-American...
Do you mean anti-U.S. or does the term anti-American include
Canadians, Mexicans, Brazilians, Argentineans, Peruvians, Cubans etc. etc.?
Doug
8^)
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