Jean-Louis Couturier wrote:
...and Libya is chairing the Commission on Human
Rights. File this as Reason #3462 why the UN system
is broken...
Of course with that kind of a logic, we'd actually
have to kick them out. Then we'd be back with our
usual G(n) organisations or a new and
How interesting. I knew most of these jokes, with
other characters. For example:
George W. Bush's Intelligence Quiz
(...)
Much relieved, Helms rushes back to the White House
and exclaims, I know the answer, sir! I know who
it is! It's Colin Powell! And Bush replies
in
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Please help the language-impoverished what
does namoro mean? I'm guessing it's probably
'being in love'?
It's the generic genderless term for boyfriendhood
and girlfriendhood. I don't know an English translation
GSV Refraining from Smart Ass Comments.
On Wed, Jan 29, 2003 at 11:40:44PM -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote:
Likewise, there is sort of an expectation for a State of the Union to
be broad in scope
Too bad no one told Bush the expectation for a State of the Union was
for the President to first go and jump in the Potomac for a swim...
From: Reggie Bautista [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...
Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 21:48:54 -0600
JJ wrote some stuff about being stalked in Puerto Rico, and at the end of
the email:
This mail sent through :
Printed today in the Times of London:
http://www.opinionjournal.com/extra/?id=110002994
From _eight_ European heads of government.
This is why, on a larger note, I'm not particularly
worried about the Atlantic relationship as it's
often called. The American relationship with _most_
of Europe
Well, that's great news! :) I'll fax an order through this morning.
Thank you for the info and the quick response! :)
Jon
From: d.brin [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Brin: Paris Conquers All?
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 01:14:53 -0800
Thanks
Terry Eastland: Children with 'special needs' are as
loved as any others
01/28/2003 Dallas Morning News
By TERRY EASTLAND
Last month, Dateline NBC told the story of a young
couple's decision to have a baby who had been
diagnosed with Down syndrome. The story, which took
place in 1998, is worth
J.D. Giorgis wrote:
Terry Eastland: Children with 'special needs' are as
loved as any others
01/28/2003 Dallas Morning News
By TERRY EASTLAND
Last month, Dateline NBC told the story of a young
couple's decision to have a baby who had been
diagnosed with Down syndrome.
Just out of
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 01:52 PM 1/17/03 +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
As Evil Overlady, I would institute local programs
(tailored to the community/culture) to work
intensively with folks and their particular
addictions, be they food,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unless I get a pillow, I will not reread The Uplift War even once while lying
on a blackboard.
Besides, they are green nowadays.
Blackboards come in all kinds of colors now a days. So far I've seen green,
yellow, red, blue, fucia, purple and even black. I thought
From: Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Adoption of Unwanted Children
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 17:23:54 +0100
J.D. Giorgis wrote:
Terry Eastland: Children with 'special needs' are as
loved as any others
01/28/2003 Dallas
http://www.trib.com/AP/wire_detail.php?wire_num=78914
Senate panel approves bill requiring middle- and high-schoolers to say
pledge
By C.G. WALLACE
Associated Press Writer
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) - Senate lawmakers gave early approval Tuesday to a
bill that would require junior high and high
Ashcroft Online
http://www.idleworm.com/nws/2002/12/aol10.shtml
A likely outcome of the Iraq War
http://www.idleworm.com/nws/2002/11/iraq2.shtml
Jon
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Bush Wants Drug Addicts to Pray
Associated Press Page 1 of 1
11:27 AM Jan. 29, 2003 PT
WASHINGTON -- President Bush has long preached of the power of prayer to
aid drug addicts. Now he's putting dollars behind the rhetoric, asking
Well, somebody was bound to disagree with me. :)
From: http://www.salon.com/news/feature/2003/01/30/sotu_critique/print.html
Jon
Excerpt:
Horrible speaker, great speech
An expert on great speakers says President Bush is among the worst ever, but
on Tuesday night, he tapped into his inner
If you've ever wondered about the difference between
Europe and America on abortion, then this is a
fascinating article.
JDG
Abortion in America
The war that never ends
Jan 16th 2003 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The Economist print edition
The United States did not deal with abortion as Europe
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
Ronn! Blankenship wrote:
At 01:52 PM 1/17/03 +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
Deborah Harrell wrote:
As Evil Overlady, I would institute local programs
(tailored to the community/culture) to work
intensively with folks and their
Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Unless I get a pillow, I will not reread The Uplift War even once while lying
on a blackboard.
Besides, they are green nowadays.
Blackboards come in all kinds of colors now a days. So far I've seen green,
yellow, red,
On 30 Jan 2003 at 10:30, J.D. Giorgis wrote:
If you've ever wondered about the difference between
Europe and America on abortion, then this is a
fascinating article.
That is, thanks.
Andy
Dawn Falcon
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I have comments on just 2 sections right now.
J.D. Giorgis wrote:
If you've ever wondered about the difference between
Europe and America on abortion, then this is a
fascinating article.
JDG
Abortion in America
The war that never ends
Jan 16th 2003 | WASHINGTON, DC
From The
On 30 Jan 2003 at 0:08, Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003041504,00.html
PIG farmers have been told they must put TOYS inside every sty - or
serve up to three months in prison.
Basically we're talking about stuff like footballs and rugby balls.
Also stufff
on 29/1/03 7:46 pm, Andrew Crystall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 29 Jan 2003 at 18:41, William T Goodall wrote:
In the UK most people who have a phone line can use any dialup ISP
from anywhere. And if you are in range of an ADSL enabled exchange [1]
you can use any broadband ISP to
- Original Message -
From: Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 5:24 AM
Subject: Re: We Want Your Online Dating Stories...
Jon Gabriel wrote:
Please help the language-impoverished what
does namoro mean? I'm guessing it's
At 17:57 30-01-2003 +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk wrote:
So the only known treatment for someone suffering from chocolate addiction
is to promptly administer a massive dose of chocolate. (Feel free to show
this prescription to Jeroen and tell him you need it filled immediately.)
Unfortunately,
On 30 Jan 2003 at 22:24, William T Goodall wrote:
on 29/1/03 7:46 pm, Andrew Crystall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 29 Jan 2003 at 18:41, William T Goodall wrote:
In the UK most people who have a phone line can use any dialup ISP
from anywhere. And if you are in range of an ADSL
- Original Message -
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 4:35 PM
Subject: Re: Iraq, Iran to Chair UN Disarmament Conference
Nah, that's merely US anti-Brazilian and anti-Cuban propaganda. :-)
When were you on the
At 08:39 2003-01-30 -0200, Alberto wrote:
Jean-Louis Couturier wrote:
...and Libya is chairing the Commission on Human
Rights. File this as Reason #3462 why the UN system
is broken...
Of course with that kind of a logic, we'd actually
have to kick them out. Then we'd be back with our
At 14:06 2003-01-29 -0800, Gautam wrote:
No. I think that arguing that France and Germany are
selfless is, almost by definition, ridiculous - when
have they _ever_ acted in such a way? If you say that
about the US, it's at least possible. It has
happened.
It has happened post WWII. Before
http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=511533
Vegetarian women who breast-feed may be putting their babies at risk for
neurological problems.
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-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
...
Let us bring to all Americans who struggle with drug addiction this
message of hope: The miracle of recovery is possible, and it could be
you, Bush said in his State of the Union address.
Many federally
The Fool wrote:
http://www.healthcentral.com/news/NewsFullText.cfm?id=511533
Vegetarian women who breast-feed may be putting their babies at risk for
neurological problems.
So, either a) give up being a vegetarian, or b) be *sure* to take plenty of
B12.
Julia
Carnivorous Lactator
It has happened post WWII. Before that, France was a colonial
empire bent on dominating what parts of the world it could. The
USA was trying to do the same, but all the good spots were already
taken. The same holds for Germany except for the time that they
spent recovering from WWI.
To be
--- Jean-Louis Couturier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
At 14:06 2003-01-29 -0800, Gautam wrote:
No. I think that arguing that France and Germany
are
selfless is, almost by definition, ridiculous -
when
have they _ever_ acted in such a way? If you say
that
about the US, it's at least
Doug Wrote:
Dan Minette wrote:
I wonder who is the longest married on the list? I'm guessing it might
be Jo Anne or Zimmy. Teri and I have been married just under 25 years.
25 years yesterday. 8^)
[stretching and waking to semi-coherance]. Way to go DOUG. Marriage
is a lot of work, I
From: Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
and desperately! In another list, I am a joke critic,
and someone told a joke where Bush was the main
character, but he behaved quite un-Bushly
[I suggested that the joke should be retold with
Fidel Castro instead of Bush - so you see that it
was a
Doug Pensinger wrote:
5 years yesterday. 8^)
Awesome! Congratulations. You do anything special?
Jim
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Julia Thompson wrote:
Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.liquidgeneration.com/sabotage/vision_sabotage.asp
Remind me not to check any more of Rob's URLs after 10PM.
Fortunately for me, I leave my speakers off unless I'm gaming or listening to music.
I've gotten more than a few of these over
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Marriage Anneversaries
Date: Thu, 30 Jan 2003 16:53:44 -0800
Doug Wrote:
Dan Minette wrote:
I wonder who is the longest married on the list? I'm guessing it
might
be Jo Anne or Zimmy. Teri and I have been
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
Glad to read all these great stories about marriage. What would you
guys say is the secret to a really happy marriage? Share the wealth
of knowledge!!! :-)
Geez, I dunno. Dr. Sharkey and I are fast approaching our tenth anniversary, and I'm
not sure exactly what
From: Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED]
and desperately! In another list, I am a joke critic,
and someone told a joke where Bush was the main
character, but he behaved quite un-Bushly
[I suggested that the joke should be retold with
Fidel Castro instead of Bush - so you see that it
was a
JDG wrote:
Terry Eastland: Children with 'special needs' are as
loved as any others
01/28/2003 Dallas Morning News
In the Down Syndrome Conspiracy, this story is
called Choosing Naia. Why does it remind me
of Glory Season?
Alberto Monteiro
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on 30/1/03 11:27 pm, Andrew Crystall at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
On 30 Jan 2003 at 22:24, William T Goodall wrote:
And let me restate - all the home deals for dial-up access in the
UK kick you off every 2 hours, and they kick you off the *ISP
entirely* if in any 24 hour rolling period you're
At 02:40 PM 1/30/2003 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
Abortion opponents were furious about
being denied their say. Abortion supporters had to
rely on the precarious balance of power on the Supreme
Court. Legalisation did not have the legitimacy of
majority support. Instead, it rested on a highly
- Original Message -
From: Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 9:21 AM
Subject: Re: Euro law: Pigs need toys
On 30 Jan 2003 at 0:08, Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003041504,00.html
PIG farmers
Awful indecent of me to not mention this previously,
But Susan and i will be getting married
Feb. 15.
Just 2 weeks left.
G
xponent
Banns Maru
rob
You are a fluke of the universe.
You have no right to be here.
And whether you can hear it or not,
the universe is
Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.thesun.co.uk/article/0,,2-2003041504,00.html
PIG farmers have been told they must put TOYS inside every sty - or
serve up to three months in prison.
As a practice it doesnt strike me as silly at all.
As legislation it seems quite silly, especially when you
In a message dated 1/30/2003 7:36:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As a practice it doesnt strike me as silly at all.
As legislation it seems quite silly, especially when you visualise a man in
a suit sporting a pig toy inspection badge.
Rather than a badge, would
At 10:05 PM 1/29/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.liquidgeneration.com/sabotage/vision_sabotage.asp
This is a pretty neat eye test.
Actually, it looks like the standard test for color blindness. (At least
the first few did: that's when I stopped.)
Everyone should take it to
At 10:09 PM 1/30/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/30/2003 7:36:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
As a practice it doesnt strike me as silly at all.
As legislation it seems quite silly, especially when you visualise a
man in
a suit sporting a
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml;$sessionid$RG32XT3XTAWXDQFIQMFSFF
4AVCBQ0IV0?xml=/news/2003/01/31/wally31.xmlsSheet=/news/2003/01/31/ixnewsto
p.htmlsecureRefresh=true_requestid=42154
By declaring their joint support of George W Bush eight states of the New
Europe have read the riot act
John D. Giorgis wrote:
In keeping with that vain, allow me to make a prediction as to the next
Did you mean vein? Or am *I* the one with homonym trouble this evening?
big thing in abortion politics, once Congress passess the partial-birth
abortion ban later this
http://www.drudgereport.com/bush.htm Pictures
After two years in office President Bush's hair has turned shades of white
and gray, as these photos reveal.
He may have the pulse of a top 20-something athlete, but on the outside,
President Bush is beginning to look his 56 years... The drama of
Jim Sharkey wrote:
*Midwest drawl*
Yeah, so we got a call that there's a pigpen up at Yasger's farm that are
bein' deprived of their rugby ball and we gotta check it out. Word is the
pigs are gettin' antsy and a little depressed. Y'know, nothin' messes up
a good link o' sausage like the
At 03:12 PM 1/29/03 -0500, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
-- Explosion at North Carolina pharmaceutical supply plant kills several
people, injures others.
Hello, is this Doctor Jones's office? Could you please send us another
copy of that prescription? And this time, please _type it_!
--
http://www.nydailynews.com/news/wn_report/story/55766p-52218c.html
Iraq sent spies from Canada to New York and Washington this month to snoop
and stir up anti-war demonstrations, according to a government report
obtained by the Daily News.
The classified document also reveals a plot by Al
http://www.austin360.com/aas/metro/013003/0130prof.html
A biology professor who refuses to write letters of recommendation for his
students if they don't believe in evolution is being accused of religious
discrimination, and federal officials are investigating, the school said.
The legal
Eight European leaders have backed U.S. President George W. Bush calling
for tough action to force Iraqi President Saddam Hussein to disarm,
breaking ranks with France and Germany.
In an article in Britain's Times newspaper and several other papers in
Europe and America, the leaders of EU
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:47:44PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
I brought 3 little ones up to full inflation this afternoon. I have a
little basketball of similar size that I bought today. I think that
even the basketball would hold up better.
Your pigs will thank you!
--
Erik Reuter
JJ spake:
Glad to read all these great stories about marriage. What would you guys say
is the secret to a really happy marriage? Share the wealth of knowledge!!!
:-)
A sense of humour. Also, since neither Zim or I can spell (I did finally
catch that 'anniversary' in the subject was wrong), maybe
http://www.newsmax.com/showinsidecover.shtml?a=2003/1/29/163955
Microsoft: The world's No. 1 software company. No. 2 on the Forbes 500 list
for market value. No. 3 in FORTUNE's Global Most Admired Companies. No. 28
in FORTUNE's Best Companies To Work For.
Microsoft leases or owns 99 sites around
Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.drudgereport.com/bush.htm Pictures
After two years in office President Bush's hair has turned shades
of white and gray, as these photos reveal.
Not surprising. How many Presidents *haven't* left office looking like far more than
the four or eight years they
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:53:29PM -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote:
http://www.austin360.com/aas/metro/013003/0130prof.html
A biology professor who refuses to write letters of recommendation for his
students if they don't believe in evolution is being accused of religious
discrimination, and
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:47:44PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
I brought 3 little ones up to full inflation this afternoon. I have a
little basketball of similar size that I bought today. I think that
even the basketball would hold up better.
Your pigs will
Robert Seeberger wrote:
He may have the pulse of a top 20-something athlete, but on the outside,
President Bush is beginning to look his 56 years... The drama of holding the
office has turned President Bush's hair even more gray than that of his 78
year old father.
Yeah, but it's still
It also sounds like the guy sets high standards, giving a recommendation
only if the student first achieved an A in his class.
What mystifies me is the fact the one student in the article attended
another university to get the letter. Why not just get it from another
professor at Texas Tech?
Concluding the numbers I was running on MUD Wed.,
Total new book listings since Sat. 390
(So I bought about 430 books.)
Sales price $4,449.50
(And Amazon, 4 for$125.00)
My cost $125
On 30 Jan 2003 at 21:28, John D. Giorgis wrote:
BTW - if you liked this article from The Economist, I strongly
encourage you to get a subscription, as this article was not atypical
of their news reporting.That, and their science reporting is
top-notch.
I have in the past. Cash is a *big*
- Original Message -
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 10:17 PM
Subject: Re: MAN OF STEEL TURNS GRAY
Robert Seeberger wrote:
He may have the pulse of a top 20-something athlete, but on the outside,
President Bush is
On 31 Jan 2003 at 2:19, William T Goodall wrote:
on 30/1/03 11:27 pm, Andrew Crystall at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
wrote:
On 30 Jan 2003 at 22:24, William T Goodall wrote:
And let me restate - all the home deals for dial-up access in
the UK kick you off every 2 hours, and they kick you off the
In a message dated 1/30/2003 9:11:17 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
What sort of a
ball would be good to give a goat?)
Something non-toxic and bigger than their mouth, but not just big enough to
get stuck in their horns.
What was the name of that Mad Magazine game
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Doug Pensinger wrote:
25 years yesterday. 8^)
Awesome! Congratulations. You do anything special?
Thanks! We just had dinner out, but we have a special trip planned for
when the weather is more cooperative.
Doug
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Julia Thompson wrote:
Maybe if one of my friends gets pigs, I'll get a basketball to give the
pigs. (I think my friends are more likely to get cats, dogs, rodents, maybe
horses, or possibly goats before any of 'em would get pigs. What sort of a
ball would be good to give a goat?)
One that
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 10:16:09PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Thu, Jan 30, 2003 at 09:47:44PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
I brought 3 little ones up to full inflation this afternoon. I have a
little basketball of similar size that I bought today. I think
Worst cross post title ever?
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At 16:53 30-01-2003 -0800, Jo Anne Bird wrote:
I'm glad to see all this social concourse, too -- I just wish I could
keep up with this damn list. How do you guys do it
Well, reading Brin-L messages at work helps. :-)
The Engineer and I celebrated #31 last summer
For Sonja and me,
29 years for George and Sin Yong
George A
- Original Message -
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Friday, January 31, 2003 9:53 AM
Subject: Marriage Anneversaries
Doug Wrote:
Dan Minette wrote:
I wonder who is the longest married on the list? I'm guessing it
At 21:28 30-01-2003 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
BTW - if you liked this article from The Economist, I strongly encourage
you to get a subscription, as this article was not atypical of their
news reporting.That, and their science reporting is top-notch.
At EUR 169 per year, it better be
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