Julia Thompson wrote:
not *that* great at names unless I try really hard, and worse at faces
Faces for me are very easy. I remember a face forever, including
everything that person told me together with when it was told to me and
under what circumstances. At times I can remember niggling
Robert Seeberger wrote:
Watch what happens as an artist draws
the same picture over and over while
the LSD kicks in...
http://www.cowboybooks.com.au/html/acidtrip1.html
Actually this is quite interesting.
At least now we know how Picasso got the surrealism into his paintings.
Sonja
The Fool wrote:
As opposed to the propaganda / newspeak that comes off the tips of JDG's fingers every time he writes? Every time I write a long article I get 0 responces.
Not to be harsh or anything but actually I've found that you (as well as
JDG) dump a lot of opinionated links on this
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snipped some
A personal attack is bad not because it is false or true but because it seeks to confuse the arguement with the person making the arguement.
Can we add this to our etiquette guidelines? The reasoning behind the rule.
Sonja :o)
GCU: No attack
http://apnews.myway.com/article/20040203/D80FIV7G0.html
xponent
Quicknote Maru
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/ac2/wp-dyn/A5746-2004Feb2?language=printer
The Federal Communications Commission launched an investigation into
Sunday's controversial Super Bowl halftime show yesterday and FCC
Chairman Michael K. Powell telephoned Mel Karmazin, president of CBS
parent Viacom Inc.,
At 06:47 PM 2/2/2004 -0600 The Fool wrote:
As Ronn already posted another article--Which I read several days
ago--that explains in more detail about changes made to Georgia's science
Curriculum by the Elected Republican Official:
http://www.ajc.com/metro/content/metro/0104/29curriculum.html
Cox,
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Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 9:40 AM
Subject: Re: gud ol Repgnatcan suthrn edukasion
At 06:47 PM 2/2/2004 -0600 The Fool wrote:
As Ronn already posted another article--Which I
From: John D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 06:47 PM 2/2/2004 -0600 The Fool wrote:
As Ronn already posted another article--Which I read several days
ago--that explains in more detail about changes made to Georgia's
science
Curriculum by the Elected Republican Official:
In the Alternate reality that right-wing nuts like JDG like to fantasize
about:
http://www.nationalreview.com/thecorner/04_02_01_corner-archive.asp#0243
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Nominations have been pouring in for my suggestion that dead villains
should be dug up an posthumously hanged, as Oliver Cromwell was.
http://patriotboy.blogspot.com/2004_02_01_patriotboy_archive.html#107562
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Reviews for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ
Every time I preach or speak about the Cross, the things I saw on the
screen will be on my heart and mind.
-- Billy Graham, Billy Graham Evangelistic
From: Bryon Daly [EMAIL PROTECTED]
http://www.cnn.com/2004/TECH/ptech/02/03/television.tivo.reut/index.html
Headline: TiVo: Jackson stunt most replayed moment ever
I'm just gonna quote the relevant parts:
--
TiVo said that particular halftime stunt was the most
From: Robert J. Chassell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
- Assign votes based on population on a log-type curve, so they
don't become so out of proportion.
I don't think this, or any other scaling factor, is possible, for two
reasons:
* People on the planet as a whole now favor the `one person, one
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Fool wrote:
-- Aryan Nations
--Vangard News Network
-- Christian Comedian Chonda Pierce (From a letter posted on the
National
Vangard web site)
-- The White
From: CJ Kucera [EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Tue, Feb 03, 2004 at 03:02:11PM -0500, Bryon Daly wrote:
So TiVo's report home not just what you're watching on a
second-by-second
basis, but when you're rewinding/reviewing things? WTF? I don't have a
TiVo: Do they tell you up front when you buy/install
Jan Coffey wrote:
Should Italians also complain about the movie becouse it makes their
distant ansesters look bad?
I think that current Italians bear no relation to the Romans, except that
they live in the same place and speak a Latin-derived language. Italy
was swept by many invasions after
From: Jan Coffey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Fool wrote:
-- Aryan Nations
--Vangard News Network
-- Christian Comedian Chonda Pierce (From a letter posted on the
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
David Land wrote:
President falls asleep, misses the whole thing:
http://tinyurl.com/2szso
How do you fall asleep during the *Super Bowl*?
Even at my worst for napping, I never fell asleep during the *Super
Bowl*. (I *did* fall asleep during one playoff
And yet, another State without an evolution curriculum is that right-wing
hotbed of Illinois.
Illinois has an extreme split between the northeastern corner of Chicago and
the rest of the state. The southern half of the state is actually basically
eastern Missouri. Illinois is, alas, by no
I believe that you are furthering the causes of these broods of vipers
by republishing their venom.
I won't even give their words the respect shown by repeating them, even
to point out the evil they contain.
Far more to the point, will Mel Gibson repudiate their hate-filled verbal
vomit,
If a group of Jews make a movie about WWII in the year 3950 will there be
Germans complaining that it sheds them in a bad light?
I just hope and pray that there are still Jews around in the year 3950 to
make a movie about WWII (or to do anything else).
Tom Beck
Well depend which gospel you read doesn't it? They
say different things.
Also where is the proof that this so-called Yeshua
ever lived?
See Josephus _The Jewish Revolt_. Josephus was a jew
(IIRC a slave) of IIRC Valentinian who comissioned him
to write about the above topic. I think its a
Tests confirm Ricin in Senate mailroom
Excerpt from the article...
Somebody in all likelihood manufactured this with intent to harm, he
said as the Senate prepared to open debate on a $317 billion highway
bill. This is a criminal investigation, Frist said.
Complete article here:
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Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 02:19 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: TiVo privacy
I guess the real crux of the issue for me is that I don't
think they have
any business
From: Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Reviews for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ
Date: Tue, 03 Feb 2004 10:40:56 -0800
The Fool wrote:
-- Aryan Nations
--Vangard News Network
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Ah yes. You believe. I for one, believe that views like that, hold back
any sort of honest discourse. Furthermore, to brand something evil, is to
show either a narrow-minded approach to things, or a faithful belief in what
you are spoon-fed. Prove to me however, that evil is a substantial
Imagine if the First records of Abraham Lincoln came
35 years after he
supposedly lived / Died. And imagine if the First
records of the Civil
War and Imancipatiom of slaves were found 90 to 100
years after he
supposedly died.
And what's your point? And how is Lincoln and slavery
http://www.cg-games.net/challenges/challenges.shtml
Image a fan made Zelda game that is completely true to the original game
engine (from a hacked ROM), but was completely original, in all maps,
Item placements, Paletes and graphics / sprites.
Zelda Challenge: outlands is such a game. It uses
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Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:22 PM
Subject: Re: Reviews for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ
Have you also thought that the concept of Original Sin
is an allegorical to
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To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:04 PM
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To:
On 3 Feb 2004, at 11:23 pm, Damon Agretto wrote:
Actually try thinking about it critically, rather than
quipping a hackneyed response.
The fundamentalists don't think about it critically. And the
Reformation was about allowing literalist asshats to make their own
scriptural interpretations
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Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 6:53 PM
Subject: Re: Reviews for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ
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From: Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To:
Dan wrote:
I heard a great definition/interpretation from a conservative Catholic
priest (who is now a bishop IIRC). We are born into a wounded world.
Rev. Will Campbell put it thusly: We're all bastards, but God loves us
anyway.
Adam C. Lipscomb
Still Lurking Maru
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Tom Beck wrote:
If a group of Jews make a movie about WWII in the year 3950 will there be
Germans complaining that it sheds them in a bad light?
I just hope and pray that there are still Jews around in the year 3950 to
make a movie about WWII (or to do anything else).
I bet there will be
At 10:37 AM 2/3/04, The Fool wrote:
From: John D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED]
At 06:47 PM 2/2/2004 -0600 The Fool wrote:
As Ronn already posted another article--Which I read several days
ago--that explains in more detail about changes made to Georgia's
science
Curriculum by the Elected
On 4 Feb 2004, at 12:22 am, Damon Agretto wrote:
Have you also thought that the concept of Original Sin
is an allegorical to the inherent imperfection of
Human Beings? One of the Catholic interpretations of
this concept that I heard is that it demonstrates the
remoteness of humanity from God, and
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On 3 Feb 2004, at 11:23 pm, Damon Agretto wrote:
Actually try thinking about it critically, rather than
quipping a hackneyed response.
The fundamentalists don't think about it critically. And the
Reformation was
At 06:04 PM 2/3/04, Travis Edmunds wrote:
Prove to me however, that evil is a substantial thing and I may change my
view of evil being a man-made concept.
What do you mean by evil being a man-made concept?
-- Ronn! :)
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At 05:49 PM 2/3/04, The Fool wrote:
Well depend which gospel you read doesn't it? They
say different things.
Also where is the proof that this so-called Yeshua
ever lived?
[...snip...]
Imagine if the First records of Abraham Lincoln came 35 years after he
supposedly lived / Died. And
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Alberto Monteiro [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Jan Coffey wrote:
Should Italians also complain about the movie becouse it makes
their
distant ansesters look bad?
I think that current Italians bear no relation to the Romans,
except that
they live in the same place
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
SNIP
Imagine if the First records of Abraham Lincoln came 35 years after he
supposedly lived / Died. And imagine if the First records of the Civil
War and Imancipatiom of slaves were found 90 to 100 years after he
supposedly died. There
At 07:11 PM 2/3/04, William T Goodall wrote:
On 4 Feb 2004, at 12:22 am, Damon Agretto wrote:
Have you also thought that the concept of Original Sin
is an allegorical to the inherent imperfection of
Human Beings? One of the Catholic interpretations of
this concept that I heard is that it
At 06:52 PM 2/3/04, William T Goodall wrote:
[...snip...]
asshat
[...snip...]
I've learned a new word today . . .
-- Ronn! :)
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Bryon Daly wrote:
Their best guess was that GWB is a baseball guy and doesn't care so
much for football.
That would only serve to prove that the President isn't really a Texan. Football is
like a second religion there, isn't it? :)
Jim
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On 4 Feb 2004, at 1:22 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 06:52 PM 2/3/04, William T Goodall wrote:
[...snip...]
asshat
[...snip...]
I've learned a new word today . . .
Glad to assist!
--
William T Goodall
Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk
Blog :
What do you mean by evil being a man-made concept?
Based on my Freshman study of German philosophy, I'm
guessing Travis is a Nietschian, and that concepts of
good and evil are interpretations we place on the
environment and society to define negative aspects
that may be in actuality acts of
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To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 7:22 PM
Subject: Re: Reviews for Mel Gibson's The Passion of the Christ
At 06:52 PM 2/3/04, William T Goodall wrote:
[...snip...]
asshat
On 4 Feb 2004, at 1:39 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 07:11 PM 2/3/04, William T Goodall wrote:
On 4 Feb 2004, at 12:22 am, Damon Agretto wrote:
Have you also thought that the concept of Original Sin
is an allegorical to the inherent imperfection of
Human Beings? One of the Catholic
In a message dated 2/3/2004 6:02:05 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED]
writes:
If a group of Jews make a movie about WWII in the year 3950 will there be
Germans complaining that it sheds them in a bad light?
What this in essence says is that the jews killed christ. Because of course
On 4 Feb 2004, at 12:56 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 10:37 AM 2/3/04, The Fool wrote:
History, specifically The Civil Fucking War.
I missed hearing about that one in my history classed, too.
That would have been the 60's?
insert appropriate emoticon
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William T Goodall
Mail : [EMAIL
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Sent: Tuesday, February 03, 2004 5:40 PM
Subject: motivation for Ricin in Senate
Tests confirm Ricin in Senate mailroom
Excerpt from the article...
Somebody in all likelihood manufactured
Thou shalt not kill.
To translate the Hebrew accurately, it says, Don't murder.
Tom Beck
www.mercerjewishsingles.org
I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never dreamed I'd see the
last. - Dr Jerry Pournelle
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At 06:52 PM 2/3/04, William T
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
From: Gary Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Tests confirm Ricin in Senate mailroom
Excerpt from the article...
Somebody in all likelihood manufactured this with intent to harm,
he
said as the Senate prepared to open debate on a $317 billion
At 07:58 PM 2/3/04, William T Goodall wrote:
On 4 Feb 2004, at 1:39 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 07:11 PM 2/3/04, William T Goodall wrote:
On 4 Feb 2004, at 12:22 am, Damon Agretto wrote:
Have you also thought that the concept of Original Sin
is an allegorical to the inherent imperfection of
At 08:08 PM 2/3/04, William T Goodall wrote:
On 3 Feb 2004, at 9:15 pm, Julia Thompson wrote:
David Land wrote:
President falls asleep, misses the whole thing:
http://tinyurl.com/2szso
How do you fall asleep during the *Super Bowl*?
Even at my worst for napping, I never fell asleep during the
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At 08:13 PM 2/3/04, William T Goodall wrote:
On 4 Feb 2004, at 12:56 am, Ronn!Blankenship wrote:
At 10:37 AM 2/3/04, The Fool wrote:
History, specifically The Civil Fucking War.
I missed hearing about that one in my history classed, too.
That would have been the 60's?
You mean that a war
At 08:18 PM 2/3/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Thou shalt not kill.
To translate the Hebrew accurately, it says, Don't murder.
Agreed. I frequently quote from the KJV because a lot of people have heard
the familiar passages from that translation, even if they're not very
familiar with the
Agreed. I frequently quote from the KJV because a lot of people have heard
the familiar passages from that translation, even if they're not very
familiar with the Bible. Many experts will say that more modern translations like
the NIV may indeed be more accurate, but there's something
At 08:56 PM 2/3/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Agreed. I frequently quote from the KJV because a lot of people have
heard
the familiar passages from that translation, even if they're not very
familiar with the Bible. Many experts will say that more modern
translations like
the NIV may indeed
Well, as a Jew who reads biblical Hebrew (a little)
I prefer to deal with the
original (sort of, since we're not exactly sure if
what we have now really
was the original text of the Torah). The KJV has a
LOT of mistranslations.
I was under the impression that when modern copies of
the
None of them are perfect.
That's for sure. Most Jews use one version or another based on the Jewish
Publication Society's translation, and that has a lot of figurative rather than
literal translations. The Conservative movement's commentary is always pointing
out where it thinks the JPS
At 09:21 PM 1/31/2004 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
In a message dated 1/30/2004 8:27:55 AM Eastern Standard Time,
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No Child Left Behind
This has been such a great success. Where is the money to back this slogan.
The republicans control congress and the white house.
Adam C. Lipscomb wrote:
Dan wrote:
I heard a great definition/interpretation from a conservative Catholic
priest (who is now a bishop IIRC). We are born into a wounded world.
Rev. Will Campbell put it thusly: We're all bastards, but God loves us
anyway.
Reminded of something Marvin
At 10:17 PM 2/3/04, Julia Thompson wrote:
Jim Sharkey wrote:
Bryon Daly wrote:
Their best guess was that GWB is a baseball guy and doesn't care so
much for football.
That would only serve to prove that the President isn't really a
Texan. Football is like a second religion there, isn't it?
Sonja van Baardwijk wrote:
Faces for me are very easy. I remember a face forever, including
everything that person told me together with when it was told to me
and under what circumstances. At times I can remember niggling little
details about somebody as far back as 10 years ago or so. For me
He probably means that the Essenes, who existed
before
Jesus was born, were essentially Christians in their
beliefs and
rituals. A good case for this can be made.
(Try http://www.essene.com/ --for entertainment
purposes only.)
If you insist on some tautological definition
The fundamentalists don't think about it critically.
And the
Reformation was about allowing literalist asshats to
make their own
scriptural interpretations without the intervention
of elitist scholars
and their 'interpretations'. And America is
populated by the
descendants of cultists
At 10:40 AM 2/3/2004 -0800 Nick Arnett wrote:
The Fool wrote:
-- Aryan Nations
--Vangard News Network
-- Christian Comedian Chonda Pierce (From a letter posted on the National
Vangard web site)
-- The White Revolution Report
I believe that you are furthering the causes of these broods of
From: Russell Chapman [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I know what department they're from, what classes they teach, which staff
room they live in, and chat about their family, home, holiday etc, but in
the end I have to admit my failure and ask their name so I can call up the
account. I used to ask them how
From: Miller, Jeffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bryon Daly
I guess the real crux of the issue for me is that I don't
think they have
any business gathering that information in the first place; it is not
necessary for them to do so, and they don't get it as a
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