Re: The intersection of Social Security and Abortion

2005-01-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jan 26, 2005, at 9:28 PM, Robert G. Seeberger wrote: http://www.christianshirts.net/designs.php?id=188 Hmm. Counterslogans... "Abortion: Good for the justice system: 44,000,000 potential rapists killed since 1973" "Abortion: Good for acolytes: 44,000,000 potential archbishops killed since 197

Re: Piloting Social Security

2005-01-26 Thread Gary Denton
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 12:29:56 -0500, Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > * Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > > > If there is a crisis today, then a big correction is needed now. But > > if the crisis is many years away, as virtually every analysis says, > > then there is no need for ma

The intersection of Social Security and Abortion

2005-01-26 Thread Robert G. Seeberger
http://www.christianshirts.net/designs.php?id=188 xponent Fer Real Maru rob ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Jumbo Jupiter

2005-01-26 Thread MironMurcury
Hi Warren and Steve, I read and enjoyed the 2001 books and tried to fully credit Clark for the novel (all puns intended) idea. I forgot the details Clark offered, but did carry away a "Cosmos" animation of Jupiter changing, cloud layers moving like a cafe latte you're stirring in a glass, t

Re: It Came from Outer Space

2005-01-26 Thread maru
Err... Perhaps my oh-so-subtle-religious-wacko-dialect humor was lost on you. *Meant to say something along the lines of: 'You had better watch what you say Warren, as being a cyncial, Western, literate, gay (I do have that right, right? I'm not just imaging that Warren has said he was gay on

Re: It Came from Outer Space

2005-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/26/2005 6:02:23 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: ~Maru Best watch out Warren! Being a Westerner already offends extremists, and 'atheistic' statements like dat might git you kilt! I am now trying to get rid of the mental picture of Warren in a k

Re: It Came from Outer Space

2005-01-26 Thread Dave Land
On Jan 26, 2005, at 5:01 PM, maru wrote: Warren Ockrassa wrote: That's more or less exactly how Islam started. Best watch out Warren! Being a Westerner already offends extremists, and 'atheistic' statements like dat might git you kilt! Kilt? I had no idea Warren was Scottish! Dave

Re: It Came from Outer Space

2005-01-26 Thread maru
Really? I thought that was how the polytheistic/fetish cult of Mecca, centered around the black rock of Qaaba, got started. Islam I had thought was a syncretistic cult combining Arabic mythology, handy elements of the aforementioned cult for cheap legitmacy, and a heaping dose of Nestorian Chris

Re: It Came from Outer Space

2005-01-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jan 26, 2005, at 5:28 PM, Dave Land wrote: Apparently so -- the Reuters article says that the superstitious villagers seem to want to place it in a shrine and pray (to? over? for?) it, but the government wants to study it. That's more or less exactly how Islam started. I'm not kidding. -- Warren

Re: It Came from Outer Space

2005-01-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
On Jan 26, 2005, at 4:48 PM, Dave Land wrote: No word yet on the rock's plan to fix Social Security. No no no. The rock is an example of what will happen if we don't act to fix social security immediately. It's a crisis and the sky is already falling! -- Warren Ockrassa, Publisher/Editor, nightw

Re: It Came from Outer Space

2005-01-26 Thread Dave Land
On Jan 26, 2005, at 4:15 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 1/26/2005 4:49:21 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Folks, A 10-pound meteorite landed in a Cambodian rice paddy, setting the field on fire and making a foot-deep hole. No word yet on the rock's plan to

Re: It Came from Outer Space

2005-01-26 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 1/26/2005 4:49:21 P.M. US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Folks, A 10-pound meteorite landed in a Cambodian rice paddy, setting the field on fire and making a foot-deep hole. No word yet on the rock's plan to fix Social Security. Dave Damn. I thought

The Onion does it again...

2005-01-26 Thread Warren Ockrassa
US Children Still Traumatized One Year After Seeing Partially Exposed Breast on TV 'According to the 500-page report filed by the FCC, more than 90 percent of the children who saw the exposed breast said they were "confused and afraid." "Mommy has dirty chest bumps," said a 5-year-old boy quot

It Came from Outer Space

2005-01-26 Thread Dave Land
Folks, A 10-pound meteorite landed in a Cambodian rice paddy, setting the field on fire and making a foot-deep hole. No word yet on the rock's plan to fix Social Security. Dave ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Weekly Chat Reminder

2005-01-26 Thread William T Goodall
As Steve said, "The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of

Re: Piloting Social Security

2005-01-26 Thread Erik Reuter
* Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > Erik Reuter wrote: > > >I've asked you before, and you have repeatedly failed to answer. > > Our conversation on this topic ended when my perception was that you > were using abusive language. Wrong, as usual. You posted twice in the thread without an

Re: Piloting Social Security

2005-01-26 Thread Nick Arnett
Erik Reuter wrote: I've asked you before, and you have repeatedly failed to answer. Our conversation on this topic ended when my perception was that you were using abusive language. Nick ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Piloting Social Security

2005-01-26 Thread Erik Reuter
* Nick Arnett ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote: > If there is a crisis today, then a big correction is needed now. But > if the crisis is many years away, as virtually every analysis says, > then there is no need for major change. Yeah, yeah, the longer you put off fixing the problem the more your gene

Don't rely on dollar to reduce trade deficit

2005-01-26 Thread Erik Reuter
http://news.ft.com/cms/s/c5ed952a-6f06-11d9-94a8-0e2511c8.html Don't rely on the dollar to reduce the deficit By David Hale Published: January 25 2005 20:31 | Last updated: January 25 2005 20:31 US economyThere is now a consensus in the financial markets that the US dollar is headed for a pro

Chimps' Sense of Justice Found Similar to Humans'

2005-01-26 Thread William T Goodall
http://www.newsisfree.com/iclick/i,69662860,1439,f/ "Inequities big and small can lead people to believe that life is indeed not fair. But how humans respond to unfair situations depends on the social circumstances: inequality among friends and family is less disturbing than it is among stranger