Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
I've experienced serious dizzy spells and nausea
bouts while playing computer/video games. The type
of games that seems to affect me are those in
the style of Wolfenstein 3D, Hitman, Hitman2,
and (unfortunately) Bounty Hunter. My dizzy spells
seem to be a
Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 05:41 PM 3/8/2003 -0600, you wrote:
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030307-093444-9730r
FIRE's Chief Executive Officer, Thor L. Halvorssen, praised the school.
When fully informed of a frightening violation of freedom of conscience,
the college administration
Robert Seeberger wrote:
TERRIFIED Iraqi soldiers have crossed the Kuwait border
and tried to surrender to British forces - because they
thought the war had already started.
The motley band of a dozen troops waved the white flag
as British paratroopers tested their weapons during a
William T Goodall wrote:
In more recent seasons they have streamlined this a bit (how boring is
a 'learning the language' scene in every ep?) - feel free to imagine it
for yourself if it bugs you :)
Basically, the aliens either have a universal translator,
or the first contact team
Kevin Tarr wrote:
At 05:41 PM 3/8/2003 -0600, you wrote:
http://www.upi.com/view.cfm?StoryID=20030307-093444-9730r
FIRE's Chief Executive Officer, Thor L. Halvorssen, praised the school.
When fully informed of a frightening violation of freedom of conscience,
the college administration
Robert Seeberger wrote:
TERRIFIED Iraqi soldiers have crossed the Kuwait border
and tried to surrender to British forces - because they
thought the war had already started.
The motley band of a dozen troops waved the white flag
as British paratroopers tested their weapons during a
William T Goodall wrote:
In more recent seasons they have streamlined this a bit (how boring is
a 'learning the language' scene in every ep?) - feel free to imagine it
for yourself if it bugs you :)
Basically, the aliens either have a universal translator,
or the first contact team
John D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
However, AFAIK, there isn't much of a teacher
shortage in the country these days... which
implies that teachers are being paid plenty.
I'd believe that teachers are underpaid if you
could demonstrate a nationwide teacher
shortage.
Jon
On Mon, Mar 10, 2003 at 11:19:04PM -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Erik Reuter wrote:
'pologize for speaking metaphorically. What I mean is that violence
begets violence.
You claimed that directly attacking terrorist killers is a bad idea
because more will be created by your actions than you
Erik Reuter wrote:
You claimed that directly attacking terrorist killers is
a bad idea
I think so. Terrorist killers should be praised, not
attacked
Alberto Monteiro
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In a message dated 3/11/2003 6:03:11 AM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
Erik Reuter wrote:
You claimed that directly attacking terrorist killers is
a bad idea
I think so. Terrorist killers should be praised, not
attacked
Alberto Monteiro
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 10:01:52AM -0300, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
I think so. Terrorist killers should be praised, not attacked
Especially terrorist killers who attack Alberto.
--
Erik Reuter [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.erikreuter.net/
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 08:32:06AM -0500, Erik Reuter wrote:
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 10:01:52AM -0300, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
I think so. Terrorist killers should be praised, not attacked
Especially terrorist killers who attack Alberto.
I just realized what you meant. Perhaps I
Erik Reuter wrote:
I think so. Terrorist killers should be praised, not attacked
Especially terrorist killers who attack Alberto.
Terrorist killers don't attack me - I am not a
terrorist.
Alberto Monteiro
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From David Frum's Blog:
Im in Minneapolis, Minnesota, but thanks to the
miracle of modern satellite technology, I was able to
join yesterday in a French television program that
pitted former French foreign minister Hubert Vedrine
against a line-up of North American sparring partners.
Vedrine too
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/2840013.stm
A civil servant who complained about being made to wear a collar and
tie to work has won a sex discrimination case.
Matthew Thompson, 32, said it was unfair he had to dress formally to
work at the Jobcentre Plus, in Stockport, Greater
- Original Message -
From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 11:39 PM
Subject: Re: Cheese Eating Surrender Monkeys
Dan Minette wrote:
Given the fact that France was opposed to continuing the inspections and
--- Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Then show why it's in their interest *in the
long-term.* Offhand, I'd say that the Muslim
extremists will eventually target France because
they
are, after all, part of the hated West - women
aren't
veiled, they vote and drive, and religion is
From: Ronn!Blankenship [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
One of the reasons I went to summer school and took some of
the required
courses such as history and social studies was to free up
time to take
electives during the regular school year. One of the courses
I took that
way was
it's not inappropriate to say that some anti-war
protesters are, in fact, anti-American.
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207~12026~1234836,00.html
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Gautam Mukunda wrote:
it's not inappropriate to say that some anti-war
protesters are, in fact, anti-American.
http://www.whittierdailynews.com/Stories/0,1413,207~12026~1234836,00.html
Well, *that* was rather uncivil. I'd file civil charges against them,
regardless of whether or not
On 05 Mar 2003, John Giorgis wrote:
France, however, will never agree to such an organization
unless it is given a veto power.
To which J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED] responded by saying
But then, the *US* will also never agree to such an organisation
unless it is given
On 8 November 2002, states in the United Nations with veto power,
that is, with rights as individual states to prevent super-state
action, agreed
... that Iraq has been and remains in material breach of its
obligations under relevant resolutions, including resolution 687
(1991), ...
My question is not `who should be sheriff?' but `who should be the
government that employs the sheriff, and what should be its form?'
Should the United States emply the sheriff? Or should the United
Nations as currently constituted? Or should the UN be revised, or
should it be a different
--- Robert J. Chassell [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
* on the other side, those who ask, `is Iraq now
a
part of a larger
war, much as Morocco, the first country the US
invaded in World
War II, was a small part of a larger war?'
Someone else is reading USS Clueless :-)
Gautam
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I am greatly offended by the above tread title. Can we change it to Snail
Eating Surrender Apes instead? I happen to like cheese and feel it hurts
the cheese-producing centers of the world to link cheese JUST to the
French. MANY European nations make cheese.
I also
From: Matt Grimaldi [EMAIL PROTECTED]
I've had similar problems with 1st-person shooter style
games, though I got used to it after a while.
One thing that helped is to change the POV to be
just over the shoulder, behind the character, instead
of the default view from the eyes of the character.
On 11 Mar 2003 at 7:00, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Now, there is one way to convince France that it is in
their long term interest to support us. And that is
to make it clear that there will be consequences to
opposing us. Attack the European Union structure, for
example, and you weaken
Robert said:
In contrast, western Europe lacked the notion of states' rights.
Between 1790 and 1990, Europe suffered the Napoleonic Wars, the
Franco-Prussian War, World War I and World War II.
No, western Europe is an example of what happens when the rights of
states are too great - there was
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually no. You attack the EU, and you force the
EU
to respond. You
reinforce the us and them mentality, and you
bolster support for a
Federal Europe.
Andy
That depends on how you do it. Note that I'm not
(necessarily) advocating this
On 11 Mar 2003 at 10:04, Gautam Mukunda wrote:
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Actually no. You attack the EU, and you force the
EU
to respond. You
reinforce the us and them mentality, and you
bolster support for a
Federal Europe.
Andy
That depends on how you do
This is *awful*...but good sick gallows humor...
(maybe someone's already posted this, but I have ~ 480
posts to clear, so I'm passing it on)
Cowboys and Muslims
Three men are sittin' on a bench...One's a Texan
wearing a Stetson, One's
a muslim wearing a Turban, and the last an Apache
Indian
On Mon, 10 Mar 2003, Jon Gabriel wrote:
Well, apparently it *is* the size of your bullfrog that matters.
:)
Jon
snip
Chief zoologist Vitezslav Honsa added: We even went as far as getting a
tape for them with frog sounds on it so they could make love.
No Barry White? No Ohio Players?
-Original Message-
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 08:19 AM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: Man wins tie sex ruling
William T Goodall wrote:
Ties are for weddings and funerals, not for daily life.
I like dress codes
I came across a story about this amazing chap at
http://web.morons.org/article.jsp?sectionid=1id=2942
So I followed up a few links to get some choice snippets:
http://www.startribune.com/stories/462/3739360.html
I was a child during World War II, and I've read a lot about World
War II, he
``As a Christian, I am offended that we would have the Dalai Lama come
and speak,'' said Rep. Arlon Lindner, R-Corcoran, in an e-mail to
colleagues.
I hope he is aware that the Internet is satanic by nature, so
he is forever damning his soul to hell by using e-mail, doesn't he?
Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
-Original Message-
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 08:19 AM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: Man wins tie sex ruling
William T Goodall wrote:
Ties are for weddings and funerals, not for daily
Robert J. Chassell wrote:
Should international legislation be based on the current UN two-fold
system in which, on the one hand, individual states, no matter how
small, have one vote when they become temporary members of the UN
Security Council; but which other states are permanent members
From: Miller, Jeffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: Man wins tie sex ruling
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 11:30:55 -0800
-Original Message-
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
It can't be worse than the Star Trek TOS: The Musical which was under
development sometime around the 25th. Anniversary of Trek. I remember
reading about Kirk's ode to the Enterprise...
You couldn't have let me go to my grave *without* knowing about this? :P
Julia Thompson wrote:
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
It can't be worse than the Star Trek TOS: The Musical which was under
development sometime around the 25th. Anniversary of Trek. I remember
reading about Kirk's ode to the Enterprise...
You couldn't have let me go to my grave *without*
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
The articles describe, however, that these symptoms are often associated
(get a load of this) with a relatively mild type of a specific form of
epilepsy. I was able to confirm this through a local neurologist.
My mother-in-law had a bad form of epilepsy when she was
From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff?
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:11:43 -0800 (PST)
This is *awful*...but good sick gallows humor...
(maybe someone's already posted
Bryon Daly wrote:
Julia Thompson wrote:
Jose J. Ortiz-Carlo wrote:
It can't be worse than the Star Trek TOS: The Musical which was under
development sometime around the 25th. Anniversary of Trek. I remember
reading about Kirk's ode to the Enterprise...
You couldn't have let
From another list I'm on (I'm amused by the NYT one):
People By Their Newspapers...
1. The Wall Street Journal is read by the people who run the country.
2. The Washington Post is read by people who think they run the country.
3. The New York Times is read by people who think they should run
-Original Message-
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 11:53 AM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: Man wins tie sex ruling
Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
(Of course, in the case of 2), some females might have
gotten away
with not
Miller, Jeffrey wrote:
When the anthrax scares were happening last year, our Reno, NV warehouse
was evacuated and everyone exposed to the mysterious, white powder hosed
down by the hazmat/firedepartment team in the parking lot.
Ah. So it would be known if anyone had neglected the proper
At 03:04 PM 3/11/2003 -0500, you wrote:
From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff?
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 10:11:43 -0800 (PST)
This is *awful*...but good sick gallows
William T Goodall wrote:
Ties are for weddings and funerals, not for daily life.
I like dress codes based on some very simple premises.
Frex, the dress code based on the two following premises:
1) Nobody wants to smell anyone else's BO.
2) Nobody wants to see your underwear.
(Of
At 22:47 10-03-03 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
Don't forget our wonderful, non democratic means for selecting a
president.
Well, there are a lot of advantages to republican government over democratic.
What are those alleged advantages, and *why* are they advantages?
Jeroen Political Inquiries van
At 23:06 10-03-03 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
Russia and China probably would not veto this were it not for France.
Why wouldn't they? I'd say that Russia and China are quite capable of
making their own decisions, without having to follow France's lead.
The phrase No Blood for Oil, couldn't be
At 21:39 10-03-03 -0800, Doug Pensinger wrote:
A bit of wisdom from our benefactor:
To ever come close to what's really going on, I must learn to double
check, to experiment, and even consult and cooperate with other people.
Mutual deliberation, or giving of reality checks, helps us agree on
At 01:01 11-03-03 -0500, Han Tacoma wrote:
It's not Holland, it's The Netherlands. The name Holland refers
only to the area covered by two of our 12 provinces, Noord-Holland en
Zuid-Holland.
Class dismissed. :-)
OK, teacher, so how come it isn't Nederlanden instead of Nederland?
Actually, both
At 01:12 11-03-03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote:
No, not really, in 1971 Philips offered me a job in Eindhoven to be
trained as a hardware support guy.
Eindhoven. I seem to recall Jeroen saying he and Sonja live there? Of
course, I could be wrong
No, you are correct -- we do live in
At 10:58 11-03-03 -0300, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
Terrorist killers don't attack me - I am not a terrorist.
Of course you're not. No self-respecting terrorist would call himself a
terrorist -- he'd call himself a freedom fighter. GRIN
Jeroen One man's terrorist... etcetera van Baardwijk
At 11:30 11-03-03 -0800, Jeffrey Miller wrote:
Not here. We have a strict, company-wide rule that's actually printed in
the Employee Handbook: Proper undergarmets must be worn at all times
Ah, but does the Employee Handbook also define proper?
I mean, the definition of proper undergarments as
At 16:46 11-03-03 -0300, Alberto Monteiro wrote:
``As a Christian, I am offended that we would have the Dalai Lama
come and speak,'' said Rep. Arlon Lindner, R-Corcoran, in an e-mail
to colleagues.
I hope he is aware that the Internet is satanic by nature, so he is
forever damning his soul
At 15:04 11-03-03 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote:
Cowboys and Muslims
Three men are sittin' on a bench...One's a Texan wearing a Stetson,
One's a muslim wearing a Turban, and the last an Apache Indian with an
Eagle feather woven in his hair.
The Indian is rather glum and says, Once my people were
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff?
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 22:13:36 +0100
At 22:47 10-03-03 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
Don't forget our wonderful, non democratic means
From: Jean-Louis Couturier [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Who is the sheriff?
Date: Tue, 11 Mar 2003 17:16:03 -0500
At 17:08 2003-03-11 -0500, Jon wrote:
From: J. van Baardwijk [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To:
of control like this. I can think of situations where a miscalculation
caused a war (the first Gulf War is a good example) but not one that could
be described as spiraling out of control. I think the start of World War
I *might* fit the bill but I'm not up on my WWI history, unfortunately.
I
J. van Baardwijk wrote:
At 11:30 11-03-03 -0800, Jeffrey Miller wrote:
Not here. We have a strict, company-wide rule that's actually printed in
the Employee Handbook: Proper undergarmets must be worn at all times
Ah, but does the Employee Handbook also define proper?
I mean, the
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 05:35:27PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
I wonder if the policy-makers had anything in mind with respect to bras?
Did you see the Seinfeld episode where Elaine was upset about the woman
who never wore a bra, so Elaine gave her a bra for a present, and the
woman wore the
Erik Reuter wrote:
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 05:35:27PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
I wonder if the policy-makers had anything in mind with respect to bras?
Did you see the Seinfeld episode where Elaine was upset about the woman
who never wore a bra, so Elaine gave her a bra for a present,
http://www.heise.de/tp/english/inhalt/te/14337/1.html
A talk with cyber-rights pioneer John Perry Barlow about Digital
Restrictions Management and the future of human knowledge
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From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:04 PM
Subject: Re: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff?
From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL
- Original Message -
From: Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 2:50 PM
Subject: Re: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff?
Like: How do you fit forty four people in a Volkswagon?
Uh Oh!!!
We be thinking alike Kevin!
xponent
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Robert J. Chassell
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:01 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: US out of UN?
On 8 November 2002, states in the United Nations with veto power,
that is, with rights as
I wrote:
much snippage
Well, what Powell et al. are doing right now -
intense lobbying - is worth trying...
rest snipped
I'll add that Bush is getting in on the lobbying
personally (phone calls), from what I heard on the
news; this is laudable.
Debbi
who's comenting out-of-turn, but hopes to
--- Nick Arnett [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Man, I'm getting tired of seeing people who oppose
this decision being
labeled supporters of the current regime in Iraq.
I'm not going to shoot
Jerry Falwell, but that doesn't mean I support him.
Can we please, here at
least, acknowledge that
--- Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is *awful*...but good sick gallows humor...
Cowboys and Muslims
snipped joke
This was incredibly offensive and not funny for so
many reasons. :(
I'm genuinely curious: would you have posted this if
Nick Arnett wrote:
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Robert J. Chassell
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 9:01 AM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: US out of UN?
On 8 November 2002, states in the United Nations with veto power,
Gautam Mukunda wrote:
Other than that you don't seem
to like people who support the war and try to paint
them as crypto-fascists who want to eliminate dissent
Personally, I prefer crypto-anarchists to crypto-fascists, at least if I get
to choose who I'm going to hang around with. (The
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
Behalf Of Robert Seeberger
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 8:17 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff?
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From: Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent:
At 10:15 PM 3/11/2003 +0100 J. van Baardwijk wrote:
The US doesn't seem to be planning to go to war against Saudi Arabia
anytime soon. Following your logic, the US is thereby wholeheartedly
supporting the oppressive and terrorism-supporting regime of Saudi Arabia.
I agree. In fact, I believe
Erik Reuter wrote:
You claimed that directly attacking terrorist killers is a bad idea
because more will be created by your actions than you eliminate.
Now you apologize, but do you now retract that claim as being a bad
metaphor? I am not being deliberately obtuse here -- I think it is a key
Dan Minette wrote:
In short, the question is not whether the US should listen to the advise
from other countries concerning how to solve a mutual problem. The
question is whether countries like France are actually working towards
solving those problems.
I'm too worn out for another long reply
At 06:06 PM 3/11/2003 -0800 Nick Arnett wrote:
Moreover, it appears that the US government will decide that without a
follow-up the other major countries in the UN will have made the UN
irrelevant, and will withdraw (or `suspend' itself) from it.
The United States has gone to war a number of
-Original Message-
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Behalf Of Gautam Mukunda
...
There are three problems with this:
1. The single most prominent opponent of the war
effort - the French government - has, over the past 12
years, provided immense evidence that they
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On
Behalf Of Deborah Harrell
Sent: Tuesday, March 11, 2003 10:48 PM
To: Killer Bs Discussion
Subject: Re: [Humor] RE: Who is the sheriff?
--- Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Deborah Harrell [EMAIL PROTECTED]
This is
On Tue, Mar 11, 2003 at 05:35:27PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
I wonder if the policy-makers had anything in mind with respect to bras?
Erik Reuter wrote:
Did you see the Seinfeld episode where Elaine was upset about the woman
who never wore a bra, so Elaine gave her a bra for a
Nick Arnett wrote:
Where is *your* true, strong voice, the one that says, Here is what I
believe in, with the courage to let your words stand on their own, the man
know knows that contempt for those who disagree weakens you? I know that
all of us have that voice, but it is far too rare nowadays.
Jon Gabriel wrote:
It didn't exactly sound like a warning encouraging American
self-examination to me.
Hmm, I can sympathize with your reaction, but the above is how I
interpreted the joke.
While we're on the subject, I asked the other day why it is that the use
of Nazi symbols is inherently
(4) Mel Brooks would laugh at it.
In To Be Or Not To Be, he did play a 'wipe out the Jews'
game and out finessed the Nazis.
It's all how you look at it, and some people shouldn't look when warned.
William Taylor
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Debbi or naughty Debbi? I aint a quisling.
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