RE: I hate inches! :-(

2003-04-03 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
-Original Message- From: Reggie Bautista [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2003 04:03 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: I hate inches! :-( I wrote: Lego people actually work amazingly well on hex maps. Damon replied: Haha, Reggie you hit on the

T3 - some cool stuff

2003-04-03 Thread Gary L. Nunn
Cool stuff from Terminator 3.. http://www.sideshowtoy.com/cgi-bin/category.cgi?category=tx __ Gary L. Nunn Delaware Ohio If you are going to walk on thin ice, you may as well dance. ___

Re: christian vultures circling iraq ready to strike

2003-04-03 Thread William T Goodall
On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 08:53 pm, Bryon Daly wrote: Haven't I seen this conversation before? Ah, now I remember! ... Perhaps we should call it a draw? No, we shouldn't :-} -- William T Goodall Mail : [EMAIL PROTECTED] Web : http://www.wtgab.demon.co.uk Blog :

RE: Scouted: China hits back on human rights

2003-04-03 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- Gary L. Nunn [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Unfortunately, China may be right. We (the US) make a big deal about other countries abuse of human rights, but we tend to overlook the abuses in the US because we are used to them. Certainly the US is not doing the same type of abuse, but there is

Re: Some semi-good news

2003-04-03 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: The charges against them for what amounts to vandalism are actually pretty minor, I'm told, compared to the weapons charge (loaded weapon in a vehicle, discharging a weapon within N yards of a school, some other stuff). In

[Listref] Colossal squid

2003-04-03 Thread Deborah Harrell
Ooh, check out this future starship pilot! http://www.msnbc.com/news/894828.asp THE 330-POUND, 16-foot-long specimen was caught in the Ross Sea, said Steve O’Shea, a research fellow with the Auckland University of Technology. He said the squid was a young female; adults are much bigger.

RE: I hate inches! :-(

2003-04-03 Thread Damon
I saw some superhero figs once, a long time ago.. I'll keep my eyes open. Check out Old Glory's website; they're the exclusive importer of West Wind minis from GB. They do the Superfigs line, a series of generic superhero figs. And then there's Heroclix... Hey, I've been to your page before!

Re: Googlewashing

2003-04-03 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Andrew Crystall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The Fool wrote: This is the first Googlewash we've encountered. 42 days, too. What else is coming down the pipe? ha. Pagerank is BROKEN. BADLY. 42 days is NOTHING. NOTHING AT ALL. I for one have seen this kind of thing happen in

Re: Why I'm pissed off right now

2003-04-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:00 PM 4/2/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: Brother, I feel for you. There is no way to justify that kind of crap. And there is likely little consolation to come your way, I would guess. Even though we are on different sides of the issue at large, I support you right to your opinion and your

Re: SCOUTED: US Troops Fire at Civilians in Iraq

2003-04-03 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Jon Gabriel [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip snip IOW, the best response to trolling is ignoring the provocation. Jon ROU Hard Learned Lessons According to at least some members of the Brin-L List's Evil Twin duck 'n' cover!, the proper response is 'excessive silliness.' Well, it isn't

Re: It Works!

2003-04-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:27 PM 4/2/03 -0600, Robert Seeberger wrote: - Original Message - From: Kevin Tarr [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 3:49 PM Subject: Re: It Works! If you mean that you only have two-prong (ungrounded) outlets, then the

Re: evangelical group tells brit marines to pray for dictator

2003-04-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 10:43 PM 4/2/03 -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote: At 10:49 AM 4/2/2003 -0300 Alberto Monteiro wrote: MARINES facing battle are being asked to pray for President Bush (...) serious Bah. Really religious people should be praying for _Saddam_ too. /serious I do so regularly. JDG - The prayer that

Re: SCOUTED: US Troops Fire at Civilians in Iraq

2003-04-03 Thread Deborah Harrell
I wrote: in replying to Julia's insinuating comment on 'local contacts'... ;) Wrong! It was local scene - d'oh! I'm sure that excessive misremembering is _not_ the proper response to trolling... :P As a friend would say, You're just having a Swiss-cheese-for-brains moment! :) Debbi

Re: Calls for an Attack on Riyadh Re: Br!n: David Frum on the WarPlans

2003-04-03 Thread John D. Giorgis
The difference between now and WWII is that such people would not be allowed to commit similar errors 12 years later, like.. attacking in 180 degrees the wrong direction. John - When I see something in quotes, I expect it to be *exactly* what the person said/wrote; if words are left

Re: Ad Astra

2003-04-03 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 3 Apr 2003 at 18:17, Damon wrote: My #1 reccommendation to you if you want to sell units is to make it D20 compatable. This can be as intrusive or unobtrusive as you want it. I assume the real MEAT of the setting is...the setting! Therefore the setting will stand on its own. However, I've

Brin: Re: Peter Arnett has negative effect on ratings

2003-04-03 Thread Bryon Daly
Some questions/comments: d.brin wrote: Baloney. We needed one thing. Basra. We needed to go in there with sudden, overwhelming force and free the people quickly, so they would be seen worldwide cheering us in the streets. Do you really think we could have been *sure* of taking Basra that

Re: in soviet amerika television watches you

2003-04-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:42 AM 4/3/03 -0600, The Fool wrote: http://www.tvweek.com/technology/030303isyourtv.html Is Your Television Watching You? By Phillip Swann Could the federal government find out what you're watching on TV? Even if you're not the subject of a criminal investigation? If you're a satellite TV

Re: Impressions almost two weeks into the war

2003-04-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:21 AM 4/3/03 -0800, Matt Grimaldi wrote: Bryon Daly wrote: (snip) Beyond what comes out of Hollywood about Vietnam, I find myself largely uniformed about that whole war. ^ Couldn't you get another one in a smaller size? :-) Don't you know that the Army only makes

Re: Brin: Re: Peter Arnett has negative effect on ratings

2003-04-03 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- Bryon Daly [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I don't think charging to Bagdad was all that stupid an idea, and in fact, I think it was rather clever. The benefits I see of going straight for Bagdad: -Bryon So far, I'd have to say that they will be studying this plan in textbooks. But part of

Re: Calls for an Attack on Riyadh Re: Br!n: David Frum on theWarPlans

2003-04-03 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- John D. Giorgis [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: lots of snippage before this post The difference between now and WWII is that such people would not be allowed to commit similar errors 12 years later, like.. attacking in 180 degrees the wrong direction. [I wrote:] When I see

Re: in soviet amerika television watches you

2003-04-03 Thread Reggie Bautista
Debbi wrote: Buffy And Angel And Trek Maru :) Shouldn't that be, Buffy And Angel And Trek, Oh My? ;-) Reggie Bautista _ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus

RE: Br!n: Re: Peter Arnett has negative effect on ratings

2003-04-03 Thread Horn, John
From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, around Baghdad, unsurprisingly enough. Thus to destroy the Republican Guards, you have to go to Baghdad. Because, after all, Baghdad won't come to you. - jmh Or Was That Something Else Maru

RE: Ad Astra

2003-04-03 Thread Horn, John
From: Damon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] My #1 reccommendation to you if you want to sell units is to make it D20 compatable. I haven't look at this yet, Rich. But if you are interested in any Hero Systems conversions, I'm your guy! - jmh ___

RE: SCOUTED: US Troops Fire at Civilians in Iraq

2003-04-03 Thread Horn, John
From: J. van Baardwijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Oh, *that* post! I thought you were referring to some message you sent (but which I didn't receive) in reply to my initial statement. Thanks for clearing that up. IOW, this is NOT a case of criminal negligence. Doesn't look like

Re: Easterbrook and TMQ Re: Impressions almost two weeks into the war

2003-04-03 Thread Julia Thompson
Jon Gabriel wrote: From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Easterbrook and TMQ Re: Impressions almost two weeks into the war Date: Tue, 01 Apr 2003 18:31:11 -0600 Gautam Mukunda

Re: Some semi-good news

2003-04-03 Thread Julia Thompson
Gautam Mukunda wrote: --- Miller, Jeffrey [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I'm putting on my best face of forgiveness, and hoping that some change for the better comes into their lives from this, but I am still really shaken, and its going to take some time for me to really figure out how I

Europe Unveils New Moon-Orbiting Craft

2003-04-03 Thread Robert Seeberger
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A23470-2003Apr3.html A satellite that relies on solar power to put it into orbit around the moon was unveiled Thursday by the European Space Agency, which plans to use the spacecraft in Europe's first attempt at a lunar exploration. The craft, known

Re: in soviet amerika television watches you

2003-04-03 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 09:07 PM 4/3/03 -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote: Debbi wrote: Buffy And Angel And Trek Maru :) Shouldn't that be, Buffy And Angel And Trek, Oh My? No. Oh, my, however, is probably an appropriate reaction to my admission that I dreamed perhaps a whole episode worth of _Buffy_ last night

Re: in soviet amerika television watches you

2003-04-03 Thread Reggie Bautista
Ronn! wrote: Oh, my, however, is probably an appropriate reaction to my admission that I dreamed perhaps a whole episode worth of _Buffy_ last night (technically, this morning) . . . [snip] ROU Too Bad It's Been Canceled Or I Could Have Typed It Up And Submitted It You could submit it as a

Re: Why I'm pissed off right now

2003-04-03 Thread Julia Thompson
Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 10:35 PM Subject: Re: Why I'm pissed off right now I think that *anyone* who just comes along and kills a cat (or dog!) for

Re: Calls for an Attack on Riyadh Re: Br!n: David Frum on theWarPlans

2003-04-03 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: Debbi who notes that I apparently replied to JDG's post before it was sent! What's up with the weird time stamps? Um, I show his post as being timestamped 19:02:55 -0500, or 00:02:55 GMT the next day; I show yours as being timestamped 18:48:14 -0800 or 02:48:14 GMT the

Re: Br!n: Re: Peter Arnett has negative effect on ratings

2003-04-03 Thread Julia Thompson
Horn, John wrote: From: Gautam Mukunda [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Well, around Baghdad, unsurprisingly enough. Thus to destroy the Republican Guards, you have to go to Baghdad. Because, after all, Baghdad won't come to you. - jmh Or Was That Something Else Maru Mountain,

Alpha (was: Why I'm pissed off right now)

2003-04-03 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snippage I *have* been prepared to kick a dog in the throat once or twice, but it's never come to that. The worst I ever had to deal with that didn't also involve a dog of my own, I managed to psych the dogs out (but was prepared to kick one in

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