Re: U.N. Upholds Ban on 'Dwarf Throwing'

2002-09-30 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Jim Sharkey wrote: Ok, so you aren't really sick of laws protecting people from themselves, right? I don't believe I was making that point at all by saying there are limits. Those are your words. Should I tell you to get back and read the files? :-P You don't believe that a

Re: U.N. Upholds Ban on 'Dwarf Throwing'

2002-09-30 Thread Jim Sharkey
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Jim Sharkey wrote: Ok, so you aren't really sick of laws protecting people from themselves, right? I don't believe I was making that point at all by saying there are limits. Those are your words. Should I tell you to get back and read the files? :-P I think

Re: Acronyms (was: Firefly)

2002-09-30 Thread Jim Sharkey
Marvin Long, Jr. wrote: And why not grilled Rocky Mountain oysters? grin But that would be nuts! (Or maybe I just haven't the balls...) O, the pain!! The pain!!! It's a good thing that puns aren't a punishable offense in this country, Marvin, or you'd be doing some serious

Re: Horses, was Re: Intellectual output from the Arab World

2002-09-30 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: There are Belgian teams that pull beer wagons in parades here (Miller, I think); at the last Colorado State Fair I went to, there was a draft horse pull: no whip or rein-slapping allowed, just verbal commands. The winning Belgians' performance was impressive: at the

Re: god vs science

2002-09-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- The Fool wrote: http://proliberty.com/observer/20020907.htm She goes on to say that doctors need to understand that vaccines contain toxic ingredients and foreign DNA that do not belong in the bodies of people. She believes it is up to ordinary citizens to insist that physicians do the

Re: god vs science

2002-09-30 Thread Julia Thompson
Deborah Harrell wrote: --- The Fool wrote: http://proliberty.com/observer/20020907.htm She goes on to say that doctors need to understand that vaccines contain toxic ingredients and foreign DNA that do not belong in the bodies of people. She believes it is up to ordinary citizens to

RE: god vs science

2002-09-30 Thread Nick Arnett
-Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Alberto Monteiro Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 2:17 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: god vs science She goes on to say that doctors need to understand that vaccines contain

Re: Attack Iraq, Alone If We Must

2002-09-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Dan Minette wrote: I've snipped quite a bit, since it appears that I was disagreeing with the concept of 'blind loyalty,' and that is not what Dan meant. [Deborah wrote] --- Dan Minette wrote: major snippage I also get the feeling that many on the list are extremely

Re: Extremely bad dog-related smells

2002-09-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson wrote: Robert Seeberger wrote: big snip You should be ashamed! People should be forced to urinate on their gardens in order to keep the animals away. It might be chemical, and it might be biological, but at least its natural! xponent Squirt Guns

Re: Baby bottles etc. Re: 33lb's of uranium

2002-09-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
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Re: Acronyms (was: Firefly)

2002-09-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Marvin Long, Jr. wrote: Deborah Harrell wrote: Did I miss the explanation of 'LLP?' Dan Nick answered this one. I have since passed on the joke (re: 'Formerly the USA') to the laughs and then thoughtful frowns (Hey, that's actually a horrible thought!) of friends. And why not

Re: Theism, atheism, and in-between

2002-09-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Reggie Bautista wrote: snip Here's an analogy I've heard: Imagine a statue the size of the entire United States. Imagine that this statue is incredibly detailed. You can spend your whole life studying the details of one small area, maybe occasionally stepping back to get a

Re: bush, bc weapons

2002-09-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- The Fool posted: http://www.sfbg.com/36/51/x_news_war.html As one might imagine, breeding and deploying a living attack organism is a treacherous endeavor. According to the seven-page Navy proposal, the first concern is that scientists could accidentally unleash deadly or dangerous bugs in

Re: Attack Iraq, Alone If We Must

2002-09-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
Ooops! Somehow I messed up on this, because the sentence between the , now marked by ***, was of course written by me, not Dan! --- Dan Minette wrote: *** I've snipped quite a bit, since it appears that I was disagreeing with the concept of 'blind loyalty,' and that is not what Dan

Re: U.N. Upholds Ban on 'Dwarf Throwing'

2002-09-30 Thread Jim Sharkey
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Some jobs are necessary. Other jobs aren't. Those jobs that are *not* necessary, and that induce a negative social stigma should be limited, if not eliminated at all. Hrm. In Japan in particular, but also in the US, there are entire game shows dedicated to

RE: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution

2002-09-30 Thread Kevin Tarr
http://www.cnn.com/2002/EDUCATION/09/26/creationism.evolution/index.html A suburban Atlanta school board Thursday night voted unanimously to allow teachers to introduce students to different views about the origins of life. The Cobb County Board of Education, the state's second-largest school

Re: Acronyms (was: Firefly)

2002-09-30 Thread Marvin Long, Jr.
On Mon, 30 Sep 2002, Deborah Harrell wrote: I have since passed on the joke (re: 'Formerly the USA') to the laughs and then thoughtful frowns (Hey, that's actually a horrible thought!) of friends. I wish I could claim it as my own, but -- alas -- like so much of my wisdom, it was plagiarized

Re: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution

2002-09-30 Thread Julia Thompson
Kevin Tarr wrote: The school board from my home area, one of the members had a rant during a meeting about music being played around school and sporting events. It started normally, then he started talking about the DJ's behavior. Then somehow he tied in metal music with satan worshiping and

Re: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution

2002-09-30 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:56 PM Subject: Re: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution OK, now, how do you tie in *metal* with Harry Potter? Doesn't Harry show his metal in many a

Re: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution

2002-09-30 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 9:56 PM Subject: Re: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution Kevin Tarr wrote: The school board from my home area, one of the members had a rant during a

Re: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution

2002-09-30 Thread The Fool
From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kevin Tarr wrote: The school board from my home area, one of the members had a rant during a meeting about music being played around school and sporting events. It started normally, then he started

RE: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution

2002-09-30 Thread Horn, John
From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] When I first met her She wouldnt let her daughter go Trick or Treating because Halloween was a Satanic holiday. In what way is halloween any more pagan/occultic/etc. than christmas, easter, or valentines day? They all come from ancient pagan

Blast from the past....HR Pufnstuf

2002-09-30 Thread Gary Nunn
This is truly a blast from my past... Freddy The Magic Flute. Now all we need is Witchy-Poo to make this complete http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=1566623563rd=1 Gary - who thinks a dragon that wears white cowboy boots may not go over so well in 2002 :-)

Re: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution

2002-09-30 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 30, 2002 10:29 PM Subject: Re: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution From: Robert Seeberger [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] Kevin Tarr

Re: Motivations

2002-09-30 Thread Russell Chapman
John D. Giorgis wrote: Would you support an attack on Iraq if the UN support for it was bought with bribes promised to two UN Security Council members with another country's resources? But isn't the CIA just advocating protecting the existing interests? These are countries that already have

Fwd: Sneak Preview of an Extraordinary Movie

2002-09-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
On October 2nd, NASA TV plans to broadcast the first live video from a space shuttle's fuel tank as it soars into Earth orbit on the belly of Atlantis and falls back again. http://science.nasa.gov/headlines/y2002/26sept_goosebumps.htm?list818490 This could be neat...

Re: Evil Empire: the World leader in executions

2002-09-30 Thread Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten
Reggie Bautista wrote: I wrote: So who exactly is a child, and who is an adult? What magically happens that makes a person a child the day before they turn 18, and an adult the next day *after* they have turned 18 (or 16 or 12 or whatever age defined by their culture)? Sonja