Re: brin: education

2002-10-13 Thread Doug
Erik Reuter wrote: Ummm, the US military was busy in Afghanistan? And then it was summer, unsuitable for war in Iraq. Now it is getting to be cold in Iraq. Good for soldiers wearing protection from chemical weapons. The diplomatic efforts, those we see taking place right now, could have begun

RE: cars, air L3er

2002-10-13 Thread Kevin Tarr
William Taylor Do you mean Howard Hughes? What did he do to a steam car? How old are you? Howard died in 1976, and I doubt he was swinging an axe for many, many years before that. I'm total crap without a spellchecker. I remember that in a Howard Hughes film biography, his

Re: brin: education

2002-10-13 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 07:19:14AM -0700, Doug wrote: No, but that goes for dozens of countries accross the globe, many of whose living conditions are worse than those in Iraq. Is the state/situation in Ethiopia something that you want to continue?

Re: Georgia school board OKs alternatives to evolution

2002-10-13 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 22:33 11-10-2002 -0400, John Giorgis wrote: It might even get you killfiled.. and then what is your point of view worth? Killfiling someone will not stop that person from sharing his points of view. The only one who loses here is the person who does the killfiling, because s/he will

Re: lemon

2002-10-13 Thread Julia Thompson
Ticia wrote: Julia Thompson wrote: I agree with the note of caution and the need for clinical studies, especially in the wake of the nonoxynol-9 findings. What findings? The belief was that condoms with N-9 would offer protection from HIV. It turns out that N-9 doesn't destroy the

corporations control congress

2002-10-13 Thread The Fool
http://www.alternet.org/story.html?StoryID=14274 Yet another reason to only drink distilled water. ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: brin: education

2002-10-13 Thread Doug
Erik Reuter wrote: On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 07:19:14AM -0700, Doug wrote: No, but that goes for dozens of countries accross the globe, many of whose living conditions are worse than those in Iraq. Is the state/situation in Ethiopia something that you want to continue?

RE: +++ US National Security Policy on WMD and MAD

2002-10-13 Thread Nick Arnett
JDG all, Mail intended for discussion with DB should have the prefix Brin:. The old +++ doesn't do anything any more. I forwarded your message to him with the appropriate prefix. Nick -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] -Original Message- From: [EMAIL

Re: brin: education

2002-10-13 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 08:52:41AM -0700, Doug wrote: But what truly lawful grounds do we have for messing with Iraq? To be lawful any action would have to be sanctioned by some official body such as the UN or NATO. Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions and defied UN

Re: How's this? (Just a thought)

2002-10-13 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 11:31:30AM -0500, Julia Thompson wrote: The biggest problem with inspections doing anything in Iraq is that Saddam Hussein has gotten some installations exempted. What if the inspectors went in to Iraq, and any area they were not allowed to inspect that was suspected

Re: brin: education

2002-10-13 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 12:11 13-10-2002 -0400, Erik Reuter wrote: But what truly lawful grounds do we have for messing with Iraq? To be lawful any action would have to be sanctioned by some official body such as the UN or NATO. Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions and defied UN

Re: How's this? (Just a thought)

2002-10-13 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 10/13/2002 9:28:33 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: What if the inspectors went in to Iraq, and any area they were not allowed to inspect that was suspected of being a WMD producer was marked for bombing, and bombed after a 72-hour warning period?

un / iraq

2002-10-13 Thread The Fool
http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=021008 http://www.sluggy.com/daily.php?date=021009 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Reading on a roll: Toilet paper novels

2002-10-13 Thread J. van Baardwijk
FRANKFURT, Germany (Reuters) -- Germans who like to read on the toilet no longer need to take newspapers in with them, but can instead turn to novels and poems printed onto toilet paper, a German publisher says. http://www.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/europe/10/10/offbeat.tp.reading.reut/index.html I

Official! World's funniest joke

2002-10-13 Thread J. van Baardwijk
LONDON, England -- The world's funniest joke has been revealed after a year-long search by scientists. http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/10/03/joke.funniest/index.html Related links: http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/10/03/joke.sampler/index.html (Top jokes in several countries.)

Re: brin: education

2002-10-13 Thread Doug
Erik Reuter wrote: On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 08:52:41AM -0700, Doug wrote: But what truly lawful grounds do we have for messing with Iraq? To be lawful any action would have to be sanctioned by some official body such as the UN or NATO. Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions

Re: brin: education

2002-10-13 Thread Erik Reuter
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 12:31:20PM -0700, Doug wrote: Erik Reuter wrote: Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions and defied UN resolutions. But the last time I checked no one had appointed the U.S. judge, jury and executioner. Self-appointed, by virtue of having been

Re: brin: war

2002-10-13 Thread d.brin
Reductio ad absurdum Despite all the blather, there is one essential fact. Saddam Hussein cares only about himself. One defector said that the one thing that is in every one of his residences is a biography of Stalin. His absolute priority is his own power and survival. ALL outside

Re: lemon

2002-10-13 Thread Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten
The Fool wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/2318519.stm ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l How do you mean forgotten way of contraceptive. In the books of Diana Gabeldon (sp?) that way of contraceptive gets mentioned a

RE: +++ US National Security Policy on WMD and MAD

2002-10-13 Thread John D. Giorgis
I thought that I remembered it changing - but I went and looked at the Administrivia Page on the Brin-L home page at mccmedia.com, and it still lists +++. JDG ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

learn from past mistakes

2002-10-13 Thread Kevin Tarr
My cousin lives in Tempe, Arizona. In the same week his pool pump malfunctioned and his water heater burst. He was having local TV stations bidding to film his suicide when he opened the water bill. I've been working on my porch this summer. This week I finally put the base coat of paint on

RE: How's this? (Just a thought)

2002-10-13 Thread Kevin Tarr
The biggest problem with inspections doing anything in Iraq is that Saddam Hussein has gotten some installations exempted. What if the inspectors went in to Iraq, and any area they were not allowed to inspect that was suspected of being a WMD producer was marked for bombing, and bombed after a

RE: cars, air L3er

2002-10-13 Thread Kevin Tarr
As bad as: How many Fs in Birffday? ---age 6. I still hear college as colledge. And here the best money I've made in the past year came from picking up 200+ electrical engineering and computer books. I don't have to understand them to sell them. I do wonder about the felt pen $1.00 price in

Re: learn from past mistakes

2002-10-13 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 10/13/2002 3:17:50 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: wait for it.it started raining. It's still raining now. The local radar shows no rain, but it is raining. Maybe it's really very low lying verga. Did you get down on your hand and knees to

RE: brin: education

2002-10-13 Thread Kevin Tarr
On Sun, Oct 13, 2002 at 12:31:20PM -0700, Doug wrote: Erik Reuter wrote: Iraq's government has broken numerous treaty provisions and defied UN resolutions. But the last time I checked no one had appointed the U.S. judge, jury and executioner. Self-appointed, by virtue of having been

Re: Official! World's funniest joke

2002-10-13 Thread Julia Thompson
J. van Baardwijk wrote: LONDON, England -- The world's funniest joke has been revealed after a year-long search by scientists. http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/10/03/joke.funniest/index.html I found the information about duck jokes to be interesting. I wonder if the AFLAC duck being

Re: learn from past mistakes

2002-10-13 Thread Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 10/13/2002 3:17:50 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: wait for it.it started raining. It's still raining now. The local radar shows no rain, but it is raining. Maybe it's really very low lying verga. Did you get

RE: brin: war

2002-10-13 Thread d.brin
Plus who else does the world turn to when there is real trouble? Kevin T. I agree completely, which is why our Pax Americana authority is valuable, PRECIOUS! Not to be squandered. When we use it right, our position rises and allies gain willingness to follow us. When we squander this

Re: learn from past mistakes

2002-10-13 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 10/13/2002 4:09:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Virga. Looked it up in my dictionary. Just like the zodiac constellation, except for the terminal vowel. (I *thought* that's how it was spelled, but wanted to double-check before I said anything.

Re: brin: war

2002-10-13 Thread Adam C. Lipscomb
John Horn wrote: From: Kevin Tarr [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] I guess there weren't enough deaths in Iraq for Clinton to worry about that country. Let's have another 11 years of stern warnings while people die. The first tower bombings, the embassies, the Cole. Let's warn them some

Re: learn from past mistakes

2002-10-13 Thread Julia Thompson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: The baloney is winning! WHAM Well, would you prefer that the olive loaf be ahead in the game? Julia ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Official! World's funniest joke

2002-10-13 Thread Julia Thompson
Kevin Tarr wrote: I found the information about duck jokes to be interesting. I wonder if the AFLAC duck being a duck, as opposed to some other animal, explains at least a small percentage of the success of that ad campaign? (And is it just me, or does that duck need Valium?)

Re: Indonesian terror

2002-10-13 Thread The Fool
110: http://www.guardian.co.uk/worldlatest/story/0,1280,-2085688,00.html Now up to at least 171: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=storyu=/ap/20021013/ap_wo_en_po/ind onesia_bomb_blast_38 ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l