Re: [ZION] Chechen gas

2002-10-31 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
--- Ronn --- Not to be confused with the similar sounding chicken gas: an equally potent vapor familiar to the downwind neighbors of poultry farmers as the aroma of poop from the coop . . . --- I once knew someone who lived (quite literally) in the middle of a pasture and right next door to a

RE: [ZION] Chicken gas

2002-10-31 Thread Larry Jackson
Sandy Rabinowitz: --- Ronn --- Not to be confused with the similar sounding chicken gas: an equally potent vapor familiar to the downwind neighbors of poultry farmers as the aroma of poop from the coop . . . --- I once knew someone who lived (quite literally) in the middle of a pasture and

Re: [ZION] Mormon's words on war

2002-10-31 Thread Geoff FOWLER
Gary appropriately wrote: It was actually chapter 7 of Mormon. Thank you - I appreciate the correction. :) Captain Moroni DID clear the wilderness areas of Lamanites. I agree that Captain Moroni did clear the wilderness. However, he did so under the pretext of defending his people. I guess

RE: [ZION] The Democratic Gaul

2002-10-31 Thread chet-el
Then again, Wellstone might have followed exactly this line. His politics (like or dislike) remained consistent and consistently liberal. He was one of the few people who seemed to feel the Democrat Party wasn't liberal enough. And he was one of the few politicians (and I can't think of

[ZION] Maybe I'm back

2002-10-31 Thread chet-el
...but for how long remains the question. Topica still won't let me receive e-mail in my e-mail box (neither Eudora nor Ouchlook). Nor do they reply to e-mails or support requests. It's just possible that there is no human being in all of Topica, that it's run by software which was put into

RE: [ZION] Chechen gas

2002-10-31 Thread chet-el
Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz wrote: I once knew someone who lived (quite literally) in the middle of a pasture and right next door to a large chicken farm, in Oklahoma near the Arkansas state line. I wonder sometimes how she managed to stand it. I know I couldn't have... /Sandy/

[ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Jim Cobabe
An interesting note in my mailbox today... Since I'm already independently wealthy, I have no interest in this unique investment opportunity. No need to be selfish, I said to myself. Perhaps someone else could benefit from the promised 5 million dollars. In all honesty, even if these crooks

Re: [ZION] Mormon's words on war

2002-10-31 Thread John W. Redelfs
At 08:41 AM, Thursday, 10/31/02, Geoff FOWLER wrote: I know that we are supposed to defend ourselves. However, I have a difficult time reconciling what we (meaning the United States) are currently doing in the world and the words given to us by the Savior through Joseph Smith in section 98 of

Re: [ZION] Iraq: letters in Meridian

2002-10-31 Thread John W. Redelfs
At 08:46 PM, Wednesday, 10/30/02, Marc A. Schindler wrote: Marc A. Schindler Spruce Grove, Alberta, Canada -- Gateway to the Boreal Parkland Guns don't kill people; people with guns kill people. And people with knives. And people with rocks. And people with baseball bats. A few years ago

RE: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Sandy and Melinda Rabinowitz
Here's what the State Dept. has to say about doing business in Nigeria-- http://travel.state.gov/tips_nigeria.html CBS News had a report about a Nigerian confidence scheme just two or three weeks back. Seems a secretary in a law firm got a notice quite similar to Jim's. I think they wanted

Re: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Mark Gregson
An interesting note in my mailbox today... (spoken in Maxwell Smart accent): The old Nigerian bank funds fraud. That's twice this week. Apparently, what the Nigerians really want is to get out of Nigeria. That's why they want to steal your money. Or to dupe you into arranging a meeting with

RE: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Jim Cobabe
Stephen Beecroft wrote: --- Jim, your cynical lack of faith in mankind leaves me shocked and appalled. --- Take heart, Stephen. I suspect the scam will probably pay off--at least for somebody. :-) I am truly pleased at the prospect of success of others. Having personally attained a level

Re: [ZION] Iraq: letters in Meridian

2002-10-31 Thread Steven Montgomery
Things have changed indeed. Got any good job openings up there in maple leaf land? -- Steven Montgomery At 02:40 PM 10/31/2002, you wrote: You really don't want to get into this again. I'd rather face a guy with a bat than a guy with a firearm. Common sense. Ironically, a Canadian is now in a

Re: [ZION] Study Bible in Hebrew, Greek, etc.

2002-10-31 Thread Geoff FOWLER
BTW - I found out the name of the Bible with 6 different languages / translations: Origen's Hexapla. Here is an online definition of what it contained: The Hexapla was an important work of biblical criticism, the magnum opus of Origen (185-254). In his discussions with the Jews, Origen became

Re: [ZION] Study Bible in Hebrew, Greek, etc.

2002-10-31 Thread Geoff FOWLER
Thank you for your suggestions - I have ordered them and hope to see them in a couple of weeks. Geoff [EMAIL PROTECTED] 10/29/02 06:53PM The standard editions used by most scholars are: Hebrew: Biblia Hebraica, from the Deutsche Bibelstiftung (also known as the Württembergische Bibel

Re: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread John W. Redelfs
At 04:48 AM, Friday, 11/1/02, Mark Gregson wrote: Apparently, what the Nigerians really want is to get out of Nigeria. That's why they want to steal your money. Or to dupe you into arranging a meeting with them somewhere outside of Nigeria. I read an article a while back about Internet

[ZION] Weapons of Mass Destruction

2002-10-31 Thread John W. Redelfs
In every age of mankind's sojourn upon this earth, he has supposed that his technology is superior to all those who went before him. Every advance in military technology from the adoption of the English long bow, to the nuclear weapons were are so afraid of, has been accompanied by those who

Re: [ZION] Iraq: letters in Meridian

2002-10-31 Thread John W. Redelfs
At 05:42 PM, Thursday, 10/31/02, Paul Osborne wrote: Not me, Marc. The damage done by a bat could leave me in terrible shape with broken bones and a bashed in skull. The gun will probably kill me and send me on my way to bliss. So, I'll take the gun bullet, please, with a coke and an order of

Re: [ZION] Imagine that!

2002-10-31 Thread Marc A. Schindler
I know there's a lot of hilarity in this thread, but in all seriousness, you should let your local authorities know -- I presume that means the FBI in your case. The Nigerian scam has been going on since the early '80s when we used to get faxed letters from Nigeria where I worked (no, wait a