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Madam, I'm Adam. - Tom Brosz - 9/30/2004 4:24:05 AM
- Missing concepts - LJ - 9/30/2004 4:32:20 PM
  - I figured I was misunderstanding the principles involved. - Tom Brosz - 9/30/2004 9:04:00 PM
    - A bit more (than you really wanted?) - LJ - 9/30/2004 9:49:45 PM
      - Wouldn't "related to" be a bit more accurate than "descended from?" (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/1/2004 5:02:30 AM
        
        No - descended from is completely accurate - LJ - 10/1/2004 3:54:35 PM
- So my Pal-in-rome is my recent relative - R.L. - 9/30/2004 8:26:45 AM
- I'm with you - tony - 9/30/2004 5:25:37 AM

Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail -- or: Who's going to watch the debate? - Fox - 9/30/2004 12:21:26 AM
- re: The Friends-friends debate - Raoul - 9/30/2004 9:37:02 PM
  - LOL mi ami! (n/t) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/30/2004 11:54:04 PM
- Aha! I've learned the truth! - Tom Brosz - 9/30/2004 9:09:42 PM
- Viewing Rules. - jms - 9/30/2004 6:44:12 PM
  - Perfect! - Fox - 9/30/2004 8:53:50 PM
- Here is a pretty good preview of what you will hear - alcaray - 9/30/2004 6:08:48 PM
- Is it true? - LJ - 9/30/2004 5:17:08 PM
- Probably a combination of missing the beginning... - alcaray - 9/30/2004 3:53:52 PM
- I'll probably watch some of it - Larry J - 9/30/2004 1:36:07 PM
  - Have fun! - jms - 9/30/2004 7:44:00 PM
- Anyway, with all the restrictions, it's more of a dual press conference than a debate. - Tom Brosz - 9/30/2004 3:50:53 AM
- re: Fear and Loathing on the Campaign Trail -- or: Who's going to watch the debate? - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/30/2004 3:04:34 AM
  - "Annoying ideological slants"............. - Lindy - 9/30/2004 6:13:57 AM
    - Both. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/30/2004 6:39:21 AM

Florida finalizes new voting machine for 2004 - SteveS - 9/23/2004 11:56:59 PM
- Hey, this just might work.......... - Publius - 9/30/2004 2:16:13 PM
- Hope the retirees are watching this elitist, insulting crap (n/t) - alcaray - 9/24/2004 7:57:23 PM
  - Interesting. I, for one, didn't instantly connect this joke with retirees in my mind. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/25/2004 9:03:46 PM
    - Prior inerchanges you have had with me should have jogged your memory. - alcaray - 9/27/2004 9:35:03 PM
      - Voting - Tom Brosz - 9/28/2004 1:40:51 AM
        
        So you see no reason for jokes like this to offend anybody? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/28/2004 8:39:08 PM
        
        Short answer? No. - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 2:54:43 AM
        
        Been over this before - alcaray - 9/29/2004 5:52:00 PM
        
        Have it your way. - Tom Brosz - 9/29/2004 6:50:11 PM
        
        Other research - Tony - 9/29/2004 8:43:19 PM
        
        Websense attack. I'd be surprised if this link was any more on topic than your posts in this thread, though. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/29/2004 8:31:33 PM
  - The holes behind everything but the triangle are plugged. - Bowser - 9/25/2004 5:32:36 AM
  - A retired engineer sent it to me - SteveS - 9/24/2004 10:02:53 PM

Some media odds and ends... - Tom Brosz - 9/30/2004 5:02:20 AM

Managing expectations - alcaray - 9/28/2004 10:03:31 PM
- That's funny! - Bowser - 9/29/2004 1:46:50 PM

Interesting analysis of political families - "John Edwards' Problem Brother" - Bowser - 9/29/2004 1:43:35 PM

The stats on Daily Show Viewers - jms - 9/28/2004 3:08:28 AM
- What were the 6 questions? - Tony - 9/28/2004 5:39:07 PM
  - I don't know, - jms - 9/28/2004 6:18:42 PM
    - A few more details... - Tom Brosz - 9/28/2004 7:10:25 PM
      - Yau are always quick with a link...thanks Tom. (n/t) - jms - 9/28/2004 7:30:52 PM
        
        and I'm sometimes too quick to hit post! Yikes. (n/t) - jms - 9/28/2004 7:33:10 PM

For those in the Pacific Northwest feeling smug about Florida - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 5:15:45 AM
- I don't know if that would apply to Seattle. - Jacob Samorodin - 9/28/2004 6:22:46 PM
- Heh, heh. - Bowser - 9/27/2004 1:46:29 PM
- My gut feeling................. - Lindy - 9/27/2004 7:06:36 AM
  - re: My gut feeling................. - Marcia - 9/27/2004 9:38:19 PM
  - re: My gut feeling................. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/27/2004 12:19:36 PM
    - In case anyone was wondering, SDAI's post is the rambling of and idiot and has NOTHING to do with reality or science - R.L. - 9/27/2004 1:03:04 PM
      - C'mon give it a shot. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/27/2004 11:09:37 PM
      - Actually, on this thread I think Lindy and SDAI are running about neck-and-neck in the Loopy Philosophy contest. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 3:36:38 PM
      - Moderator...please tell RL to take this to the Flame Board - Lindy - 9/27/2004 2:12:13 PM
        
        You seem to think B.S. shouldnt be challenged - R.L. - 9/27/2004 3:45:39 PM
        
        Peeing on something may constitute a challenge for wolves, but not here (n/t) - LJ - 9/27/2004 7:40:25 PM

Ticket prices for NFL games. - Bowser - 9/27/2004 2:09:31 AM
- Each!. 1 game. And then it's over. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/28/2004 1:18:10 AM
- Surely this price include all 18 tickets... - FrankC - 9/28/2004 1:14:44 AM

The newest addition to my office door... - R.L. - 9/25/2004 6:21:26 AM
- re: The newest addition to my office door... - Daniel - 9/27/2004 9:33:46 AM
- ooops the link - R.L. - 9/25/2004 6:23:53 AM

Mainstream media acknowledges the blogosphere - Tom Brosz - 9/26/2004 9:56:56 PM
- I knew Lileks would come through. - Tom Brosz - 9/27/2004 5:05:18 AM

Art Spiegelman's latest - Fox - 9/26/2004 4:07:11 PM
- re: Art Spiegelman's latest - Raoul - 9/26/2004 4:36:12 PM

Florida Hurricanes: political implications? - Fox - 9/22/2004 1:55:52 AM
- thanks for the map, Fox - jms - 9/23/2004 5:02:51 PM
- obviously a definitive case established................n/t (n/t) - Publius - 9/22/2004 6:53:07 PM
- wow, I'm rethinking my atheism. lol (n/t) - Art Martin - 9/22/2004 5:48:47 AM
- You mean there is a God? (n/t) - Bowser - 9/22/2004 3:37:50 AM
  - He doesn't vote, but his kid is a Democrat.........n/t (n/t) - Publius - 9/25/2004 4:59:19 PM

A well-deserved satirical thrashing for the gun nuts - Daniel L - 9/23/2004 5:33:39 AM
- re: A well-deserved satirical thrashing for the gun nuts - Todd - 9/23/2004 10:00:12 AM
  - A question - Art Martin - 9/23/2004 6:04:16 PM
    - re: A question - Todd - 9/24/2004 5:21:27 AM
  - " it's actually easier for me to buy a assault weapon off the street than it is to buy one legally." - Not voting Republican this November - 9/23/2004 11:51:23 AM
  - well-argued .. but not convincing - Daniel - 9/23/2004 11:20:06 AM
    - Fair enough - Todd - 9/24/2004 6:08:33 AM
      - Well, at least you didn't take it personally - Daniel - 9/25/2004 4:10:06 PM
      - assault weapon ban........ - Publius - 9/24/2004 1:55:15 PM

Non-lethal weapons - FrankC - 9/24/2004 4:20:11 AM
- 50,000 volt experience. - RobVG - 9/25/2004 3:50:10 AM
- Completely useless on the battlefield. OK for control of unarmed crowds. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 9/24/2004 5:55:39 PM
  - re: That's the point; terrorists avoid battlefields and hit within crowds (n/t) - Raoul - 9/25/2004 9:56:03 AM
- interesting - Daniel - 9/24/2004 5:25:38 AM

Damn liberal heathens - Todd - 9/17/2004 5:01:54 AM
- Two similar strories that might have escaped your notice - jms - 9/22/2004 2:23:22 PM
  - Yes they did - Todd - 9/23/2004 5:21:28 AM
    - I was being sarcastic. - jms - 9/23/2004 5:24:41 PM
      - I agree - Todd - 9/24/2004 5:34:06 AM
        
        Wise. - jms - 9/24/2004 10:10:56 PM
- Fraud or setup - p - 9/18/2004 5:12:39 PM
  - Using your 3 year old daughter as a prop for something that sleazy is child abuse - R.L. - 9/20/2004 10:08:43 AM
  - Looks like fraud - Larry J - 9/19/2004 11:36:35 AM
    - If that's the case, the guy need's to be investigated. - Todd - 9/21/2004 5:26:56 AM
      - Forgot to mention - Larry J - 9/21/2004 2:11:03 PM
      - re: If that's the case, the guy need's to be investigated. - Larry J - 9/21/2004 2:08:11 PM
        
        so this one got caught (n/t) - alcaray - 9/21/2004 2:34:04 PM
    - re:... the father doesn't look thrilled. (n/t) - Marcia - 9/21/2004 4:40:38 AM
- At a Republican rally she would have had to recite - - - - Bowser - 9/17/2004 9:34:34 PM
  - Actually she got a hug and thank you from Bush at a rally. (n/t) - SteveS - 9/17/2004 9:40:31 PM
    - AFTER she signed. (What a set-up. Kerry doesn't demand pledges.) (n/t) - Bowser - 9/17/2004 10:33:54 PM
      - Interesting how you expanded one incident at a Cheney rally into an entire mythology. Not for the first time. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/18/2004 12:50:32 AM
        
        Pledges??!!! I couldn't make that up! Not in a free society. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/18/2004 1:21:47 AM
- not the first time - jms - 9/17/2004 1:58:05 PM
  - The union has apologized - Larry J - 9/17/2004 7:11:33 PM
  - The odds might be better than you think - Larry J - 9/17/2004 4:39:27 PM
    - 10 kids, if they are all not Reps they are probably now (n/t) - SteveS - 9/17/2004 9:43:44 PM
  - Atrios pulled the link - jms - 9/17/2004 3:42:03 PM
    - It's back - jms - 9/17/2004 4:32:50 PM
      - Really looks like his son, to me. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/17/2004 7:53:19 PM
  - I think we need a congressional hearing! (n/t) - alcaray - 9/17/2004 3:23:35 PM
    - Didn't she sign a pledge? A vow? A loyalty oath? Swear allegiance? Oh, it's a Dem rally. Never mind. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/17/2004 4:39:41 PM

When science is pushed like politics - alcaray - 9/23/2004 3:51:28 PM
- So you admit it then - there's no global warming!! (n/t) - Bowser - 9/23/2004 7:44:30 PM
  - We still do not know one way or the other.. - REB - 9/23/2004 9:00:21 PM
    - I found the whacko who still thinks there's no global warming! - alcaray - 9/23/2004 10:48:33 PM
      - not kidding guys - alcaray - 9/24/2004 2:55:35 PM
        
        I'm not sure why it seems to burn your bottom so badly - McFly - 9/24/2004 5:29:10 PM
        
        Thank you, McFly! - REB - 9/24/2004 6:52:58 PM
        
        Obviously I did not dispute any such thing. Research good. Pollution bad. So? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/24/2004 6:12:37 PM
        
        I agree with both of those. - REB - 9/24/2004 6:56:21 PM
        
        Sorry alcaray, I must be outa the loop on this one. (n/t) - McFly - 9/24/2004 6:47:09 PM
        
        Hey guys, someone explain to him what a theory is. - REB - 9/24/2004 3:14:14 PM
        
        Still taking politics over science. - REB - 9/24/2004 3:09:50 PM
        
        Make up your mind - Tony - 9/24/2004 5:26:13 PM
        
        Okay, I'll admit the Earth's temperature has been rising, on average, since the last ice Age - REB - 9/24/2004 5:32:52 PM
        
        So REB is the new spokesman for the right on the topic of GW on HZ? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/24/2004 4:59:46 PM
        
        The search for the scientific truth is neither left nor right. - REB - 9/24/2004 5:45:42 PM
        
        You said that GW was an unproven theory. - alcaray - 9/24/2004 6:17:20 PM
        
        re: You said that GW was an unproven theory. - REB - 9/24/2004 7:09:39 PM
        
        My definition (which most conservatives no longer dispute) - alcaray - 9/24/2004 7:27:10 PM
        
        Sure. - REB - 9/24/2004 8:51:30 PM
        
        As Critin pointed out last year, Global Warming is a religious issue with some people - Larry J - 9/24/2004 6:16:53 PM
      - New Little Ice Age Instead of Global Warming? - REB - 9/24/2004 11:45:50 AM
      - There is evidence of Global Warming, but I have also seen evidence we may be heading for an ice age. - Whacko REB - 9/24/2004 11:39:33 AM
      - Who is this "we" he mentions? There can only be one of 'em. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/24/2004 5:48:12 AM
- I look at the ozone hole as the same type of pseudo-science - Art Martin - 9/23/2004 5:54:34 PM
  - Hey! Now I agree with a post of yours! - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/23/2004 9:37:03 PM
  - Theories have to discount the body of knowledge that we don't currently possess - alcaray - 9/23/2004 6:34:48 PM
    - Talk to someone in the air conditioning business - Art Martin - 9/23/2004 6:45:30 PM
      - I know a little bit about AC units - REB - 9/23/2004 8:57:29 PM
      - Hey Art - LJ - 9/23/2004 7:40:46 PM
      - According to my uncle, business is great! - alcaray - 9/23/2004 6:58:55 PM
- re: When science is pushed like politics - REB - 9/23/2004 4:22:59 PM
  - I agree with your assessment 100% - alcaray - 9/23/2004 4:31:46 PM

Napoleon quotes - Raoul - 9/24/2004 7:33:50 PM

Funny guy, John Stewart! - alcaray - 9/23/2004 4:09:51 PM
- That's what we call it 'round here: "The Funny Guy News" - jms - 9/24/2004 2:18:20 AM
- I may join you at the bookstore. - Art Martin - 9/23/2004 5:29:10 PM
  - Apparent definition of "meltdown:" Holding the "wrong" political opinions. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/24/2004 1:12:17 AM
    - re: Apparent definition of "meltdown:" Mistaking rage for wit. - Mary Anne - 9/24/2004 1:55:48 PM
    - a monkey sidekick = jumping the shark (n/t) - jms - 9/24/2004 2:13:40 AM
  - Anyone who is missing the Daily Show is missing a lot. - Tony - 9/23/2004 6:00:37 PM

The view out of the window today - Larry J - 9/23/2004 4:08:28 PM
- The view from your view - jms - 9/23/2004 4:54:35 PM
  - re: The view from your view - Larry J - 9/23/2004 5:10:42 PM
    - Please tell me you don't commute on Academy Blvd !!! - jms - 9/23/2004 8:11:42 PM
      - Not if I can help it - Larry J - 9/23/2004 8:32:20 PM
        
        If memory serves... - jms - 9/23/2004 9:40:28 PM
        
        a website... - jms - 9/24/2004 3:16:53 AM
- Better than my view of Tropical Storm Ivan - REB - 9/23/2004 4:21:46 PM

Brando's ashes scattered in Tahiti - R.L. - 9/22/2004 11:00:24 PM
- Glad YOU did that. - Bowser - 9/23/2004 5:07:37 AM
  - LOL! Would like to see the joke done as a newsreel, with movies. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 9/23/2004 7:11:54 AM
    - Yeah, crap on hIM. God knows enough people do. (n/t) - R.L. - 9/23/2004 7:44:13 AM
    - Tom! Of all people! I would have expected you to chastise me on my poor taste! - R.L. - 9/23/2004 7:42:24 AM
      - I read in the paper... - Tom Brosz - 9/24/2004 1:25:01 AM
        
        You owe me $100 - R.L. - 9/24/2004 1:36:18 AM

Sky Captain - Fox - 9/20/2004 8:41:30 PM
- And think of it also as a tribute to H.G Wells in pastel shades and Art Deco. (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 9/23/2004 3:54:44 PM
- re: Sky Captain - REB - 9/21/2004 6:51:44 PM
  - re: Sky Captain - Chris Vancil - 9/22/2004 10:54:05 AM
- In defense of the story - alcaray - 9/20/2004 10:20:36 PM
- Looking forward to it! - Tom Brosz - 9/20/2004 9:00:31 PM
  - Robot cameos - Fox - 9/20/2004 9:25:15 PM

Does Depeche Mode have politics down? - REB - 9/23/2004 2:05:55 PM

82.6% of US military overseas in wartime headed to jail. - Bowser - 9/23/2004 11:17:10 AM

The Eugene Armstrong video - Todd - 9/22/2004 7:39:48 PM
- And Ebnelson compares Don's posts to 'snuff films' - R.L. - 9/23/2004 7:47:05 AM
  - I'm not promoting anything. (n/t) - Todd - 9/23/2004 10:03:58 AM

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