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I had a uncle killed in Vietnam by a 10 year old.
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Immoral
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Raoul
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8/14/2003 5:45:00 AM
re: The immorality of napalm usage depends upon what you would consider a moral war . . .
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D. Spires
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11/6/2003 1:04:29 AM
Nope. You just find excuses
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ebnelson
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8/31/2003 6:01:55 AM
re: I missed that, Ed -- thanx . . .
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D. Spires
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11/6/2003 3:53:30 AM
re: You can only claim to have won the war if you won the peace, but that's not the case, yet
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Raoul
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8/31/2003 12:43:44 PM
My claim of military victory
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ebnelson
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8/31/2003 1:28:13 PM
This thread is certainly easier to follow in 1024 x 768 display mode
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SDAI-Tech1
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8/30/2003 10:32:28 AM
The epitome of flame wars! Robert please add this to the hall o' flame!(nt)
(n/t)
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R.L.
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8/24/2003 3:25:42 AM
Hmmm! Begun, this flame war has!
(n/t)
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Yoda the Yeti Master.....
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8/24/2003 6:32:28 AM
re: and end, will it ever?
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Roulke Boulreke
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8/31/2003 9:07:35 PM
You've only scratched the surface, bud
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Zhavric
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8/20/2003 7:06:07 PM
fwiw, welcome Zhavric...and to Raoul...
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McFly
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8/21/2003 11:10:34 PM
re: fwiw, welcome Zhavric...and to Raoul...
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Zhavric
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8/22/2003 12:22:44 PM
re: fwiw, welcome Zhavric...and to Raoul...
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gbaikie
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8/22/2003 3:09:23 AM
LOL!!!!
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Davin L.
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8/22/2003 3:30:49 AM
Not that funny.
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Tom Brosz
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8/23/2003 11:19:26 PM
Okay, deep breath Tom.
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Davin L.
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8/30/2003 2:42:51 AM
Yes, welcome Zhavric! ...and to McFly...
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Fox
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8/22/2003 2:54:55 AM
Thanks, Fox...better late than never, huh? :-)
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McFly
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8/22/2003 2:58:42 PM
re: You've only scratched the surface, bud
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gbaikie
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8/20/2003 7:51:33 PM
Actually...
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Zhavric
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8/20/2003 8:05:48 PM
re: Actually...
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gbaikie
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8/21/2003 12:40:33 AM
Since its flame, and you are acting
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Davin L
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8/21/2003 4:21:30 PM
Wow...
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Zhavric
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8/21/2003 12:00:57 PM
re: Wow...
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gbaikie
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8/21/2003 7:41:02 PM
Listen
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Zhavric
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8/21/2003 7:57:05 PM
Dear Stupid
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Justin Kelly
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8/22/2003 6:14:04 AM
re: Dear Stupid
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Davin L
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8/22/2003 2:57:34 PM
BOB!!! Hey man
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Zhavric
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8/22/2003 12:57:58 PM
re: What . . . ?
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D. Spires
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8/22/2003 1:53:57 AM
Abandon all integrity oh ye who enter the hollow passage of the Right Wing Mind
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Davin L.
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8/22/2003 3:14:39 PM
re: Still pretending, I see . . .
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D. Spires
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8/22/2003 8:46:06 PM
Argumentation Ala Dan 101: I'm Right Your Wrong I Don't Have To Prove Anything Deal With It NyeahNyeah!!!
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Davin L.
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8/22/2003 10:35:42 PM
re: Keeping track . . .
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D. Spires
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8/22/2003 11:21:50 PM
A non Kzinti-mode reply
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Davin L.
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8/23/2003 5:55:00 PM
re: So . . .
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D. spires
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8/24/2003 3:31:59 AM
re: So . . .
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Davin L.
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8/24/2003 7:04:19 AM
re: As stated . . .
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D. Spires
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8/24/2003 6:02:11 PM
Nyeh Nyeah again Dan? You'll have to do better grasshopper.
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Davin L.
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8/24/2003 7:07:31 PM
re: Davin, you have not shown where you deserve my best . . .
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D. Spires
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8/26/2003 7:40:11 PM
The point of this conflict is, Dan:
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Davin L.
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8/27/2003 4:19:37 PM
C'mon Davin...don't tell us you missed all the news...
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SDAI-Tech1
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8/24/2003 7:32:59 AM
hummmm
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Davin L.
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8/24/2003 5:29:55 PM
re: A non Kzinti-mode reply
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Tom Brosz
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8/23/2003 11:51:33 PM
Tom, thats total bullshit... Par for course.
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Davin L.
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8/24/2003 12:12:28 AM
An additional article on this subject
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Tom Brosz
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8/24/2003 7:03:09 AM
Let me clear it up for you...
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Zhavric
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8/22/2003 12:53:28 PM
re: You have yourselfd a real nice life, now . . .
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D. Spires
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8/22/2003 7:51:40 PM
Actually, it sucks
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Zhavric
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8/22/2003 8:18:05 PM
re: Nice rebut . . .
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D. spires
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8/22/2003 8:48:37 PM
"America, love it or leave it"
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Robert
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8/22/2003 10:29:53 PM
re: "America, love it or leave it"
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12/2/2003 12:28:44 AM
welcome-
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R.L.
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12/2/2003 7:19:38 AM
Be sure to check out the rest of the site!
(n/t)
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Tom Brosz
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12/2/2003 1:19:35 AM
re: Zhavric's an Ohioan . . .
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D. Spires
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8/22/2003 11:09:39 PM
re: Listen
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gbaikie
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8/21/2003 9:19:25 PM
Buh-by
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Zhavric
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8/22/2003 12:17:48 PM
re: Buh-by
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gbaikie
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8/22/2003 8:28:34 PM
Chamberlain and Hitler were also chummy...
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SDAI-Tech1
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8/21/2003 1:33:48 PM
It's a lot worse than Medieval Europe
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Lee
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8/22/2003 1:52:20 AM
re: It's a lot worse than Medieval Europe
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penis
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11/23/2003 11:19:16 PM
Chaotic yes...but also inefficient.
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SDAI-Tech1
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8/22/2003 8:17:19 AM
Chamberlain did not firebomb Dresden
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alcaray
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8/21/2003 4:18:35 PM
You've made the mistake Bush wants you to make
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Zhavric
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8/21/2003 1:59:10 PM
My two cents worth on this
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Tom Brosz
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8/20/2003 6:20:26 PM
Hey, one of those pennies is mine.
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RobVG
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8/21/2003 7:44:51 AM
Killing is killing: method irrelevant.
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Mary Anne
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8/21/2003 12:55:43 PM
re: Killing is killing: method irrelevant.
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RobVG
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8/21/2003 6:10:44 PM
I take it you also don't care much about methods of capital punishment.
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Mary Anne
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8/22/2003 4:07:23 AM
Well...
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RobVG
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8/22/2003 5:04:32 PM
So the only just war is one fought in self-defense.
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Mary Anne
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8/22/2003 6:29:00 PM
A nagging question.
(n/t)
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RobVG
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8/22/2003 6:38:27 PM
re: I take it you also don't care much about methods of capital punishment.
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gbaikie
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8/22/2003 11:11:38 AM
People who use weapons recognized by international conventions as heinous need to be treated as war criminals, and tried as such, yes.
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Mary Anne
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8/22/2003 4:00:15 PM
re: Killing is killing
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Tom Brosz
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8/21/2003 5:28:45 PM
A little bit pregnant
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Mary Anne
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8/22/2003 4:38:09 AM
There is no international agreement against using incendiaries on military forces.
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Tom Brosz
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8/23/2003 11:28:42 PM
re: Stupid
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Justin Kelly
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8/18/2003 7:58:35 AM
re: re:Interpretations
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Raoul
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8/18/2003 5:33:59 PM
re: re:Interpretations
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gbaikie
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8/18/2003 8:01:52 PM
re: Immoral
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gbaikie
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8/15/2003 10:01:49 AM
re: re:Imprecisions and trust
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Raoul
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8/16/2003 10:41:14 PM
re: re:Imprecisions and trust
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Raoul
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8/16/2003 10:41:04 PM
re:Imprecisions and trust
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gbaikie
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8/17/2003 12:46:27 AM
re: re:Imprecisions and trust
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RobVG
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8/17/2003 5:44:34 AM
re: re:Imprecisions and trust
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gbaikie
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8/17/2003 8:24:41 AM
re: re:Imprecisions and trust
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SDG
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8/18/2003 10:32:13 PM
You shouldn't be bothered then.
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Lee
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8/17/2003 7:31:43 AM
Immoral
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RobVG
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8/14/2003 9:03:51 PM
Shoot. I was hoping 'Kazoo' would stick like...Incinagel
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RobVG
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8/15/2003 9:49:36 PM
Napalm is nasty stuff..
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Larry J
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8/14/2003 4:32:09 PM
As long as hairs are being split
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Fox
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8/14/2003 10:12:23 PM
re: As long as hairs are being split
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Justin Kelly
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8/18/2003 8:18:41 AM
Hi, Justin
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Fox
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8/21/2003 5:11:00 PM
re: Hi, Justin
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gbaikie
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8/22/2003 3:24:35 AM
re: As long as hairs are being split
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gbaikie
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8/15/2003 1:04:18 PM
Splitting hairs way too finely
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Robert
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8/14/2003 9:34:23 PM
OK, name a great way to die, and one that doesn't take up medical resources
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Justin Kelly
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8/18/2003 8:31:26 AM
Surely you jest
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Robert
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8/19/2003 2:36:36 AM
yeagh, napalm is bad, but wait till you see what a chemical weapon can do!!
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Justin
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8/19/2003 7:32:40 AM
re: the Burn Unit
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Mary Anne
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8/20/2003 2:02:36 AM
Ok then, name an explosive that won't burn anyone
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Justin Kelly
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8/20/2003 4:23:42 AM
re: No. YOU tell me what justifies the use of a weapon whose specific intent is to burn people.
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Mary Anne
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8/20/2003 12:56:55 PM
Okay, I'll give in, no more burning people. . . from now lets make sure we kill everyone good and dead!
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Justin Kelly
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8/21/2003 1:43:50 AM
So the military has become a group of murdering thugs. Goodie.
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Mary Anne
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8/21/2003 2:16:05 AM
Last I heard, if I remember right...
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Tom Brosz
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8/21/2003 6:21:18 AM
Last I read, he was also saying that it doesn't much matter what we do to other people as long as we win.
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Mary Anne
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8/21/2003 11:39:21 AM
no, I'm fair game. . .
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Justin Kelly
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8/21/2003 6:55:55 AM
Sure Marry Anne, we're just like villans in those children stories
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Justin Kelly
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8/21/2003 5:16:48 AM
OK, fine. You win. It's not important for Americans, either at home or abroad, either civilian or military, to behave like the people we expect the world to be.
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Mary Anne
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8/21/2003 11:37:03 AM
What was his prize?
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gbaikie
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8/22/2003 3:19:26 AM
When you have something intelligent to say about children's literature, or anything else, do let us know.
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Mary Anne
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8/22/2003 3:27:55 AM
re: the Burn Unit
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gbaikie
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8/20/2003 2:38:47 AM
Let's review the situation
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Robert
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8/19/2003 6:13:19 PM
re: Let's review the situation
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Justin Kelly
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8/20/2003 1:32:12 AM
tunnel vision
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Robert
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8/20/2003 4:33:57 PM
Throwing out the rules of warfare
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Mary Anne
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8/20/2003 2:34:51 AM
Wrong or Stupid, take your pick
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Justin Kelly
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8/20/2003 4:16:13 AM
Wrong and stupid: no contest
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Mary Anne
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8/20/2003 1:14:01 PM
If we offerend them no mercy, how is it so many surendered/melded away?
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Justin Kelly
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8/21/2003 1:27:40 AM
The "melted away" are your guerillas.
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Mary Anne
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8/21/2003 2:21:51 AM
Nice to see you coming around to my way of thinking.
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Lee
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8/22/2003 5:28:25 AM
It's called sarcasm, blockhead.
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Mary Anne
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8/22/2003 10:43:37 AM
Yes it is, I'm surprised you didn't recognize it.
(n/t)
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Lee
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8/23/2003 6:38:58 AM
WOW! Really??
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Mary Anne
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8/24/2003 10:49:02 PM
The Guerillas are Fedayeen and foreign mercs
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Justin Kelly
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8/21/2003 3:59:24 AM
re: Throwing out the rules of warfare
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gbaikie
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8/20/2003 3:52:00 AM
re: Surely you jest
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gbaikie
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8/19/2003 5:51:43 AM
Phycological effects
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Justin Kelly
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8/19/2003 4:27:27 AM
Well...
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Larry J
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8/18/2003 8:49:45 PM
Oh come on Robert
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FrankC
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8/15/2003 3:09:00 AM
"terror is as terror does"
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Robert
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8/15/2003 7:22:27 PM
Shotguns were widely used by American troops in Vietnam...
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Larry J
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8/18/2003 9:09:12 PM
Boiling oil was widely used by medieval troops in the Middle Ages
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Robert
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8/19/2003 2:53:19 AM
The point is historical and military accuracy...
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Larry J
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8/19/2003 6:52:32 PM
To the relief of the men inside the castle,
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Lee
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8/19/2003 3:34:49 AM
It does matter
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Robert
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8/19/2003 6:19:19 PM
re: It does matter
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gbaikie
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8/19/2003 7:11:00 PM
"We didn't start this war. Iraq started it by invading Kuwait."
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Mary Anne
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8/20/2003 2:54:50 AM
re: "We didn't start this war. Iraq started it by invading Kuwait."
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amanda
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11/12/2003 6:36:50 PM
re: "We didn't start this war. Iraq started it by invading Kuwait."
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amanda
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11/12/2003 6:36:23 PM
re: "We didn't start this war. Iraq started it by invading Kuwait."
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gbaikie
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8/20/2003 4:37:27 AM
Well actually it was the same war.
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Lee
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8/20/2003 4:36:03 AM
By your definition, we should get rid of everything but pea shooters.
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Lee
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8/16/2003 4:07:39 AM
HTML
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Robert
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8/19/2003 6:23:10 PM
Thanks Robert. I don't know why I typed that.
(n/t)
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Lee
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8/20/2003 4:38:58 AM
Shoehorned??
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FrankC
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8/16/2003 3:47:16 AM
re: Shoehorned??
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Robert
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8/16/2003 7:47:59 PM
re: "terror is as terror does"
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gbaikie
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8/15/2003 9:01:49 PM
"terror is as terror does"
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Robert
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8/15/2003 10:06:16 PM
re: "terror is as terror does"
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gbaikie
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8/16/2003 3:32:35 AM
Napalm is as napalm does
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Robert
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8/19/2003 3:12:46 AM
What's wrong with terrorizing the enemy?
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Lee
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8/19/2003 3:39:16 AM
Why?
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Robert
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8/19/2003 6:27:11 PM
I'm not sure if napalm would be worse than this.
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Lee
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8/18/2003 3:44:12 AM
I love the smell of napalm in the morning.
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Lee
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8/14/2003 8:34:33 AM
re: Remember?
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Raoul
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8/14/2003 5:59:13 PM
It smells like children on fire.
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Mary Anne
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8/14/2003 10:51:56 AM
re: Funny girl . . .
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D. Spires
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11/6/2003 1:02:55 AM
The same could be said about any weapon.
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Lee
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8/15/2003 6:32:45 AM
Lee proves himself to be a P.O.S. yet again
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R.L.
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8/15/2003 8:32:31 PM
No, but the enemy troops hiding behind those cribs were.
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Lee
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8/16/2003 4:11:51 AM
Oh man!
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FrankC
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8/15/2003 4:20:24 PM
I had a uncle killed in Vietnam by a 10 year old.
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Lee
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8/15/2003 5:14:51 PM
re: I had a uncle killed in Vietnam by a 10 year old.
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Mario Mario
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11/5/2003 5:11:39 PM
The only good gook is a dead gook?
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alcaray
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8/15/2003 5:47:46 PM
re: The only good gook is a dead gook?
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Mario Mario
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11/5/2003 5:08:23 PM
re: The only good gook is a dead gook?
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gook
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11/1/2003 11:00:42 PM
re: The only good gook is a dead gook?
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gook
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11/1/2003 10:59:53 PM
an odd question, given the person.
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Davin L.
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8/15/2003 7:40:27 PM
I'm sure the children of Hamburg and Berlin had the same look on their faces too.
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Lee
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8/16/2003 4:20:27 AM
who did what to who for what reasons
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Davin L.
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8/16/2003 4:48:13 PM
Well Frik gave his two cents
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Lee
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8/16/2003 6:37:39 PM
re: Well Frik gave his two cents
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Davin L.
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8/16/2003 10:21:04 PM
Actually history proves my point.
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Lee
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8/17/2003 5:17:18 AM
Lee, you are a sick twisted soul. If anyone cares for you, its only out of human folly.
(n/t)
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Davin L.
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8/17/2003 6:23:44 PM
Insults in place of an argument, a sure sign of a loser.
(n/t)
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Lee
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8/17/2003 10:55:58 PM
To call my communication with you an 'argument' would be giving you too much credit. One can not have a battle of wits with the unarmed.
(n/t)
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Davin L.
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8/18/2003 2:40:53 AM
As I said above, no argument, just alot of hot air.
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Lee
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8/18/2003 3:14:51 AM
re: No! Of course not!
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Raoul
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8/17/2003 12:01:26 PM
Europe has been at peace for the past 50 years for only one reason.
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Lee
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8/17/2003 10:53:18 PM
re: Europe has been at peace for the past 50 years for only one reason.
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gbaikie
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8/17/2003 11:54:58 PM
re: No! Of course not!
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Davin L.
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8/17/2003 6:22:13 PM
HabitableZone — be civil, or at least entertaining.