For me, this grates like hearing people say newk-you-ler: it is "massage"

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For me, this grates like hearing people say newk-you-ler: it is "massage"

alcaray — 9/6/2005 9:57:36 PM (archived)

But even Amazon can't seem to get it right.

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Notice to newcomers [Originally Posted to Off-topic by R.L. on 9/4/2005 5:35:26 AM] - ***Moved from Off-Topic by Mary Anne (mo - 9/5/2005 1:13:17 AM
- Scream obscenities at the messenger all you want. - Lee - 9/5/2005 2:53:25 AM
  - I'm not moderator here. - Mary Anne - 9/5/2005 3:26:47 AM
    - Well coming from someone who told him to bring down with both feet on me. - Lee - 9/5/2005 4:05:37 AM
      - I encouraged him to come down with both feet on *racism*. - Mary Anne - 9/5/2005 4:16:30 AM
        
        Very good Mary Anne * Humanity 101 * now in session - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/5/2005 4:38:07 AM
        
        "quintessential embodiment" - Robert - 9/5/2005 4:02:36 PM
        
        You now regret you clicked "post" on that one... ;-) - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2005 2:13:44 AM
        
        Not really - Robert - 9/6/2005 3:27:38 AM
        
        "Hate doesn't kill people, people kill people" - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2005 4:09:05 AM
        
        Are you really helpless before your emotions? - Robert - 9/6/2005 5:29:12 AM
        
        I see hate as half an equation - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2005 6:05:44 AM
        
        re: I see hate as half an equation - Robert - 9/6/2005 6:09:52 PM
        
        a tutorial for an informed life. IE, the point Robert is trying to make and you are blindly dancing around without noticing is there - DL - 9/6/2005 4:36:21 AM
        
        For me, this grates like hearing people say newk-you-ler: it is "massage" - alcaray - 9/6/2005 9:57:36 PM
        
        Wasn't referring to the venerable Mr. Mcluhan. I was pointing out the difference between the experience of X and and the content of X. (n/t) - DL - 9/6/2005 10:58:24 PM
        
        "Medium is the message" wasn't an attempt at a Mcluhan quote? (n/t) - alcaray - 9/6/2005 11:00:40 PM
        
        What I said is Emotion is the medium, not the message of consciousness. - DL - 9/6/2005 11:51:23 PM
        
        If you ever catch me saying we are made of star-junk... - alcaray - 9/7/2005 5:49:47 PM
        
        A break down - DL - 9/7/2005 7:07:39 PM
        
        Jeez, Louize - alcaray - 9/7/2005 10:18:42 PM
        
        correction - DL - 9/7/2005 7:15:51 PM
        
        Yeesh, Al, My statement is 180deg and 5 miles away from McLuhan- have you read him (thinking it doesn't sound like you have)? Why are you giving me static on this? (n/t) - DL - 9/7/2005 6:48:13 PM
        
        Your reference to - Publius - 9/6/2005 2:00:57 PM
        
        Lee appears to hate people based on their race. - Mary Anne - 9/5/2005 4:45:02 AM
        
        I don't hate them, just apathetic. - Lee - 9/5/2005 5:10:39 AM
        
        re: I don't hate them, just apathetic. - McFly - 9/5/2005 11:22:25 PM
        
        re: I don't hate them, just apathetic. - Robert - 9/5/2005 5:33:40 AM
        
        If they merit it, then yes. (n/t) - Lee - 9/5/2005 8:44:09 AM
        
        Catch-22 - Robert - 9/5/2005 4:06:15 PM
        
        It is an EVIL way to look at the world. - R.L. - 9/5/2005 9:00:21 PM
        
        No, it's simply an ignorant way to look at the world - Robert - 9/5/2005 9:54:24 PM
        
        The majority of Humanity - Lee - 9/6/2005 1:13:30 AM
        
        You might not notice... - Robert - 9/6/2005 3:54:48 AM
        
        I've cursed on occasion in a thread, but I do try not to. - Lee - 9/6/2005 4:20:55 AM
        
        re: I've cursed on occasion in a thread, but I do try not to. - Robert - 9/6/2005 6:16:49 PM
        
        So 3.3 billion people vanish.... - FrankC - 9/6/2005 2:04:39 AM
        
        Hey, Frank ... - Fox - 9/6/2005 3:37:31 AM
        
        Up until 70 years ago, my view was the majority view amongst the cream of society. - Lee - 9/6/2005 4:28:36 AM
        
        I hope you're playing Devil's Advocate, Lee... - McFly - 9/8/2005 2:20:52 AM
        
        No, he is not... (n/t) - R.L. - 9/8/2005 4:57:51 AM
        
        Walked right into that one, didn't you? (n/t) - Robert - 9/6/2005 6:12:04 PM
        
        Yes, for one who pushes such a trivialized view of evolution, its ironic (n/t) - DL - 9/6/2005 6:22:42 PM
        
        Thanks for reminding me, then, that we have made some progress in the last 70 years! Looks like you are good for something after-all (n/t) - DL - 9/6/2005 4:41:09 AM
        
        It's just a political fad. (n/t) - Lee - 9/6/2005 4:51:04 AM
        
        No, You are obsolete. Your only weapon is the noise of your resentment, and the idiots you can prey upon - DL - 9/6/2005 5:04:47 AM
        
        When the SW erupts into bloodshed, we shall see. - Lee - 9/6/2005 6:37:46 AM
        
        I can understand a little better now - FrankC - 9/6/2005 3:58:39 PM
        
        Craig Venter started off as a blue collar. - Lee - 9/7/2005 6:08:09 AM
        
        blue collar exceptions - FrankC - 9/7/2005 6:44:05 PM
        
        Missed the punchline, didn't you Lee. (n/t) - DL - 9/7/2005 6:38:54 PM
        
        Lee's 'kind' are not known for their quick wit... (n/t) - R.L. - 9/8/2005 1:04:31 AM
        
        Wow, better not let Mary Anne know you stole her Ice Pick - DL - 9/7/2005 3:41:34 AM
        
        ROTFL - R.L. - 9/7/2005 1:12:18 AM
        
        Preaching that old dogma of Race War, eh lee? - DL - 9/6/2005 1:01:18 PM
        
        Ask the US Attorney General about it. - Lee - 9/7/2005 6:11:05 AM
        
        Is it really? - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/5/2005 4:54:56 AM
        
        nicely said - FrankC - 9/5/2005 5:04:46 AM
        
        Thanks Frank. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/5/2005 6:14:27 AM
        
        Yes. - Mary Anne - 9/5/2005 5:04:27 AM
        
        Don't worry about his words, I can handle Shaka Lafon. - Lee - 9/5/2005 4:23:30 AM
        
        Well, he can certainly call you a racist now. Since you have admitted you are one. - Mary Anne - 9/5/2005 4:28:37 AM
- Meanwhile, the stench from New Orleans continues to rise. [Originally posted to Off-Topic by Lee on 9/4/2005 2:40:55 PM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:47:08 AM
- Heh, heh. [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by Bowser on 9/4/2005 11:48:49 AM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:36:48 AM
  - I have to hand it to you [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by FrankC on 9/4/2005 12:13:38 PM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:39:07 AM
    - I hope it is clear, that wasn't my intention [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by Daniel on 9/4/2005 5:04:20 PM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:42:56 AM
      - No harm, no foul, Daniel. [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by Mary Anne (moderator) on 9/4/2005 5:22:35 PM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:45:08 AM
        
        fair enough [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by Daniel on 9/4/2005 6:07:35 PM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:53:16 AM
    - I'll second that. [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by SDAI-Tech1 on 9/4/2005 12:54:23 PM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:41:21 AM
- re: Notice to newcomers - RL Sometimes Has Reading Problems [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by Mark Eby on 9/4/2005 10:24:49 AM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:27:06 AM
  - Hello. Please refer to my post, below. Thank you. [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by Mary Anne (moderator) on 9/4/2005 10:59:12 AM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:33:10 AM
    - Gee It Looks Like Some Moderators Are Interfering With Free Speech - Mark Eby - 9/10/2005 9:06:47 PM
      - Ooops Looked In Wrong Place - Mark Eby - 9/11/2005 8:16:30 PM
- hey - go easy on the throwback [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by Daniel on 9/4/2005 8:17:48 AM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:22:57 AM
  - If you want to call New Orleans a stable and cohesive society. [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by Lee on 9/4/2005 2:43:51 PM] (n/t) - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:24:53 AM
- I meant that in a GOOD way.... [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by R.L. on 9/4/2005 6:53:15 AM] (n/t) - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:16:18 AM
  - I'm glad to hear it. [Originally Posted to Off-Topic by Mary Anne (moderator) on 9/4/2005 8:36:13 AM] - *Moved from Off-Topic by MA (moderator)* - 9/5/2005 1:19:14 AM
    - hmm - Mark Eby - 9/5/2005 2:23:32 AM
      - Oh, shut up. - Mary Anne - 9/5/2005 3:45:46 AM
        
        Either You Misunderstood or I Did - Mark Eby - 9/5/2005 6:01:17 PM
        
        OK - Mary Anne (not Flame moderator) - 9/5/2005 6:31:00 PM
        
        Re: Bowser - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2005 1:52:22 AM
        
        You have a lot of nerve, after your Scrooge-like turn of a couple days ago, - Mary Anne - 9/6/2005 3:05:21 AM
        
        Just pretend... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2005 3:31:50 AM
        
        Sorry, Charlie... - Mary Anne - 9/6/2005 4:07:20 AM
        
        Well... - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2005 4:19:15 AM
        
        I think it's a stupid question. - Mary Anne - 9/6/2005 4:51:57 AM
        
        re: Just pretend... - Lindy - 9/6/2005 3:49:54 AM
        
        You don't support hate too? - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2005 4:32:03 AM
        
        That tired old dog is far from hunting - DL - 9/6/2005 5:01:58 AM
        
        I think that's the real problem MA, reality just won't go away. - Lee - 9/5/2005 4:13:11 AM
        
        Read past the subject line once in a while. - Mary Anne - 9/5/2005 4:26:33 AM
        
        Let's start with the make up of the general prison population. (n/t) - Lee - 9/5/2005 4:33:53 AM
        
        Let's start with the number of blacks who have access to proper legal representation. - Mary Anne - 9/5/2005 4:41:42 AM
        
        Making excuses doesn't work either in the long run. - Lee - 9/5/2005 5:13:56 AM
        
        So what's your excuse for oil company execs turning this human tragedy into massive profits? - Buck Galaxy - 9/6/2005 4:34:23 AM

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