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