Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'

2002-12-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
Jon Gabriel wrote: Can I beat my kid because he may hit me someday? I'm not a fan of the current administration's policy on NK, and I'm really not a warmonger, but... I think your analogy here may be a bit too simplified. If your neighbor across the street starts setting up cannons in hi

Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'

2002-12-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
Steve Sloan II wrote: Amanda SubbaRao wrote: > Can I beat my kid because he may hit me someday? No, but you can certainly take away his baseball bat if he's already hit somebody with it, and probably will again. If he has one. If he's so stupid that he thinks he can get away with using it.

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Deborah Harrell
The Commonwealth of Cavallos is a tiny, devout nation, renowned for its compulsory military service. Its compassionate, intelligent population of 5 million enjoy a sensible mix of personal and economic freedoms, while the political process is open and the people's right to vote held sacrosanct. Th

Re: how republican insiders got the carcinogen nutrasweet into food

2002-12-27 Thread Andrew Crystall
On 27 Dec 2002 at 19:12, The Fool wrote: > > From: Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > So, should I stop drinking diet soda? > > > > > > Drink tea. Black tea ~1 bag / glass water. > > > > That's great advice. Unfortunately, I drink my

Re: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 08:07:54PM -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: > > Behalf Of Dan Minette > > > We stayed at the Embassy Suites for $215. > > I thought you were heading toward a high price... there are often deals to > be had. Of course, a two-room suite for $215 is pretty unusual. How'd you > man

Re: Drugs

2002-12-27 Thread Deborah Harrell
-- Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Here's guessing the administration will flip on this > one. > http://www.nytimes.com/2002/12/26/politics/26DRUG.html?pagewanted=2&todaysheadlines > > W ASHINGTON, Dec. 25 -- Drug companies and doctors > are fighting a Bush > administration plan to re

RE: Gene sequences - copyright?

2002-12-27 Thread Nick Arnett
They're original, creative and recorded in fixed form, so perhaps they already are copyrighted! -- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Andrew Crystall > Sent: Friday, December 27,

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Nick Arnett
-- Nick Arnett Phone/fax: (408) 904-7198 [EMAIL PROTECTED] > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Dan Minette ... > We stayed at the Embassy Suites for $215. I thought you were heading toward a high price... there are often deals to be

Re: how republican insiders got the carcinogen nutrasweet into food

2002-12-27 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > "Horn, John" wrote: > > > From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > > So, should I stop drinking diet soda? > > > > > > Drink tea. Black tea ~1 bag / glass water. > > > > That's great advice. Unfortunately, I drink my > tea with Sweet N

Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'

2002-12-27 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Amanda SubbaRao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 10:32 AM Subject: Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world' > > - Original Message - > From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dan Minette wrote: > > > W

Re: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Have you seen that ad for Expedia, "every bed > equipped with mosquitoe > nets" and the image that invokes in the mind of the > lady reading it? No, but I shudder to think on it...and I don't know if mosquito netting would be noisy as the roaches ran

Gene sequences - copyright?

2002-12-27 Thread Andrew Crystall
While talking to a biologist friend, he came up with an interesting suggestion - a persons gene sequence should be (automatically assumed to be) copyrighted by them. While it might sound silly, there are certainly upsides to the idea - it would allow you to determine who was allowed to look at

RE: Spiders (was: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- "Horn, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > That used to worry me a lot. That one of my > cats would eat a recluse > > > and die from it. But I was assured by someone > that it's poison is an > > > injected poison not an injested poison.

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread just john
>just john asked: >> >>Is the name really "My Holy Empire"?? As in "My Yahoo" and other various >>online services? >> >No, it's Lizbar - an obvious anagram > >Alberto Monteiro > I remember the movie! Directed by Mary-Girl Leit and with Clem Naphiali as the bad guy. --- * [EMAIL PROTECTED] http:

Cat-be-gone (was: how republican insiders got the carcinogennutrasweet...)

2002-12-27 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > If you can manage to sneeze on them, that might > help. Most cats I've > seen HATE sneezes. Just sneeze in their face and > they'll be gone. Blowing into their face works equally well, and you don't have to depend on the vagaries of nasal explosions.

Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'

2002-12-27 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 1:55 AM Subject: Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world' > Dan Minette wrote: > > > > >There is a great deal of difference between the situation with N. Korea and > >I

Re: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "Deborah Harrell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 7:11 PM Subject: Re: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn) > --- Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Yet another reason that any move I make will be > > f

Re: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 05:11:55PM -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote: > They were roaches, called by some locals 'water bugs.' When we lived > in Baton Rouge, I remember pulling the sheet over my head to keep the > ones crawling on the ceiling from dropping onto me. They can fly, > too; their natural

Re: how republican insiders got the carcinogen nutrasweet into food

2002-12-27 Thread The Fool
> From: Horn, John <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > So, should I stop drinking diet soda? > > > > Drink tea. Black tea ~1 bag / glass water. > > That's great advice. Unfortunately, I drink my tea with Sweet N Low! > > > I can't quite get the knack of

Re: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Deborah Harrell
--- Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Yet another reason that any move I make will be > farther north. I can take > snow and ice and polar bears, but spiders and snakes > and other bugs the size of your hand forget it. > > Kevin T. > Was in New Orleans at three in the morning and the > si

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
just john asked: > >Is the name really "My Holy Empire"?? As in "My Yahoo" and other various >online services? > No, it's Lizbar - an obvious anagram Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 6:26 PM Subject: RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn) > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of

Re: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 04:26:50PM -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Dan Minette > > ... > > > My son, wife and I stayed in a two room suite right on Times Square last > > October (It was Columbus Day).

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Dan Minette ... > My son, wife and I stayed in a two room suite right on Times Square last > October (It was Columbus Day). Guess how much it cost. $600? Which hotel? Nick _

RE: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Gary L. Nunn
My humble nation.. http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_nation/nati on=new_pacifica The Republic of New Pacifica "World peace through the threat of deadly force." UN Category: Liberal Democratic Socialists Civil Rights: Some Economy: Fragile Political Freedoms: Supe

Re: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 3:47 PM Subject: RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn) > * Pay $400 a night for a room where you can touch the opposite walls at the > same time... My son,

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread just john
>I've just moved My Holy Empire to _Five Galaxies_. >I welcome other brinlers to join Me > >Emperor-God Alberto Monteiro > > (A holy-owned one, or do your rent?) Is the name really "My Holy Empire"?? As in "My Yahoo" and other various online services? I've always considered that sort of namin

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 11:01 PM 12/27/02 +, Alberto Monteiro wrote: http://www.nationstates.net/ My "psychotic" nation. Guess who would be the Emperor-God? The anagrams are obvious O:-) Ok, how can I invade my neighbours to convert them to the Unique and True Faith? Alberto Monteiro The Holy Empire of Lizba

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
I've just moved My Holy Empire to _Five Galaxies_. I welcome other brinlers to join Me Emperor-God Alberto Monteiro ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation! Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 23:09:34 - Triple Hell!!! A delegation came to Me asking for less dictatorship, and I can't execute

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Triple Hell!!! A delegation came to Me asking for less dictatorship, and I can't execute them all!!! How can I have a population that is 100% happy with My rule if I can't kill those that don't worship Me? Emperor-God of Lizbar ___ http://www.mccmedia.

Re: Brin-L Hits 100,000 Mark!

2002-12-27 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 8:27 AM Subject: Brin-L Hits 100,000 Mark! > Last October I predicted that "by the end of the year" someone would be > re

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
http://www.nationstates.net/ My "psychotic" nation. Guess who would be the Emperor-God? The anagrams are obvious O:-) Ok, how can I invade my neighbours to convert them to the Unique and True Faith? Alberto Monteiro The Holy Empire of Lizbar "The Emperor-God is always right" UN Category: Cor

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn) Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 13:47:45 -0800 Eat at a good restaurant. See a Broadway show. If you only do those two things, you'll get plenty of NY. Other traditional things to experience the Big App

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Damon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn) Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 16:41:41 -0500 Hey youse guys... Sup. HiyaDoin'. All this talk about NYC has motivated me to go see it again. My GF has been bugging me to do some travelling with her and NYC

Re: Correction: (Was: RE: New York City)

2002-12-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 03:25:10PM -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: > The Verrazano Narrows is the 6th largest in the world. (Never trust the > MTA). :) Like you, I also wonder about that bizarre earth curvature compensation comment. Build each towers straight up (from the center of the earth, i.e., nor

Re: New York City

2002-12-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 04:33:30PM -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: > Of course, the cannons are probably now no longer functional and are > likely show pieces, but part of me has been secretly amused by their > placement for years. :) Oh, I don't know about that. Unless they are so rusted or cracked th

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
> -Original Message- > From: Nick Arnett [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 01:49 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn) > > > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROT

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Miller, Jeffrey ... > (oh yeah, and the diamonds painted into that lane off to the side > are carpool/bus lanes only... as I found out at 8:30am one sunday > morning in Pittsburgh.. I also learned that

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Nick Arnett
Eat at a good restaurant. See a Broadway show. If you only do those two things, you'll get plenty of NY. Other traditional things to experience the Big Apple might be: * Skating at Rockefeller Center. * Going to the Empire State Building observation deck. * See Grand Central Station, or even Pe

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
> -Original Message- > From: Damon [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Friday, December 27, 2002 01:42 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn) > > > Hey youse guys... > > All this talk about NYC has motivated me to go see it again. >

Re: advice for the lovelorn

2002-12-27 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:29 AM 12/26/02 -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote: At 05:52 AM 12/26/2002 -0600, you wrote: Kevin wrote: > At 12:07 AM 12/26/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >On Wed, Dec 25, 2002 at 11:56:08PM -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote: > > > But seriously, I have some questions. I got a forceful suggestion that I > > > e-mail

Re: Spiders (was: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 02:10:59PM -0600, Horn, John wrote: > > From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > > That used to worry me a lot. That one of my cats would eat > > a recluse > > > and die from it. But I was assured by someone that it's > > poison is an > > > injected poison n

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Damon
Hey youse guys... All this talk about NYC has motivated me to go see it again. My GF has been bugging me to do some travelling with her and NYC is on her list. As I live only 80 or so miles from the city (or Philadelphia for that matter) I guess its a shame I don't get to the "big city" very of

Re: New York City

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: New York City Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 14:38:27 -0600 Jon Gabriel wrote: > The Cannons Are Still Pointed At The Belt Parkway In Fort Hamilton Maru > GSV Explanation Upon Request I respectfully r

Re: how republican insiders got the carcinogen nutrasweet into food

2002-12-27 Thread Reggie Bautista
Julia wrote: I don't know what naturally-occuring substance gives you the most "sweet" for the calories -- does anyone here know? Stevia, perhaps? I've never tried it myself, but I've seen it at the local Wild Oats Market (a local "healthy foods" store) From http://www.stevia.net/ If you

Re: New York City

2002-12-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Jon Gabriel wrote: > The Cannons Are Still Pointed At The Belt Parkway In Fort Hamilton Maru > GSV Explanation Upon Request I respectfully request an explanation. Thanks in advance! :) Julia GSV Trying To Be Courteous, Or Is It Just Trying?

Correction: (Was: RE: New York City)

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
The Verrazano Narrows is the 6th largest in the world. (Never trust the MTA). :) http://www.strettodimessina.it/pages/100ponti-e.html Excerpt: Major Suspension Bridges in the world Bridge Span(m) Year Location Country 1 Akashi Kaikyo

New York City

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
I was curious about what the stats were on the Verrazano Narrows Bridge, so I looked it up. :) According to the MTA website it's the second longest suspension bridge in the world. I was surprised that they had to construct it to take the curvature of the Earth into account when building it.

RE: Spiders (was: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Horn, John
> From: Erik Reuter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > That used to worry me a lot. That one of my cats would eat > a recluse > > and die from it. But I was assured by someone that it's > poison is an > > injected poison not an injested poison. > > What does that mean? That it is not absorbed t

Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Amanda SubbaRao" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world' Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:32:39 -0600 - Original Message - From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dan Minette wrote: > Which suggests to me that the Bush administrations approach to the >

Re: how republican insiders got the carcinogen nutrasweet into food

2002-12-27 Thread Julia Thompson
"Horn, John" wrote: > > > From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > > So, should I stop drinking diet soda? > > > > Drink tea. Black tea ~1 bag / glass water. > > That's great advice. Unfortunately, I drink my tea with Sweet N Low! > > > I can't quite get the knack of drinking tea with

RE: how republican insiders got the carcinogen nutrasweet into food

2002-12-27 Thread Horn, John
> From: The Fool [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > So, should I stop drinking diet soda? > > Drink tea. Black tea ~1 bag / glass water. That's great advice. Unfortunately, I drink my tea with Sweet N Low! I can't quite get the knack of drinking tea without some sweetener... - jmh

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Nick Arnett" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn) Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 09:51:53 -0800 > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Jon G

Re: advice for the lovelorn

2002-12-27 Thread Jim Sharkey
J. van Baardwijk wrote: Jon Gabriel wrote: >>GSV I love New York. I love New York. >Smog. Other forms of pollution. High crime rate. Traffic jams. >Impatient cab drivers. The occassional normal person. So what are its bad points? :-) I, too, love NY despite (and in truth, sometimes *because*

Re: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Gautam Mukunda
--- Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's the city I live in. I spend my days > surrounded by some of the most > incredible examples of human creativity, ingenuity > and inspiration on the > planet. Crime? Pollution? Traffic? Worth it. > And less of a problem > than you might

Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'

2002-12-27 Thread Steve Sloan II
Amanda SubbaRao wrote: > Can I beat my kid because he may hit me someday? No, but you can certainly take away his baseball bat if he's already hit somebody with it, and probably will again. __ Steve Sloan . Huntsville, A

RE: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
I probably shouldn't have watched "Minority Report" before playing. :) Emperor Jon It's Good To Be The King Maru http://www.nationstates.net/cgi-bin/index.cgi/target=display_nation/nation=zarquonia The Empire of Zarquonia "We will either find a way, or make one." UN Category: Iron Fist Consumerist

RE: New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Jon Gabriel ... > We have the first > bridge in the world which was lit using electricity (The Brooklyn > Bridge). Hey -- that's *mine*! Nick ___ http:/

RE: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Nick Arnett
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > Behalf Of Kevin Tarr ... > Yet another reason that any move I make will be farther north. I can take > snow and ice and polar bears, but spiders and snakes and other bugs the > size of your hand forget it. > > K

Re: Spiders (was: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Dec 27, 2002 at 11:14:57AM -0600, Horn, John wrote: > That used to worry me a lot. That one of my cats would eat a recluse > and die from it. But I was assured by someone that it's poison is an > injected poison not an injested poison. What does that mean? That it is not absorbed throug

Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'

2002-12-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Amanda SubbaRao wrote: > > - Original Message - > From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Dan Minette wrote: > > > Violence and intimidation might be successful short term measures, but > > they will ultimately fail. > > Hear hear. I've always been of the opinion that the "pre-emp

Re: N Korea threatens to 'destroy world'

2002-12-27 Thread Amanda SubbaRao
- Original Message - From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Dan Minette wrote: > Which suggests to me that the Bush administrations approach to the > problem of WMDs is fatally flawed. Of course you know that I think it > is not only flawed but that the Bush policy's long term effe

New York City (Was: Re: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: advice for the lovelorn Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:24:43 +0100 At 16:19 26-12-2002 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: GSV I love New York. I love New York. I love New York. Smog. Other forms of

Re: Michael

2002-12-27 Thread Jean-Louis Couturier
Replying to descriptions of my family Christmas traditions, Rob wrote: Now *that* sounds colorful and quite cool! Thats the kind of multiculturalism *I* would like to see preserved. xponent Something Worth Appreciation Maru And I haven't even described the _food_. Jean-Louis _

RE: Spiders (was: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Horn, John
> From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > I wonder if the reason I've never seen one is my cat devours > them before I > see 'em? That didn't occur to me, but it's perfectly > possible. Then again, > we haven't seen any spider parts lying around, so who knows? That used to worry me

Re: how republican insiders got the carcinogen nutrasweet into food

2002-12-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
Erik Reuter wrote: If you can manage to sneeze on them, that might help. Most cats I've seen HATE sneezes. Just sneeze in their face and they'll be gone. Works good with people too. Doug Ha choo ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-

Re: Glory in excelsior bottle from Osco chain with a seal on it.

2002-12-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Koo Koo Katchoo? Did you say this in your best Peter O'Toole voice? Actually, referring to source material, I meant GOO GOO GOO JOOB. Doug Expert texpert ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

RE: The Two Towers (spoilers)

2002-12-27 Thread Miller, Jeffrey
> -Original Message- > From: Horn, John [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Thursday, December 26, 2002 11:01 AM > To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]' > Subject: RE: The Two Towers (spoilers) > > > > From: Marvin Long, Jr. [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > > Me too. (Everybody together: D-V-D, D-V-D

Re: Spiders (was: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Horn, John" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Spiders (was: advice for the lovelorn) Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 10:07:37 -0600 > From: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > The bite of a brown recluse can cause your flesh to rot and > fester. Oh, I know they are nasty. I think the point o

RE: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Horn, John
> From: Jon Gabriel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > I now have this mental image of a freakishly huge brown > recluse spider with > fangs as long as your arm etc. Just how large do they get? Generally not that big. Most of the ones we saw were usually about the size of a quarter or so with legs

Re: Brin-L Hits 100,000 Mark!

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "J. van Baardwijk" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Last October I predicted that "by the end of the year" someone would be responsible for Brin-L seeing its 100,000th post. Ladies and gentlemen, that moment has come! Post #100,000 was posted on December 23, 2002 05:22:53 GMT in the "[Br!n] - Qua

Spiders (was: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Horn, John
> From: Robert Seeberger [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > The bite of a brown recluse can cause your flesh to rot and > fester. Oh, I know they are nasty. I think the point of the article (I need to see if I can find the link) was that recluses bites are much rarer than generally thought. > Brown

Re: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn) Date: Fri, 27 Dec 2002 06:28:46 -0500 > Not a fun experience. Though I did read an article a few weeks ago that > said that brown recluses might no

RE: A Christmas Thought...

2002-12-27 Thread Horn, John
> From: Jim Sharkey [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > How is it that your six-year-old is so much wiser than most > of the adults I know? Do we just lose that simple insight > somewhere along the way? Beats the heck out of me! And I'm her Dad! At some point, I guess we all get sucked into the c

Scouted: Clone Claim

2002-12-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
(12/27/02, California) Dr. David Brin, author of the incredibly popular sci-fi novel "Kiln People" announced today that he has created an army of Ebony clones to do his bidding. *grin* Jon http://www.cnn.com/2002/HEALTH/12/27/human.cloning/index.html Group claims first cloned human born Founde

RE: A Christmas Thought...

2002-12-27 Thread Horn, John
> From: J. van Baardwijk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > > In light of the recent upheaval over posting off-list stuff > on-list: did > your daughter give you permission to post a transcript of > that private > conversation on-list? No. But her legal guardian did! - jmh __

Re: Week 17 NFL Picks

2002-12-27 Thread Julia Thompson
"J.D. Giorgis" wrote: > In Washington, I think the Cowboys quit on lame-duck > Dave Campo, letting the REDSKINS beat Dallas for the > first time since JFK was in the Whitehouse or > something like that. Actually, sometime in the past 15 years, the Cowboys went 1-15. So of *course* the Redskins b

Week 17 NFL Picks

2002-12-27 Thread J.D. Giorgis
As we enter the final week, I am 148-92 (.616) on the season, and the Upset Special is at 8-7 after further review of the season record and the Browns upended the Ravens. One last chance for the special to stay above .500 for the year. On Saturday, I think that the EAGLES escape from New York be

Brin-L Hits 100,000 Mark!

2002-12-27 Thread J. van Baardwijk
Last October I predicted that "by the end of the year" someone would be responsible for Brin-L seeing its 100,000th post. Ladies and gentlemen, that moment has come! Post #100,000 was posted on December 23, 2002 05:22:53 GMT in the "[Br!n] - Quatermass" thread. And the winner of the Grand Priz

Any Klingon Linguist hrre?

2002-12-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
What does the Klingon Leader tell Captain Archer when he brings Klaang? Hoshi told him that Klingons don't have a word for "thank you", and "you wouldn't want to know" what he said Alberto Monteiro "I think I am watching too much TV, but, what the hell? after 15 hours of Andromeda and 9 hours of s

Re: how republican insiders got the carcinogen nutrasweet into food

2002-12-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Thu, Dec 26, 2002 at 10:50:09PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: > Actually, cats seem to pick up on who's avoiding them, and dash > straight for that person's lap once it's created. This makes for a > very interesting time visiting a house with cats when you're allergic. > And the more you don't

Re: brin: Glory in excelsior bottle.

2002-12-27 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/27/2002 3:54:56 AM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Dark Lords usually have the nasty habit of making everybody > believe in their own death, when they are alive - exactly like Renna. > > > Alberto Monteiro > And thus being so, there is no nee

Re: Glory in excelsior bottle from Osco chain with a seal on it.

2002-12-27 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 12/26/2002 11:39:39 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >The Pinnipeds in _Glory Season_? > > > >That is a word derived from H.M.S. Pinafore and a quadruped. > > > Either that or an aquatic carnivorous mammal. > > Doug > > Koo Koo Katchoo Spoil

Re: Spiders (was RE: advice for the lovelorn)

2002-12-27 Thread Kevin Tarr
> Not a fun experience. Though I did read an article a few weeks ago that > said that brown recluses might not be as deadly as is commonly thought. If anyone wants to play with black widows, visit our area. When we first moved in, there was an old "Dogloo" doghouse out back. I flipped it on i

Re: brin: Glory in excelsior bottle.

2002-12-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
William Taylor wrote: > > Renna Aarons > (...) > > A Saron. > >In the afterword to _Glory Season_: > >Why _should_ the deposed prince or princess in every cliched tale be chosen >to lead the quest against the Dark Lord? > >The artwork on the cover to _Glory Season_ makes the book look more like a

Re: advice for the lovelorn

2002-12-27 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 16:19 26-12-2002 -0500, Jon Gabriel wrote: GSV I love New York. I love New York. I love New York. Smog. Other forms of pollution. High crime rate. Traffic jams. Impatient cab drivers. The occassional normal person. Yeah, gotta love New York... Jeroen van Baardwijk LEGAL NOTICE: By

Re: A Christmas Thought...

2002-12-27 Thread J. van Baardwijk
At 16:44 25-12-2002 -0600, John Horn wrote: Last night I was putting my six year old daughter, Laura, to bed. After reading "The Grinch" and "Santa Cows", we turned out the light and snuggled up together in bed. We then had the following conversation: In light of the recent upheaval over post

RE: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Kevin Street
Thanks for the link, Adam! Here's my new country: The Republic of Aetheria "Peace on Earth, or a horrible death. You decide." UN Category: New York Times Democracy Civil Rights: Good Economy: Strong Political Freedoms: Superb Location: American Socialist Union The Republic of Aetheria is a tiny

Re: [LINK] Have you guys seen this? Create your own nation!

2002-12-27 Thread Damon
Cool! here's mine... The Republic of Karaq "Si vis pacem, para bellum" UN Category: Father Knows Best State Civil Rights: Below Average Economy: Strong Political Freedoms: Few Location: the Pacific The Republic of Karaq is a tiny, pleasant nation, remarkable for its compulsory military service.