Re: SCOUTED: Houston

Ronn! wrote: Here's another opinion: <> Adds for prostitution? Pornogrification? Someone want to explain the last paragraph to me? "This weekend's Super Bowl halftime show will be a sa

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

- Original Message - From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, February 01, 2004 12:18 AM Subject: Re: SCOUTED: Houston > At 11:34 PM 1/31/04, Dan Minette wrote: > > >- Original Message - > >From: "Ronn!Blankenship"

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

At 11:34 PM 1/31/04, Dan Minette wrote: - Original Message - From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:13 PM Subject: Re: SCOUTED: Houston > At 10:59 PM 1/31/04, Dan Minette wrote: > > > >I've lived in Ho

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

- Original Message - From: "Ronn!Blankenship" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 11:13 PM Subject: Re: SCOUTED: Houston > At 10:59 PM 1/31/04, Dan Minette wrote: > > > >I've lived in Houston for 19 out of the last 22 yea

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

At 10:59 PM 1/31/04, Dan Minette wrote: I've lived in Houston for 19 out of the last 22 years I spent a week there one week. -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

- Original Message - From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 10:41 PM Subject: Re: SCOUTED: Houston > "Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > > > > > Thought Some Of The Texans Here Might Want To Weigh In Maru > > >

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

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Re: christianism is evil, why it must be eradicated

- Original Message - From: "Doug Pensinger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, January 29, 2004 7:42 PM Subject: Re: christianism is evil, why it must be eradicated > Many moons ago, I wrote: > > > Dan Minette wrote: > > > >> > >> FWIW, I

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

- Original Message - From: "Jim Sharkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 8:05 PM Subject: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives) > > Davd Brin wrote contemptuously of: > >Frat boys. > > What's wrong with being a frat boy? Isn't brot

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

Kevin Tarr wrote: > > At 01:01 PM 1/31/2004, you wrote: > > > > At least I'm not alone! Where'd you go to school, > > > Damon? > > > >Penn State > > > >Damon > > Cool! Is it possible we are the first two list people to have attended the > same college? (But I went to PS Harrisburg). Maybe n

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > > Thought Some Of The Texans Here Might Want To Weigh In Maru > I don't get to Houston very often. I think there was only one year I went there more than once, in fact. So my opinion doesn't count for much. Except that I correct the person who says the most beauti

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

> Cool! Is it possible we are the first two list > people to have attended the > same college? (But I went to PS Harrisburg). Well I was out at Main of course...started there as a Freshman... > Ever go to Snow Shoe, Lock Haven, or Renovo? If yes, > I apologize. Never went there. Never really

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

At 09:51 PM 1/31/04, Kevin Tarr wrote: At 09:19 PM 1/31/2004, you wrote: <> Can we start calling you The Ronn! like the other list member who posits links with no info about why we might want to read them? Course,

Re: SCOUTED: Advice for CS TAs

"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > 2.If your students are prone to reading the school paper in class, > try taking out a full page ad in the paper informing them that they > are going to flunk your class. What if someone is just discreetly doing the crossword puzzle, one clue about every 2 minutes or so

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

At 01:01 PM 1/31/2004, you wrote: > At least I'm not alone! Where'd you go to school, > Damon? Penn State Damon Cool! Is it possible we are the first two list people to have attended the same college? (But I went to PS Harrisburg). Maybe not, I think the people who started the list were

Re: SCOUTED: Houston

At 09:19 PM 1/31/2004, you wrote: <> Can we start calling you The Ronn! like the other list member who posits links with no info about why we might want to read them? Course, I don't read The Idiot's posts anyway

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

> I remember seeing our Penn State chapter at a > regional meeting. Twenty white guys wearing khakis, > blue oxford shirts, blue blazers and penny loafers. > Talk about fitting the stereotype. :) Are you the guys nicknamed "Skull?" Damon, trying to remember which is not easy as PSU had 56 frat

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Re: Irregulars Question: raising the dead in the sims

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Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

Damon Agretto wrote: >>At least I'm not alone! Where'd you go to school, Damon? >Penn State I remember seeing our Penn State chapter at a regional meeting. Twenty white guys wearing khakis, blue oxford shirts, blue blazers and penny loafers. Talk about fitting the stereotype. :) Jim Wh

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

In a message dated 1/30/2004 9:57:15 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > You mean American political history? I have a degree > in Government, I probably know something about it. > Not to butt in but he was talking about the specific statements you made not about "american hi

Re: Left Vs Right Handedness

In a message dated 1/30/2004 2:55:24 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > think would also partially explain the tendency towards > right-handedness, which effects which side of the body a baby would > normally be held. Uh- right handedness is related to the normal asymmetry of t

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

>>>public universities This? >>>medical research How much has the NIH budget gone up under Bush? What happened to it under Regan and Bush senior? > > >>>exploring space > > > The GI Bill was passed by a Congress dominated by > which party? > > >>>opposing fascism and defeating Hitler >

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

In a message dated 1/30/2004 11:30:57 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > As for George Soros, it's easy to demonify, but I'll > match his record at philanthopy against W's pals. > Soros went into eastern europe and spent billions > stabilizing and helping places like Poland, w

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Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

In a message dated 1/30/2004 8:27:55 AM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > No Child Left Behind This has been such a great success. Where is the money to back this slogan. The republicans control congress and the white house. Where are the progrrams behind the empty slogans?

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

I might respond to this further, but I'm not sure it's possible to have a reasonable discussion. I would ask one thing, though. You criticize the lack of military service in the Bush Administration a great deal. Donald Rumsfeld was an active duty fighter pilot (ROTC at Princeton). I am con

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Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

In a message dated 1/29/2004 10:19:08 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > And yet, where is the left-wing plan for fighting terroism and enhancing > homeland security? Where were the right wing theorists before 9/11? What did the Bush adminstration do with the recommendatio

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Re: Doing Business With The Enemy

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SCOUTED: Eaten Alive!

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Re: Doing Business With The Enemy

In a message dated 1/29/2004 9:50:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Maybe. If so he is fairly unique among dictators. > Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il, to pick two, are > unlikely to have been influenced by access to the > world economy. And if that had really been enoug

Re: Doing Business With The Enemy

In a message dated 1/29/2004 9:50:45 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > Maybe. If so he is fairly unique among dictators. > Saddam Hussein and Kim Jong Il, to pick two, are > unlikely to have been influenced by access to the > world economy. And if that had really been enoug

SCOUTED: Advice for CS TAs

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LotR and Conservatives

--- Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's interesting, Damon. You are _literally_ > the > > first person with military experience I've > > communciated with who thinks that Clark should be > > allowed in the White House on anything other than > a > > public tour. Did you encounter

Re: Defense Reform

Gautam, I too have far less expertise then Damon , however as you put it, the army of today are better tehn teh army that fought in the Gulf war, Wrong IMO. The Gulf War army was teh WW3 army of europe that had been training for the ultimate show down between the Allies and the Commies. on the oth

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

--- Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > That's interesting, Damon. You are _literally_ > the > > first person with military experience I've > > communciated with who thinks that Clark should be > > allowed in the White House on anything other than > a> > public tour. Did you encounter h

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

> That's interesting, Damon. You are _literally_ the > first person with military experience I've > communciated with who thinks that Clark should be > allowed in the White House on anything other than a > public tour. Did you encounter him while you were > in > the service? Nope. Damon. =

Re: Defense Reform

Couple things: If the Iraqis tried to challenge the Allies in the open we would have destroyed them in whole and in parts, just as we did in GW1. The Iraqis obviously knew this, so they wisely tried not to challenge the US forces. That much we're in agreement on. However, if instead they withdre

RE: International Organizational Constitution?

From: "Robert J. Chassell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I made the point that ... institutions must not only be impervious to the bribery of their members, they must also be seen as being impervious. I completely agree. As a beginning, for a new international institution, I suggest A three

Defense Reform

--- Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Gautam, > > I don't have the time to adress this in full (I just > got a teaching job on the side, and its proving more > challenging than I had anticipated), but let me ask > you this: what do you think would have happened if > the > Iraqi army prove

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

--- Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm personally a Clark supporter as well, mainly on > his career and record. Of all the Dems right now, I > think he has the best chance of balancing internal > administration with an understanding of the world > situation. > > Damon. That's interes

Re: Conceptual lines - EasterBrook

> From: Davd Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> ^^ ^^^i^^ > To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Which is what the right is now turning toward to the > > left to a degree. > > HimmlerCroft and His patriot Act I & II. They are > > cementing their own > > power, and tu

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Re: Stephan King

Jim Sharkey wrote: > It's quite nifty; a bibliophile like yourself would be set all > a-drooling, I'm sure. :) Whaddya mean, bibliophile? I'm a bibliomaniac! :) > Jim > Occasionally suffers from fanboy disease Maru Same here, but I try to keep it under control around the folks I'm fans of..

Re: Conseptual lines - Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

> difference - but _you should_. In the last three > years 500 Americans have died smashing two fascist > totalitarian dictatorships. In the 1940s tens of > thousands died smashing three other fascist > governments. Those governments were fascist. > Calling > the Americans that - whatever you

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

> At least I'm not alone! Where'd you go to school, > Damon? Penn State Damon. = Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: ---

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

Damon Agretto wrote: >Damon, Chi Psi, Alpha Nu Delta #27 At least I'm not alone! Where'd you go to school, Damon? Jim NJIT alum Maru ___ Join Excite! - http://www.excite.com The most personalized portal on the Web! ___

Re: Stephan King

Julia Thompson wrote: >Jim Sharkey wrote: >>Has a signed, slipcased edition of the original City on the Edge >>of Forever script Maru >Dang, I just have a paperback, and I haven't had it signed. To be honest, I bought this particular signed version from Borderlands Press ~9 years ago, I *think*

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

Gautam, I don't have the time to adress this in full (I just got a teaching job on the side, and its proving more challenging than I had anticipated), but let me ask you this: what do you think would have happened if the Iraqi army proved to HAVE some spine, and decided to turn their cities into f

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

> Clark has administrative experience. Rhodes > scholar. > Led the most complicated, delicately fragile and > ultimately successful military alliance in all of > our > history to the most satisfying victory we ever had. I'm personally a Clark supporter as well, mainly on his career and record.

Re: Frat boys? (was Re: Br!n: LotR and Conservatives)

> Jim > Pi Kappa Phi, Beta Alpha #569 Maru Heh. Damon, Chi Psi, Alpha Nu Delta #27 = Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.html Now Building: ---

Re: International Organizational Constitution?

- Original Message - From: "Robert J. Chassell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 9:06 AM Subject: International Organizational Constitution? I agree with Bob, that in the long run something like this is necessary, and desireable. But I don't th

Re: Conseptual lines - Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

--- Jan Coffey <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > One can believe (as I do NOT) that a centralized > autocratic > government, possibly headed by a dictatorial leader, > with economic > and social regimentation is a good idea, without > beleiving that > anyone of a differnt race should die or be > s

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Re: Stephan King

Jim Sharkey wrote: > > Robert Seeberger wrote: > >From: "Jim Sharkey" > >>I hope I'm not seeing reference jokes where there aren't any Maru > >Loose reference to "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" > >You're on top of things Jim! > > Ah, good. I thought I felt my nerd-sense tingling on that one.

International Organizational Constitution?

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UN members bribed?

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My field is more academic, nyah, nyah, was: Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

I prefer the expression "My brain is bigger than yours," myself. If I could attach images, I'd add the picture of Brain Guy from MST3K. FWIW, this has been an entertaining little discourse. Well worth the price of admission of a few hours of reading. And at my billing rate, that's decent mon

Re: Stephan King

Robert Seeberger wrote: >From: "Jim Sharkey" >>I hope I'm not seeing reference jokes where there aren't any Maru >Loose reference to "I Have No Mouth And I Must Scream" >You're on top of things Jim! Ah, good. I thought I felt my nerd-sense tingling on that one. :) Have you ever seen the versi

Conseptual lines - Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

One can believe (as I do NOT) that a centralized autocratic government, possibly headed by a dictatorial leader, with economic and social regimentation is a good idea, without beleiving that anyone of a differnt race should die or be subjugated. On can have been a patriotic German in 1938 and

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Davd Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > 2 - Saddam would go next. > > 3 - The Saudi sheiks would piss in pants. We could > tell them "so far - because you are rich and play golf > with our aristos - we have let you have BOTH homes in > LAs Vegas and Jihad against out civi

Re: Brin: LotR and Conservatives

--- Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > --- Davd Brin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > None of which changes the central fact an iota. > FDR > > got rid of Wallace and replaced him with Truman > for > > those very reasons. NATO, the MArshall plan and > all > > of that were PUSHED BY DEMOCR