RE: Domestic Terrorism: was Great Britain

2004-02-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "Bryon Daly" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Domestic Terrorism: was Great Britain Date: Sat, 28 Feb 2004 00:39:54 -0500 From: William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interestingly the demographics are quite clear that t

Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica

2004-02-27 Thread Matthew and Julie Bos
On 2/27/04 1:04 PM, "Travis Edmunds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > You like Slayer!? Neat. How heavy are you willing to go, if you don't mind > my asking? Do you listen to the likes of Sepultura, Soulfly, Pantera, White > Zombie, Coal Chamber, or newer bands like Godsmack, Papa Roach, Korn, > Stati

RE: Domestic Terrorism: was Great Britain

2004-02-27 Thread Bryon Daly
From: William T Goodall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Interestingly the demographics are quite clear that the USA will become a predominantly Catholic nation within the next twenty years. Really? I've never heard that before - Is this due to immigration or rapid population growth in certain Catholic comm

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thru out Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 07:33 PM 2/27/04, The Fool wrote: > From: Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > At 06:44 PM 2/27/04, Julia Thompson wrote: > >Kevin Tarr wrote: > > > > > Sure, we are adults. (Some of us). But a child above three can turn on a TV > > > or radio. > > > >"Above"? Try "under". We had to put a

Re: Federal Marriage Amendment

2004-02-27 Thread The Fool
> From: Doug Pensinger <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Culled from the MCMedia archive as my email program seems to be eating old > messages in my brin-l folder. > > JDG wrote: > > << > As I have hinted earlier, if I were forced to cast a vote, I would vote in > favor of the "Federal Marriage Amendment

Re: another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/27/2004 8:11:24 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > What > >>will > you need to do to be able to stop? > Instantly, or when the ride's over? Standing up and dropping your pants might instantly end the Merry-go-round ride, but get you a ride in th

X-proofing a computer Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thru out Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
The Fool wrote: > > > From: Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > At 06:44 PM 2/27/04, Julia Thompson wrote: > > >Kevin Tarr wrote: > > > > > > > Sure, we are adults. (Some of us). But a child above three can turn > on a TV > > > > or radio. > > > > > >"Above"? Try "under". We had to put

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Jan Coffey wrote: > Two people can have the same BMI, but a different percent body fat. A > person with adiquate muscle mass and a low percent body fat may have > the same BMI as a person who has a lot of body fat because BMI is > calculated using weight and height only. In fact, I have had the

Federal Marriage Amendment

2004-02-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
Culled from the MCMedia archive as my email program seems to be eating old messages in my brin-l folder. JDG wrote: << As I have hinted earlier, if I were forced to cast a vote, I would vote in favor of the "Federal Marriage Amendment." This is despite the fact, as noted earlier, that I don't

Re: another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/27/2004 7:35:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > . In front of you runs a pig, > Now the definition of an animal running, usually involves the movement of legs, and the displacement of the animal from one location to another. The Merry-go-round p

Re: another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/27/2004 7:35:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > . A helicopter is following you, at ground level. > If it's at ground level then that Merry-go-round has a hole in it, or somebody stuck the Merry-go-round into a hole to bring it down to ground lev

Re: another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread Medievalbk
In a message dated 2/27/2004 7:35:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > >>Kevin Tarr wrote: > >>> > >>>Q: You are sitting behind the wheel in a car keeping a constant speed, > >on > >>>your left side there is an abyss. On your right side you have a fire > >>>engine and it

I want my nine minutes back!

2004-02-27 Thread Medievalbk
I just came back from watching The Return of the King--again. It was only 201 minutes long. Not 210 as in all other times previously watched. I want my nine minutes back! William Taylor Damn gollum theatre chain! ___ http://www.mc

Re: another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 09:07 PM 2/27/2004, you wrote: - Original Message - From: "David Hobby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:47 PM Subject: Re: another riddle? > Kevin Tarr wrote: > > > > Q: You are sitting behind the wheel in a car keepi

Kinship registry? Was: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread David Hobby
Richard Baker wrote: > I seriously find it very hard to imagine being freaked out by the idea > of gay marriage. It's in the same category as "seriously believes in > Creationism". I suppose that's more evidence that those of us on this > side of the Atlantic are godless degenerates. Hey, I belie

Re: another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread Dan Minette
- Original Message - From: "David Hobby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:47 PM Subject: Re: another riddle? > Kevin Tarr wrote: > > > > Q: You are sitting behind the wheel in a car keeping a constant speed, on > > your

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Jan Coffey
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Erik Reuter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 03:38:32PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: > > > You know, I'm a little touchy about this right now. Maybe I shouldn't > > be, but I am. > > Funny, the comment didn't even register on me. Most of it is beca

Re: Domestic Terrorism: was Great Britain

2004-02-27 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "William T Goodall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 7:30 PM Subject: Domestic Terrorism: was Great Britain > > On 27 Feb 2004, at 2:35 pm, Julia Thompson wrote: > > How many of the UK responses

Re: another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread David Hobby
Kevin Tarr wrote: > > Q: You are sitting behind the wheel in a car keeping a constant speed, on > your left side there is an abyss. On your right side you have a fire > engine and it keeps the same speed as you. In front of you runs a pig, > larger than your car. A helicopter is following you,

The case for gay marriage

2004-02-27 Thread Erik Reuter
http://economist.com/opinion/PrinterFriendly.cfm?Story_ID=2459758 The case for gay marriage Feb 26th 2004 >From The Economist print edition It rests on equality, liberty and even society SO AT last it is official: George Bush is in favour of unequal rights, big-government intrusiveness and fede

Re: Homo [was: Thoughts on gay marriage?]

2004-02-27 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 6:34 PM Subject: Re: Homo [was: Thoughts on gay marriage?] > In a message dated 2/27/2004 5:41:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > But we don't know _for sur

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Jan Coffey
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > What exactly makes an obscenity obscene? Aside from > > something obscene being > > labled an obscenity of course. > > That's a good question and perhaps one worthy of > exploration. However, its also pretty academic IMHO.

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thru out Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread The Fool
> From: Ronn!Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > At 06:44 PM 2/27/04, Julia Thompson wrote: > >Kevin Tarr wrote: > > > > > Sure, we are adults. (Some of us). But a child above three can turn on a TV > > > or radio. > > > >"Above"? Try "under". We had to put a shield over the TV controls to > >ke

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Jan Coffey
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Jan Coffey wrote: > > > However, you would think that if it's ok to raz someone claiming that > > they look pathetic becouse of something they did, why is it not ok to > > raz them back about looking pathetic becouse of someth

Domestic Terrorism: was Great Britain

2004-02-27 Thread William T Goodall
On 27 Feb 2004, at 2:35 pm, Julia Thompson wrote: How many of the UK responses were from Northern Ireland? And how much has the Irish situation influenced the views of those in the UK? The USA was largely founded by people seeking religious freedom - freedom from the established Catholic Church o

Re: Homo [was: Thoughts on gay marriage?]

2004-02-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
Speaking of strange and probably unintended consequences of changing the subject line . . . -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica

2004-02-27 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "Travis Edmunds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 11:42 AM Subject: Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica > > >From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To:

Re: Homo [was: Thoughts on gay marriage?]

2004-02-27 Thread Michael Harney
From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Michael Harney wrote: > > > >> It depends on how you define "humans". If we consider the separation from > >> the chimpanzee(s), it would be _much_ earlier, 1 to 7 million years ago. > > > > I was speeking of humans as a species (homo sapiens), >

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thru out Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 06:44 PM 2/27/04, Julia Thompson wrote: Kevin Tarr wrote: > Sure, we are adults. (Some of us). But a child above three can turn on a TV > or radio. "Above"? Try "under". We had to put a shield over the TV controls to keep Sam from playing with the power switch on the big TV. Heck, a *cat* u

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
Bryon wrote: I believe these legal rights and standings aren't provided by the government to reward baby production, or even as a "reward" at all, but because the government is recognizing that marriage joins two people together as next of kin for all legal intents and purposes. We get a deduct

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Bryon Daly wrote: > I'm not a tax expert, but AFAIK, there aren't any tax breaks for being > married > here in the US. In fact, it's generally been the opposite, where married > people > can end up paying more tax than two equivalent single people would. I think > Bush's recent tax cuts may have

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Kevin Tarr wrote: > Sure, we are adults. (Some of us). But a child above three can turn on a TV > or radio. "Above"? Try "under". We had to put a shield over the TV controls to keep Sam from playing with the power switch on the big TV. There's a small TV upstairs set up so's we can watch in t

Re: fun with math

2004-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
"Ronn!Blankenship" wrote: > > At 05:10 AM 2/27/04, Kevin Tarr wrote: > >1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head) > > FWIW, I suspect that there are at least some here who are capable of > performing the calculations below without a calculator (or even pencil and > pap

Re: Earth almost put on impact alert

2004-02-27 Thread Doug Pensinger
Ronn! wrote: Just as a matter of interest, who is it who decides how things "should" be proceeding? I believe that would be me, and for a small monthly subscription I can keep you up to date. -- Doug 8^) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/b

Re: Homo [was: Thoughts on gay marriage?]

2004-02-27 Thread Bemmzim
In a message dated 2/27/2004 5:41:54 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > But we don't know _for sure_ if Homo erectus was a race of Homo > sapies or a different species. There are some hints that it was possible > to exchange genes from H. erectus to H. sapies - this would place

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Robert Seeberger
- Original Message - From: "Damon Agretto" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Friday, February 27, 2004 2:33 PM Subject: Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't > > I also heavily disagree with his assertation that > Freedom of Sp

Re: Earth almost put on impact alert

2004-02-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 12:12 PM 2/27/04, Dave Land wrote: Travis Edmunds wrote: But in the grand scheme of things, nothing > is proceeding the way that perhaps it should. Such is life, sadly. "Nothing is proceeding the way that perhaps it should" Just as a matter of interest, who is it who decides how things "sho

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:05 PM 2/27/04, Travis Edmunds wrote: From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A few new words of which this list is in need Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 15:38:32 -0600 Jan Coffey wrote: >

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thru out Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 04:01 PM 2/27/04, Travis Edmunds wrote: From: Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:39:19 -0800 (PST) > Wel

Re: fun with math

2004-02-27 Thread Ronn!Blankenship
At 05:10 AM 2/27/04, Kevin Tarr wrote: 1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head) FWIW, I suspect that there are at least some here who are capable of performing the calculations below without a calculator (or even pencil and paper). (I probably would have started tha

Re: Earth almost put on impact alert

2004-02-27 Thread Dave Land
Alberto Monteiro wrote: Travis Edmunds wrote: I think it's a tad irresponsible, that there isn't a more concerted effort to thwart the possible extinction of our species don't you? A big impact like the one that ended the Cretaceous would _not_ cause the extinction of our species. Or do you thin

Re: another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 06:15:34PM -0500, Bryon Daly wrote: > Seems the problem is a bit unconstrained... I predict a pun may is in the offing... -- Erik Reuter http://www.erikreuter.net/ ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Tom Beck
That's a good question and perhaps one worthy of exploration. However, its also pretty academic IMHO. Whether you think the F-bomb or other "obcenities" are indeed unacceptable or not, I think the majority of people in the US, FREX, would define those words as obcene. So we're going to put thi

RE: another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread Bryon Daly
From: Kevin Tarr <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Q: You are sitting behind the wheel in a car keeping a constant speed, on your left side there is an abyss. On your right side you have a fire engine and it keeps the same speed as you. In front of you runs a pig, larger than your car. A helicopter is fol

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Bryon Daly
From: Richard Baker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> patents. In the one case, the state gains the benefit of new citizens by granting tax breaks and other advantages to married couples. In the I'm not a tax expert, but AFAIK, there aren't any tax breaks for being married here in the US. In fact, it's genera

another riddle?

2004-02-27 Thread Kevin Tarr
Q: You are sitting behind the wheel in a car keeping a constant speed, on your left side there is an abyss. On your right side you have a fire engine and it keeps the same speed as you. In front of you runs a pig, larger than your car. A helicopter is following you, at ground level. Both the

Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica

2004-02-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Damon Agretto wrote: > >> my asking? Do you listen to the likes of Sepultura, > > What a great band! I haven't heard/listened to them in > a long time. Not sure what era I like more (pre or > post Beneath the Remains...). Really liked Max > Cavalera as a drummer, but I heard the fired him(?). > Oh

Homo [was: Thoughts on gay marriage?]

2004-02-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Michael Harney wrote: > >> It depends on how you define "humans". If we consider the separation from >> the chimpanzee(s), it would be _much_ earlier, 1 to 7 million years ago. > > I was speeking of humans as a species (homo sapiens), > But we don't know _for sure_ if Homo erectus was a race of H

Re: Earth almost put on impact alert

2004-02-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Travis Edmunds wrote: > > I think it's a tad irresponsible, that there isn't a more concerted effort > to thwart the possible extinction of our species don't you? > A big impact like the one that ended the Cretaceous would _not_ cause the extinction of our species. Or do you think three - or even

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Damon Agretto
> What exactly makes an obscenity obscene? Aside from > something obscene being > labled an obscenity of course. That's a good question and perhaps one worthy of exploration. However, its also pretty academic IMHO. Whether you think the F-bomb or other "obcenities" are indeed unacceptable or not

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 04:39 PM 2/27/2004, you wrote: > Well then, would it be inapropriate for me to ask > you to please > provide the definition of "Free" and "Speech" which > allows "freedom > of speech" to align with your doctrin? My definition is freedom from persecution from the STATE for what one says. Specifi

Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica

2004-02-27 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:29:26 -0800 (PST) > my asking? Do you listen to the likes of Sepultura, What a great ban

Re: Earth almost put on impact alert

2004-02-27 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Dave Land <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Earth almost put on impact alert Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 10:12:08 -0800 Travis Edmunds wrote: But in the grand scheme of things, nothing > is proceeding

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Richard Baker
Michael said: > Are sterile heterosexual couples denied marriage? What if the couple > does not want children? IOW, is having children a requirement for > marriage? The answer: No, it is not. There's a rough analogy here between state-supported marriage and patents. In the one case, the state ga

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A few new words of which this list is in need Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 15:38:32 -0600 Jan Coffey wrote: > However, you would think that if it's ok to

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 13:39:19 -0800 (PST) > Well then, would it be inapropriate for me to

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: "Jan Coffey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A few new words of which this list is in need Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 21:19:58 - Personaly I would have prefered no personal attacks at all, but

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 03:38:32PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: > You know, I'm a little touchy about this right now. Maybe I shouldn't > be, but I am. Funny, the comment didn't even register on me. Most of it is because I don't pay a lot of attention to Jane's posts anyway since the S/N is so l

Re: fun with math

2004-02-27 Thread Kevin Tarr
At 01:25 PM 2/27/2004, you wrote: Kevin Tarr wrote: > > 1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head) > 2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code) > 3. Multiply by 80 > 4. Add 1 > 5. Multiply by 250 > 6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone num

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Michael Harney
From: "Richard Baker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Doug said: > > > Do you oppose SSM and if so, why? > > I don't oppose it, but there's at least one reasonable argument against > it: marriage is not just an agreement between two people but also an > agreement by which the government (at least the UK g

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Erik Reuter
On Fri, Feb 27, 2004 at 09:16:47PM +, Richard Baker wrote: > I don't oppose it, but there's at least one reasonable argument > against it: marriage is not just an agreement between two people > but also an agreement by which the government (at least the UK > government!) provides tax benefits

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Damon Agretto
> Well then, would it be inapropriate for me to ask > you to please > provide the definition of "Free" and "Speech" which > allows "freedom > of speech" to align with your doctrin? My definition is freedom from persecution from the STATE for what one says. Specifically, I would define it as the

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Jan Coffey wrote: > However, you would think that if it's ok to raz someone claiming that > they look pathetic becouse of something they did, why is it not ok to > raz them back about looking pathetic becouse of something they did > not do? (Namely get enough exercice for their caloric intake) Or

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Richard Baker
JDG said: > At any rate, I find it has hardly been established that there somehow > exists a universal "right" to marry a person of the same sex. If we start from the premise that men and women should have equal rights, then it's obvious, isn't it? After all, women have the right to marry men, th

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Richard Baker
JDG said: > Another difference that I anticipate will develop will be the > incentives for producing and raising children. These incentives will > be applied to marriages, but not to civil unions. Civil unions, will > however, acquire many of the rights of marriage that currently > formalize the i

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Jan Coffey
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I also heavily disagree with his assertation that > Freedom of Speech defends one's right to use crude > language or show inappropriate material where it may > be exposed to minors. I think hiding behind this > element of the Con

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Jan Coffey
--- In [EMAIL PROTECTED], "Jim Sharkey" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Jan Coffey wrote: > >Oh yes thank you for reminding me, I had almost forgotten all about > >you Erick. > >Come to mention it I also forot these words: bully, adipose, > >corpulent, fleshy, gross, heavy, obese, overblown, ove

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Richard Baker
Doug said: > Do you oppose SSM and if so, why? I don't oppose it, but there's at least one reasonable argument against it: marriage is not just an agreement between two people but also an agreement by which the government (at least the UK government!) provides tax benefits for married couples in

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Damon Agretto
> The articles are not an argument in and of > themselves. I may be wrong, but > that sounds like what Damon is saying. That's exactly what I'm saying. I'm also asking The Fool to back up the assertation that the US Government is somehow Fascist by asking him to define fascism. Otherise its just

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Jon Gabriel
From: "The Fool" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2004 11:25:04 -0600 > From: Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Whatever.

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
JDG wrote: > > A much closer analogy would be a society that had always only > permitted same-sex unions... alas, any such ociety would now no > longer exist. > I think this is common in some animal groups: there are bands of same-sex animals and rogue individuals of the other sex, who [during the

Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica

2004-02-27 Thread Damon Agretto
> my asking? Do you listen to the likes of Sepultura, What a great band! I haven't heard/listened to them in a long time. Not sure what era I like more (pre or post Beneath the Remains...). Really liked Max Cavalera as a drummer, but I heard the fired him(?). Oh well... Damon. = ---

Re: fun with math

2004-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Kevin Tarr wrote: > > 1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head) > 2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code) > 3. Multiply by 80 > 4. Add 1 > 5. Multiply by 250 > 6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number > 7. Add the last 4 digits of

Re: Earth almost put on impact alert

2004-02-27 Thread Dave Land
Travis Edmunds wrote: But in the grand scheme of things, nothing > is proceeding the way that perhaps it should. Such is life, sadly. "Nothing is proceeding the way that perhaps it should" reminds me of "Nothing succeeds as planned" from Heller's "Good as Gold," but without the conviction. No

Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica

2004-02-27 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: Matthew and Julie Bos <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 21:59:20 -0500 My favorite stuff, the stuff I keep in my iPod, would be from the 80'

Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica

2004-02-27 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: This Is Spinal Ta-, er, Metallica Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 19:01:20 -0600 - Original Message - From: "Travis Edmunds" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Damon Agretto
> I've explained these things before. I'm not going > to do so again, just > because _you_ weren't reading. I have been reading. You have not been constructing arguments. > All of these right have been attacked by this > administration, and I've > posted multiple articles about the administrat

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread The Fool
> From: Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Whatever. > > Then make a well structured, reasonable post, without > using it as an ipportunity to launch attacks against > whomever you have an agenda against, and explain your > position in a form that does not involve posting > random articles t

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Damon Agretto
> Whatever. Then make a well structured, reasonable post, without using it as an ipportunity to launch attacks against whomever you have an agenda against, and explain your position in a form that does not involve posting random articles that seem to support your agenda. > When they came for my f

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread The Fool
> From: Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Define Fascist. > > You still did not define the above. > > > Yes. > > Well that's just asinine and immature. Whatever. When they came for my freedom from arbitrary search and seizure I said nothing because I was not a drug dealer. When

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Damon Agretto
> > Define Fascist. You still did not define the above. > Yes. Well that's just asinine and immature. Damon. = Damon Agretto [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Qui desiderat pacem, praeparet bellum." http://www.geocities.com/garrand.geo/index.h

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread The Fool
> From: Damon Agretto <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Define Fascist. > > Do you believe, then, that the Freedom of SPeech > clause should protect the right of broadcasters to > drop F-bombs or other inappropriate material over the > air on channels when sensitive viewers (i.e. > children)are watching? Ye

Re: A few new words of which this list is in need

2004-02-27 Thread Travis Edmunds
From: "Robert Seeberger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Killer Bs Discussion <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: A few new words of which this list is in need Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2004 18:05:47 -0600 Is Erik leaving the group? Will other people complain? Wil

Re: Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread Damon Agretto
Define Fascist. Do you believe, then, that the Freedom of SPeech clause should protect the right of broadcasters to drop F-bombs or other inappropriate material over the air on channels when sensitive viewers (i.e. children)are watching? Damon. __ Do you Yahoo!? G

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Michael Harney
From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Michael Harney wrote: > > > > Humans, by contrast, have only been around for about 200,000 years. > > > It depends on how you define "humans". If we consider the separation from > the chimpanzee(s), it would be _much_ earlier, 1 to 7 million years a

Fascist Censorship spreading like Cancer thruout Gov't

2004-02-27 Thread The Fool
<> Reuters Reuters Summit-FCC's Martin ponders indecency on pay TV, radio Wednesday February 25, 6:31 pm ET By Jeremy Pelofsky NEW YORK, Feb 25 (Reuters) - U.S. regulators should consider whether radio and television services carried

RE: Earth almost put on impact alert

2004-02-27 Thread Travis Edmunds
I think it's a tad irresponsible, that there isn't a more concerted effort to thwart the possible extinction of our species don't you? Sure, every now and then they give us a decent documentary with someone like John de Lancie as the narrator, to give it a feeling of awe and mystery. But in the

Re: Great Britain

2004-02-27 Thread William T Goodall
On 27 Feb 2004, at 2:35 pm, Julia Thompson wrote: How many of the UK responses were from Northern Ireland? Northern Ireland makes up 2.9% of the UK population. I presume the pollsters followed accepted methodologies to include their views. And how much has the Irish situation influenced the vi

Re: Great Britain

2004-02-27 Thread Julia Thompson
Selective quoting of William's post below. William T Goodall wrote: > > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/wtwtgod/3518375.stm > > "A survey of people's religious beliefs in 10 countries suggests the UK > is among the most secular nations in the world. > > Ten thousand people were question

Re: Thoughts on gay marriage?

2004-02-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
Michael Harney wrote: > > Humans, by contrast, have only been around for about 200,000 years. > It depends on how you define "humans". If we consider the separation from the chimpanzee(s), it would be _much_ earlier, 1 to 7 million years ago. Alberto Monteiro _

Re: Tyranny

2004-02-27 Thread Alberto Monteiro
David Hobby wrote: > >> They are. One of the justifications for the brazilian coup >> d'etat in 1964 was that the then President had been the >> Vice President for two periods, and since reelection of >> the President was not allowed, he didn't have a legitimate >> claim to Presidency. Also, when h

fun with math

2004-02-27 Thread Kevin Tarr
1. Grab a calculator. (you won't be able to do this one in your head) 2. Key in the first three digits of your phone number (NOT the area code) 3. Multiply by 80 4. Add 1 5. Multiply by 250 6. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number 7. Add the last 4 digits of your phone number again. 8. Subtrac