Doug Pensinger wrote:
I finished this one a month or so ago and while some of it was interesting
I thought the endless train of riddle solving got tiresome and that the
twist near the end was poorly done. Has anyone else here read it?
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Doug Pensinger wrote:
I'm feeling so badly for the Lakers now that they're down 3-1 in the
finals. Poor Kobe. Poor Shaq. Poor Phil. Poor L.A.
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Go Pistons maru.
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I'm a BIG TIME Laker fan from a long, long time
Doug Pensinger wrote:
David Hobby wrote:
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[snippage]
I just didn't buy into the jovial, friendly Grail expert being the
manipulative Teacher and that all of a sudden the previously evil Cardinal
and his albino henchman were the Teacher's poor, misused
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26255-2004Jun8.html
The ACLU is at it again, ruling that crosses may not be used as
Memorials to our war dead on Federal Land. According to the logic
of this ruling, at minimum the US cemetary in Normandy is
unconstitutional, and very arguably
The Fool [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
http://www.commondreams.org/views04/0609-10.htm
A Chilling AMA Resolution: What Happened to the
Hippocratic Oath?
by Ralph Nader
Unless cooler heads prevail, the American Medical
Association is
teetering on the brink of public ridicule, mockery
From: Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Somewhere around half-way through it, I started yelling at the
characters, saying something on the order of, Take the stupid
puzzle box to an CAT scanner already!
Getting out of so many tight squeezes was
Headline: Somali Charged in Plot Against Ohio Mall
This is close enough to me that it leaves a shiver. They have not
announced what mall was the potential target, but my guess is that it
was City Center mall as that would be the one that would cause the most
death and destruction. It is a
How lame can this be?
The heart of the article..
Court Allows 'Under God' on Technicality
For now, five justices said the court could not rule on the case because
California atheist Michael Newdow does not have full custody of his
daughter.
http://apnews.excite.com/article/20040614
From: Gary Denton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Being stupid doesn't get a criminal out of being prosecuted for
his
crimes, why should it in this case? It's intent that counts,
isn't
it?
I forget if it was Wolfowitz or Perle who thought he shouldn't be
From: Julia Thompson [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
On Sun, Jun 13, 2004 at 12:01:04PM -0700, Doug Pensinger wrote:
Beyond the meandering, pointless plot, the flat, uninteresting
characters and the asinine dialog, the whole idea seems a
bit dumb to
me. I'm sorry if I'm trashing
Subject: WTF: Court Allows 'Under God' on Technicality
Oops... How embarrassing ...
I originally put WTF in the subject line and then reconsidered and
started to change it. I was distracted by my 3 year old son and when I
returned to the PC I pushed Send and didn't think another thought
about
Doug Pensinger wrote:
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The twist at the end obviously took a lot of work to set up, and
I think a lot of that was well done. It didn't really hit me as
one might wish it too, but I don't see how to rewrite it to make
it
Gary Denton wrote:
On Sun, 13 Jun 2004 23:24:06 -0500, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Gary Denton wrote:
Hugo nominees:
1972: To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip José Farmer
The Lathe of Heaven by Ursula K. Le Guin
Dragonquest by Anne McCaffrey
A Time of
iaamoac wrote:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A26255-2004Jun8.html
The ACLU is at it again, ruling that crosses may not be used as
Memorials to our war dead on Federal Land. According to the logic
of this ruling, at minimum the US cemetary in Normandy is
The Fool wrote:
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From: iaamoac [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, I happen to know that there are a number of critiques of Bush's
foreign policy on this List. Thus, I thought that it would be
interesting to solicit recommendations for what to do about Iran
here. I look forward to your
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 17:52:28 -0500, Horn, John [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
From: Gary Denton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Being stupid doesn't get a criminal out of being prosecuted for
his
crimes, why should it in this case? It's intent that counts,
isn't
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From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
The Fool wrote:
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From: iaamoac [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Well, I happen to know that there are a number of critiques of Bush's
foreign policy on this List. Thus, I thought that it would be
interesting to solicit
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:44:53 -0500, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Fool wrote:
From: iaamoac [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Would Israel do the right thing?
Julia
Be kinda ironic, if that is the word I want, if Israel dropped a nuke
to take out Iran's plant.
Now if Russia,
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:41:52 -0500, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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I've read the Farmer, the Le Guin and the McCaffrey.
I first read _Dragonquest_ when I was about 13. (Probably within 3
months of my 13th birthday one way or the other.)
I first read _Lathe of Heaven_ when I
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From: Gary Denton [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: Killer Bs Discussion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Monday, June 14, 2004 11:11 PM
Subject: Re: Request for Proposals
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:44:53 -0500, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The Fool wrote:
From: iaamoac
Gary Nunn wrote:
How lame can this be?
The heart of the article..
Court Allows 'Under God' on Technicality
For now, five justices said the court could not rule on the case because
California atheist Michael Newdow does not have full custody of his
daughter.
They definitely whimped out. What
Tytlal designed test
OK... I'm thinking of using this as a test at the Rousit Uplift Ceremony:
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You are a Rousit in a party of ten Rousits.
Since you can't speak, the tytlal are going to work on an equal level and
only give you instructions using pantomime and hand signals.
At 03:22 PM 6/14/2004 -0500 The Fool wrote:
Simple. We send in the stealth Bombers / Fighters and bomb every single
suspected nuclear site with daisy cutters. It's the right thing to do.
Shrub is too cowardly and ignorant to the right thing.
And you would do this without UN or NATO
At 11:29 PM 6/14/2004 -0230 Nick Lidster wrote:
I tend to agree with Gary on this one, Iran would back away rather quickly
if a coalition said to pack up the reactor and go home.
Uh what do you think the world is doing RE; Iran and DPRK right now,
and what do you see Iran and DPRK doing in
At 07:46 PM 6/14/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
They definitely whimped out. What this means to me is that they were
afraid to rule because of the impact their ruling would have, so they
found a way to weasel out of making any decision.
Actually, the answer is that with Scalia recused they
John Horn wrote:
I agree with that but it is a completely different issue. If
someone was planning on blowing up the Lincoln Memorial with a pack
of playing cards they would still be liable to be prosecuted with
that even if it is completely impossible, right?
I see your point, but would the
From: Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Plus I married a guy who's read only 1 Le Guin novel, and that one is
it, and he likes it so much that he doesn't want to read any more Le
Guin for fear of disappointment. I keep telling him he really ought to
read _The Dispossessed_. (You may disagree, but
Gary wrote:
Of course this threat is no different that any other terrorist threat,
it's just a little closer to home for me. I have always said that the
best way to create true terror would be the random bombing or
destruction of small town targets that have no strategic value.
Aye, look at the
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 22:59:14 -0400, JDG [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
At 07:46 PM 6/14/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
They definitely whimped out. What this means to me is that they were
afraid to rule because of the impact their ruling would have, so they
found a way to weasel out of making any
But wait, there's more..the latest Church-and-State silliness is
arguing that helping kids get a good education will establish religion in
the United States
http://tinyurl.com/2db5s
Sigh.
JDG
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Julia wrote:
And what, if anything, does the ACLU have to say about the white crosses
at roadside spots where people were killed in automobile accidents? I
know there would be a lot of angry people if they tried to have those
banned.
I think the gist of the decision is summarized in this quote
Gary Denton wrote:
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 19:41:52 -0500, Julia Thompson [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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I've read the Farmer, the Le Guin and the McCaffrey.
I first read _Dragonquest_ when I was about 13. (Probably within 3
months of my 13th birthday one way or the other.)
I first
Welcome to the Club, Gary
I can definitely sympathize with how it feels to think that there may be
terrorists on your doorstep - say targetting your train into work or the
very large Train Station next door to your office
JDG - We Will Prevail, Maru
At 08:48 PM 6/14/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
Actually, the answer is that with Scalia recused they had a 4-4 vote on
all other outcomes.
I could be way out to lunch but I find it unlikely that they wouldn't just
say that they were unable to make a decision. I find it much more likely
At 08:56 PM 6/14/2004 -0700 Doug Pensinger wrote:
The roadside monuments are highly individual and beyond that they are
relatively temporary. The use of a cross to honor war veterans is
exclusionary and as such, offensive.
I don't think you said that right. I am unaware of any
At 08:11 PM 6/14/04 -0500, Gary Denton wrote:
Actually, I don't think so. If I pulled out my banana and said I was
going to vaporize you with it I would not be charged with murder.
I dunno. I was in a movie some years back where I used a banana¹ as a
lethal weapon.
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¹Several bananas
On Mon, 14 Jun 2004 20:32:52 -0400, David Hobby [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Oh, that twist! As I recall, that was 100 pages from the end.
(Yes, a fair-sized book.) I thought you meant the ironic
big pile of historical documents was
JDG wrote:
I don't think you said that right. I am unaware of any Constitutional
provision against exclusionary and offensive speech on federal lands.
JDG - Something about defending your right to say it, Maru .
Come on John, you know that one of the reasons for the bill of rights,
perhaps
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