Re: Global Peace Index

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Political Dementia

2007-05-30 Thread jon louis mann
Well, Kirk would be pleased, wouldn't he? :) As he would with jon's response re: Aliens . . . that ranks up there with, "Nothing says 'Aliens, land here!' like a 9' pyramid!" Julia Message from UFO, "Solve your own problems"... jon ...but then again, I guess just aboutall debate is wh

Re: Political Dementia

2007-05-30 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 08:45 PM Wednesday 5/30/2007, jon louis mann wrote: > you are a Vice-Admiral of the Narrow Seas* > >* Just found it a perfect time to use an old insult: >http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1719448 > > >Hmm, is that why seamen wore a 'peascoat'? (sp?) > Debbi That would be one possib

Re: Political Dementia

2007-05-30 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
At 03:55 PM Wednesday 5/30/2007, Deborah Harrell wrote: > > Max Battcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > > Maruusually relates to the > > > content of the post, with humor, silliness or even > > > seriousness "value-added."Double and triple > > > entendres a

RE: U.S. health care

2007-05-30 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
FWIW, from CNN AM QuickNews this morning: An open letter to the candidates Business legend Andy Grove shares a few modest proposals to fix health care, from Fortune Magazine. -- Ronn! :) _

Now all that's needed is the wood chipper . . .

2007-05-30 Thread Ronn! Blankenship
Web registration tool digitizes books -- Ronn! :) ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Political Dementia

2007-05-30 Thread jon louis mann
you are a Vice-Admiral of the Narrow Seas* * Just found it a perfect time to use an old insult: http://www.everything2.com/index.pl?node_id=1719448 Hmm, is that why seamen wore a 'peascoat'? (sp?) Debbi Virtual Keelhauling At No Additional Cost Maru ;) It's peacoat, from the Dutch: http://e

RE: U.S. health care

2007-05-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
I'm jumping ahead to this thread, but have much to say in the conservation one still (and I've only time for one more post today)- > Dan Minette <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It will have to be addressed by some sort of health > care rationing. The > only question is when and how. We may not be t

Re: Political Dementia

2007-05-30 Thread Deborah Harrell
> Max Battcher <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > Maruusually relates to the > > content of the post, with humor, silliness or even > > seriousness "value-added."Double and triple > > entendres are additional admirable features- > Considering the naval nature of "

Aliens

2007-05-30 Thread jon louis mann
that ranks up there with, "Nothing says 'Aliens, land here!' like a 9' pyramid!" Julia Message from UFO, "Solve your own problems"... jon Knowledge is Power Shape Yahoo! in your own image. Join

Re: U.S. health care

2007-05-30 Thread Julia Thompson
Mauro Diotallevi wrote: > -- > Mauro Diotallevi > "Hey, Harry, you haven't done anything useful for a while -- you be the god > of jello now." -- Patricia Wrede, 8/16/2006 on rasfc > ___ OK, that ranks up there with, "Nothing says 'Aliens, land here!' l

Global Peace Index

2007-05-30 Thread William T Goodall
http://www.visionofhumanity.com/ "Peace and sustainability are the cornerstones of humanity’s survival in the 21st century. The major challenges facing humanity today are global – climate change, accessible fresh water, ever decreasing bio- diversity and over population. Problems that call fo

Weekly Chat Reminder

2007-05-30 Thread William T Goodall
As Steve said, "The Brin-L weekly chat has been a list tradition for over six years. Way back on 27 May, 1998, Marco Maisenhelder first set up a chatroom for the list, and on the next day, he established a weekly chat time. We've been through several servers, chat technologies, and even casts of