Re: Uplift (was RE: Is Anyone Else Offended By This?)

Jim Sharkey wrote: > I love saffron, but it's *mighty* expensive, so I'll have to pass on the rice on my >budget. Try and buy Turkish saffron. It isn't all the quality but it is still good and a lot cheaper then the real deal. Sonja ___ http://www.m

Re: Child abuse (was: More on North Korea)

Dan Minette wrote: I believe the point Deborah was trying to make is that there is a lot more to abortion than playing on the sentiment nerve and calling it 'abusing/killing children'. I feel she made a good point of showing that. I think that poverty, not being educated and childabuse (unfortun

Re: Child abuse (was: More on North Korea)

Deborah Harrell wrote in respons to JDG rethorics on how abortion kills 'children'. > using information on the real evil of the current situation with > respect to actual child abuse of real living breathing feeling > children worldwide.Especially highlighting the US situation> Just wanted to ad

Re: More on North Korea

Kevin Tarr wrote: > I think the most successful tactic is for the US to not give into threats. > DPRNK broke one specific treaty. "Oh let's be nice, give them a few more > millions of dollars, and not notice the nuclear weapon(s)." That's your > response? I'm not sure that that should be the meas

Re: OT: Desktop Icon Utility

"Horn, John" wrote: > Is there a utility out there for Win2K (or is there something build in) that > will save the look of your desktop and restore it when it gets screwed up. > I keep arranging my desktop just the way I like it and then something weird > will happen and all the icons will be cram

Re: More on North Korea

Kevin Tarr wrote: > My spell check thinks Clinton isn't a word. Should I call him Clifton, > Clayton, or (my pick) Citron? Citron? Nah, lemon is more likely. Sonja ___ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l

Re: Unfortunate searches (was RE: Extremely irregular...)

Russell Chapman wrote: > Nick Arnett wrote: > > >Oh, yes. My granddaughters, who are 3, wanted to look for pictures and > >videos the other day. "Barbie" wasn't too bad, though some people do > >unusual animations with Barbie dolls. But that was *after* I made the > >mistake of searching for be

Re: Scouted: The Cyborger

Reggie Bautista wrote: > > Reggie Bautista > Terminator Maru > T.E.R.M.I.N.A.T.O.R.: Technician Engineered for Repair and Mandatory Infiltration/Networked Artificial Troubleshooting and Observation Replicant Should be a rather harmless device if you ask me. ;o) Sonja ___

Re: Scouted: N.Y. Restaurant Charging $41 for Burger

"Ronn! Blankenship" wrote: > N.Y. Restaurant Charging $41 for Burger > > ><> > > By Associated Press > > January 10, 2003, 4:13 PM EST > > NEW YORK -- And yes, it comes

Re: Scouted: The Cyborger

Jon Gabriel wrote: > One of my favorite websites, The Brunching Shuttlecocks, has launched the > Cyborger: http://www.brunching.com/cyborger.html > S.O.N.J.A. Synthetic Obedient Nocturnal Judo Android Prt. Me? Obedient.Then again there are days that you could say that I do feel rather

Re: Alpha Mails (fun with SQL - L3ish)

Nick Arnett wrote: > Finally... if you really want to be helpful, see if there are any errors in > this list of mappings (addresses with the same person_id are mapped to one > another): > +---+---+ > | pseudonym

Re: Alpha Mails (Was: Re: Scouted: Last of transplanted wolveskilled)

Nick Arnett wrote: > > -Original Message- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On > > Behalf Of Jon Gabriel > > ... > > > >>I was just curious. :-) > > > > > >Be careful with your curiosity, Jon. Remember what happened to > > the cat... > > Me, too. So I queried my databa

Re: SCOUTED: "Doc Knows Best" (It'll be too late for you, if he'swrong.)

Deborah Harrell wrote: > --- Ronn! Blankenship <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > At 02:15 PM 1/9/03 -0800, Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > >Doctors and nurses have struggled for years with the > > >question of futile care. "Quality vs. quantity"... > > > > > >In the past, decisions were often made

Re: Finished

"Ronn! Blankenship" wrote: > At 11:24 AM 12/16/02 -0600, Reggie Bautista wrote: > >Sonja wrote: > >>>I finally did it. Finished the bathroom late yesterday evening. > > > >Steve replied: > >>Congratulations! :-) > > > >Ditto! Now the question becomes, how long will it take for the men in > >your

Finished

I finally did it. Finished the bathroom late yesterday evening. First I had a little run in with the tile cutter I borrowed from my father in law. Either I am too stupid too operate that thing or it is junk. After ruining half a dozen tiles I finally ended up hiring one. Nice big heavy thingy. With

Re: Your Japanese Name

Robert Seeberger wrote: > http://www.rcs.k12.va.us/csjh/japanesename.htm > > Roberutsu Seeberujiru > and > Zuponentsu My first name truely is international. Sonja banu Baarudeuiku-Horutenu (fu muruchikurutsuraru) Sonja van Baardwyk-Holten (the multicultural) __

Re: Admin: Server access blocked

Julia Thompson wrote: > Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > > > Julia Thompson wrote: > > > > > Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > > > > > > So just for the record I also clearly remember Erik for one being particularly > > > >

Re: Admin: Server access blocked

Erik Reuter wrote: > On Fri, Dec 06, 2002 at 06:53:41PM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote: > > > Did this happen since the list was moved onto Nick's mccmedia.com > > server? > > That's irrelevant, because the posts she is referring to were not > equivalent to what Jeroen was doing anyway. I made a few

Re: Admin: Server access blocked

Julia Thompson wrote: > Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > > So just for the record I also clearly remember Erik for one being particularly > > nasty and very childish in harrasing Jeroen even after several repeated requests > > from a lot of listmembers to cut it ou

Re: Combined response to Re: So how much is the participationonamailing list worth? and Re: What we cannot stand-smooth as she goes

Erik Reuter wrote: > On Sat, Dec 07, 2002 at 01:31:37AM +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten > wrote: > > > I am all for this, but shouldn't this also be applied to all others on > > this list? I for instance am sick and tired of being insulted time and > > again ...

Re: Combined response to Re: So how much is the participation on amailing list worth? and Re: What we cannot stand-smooth as she goes

Erik Reuter wrote: > On Sat, Dec 07, 2002 at 12:20:24AM +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten > wrote: > > > To me it felt like a conscious effort to further discredit a > > listmember's reputation beyond any possibility of repair fully well > > knowing that that

Re: Stag Film Serenade

"Robert J. Chassell" wrote: >How can you take a film originally shot in 2D and show it in 3D? > > AI programmers have written code that figures out 3D from the camera > movement between 2D images taken for a 2D movie. Others have written > code for a still camera with moving objects. > > As f

Re: For your entertainment, Re: Assumptions

"Ronn! Blankenship" wrote: > At 11:51 PM 12/5/02 +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > >So that brings us on to the toilet. It has to be installed into more or less > >the space where the old toilet was, only now it is a hanging toilet > > I'm not

Combined response to Re: So how much is the participation on amailing list worth? and Re: What we cannot stand-smooth as she goes

Dan Minette wrote answering a question from Julia: > You didn't get the email threatening you and Nick with a > $1,000,000 > lawsuit and any damage to your career that he can arrange? I couldn't help but notice that this type of response is in crass contrast with the kind of intentions implied in

Re: Admin: Server access blocked

Jon Gabriel wrote: > >From: Jean-Louis Couturier <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Admin: Server access blocked > >Date: Fri, 06 Dec 2002 10:43:27 -0500 > > > >At 21:26 2002-12-04 -0600, Marvin wrote: > > > >>At this point I'd say that if someone disagrees, it's his obligation to > >>say so. > >

For your entertainment, Re: Assumptions

Russell Chapman wrote: > Russell Chapman wrote: > > >> Sonja > >> GCU smileys are our friends > >> > > And that's the best news I've heard all day... I'd hate to miss out on > > your next plumbing adventure. I'm waiting to hear that having sorted > > out the water supply, the drains are all broken

Tails as the newest 'fashion fad'?, Re: meeces

Erik Reuter wrote: > I wouldn't mind having a *prehensile* tail. A useless drooping one > wouldn't be so useful, though. It could be the newest fashion statement however. Comparing ta ... oops ... ah well. Let's not go there. Sonja ___ http://www.mcc

Re: Admin: Server access blocked

"Adam C. Lipscomb" wrote: > Please accept my apologies for this - I have started sending at least > 5 replies to Jeroen for every spam I get, and he has apparently, > through a simple (and childish) trick, ensured they come to the list > as a whole. I don't think it was intended as a trick. And

Assumptions Re: Admin: Server access blocked

Robert Seeberger wrote: > - Original Message - > From: "Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, December 04, 2002 4:40 PM > Subject: Re: Admin: Server access blocked > > > Nick Arnett wr

Re: Admin: Server access blocked

Nick Arnett wrote: Let me say this: I fully realise that Nick has the absolute right and power to do this. It is afterall his list and he can do as he pleases wether I like it or not. But I just wish he'd be honest about the motives and not hide behind that facade of doing it for the greater goo

Re: time travel is evil, why it must be eradicated

Julia Thompson wrote: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > In a message dated 11/26/2002 7:37:47 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > > > > > > Strangulation is a lot less bloody than doing *that*. Geez. ;) > > > > > > Julia > > > > A woman's hair should be long eno

DIY bathroom troubles, Re: Fwd: Religion, the good side

Robert Zimmerman wrote: > >In a message dated 11/27/2002 1:14:18 PM Eastern Standard Time, > >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > > >>No, I don't mean working on other things, unless those other things are > >>occupying only a small part of your thinking (for example, thinking > >>about the problem whil

Re: bad quoting is evil, why it must be eradicated

From: "Alberto Monteiro" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: bad quoting is evil, why it must be eradicated Date: Tue, 3 Dec 2002 22:52:12 - > -Mensagem original- > De: Jon Gabriel <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Para: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTEC

Re: moderation is evil, why it must be eradicated

Erik Reuter wrote: > On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 04:33:51PM +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > > Logically it follows that you thus admit to being scum ;o) > > > > Logically it follows that you are a duck! No it doesn't. A bunny maybe, but not a duck.

Re: Scouted: Dumb Thief. Really Dumb.

Jon Gabriel wrote: > The 18-year-old man was arrested near the east coast city of East London > after police saw him rob a woman at gun point on her way to church, > police spokeswoman Michelle Matroos said. > > "They searched him, but they didn't get (her) cell phone back. While > they were in th

Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds???

Julia Thompson wrote: > I like the idea of panels similar to the ones for laminated floors. But > I think those would be harder to install, gravity working against you > instead of for you. :) Well that is just it. Because of their size and weight they are really easy to handle. Maybe I should

Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds???

Kevin Tarr wrote: > At 10:43 AM 11/28/2002 +1000, you wrote: > ...but the summers are horrid. The house has complete exposure east, west, and > south. Sometime days it was 85 at 5am inside, while 70 outside. I know about > getting the heat out, but sometimes can't. To keep your house as cool as p

Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds???

Kevin Tarr wrote: > Still haven't started yet, waiting for the mad season to be over with: > Sonja, what do you mean about the weight of the plaster replaced, 700kg? Do > you mean that 50kg came off a wall that had to be replaced with something > else, or that was truly the weight of the material

Re: religion is evil, why it must be eradicated

"K. Feete" wrote: > Superstition and irrational beliefs occur with or without religion. > Witness Skinner's "superstitious" pigeons, or my conviction that > mentioning the fact that it's raining if I want it to rain will make the > rain stop. > I thought that's what umbrellas are for. Bring one

Re: religion is evil, why it must be eradicated

Dan Minette wrote: > One needs to look at sources that support one's view with the same critical > eye as those that oppose it. Technique is a good starting point. I think that that is scientifically incorrect. You first need to try to disprove your own point in all possible ways to be able to p

Re: religion is evil, why it must be eradicated

Alberto Monteiro wrote: > Jeroen wrote: > > > > However, given the worship of the Almighty Dollar by > > some people, one cannot help but wonder if Capitalism > > qualifies as a religion... :-) > > > Not Capitalism, but just one perverted sect of capitalism > that believes that the dollar is wor

Re: religion is evil, why it must be eradicated

The Fool wrote: > > From: Alberto Monteiro <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > Reggie Bautista asked: > > > > > >Kneem, should the Republican party be eradicated because of the > illegal > > >actions of Richard Nixon? Should the Democratic party be eradicated > because > > >of the illegal actions of Bi

Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds???

"Ronn! Blankenship" wrote: > I think Julia did not take a good look at the items I suggested. Might I > suggest she click on the "See larger picture" link or read the reviewers' > descriptions? (If she does, I think she will see why the shipping > restrictions are not a problem . . . ) ROTFLMAO

Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds???

Julia Thompson wrote: > Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > > > Ronn Blankenship wrote: > > > > > At 03:25 AM 11/20/02, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > > > > > > > > I so envy you. :o) > > > > > >What do you g

Re: [LINK] AAAIIIIEEEE!!!!! The horror! The horror!

Argh... I nominate Adam to be shot on site for making me go to that link. That morbid kind of curiosity isn't good for your health as proven thus. Sonja "K. Feete" wrote: > Adam C. Lipscomb wrote: > > >http://homepage.mac.com/msparby/iMovieTheater5.html > > Thank you, Adam, for posting the most

Re: Scouted: Googlism

Reggie Bautista wrote: > and the one that finally made me laugh out loud: > > reggie is available at stud to approved bitches > > My wife *definitely* doesn't approve of this last one... Finally a thread that makes me chuckle instead of curse behind the computer when reading listmail ;o) Son

Re: stereotyping is evil, and why it must be eradicated

"Ronn! Blankenship" wrote: > At 12:17 AM 11/26/02 -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote: > > >Well, if you define "theocracy" to include the above, then you simply have > >created the new problem of defining the word that distinguishes the > >viewpoint of desiring an immediate and earthly theocracy from a

Re: Googlism, a bit of fun among the grimm

"Marvin Long, Jr." wrote: > Ooo! Neat! > > Marvin Long is too obscure, but "marvin"... > > is god This is ambitious. But I'm a non believer so I can pretend you don't exist. But in combination with this... > is controlled by a program I must say we are in for a hell of a lot of trouble if Micro

Re: moderation is evil, why it must be eradicated

Erik Reuter wrote: > On Tue, Nov 26, 2002 at 08:40:05AM -0200, Alberto Monteiro wrote: > > Shut up, scum bag!!! > > I am not a bag! Logically it follows that you thus admit to being scum ;o) Sonja PS: After all the verbal clobberings I have had from Erik I just couldn't resist. :o) ___

Ilana, Nick, anybody?

I've notice that messagessent by Ilana in respons to a digest

Googlism, a bit of fun among the grimm

>From another list: > For those with a vaguely notable web presence. > > <> > Sonja is sick of spineless men was the first one that came up for filling in my first name. I wonder what that's supposed to mean. :o) Another remarkable one is that 'Sonja is a woman on a

English question, Re: DING!

Doug wrote: > I suggest a better way to deal with this kind of behavior is to ignore it > > completely, excepting extreme cases. Now my English isn't that good. But somehow I feel that use of excepting is wrong here? I'd have used exempting or something else entirely but never excepting. Although

Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds???

Ronn Blankenship wrote: > At 03:25 AM 11/20/02, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > I so envy you. :o) > >What do you give a guy that isn't a crack-ass DIY-er? > > A book on "Home Repair for Absolute Beginners"? > ;-) That would mean I'd be prepar

Re: Cameras

Bryon Daly wrote in a response to a quistion from Kevin: > Alternately, get a high-quality digital camera (I wouldn't go for less than 3-4 > megapixels) for its computer convenience. Read some reviews first, though, because >their picture > quality can vary greatly. For info on ditigital photo

Re: Fwd: David Brin question

teve Sloan II wrote: > I got this email today. Does anybody here have any idea where > this qote might appear in UPLIFT WAR? > > Subject: David Brin question > Date:Tue, 19 Nov 2002 13:13:49 -0800 > From:Ben Sibelman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Dear Mr. Sloan: > >

Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds???

Ronn Blankenship wrote: > ¹AFAIK, it was the top-of-the-line available here at the time²: it came > with the flexible-shaft drive and a pile of other stuff. (The box is in > the tool shed at the moment, and I can't remember exactly how the set was > described, much less any model numbers we coul

Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds???

Jon Gabriel wrote: > >From: Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >Subject: Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds??? > >Date: Tue, 19 Nov 2002 18:20:44 +0100 > > > >Julia Thompson wrote: > > > > > Sonja, would you like to get hard

Re: Scouted: Women prefer HDTV to Diamonds???

Julia Thompson wrote: > Sonja, would you like to get hardware as an anniversary gift? :) As a matter of fact I do get tools/hardware/software/DIY books or anything else usually considered as not really done/apropriate for the woman you love for any and all occasions. And I for one really love it

Re: [Recipe] Chocolate cheese cake, Re: Grocery Shopping

Ticia wrote: > Steve Sloan II wrote: > > Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > > > > >>Haven't got a clue as to what Oreo is. > > > > > > Oreos are a brand of round chocolate sandwich cookies with > > white creamy stuff (mostly lard, I t

Re: Got back from early voting a little while ago

Alberto Monteiro wrote: > Julia Thompson wrote: > > > >Each person in the US is governed at both the state and federal level. > > > Lucky Bastards :-) > > In Brazil, we are g*verned at federal, state and municipal > [the polis, or city] level. Which means that things that must > be done aren't, an

[Recipe] Chocolate cheese cake, Re: Grocery Shopping

Hey, Julia, pt ... don't tell Jeroen but I've got a recipe for chocolate no bake cheesecake. Is that OK with you? (Haven't got a clue as to what Oreo is.) But I've got a recipe that is dead easy to make. Filling: Use good quality whipped wip cream (maybe add something to keep it stable, dr. Oe

Re: Guatam's energy levels (was: Re: My return and baseball)

Well, having been on both sides, the one where I did 70+ hours a week and the one being a housewife with my own schedule, I can safely say, that the busier you are, the more you get done. Somehow you become very good at doing things on the run, increasing efficiency, matching scedules, fitting thin

Re: Server mish mash

Ronn Blankenship wrote: > At 06:27 AM 10/30/02, Erik Reuter wrote: > > >Have I been dinging too much? :-) > > I dunno. Have you been leaning on a doorbell button? > "We don't have a 'ding, dong' we have a 'ting'". Sonja ;o) ___ http://www.mccmed

Re: Software question -- anyone use this?

The Fool wrote: > > I consider banner ads to be a necessary evil, but > > the advertisers routinely abuse this by coding > > pop-up ads that can spawn up to 30 different > > browser windows, each with defensive coding that > > opens more windows when you close it. This has > > crashed my computer

PDF work-around, was Re: "Nukular" and .pdf files

David Hobby wrote: > Deborah Harrell wrote: > > > > in birthrate) [pg 512; this is a pdf file and I was > > unable to copy the paragraphs I wanted - I'm sure I > > will be quite chagrined when someone points out to me > > the simple way of doing this (instead of > > highlighting the text I wanted

Re: New picture of Julia and Sammy

Julia Thompson wrote: > "J. van Baardwijk" wrote: > > > > At 16:02 06-11-2002 -0600, Steve Sloan wrote: > > > > >I have added a new picture of Julia and little Sammy to my Brin-L > > >memberpix pages: > > > > Aw! How cute! :-) > > > > Jeroen "HOW long till kids move out of the house?" va

Re: US Unilateralism

Ritu Ko wrote: > Well, the meaning was clear in any case. But the problem is that I don't > see how I could have changed the way it was perceived. I mean, I know > why I wrote the above comment, I included a '' and ':)' to indicate I > was joking > Would ';)' have been a better emoticon? I've

Re: Chocolate chip cookie recipe

Julia Thompson wrote: > p.s. the same sheet of paper also has recipes for sugar cookies (which I > thought at the time came out a little dry, but everyone else liked them > just fine) and peanut butter cookies (which no one found fault with). > Let me know if either of *those* ought to be posted.

Re: Archives, archives, who's got the archives?

"J. van Baardwijk" wrote: > At 14:31 28-10-2002 -0800, Nick Arnett wrote: > > > > >just past a list of unkept promises you made to share the archives, > > > > > > Those are not unkept promises, those are not-yet-fulfilled promises. > > > >I'm afraid I see no difference. I was talking specifically

Re: Some things are too good to last

Ronn Blankenship wrote: > At 02:48 PM 11/1/02, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > >Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > > > > .command of Ron on Jeroen's sig. And second to Adam's respons to my > > first > > > >That should have

Re: Some things are too good to last

l> List-Help: <mailto:brin-l-request@;mccmedia.com?subject=help> Sender: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Errors-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > .command of Ron on Jeroen's sig. And second to Adam's respons to my first That should have been ... comment

Re: Some things are too good to last

Dan Minette wrote: > I have no problem with the .sig. However, I didn't respond to Sonja's > first comment that the original protest of Gautam, myself, and others was > just paranoia because I was willing to let things lie and because I allowed > a bit of hyperbola by someone who was subjected to

Re: Some things are too good to last

Dan Minette wrote: > But. Aren't you supposed to work during your bosses hours? I feel that being active on a this list should be pure personal pleasure nothing to do with work. We don't all live by that but that is only because those got nice bosses that allow the occasional listmail being

Re: news: Iraq Sets an Example in Computerizing Its NationalElections

Alberto Monteiro wrote: > Is it just me or does the text of this article seem awfully familiar. Lots of it were identical to the text for the other article of Brazil setting an example in computerized elections. Sonja GCU Copy/Paste ___ http://www.

Re: Server mish mash

Erik Reuter wrote: > On Wed, Oct 30, 2002 at 12:07:42PM +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten > wrote: > > > I just picked up my mail and I got over 100 of the brin-l mail with > > over half dating back as far as saturday. This is even more mysterious > > since I did pi

Re: Dinging plans (was RE: test)

Erik Reuter wrote: > On Thu, Oct 31, 2002 at 08:30:10AM +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > Erik Reuter wrote: > > > > > Maybe we could also have things that decrease your ding number. Not > > > dongs (I give you the dong! :-) ummm, tips or nods? Or you

Re: Some things are too good to last

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Re: Some things are too good to last

Robert Seeberger wrote: > __ > > Corrupted-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com > > > > I suppose it was only to be expected. This kind of exchanges really aren't helping to restore the calm. In fac

Re: Dinging plans (was RE: test)

Erik Reuter wrote: > Maybe we could also have things that decrease your ding number. Not > dongs (I give you the dong! :-) ummm, tips or nods? Or you could call > them kisses (or carresses, or ...) and then the codes for people who use > them would mean "friendly", "promiscuous", and "real whore".

Re: Dinging plans (was RE: test)

Jean-Louis Couturier wrote: > I'd have separate scores for dings received an dings given. If Erik's > codes are applied to dings received, we could have a code for dingers > along the lines of "Tolerant", "Capricious" and "Opinion Police" Now *that* would be interesting... ;o) Sonja __

Server mish mash

I just picked up my mail and I got over 100 of the brin-l mail with over half dating back as far as saturday. This is even more mysterious since I did pick up my mail yesterday. So unless everybody on this list is delayed something is very wrong. I'm just not sure where the bug is. Sonja

Re: test

Jean-Louis Couturier wrote: > De : Deborah Harrell [mailto:harrellmedleg@;yahoo.com] > > And after further consideration, I have to agree with > > Erik that anonymous dinging should be severely > > penalized. If allowed at all. And you ought to try > > talking it out offlist first [*politely*],

Re: test

"J. van Baardwijk" wrote: > At 18:02 29-10-2002 +0100, Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > > >Out of context from exchange between Debbi and Nick: > > > >Debbi: > > > I must once again respectfully disagree. Anonymous dings, no matter the > &g

Re: Parenting advise from an old man who's done a lot of parenting

Dan Minette wrote: > I thought this might be a good time to offer general parenting advise for > those list members who have small children. I've noticed three things from > my near quarter century of parenting. > > 1) The single most difficult task for parents to teach children is to > accept re

Re: Question for everyone

"J. van Baardwijk" wrote: > "The only good Giorgis is a silent Giorgis" Wrong! We as a list extend the same curtesy to you as we do to John. We tolerate everybodies opinion, even if we think it is far off. We are not into shutting anybody up even if some people would like to do so very much. So

test

I've now read all messages in this thread. One off, I can right away say that the total thread makes me feel very queasy. It looks like a 'witch' hunt is sweeping brin-l and everybody is dancing around the fire in a kind of fever, very eager to get some one fried no matter the cost. For people who

Re: fundamentalist religion vs free speech

Deborah Harrell wrote: > --- The Fool wrote: > http://www.hinduonnet.com/stories/2002102203771500.htm > > "Mr. Amis was dubbed as the latest recruit to the > "Islam-bashing'' circle of western writers for telling > The Times in an interview that "the key to radical > Islam is that it is quivering

Re: test

Kevin Tarr wrote: > At 07:26 PM 10/21/2002 -0500, you wrote: > >Kevin Tarr wrote: > > > > > > test > > > >Feeling testy, are we? ;) > > > > Julia > > Very. Verizon is switching to secure mail. > "Oh, we don't support Outlook 97, you need Outlook 98." > "Well I don't want to buy Outlook 98

Re: a chipping we will go

Sonja van Baardwijk-Holten wrote: > If I could still afford to go there I probably would. But now that I have more > free time (well sort of) I'm getting shorter in cash, so I have to shop around a > bit to keep the books balanced and still get the nicer stuff, I don't w

Re: Temptation - Buyur - Jijo 7? 8? 9? SPOILERS

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 10/23/2002 1:10:38 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << > The ships have to tap into hyperspace to land or take of. It is mentioned in > HR. > One of the occupants aboard Harries station flying to Jijo piloted by Kaa on >

Re: a chipping we will go

Julia Thompson wrote: > > I would *love* to be able to avoid unloading the cart. Sooner or later, > whatever I have for Sammy to play with isn't good enough, and he has to > hold one of the grocery items. And then there's some screaming when I > have to take it out of his hands at the checkout.

Re: Low-Carb Diet

The Fool wrote: > http://reuters.com/news_article.jhtml?type=healthnews&StoryID=1608044 > > Low-Carb Diet Deemed Safe over Short Term > > People who follow a low-carbohydrate, high-protein diet for 6 months may > lose more weight than those on a standard low-fat diet, and they appear to > experie

Re: Temptation - Buyur - Jijo 7? 8? 9? SPOILERS

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > In a message dated 10/22/2002 7:17:46 PM US Mountain Standard Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << >So we know the Jophur have landed and that the war is on. > > > No, the Jophur _left_ an occupation force in Jijo. They took Biblos, > and even some Gray Queens wer

Re: a chipping we will go

The Fool wrote: > identification chip intended to be implanted in a person's body ..."for > security, financial and personal identification/safety applications." Now if only they also manage to develop that automated checkout some futuristics guy at a Philips demonstration envisioned, your shoppi

Re: Proposed new etiquette guidieline

Nick Arnett wrote: > Everyone, > > I'd like to offer a proposal to add a new guideline for list etiquette. > Here it is: > > Please don't make multiple responses to the same thread, especially to the > same author, in a short people of time. In other words, hold those replies > until you see if y

Re: Getting silly Re: brin: war

Deborah Harrell wrote: > I find eating hot salsa and drinking plenty of hot > tea, along with 'steaming,' effective treatment for > many a stuffy nose. (And with allergies ~ 9 months of > the year, I have plenty of practice! :P ) I only have a good cure for a really bad cold. It involves a hot t

Re: brin: traffic cameras

The Fool wrote: > http://www.washtimes.com/metro/20021017-78921861.htm > > AAA pulls its support for traffic cameras > By Brian DeBose > THE WASHINGTON TIMES > > One of the foremost advocates of traffic safety has withdrawn support for > the District's traffic camera enforcement program after city

Re: Scouted: Ginseng Berry For Diabetes And Obesity (andcholesterol?)

Kevin Tarr wrote: > -- Kevin Tarr wrote: > > This research is in mice, but if it proves effective > > for humans, it will be a great help. > > > (MSN article, so advertisements present) > > > > Looks like the whole thing is an advertisement. They > > probably already have a warehouse full of Gin

Re: Hyperlink: Short subject descriptions please, was Re: E-grey

Reggie Bautista wrote: > >The Fool wrote: > > > > > http://abcnews.go.com/wire/US/ap20021013_691.html > > Sonja replied: > >We used to include a short description of what awaits at the other side > >of a link. It would be nice if this could be maintained out of a sense > >of courtesy for those of

Re: When does the screaming start?

Kevin Tarr wrote: > > That was an hour ago. I'm calm now. You have my deepest sympathies. I've gone through various cycles of these kinds of experiences last year when we tried to move into this house for a couple of weeks. Had some successes but it cost me a lot of restrained to not start yell

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