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
At 06:07 PM 11/8/2002 -0500 Kevin Tarr wrote:
>A borough has it's own specific governing body, a village doesn't. A
>township and a borough do not exist in the same set, you are either in one
>or the other. A borough can be completely surrounded by one township, but
>it isn't a part of it. All
At 01:55 PM 11/8/2002 -0500, you wrote:
At 08:58 AM 11/2/2002 -0500 Kevin Tarr wrote:
>>Maybe you can explain something to me that I've never understood. What
>>is the difference between a Township and a Burough/Village/Town? Both
>>in terms of the definition, as well as the practical matters that
At 08:58 AM 11/2/2002 -0500 Kevin Tarr wrote:
>>Maybe you can explain something to me that I've never understood. What
>>is the difference between a Township and a Burough/Village/Town? Both
>>in terms of the definition, as well as the practical matters that it
>>entails to those who live there.
A
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Back when Tristar had the old logo, did you ever go
> into the theater with an
> umbrella and open it up as the Pegasus flew
> overhead?
>
> "Change the logo! For God's sake change the logo!
> Incoming!"
Hey!
I _loved_ that leaping horse! And as the Nightmare
sai
> > > If there were interstate dirt roads and
> > > interstate monorails and interstate
> > > skateboard ramps, then I could see
> > > the need for the word highway to
> > > diferentiate one interstate system
> > > from another.
>
>
> What about interstate commerce, interstate law
> enforcement
At 07:31 02-11-2002 -0500, John Giorgis wrote:
Anyhow, I suppose that I should clarify this by noting that I am
currently strongly considering voting for Green Party candidates
in two or three races here.
What, JDG voting Green Party? What caused this revolution? After all, it
was the same J
On Sun, Nov 03, 2002 at 11:46:21AM -0600, Ronn Blankenship wrote:
> At 11:42 PM 11/2/02, William Taylor wrote:
>
> Just playing catch-up . . .
That just doesn't cut the mustard
--
"Erik Reuter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.erikreuter.net/
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At 11:42 PM 11/2/02, William Taylor wrote:
In a message dated 11/2/2002 10:14:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
Yes, I feel like saying "A pox on both their houses" . . . except that
these days, someone would probably take it as a terroristic threat . . .
>>
Or tr
Ronn Blankenship wrote:
>
> At 07:41 PM 11/1/02, Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> > Julia
> >
> >who doesn't want to hear a damn thing more about Perry or Sanchez for a
> >couple of days, but will probably fail to avoid their ads :P
>
> Can hardly be any worse than our gubernatorial race betwee
In a message dated 11/2/2002 10:22:16 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
And then there are the districts which by federal court order have to be
drawn so as to be "majority minority" districts so as to assure the
election of a representative of a certain race . .
In a message dated 11/2/2002 10:16:31 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
>How many people are voting in a tight Senate race this year?
I'm not sure.
I know that Massachusetts has been electing a tight Senator every six years
for the past 33+ years . . .
>>
In a message dated 11/2/2002 10:14:10 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
Yes, I feel like saying "A pox on both their houses" . . . except that
these days, someone would probably take it as a terroristic threat . . .
>>
Or try to sell you the new and improved lemon
At 06:29 PM 11/1/02, William Taylor wrote:
In a message dated 11/1/2002 5:01:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Here in PA
we lost two seats, we've been losing at least two seats every ten years
since 1950 when we had 32. The main problem is the big cities are losing
At 02:06 PM 11/1/02, Deborah Harrell wrote:
who is extremely grateful that Kia (12 yr-old cat)
only *vocally* expressed his displeasure with the
necessity of 'hot-packing' his abcess, rather than
resorting to armed resistance ^..^
Aargh. How did he pick that up?
For a cat who loved everybod
At 07:14 AM 11/2/02, Kevin Tarr wrote:
Question: What da 'ell else interstate is there to drive on?
If there were interstate dirt roads and interstate monorails and interstate
skateboard ramps, then I could see the need for the word highway to
diferentiate one interstate system from another.
Bu
At 02:59 PM 11/2/02, Deborah Harrell wrote:
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> <<
> Debbi
> who is extremely grateful that Kia (12 yr-old cat)
> only *vocally* expressed his displeasure with the
> necessity of 'hot-packing' his abcess, rather than
> resorting to armed resistance ^..^
>
At 10:14 PM 11/1/02, Kevin Tarr wrote:
I'd love to vote Lib, but they see WAY out there, haven't heard a coherent
Lib yet. Saw a PSA from a Lib today and he said the countries problems
were all tied to the banking system!
A lot of my problems are tied to the banking system. Specifically, th
At 07:51 PM 11/1/02, Julia Thompson wrote:
How many people are voting in a tight Senate race this year?
I'm not sure.
I know that Massachusetts has been electing a tight Senator every six years
for the past 33+ years . . .
--Ronn! :)
Chappaquidick Maru
I always knew that I would see
At 07:41 PM 11/1/02, Julia Thompson wrote:
"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
>
> At 11:10 AM 11/1/2002 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
> >I went and did early voting this morning.
>
> Out of curiosity, given the events of the last two years, did you at all
> consider the risk that your candidate might die betw
In a message dated 11/2/2002 1:53:48 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< > >Question: What da 'ell else interstate is there to drive on?
> >
> >If there were interstate dirt roads and interstate monorails and
interstate
> >skateboard ramps, then I could see the need for
In a message dated 11/2/2002 1:59:45 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< And what would the Kzinti have made of "The Book," as
Bella Oxmyx referred to it (IIRC)?
>>
Something to sharpen their claws on?
>From the picture in Contacting Aliens, if and when
we ever do get
Matt Grimaldi wrote:
>
> William Taylor wrote:
> >
> > >Question: What da 'ell else interstate is there to drive on?
> > >
> > >If there were interstate dirt roads and interstate monorails and interstate
> > >skateboard ramps, then I could see the need for the word highway to
> > >diferentiate one
"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
>
> At 12:53 PM 11/2/2002 -0800 Matt Grimaldi wrote:
> >William Taylor wrote:
> >>
> >> >Question: What da 'ell else interstate is there to drive on?
> >> >
> >> >If there were interstate dirt roads and interstate monorails and
> interstate
> >> >skateboard ramps, then I c
At 12:53 PM 11/2/2002 -0800 Matt Grimaldi wrote:
>William Taylor wrote:
>>
>> >Question: What da 'ell else interstate is there to drive on?
>> >
>> >If there were interstate dirt roads and interstate monorails and
interstate
>> >skateboard ramps, then I could see the need for the word highway to
>
--- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> <<
> Debbi
> who is extremely grateful that Kia (12 yr-old cat)
> only *vocally* expressed his displeasure with the
> necessity of 'hot-packing' his abcess, rather than
> resorting to armed resistance ^..^
> = ~ = >>
> A hot pa
William Taylor wrote:
>
> >Question: What da 'ell else interstate is there to drive on?
> >
> >If there were interstate dirt roads and interstate monorails and interstate
> >skateboard ramps, then I could see the need for the word highway to
> >diferentiate one interstate system from another.
> >
"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
>
> At 07:41 PM 11/1/2002 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
>
> >> 2) Did you mention this because you expect people to look more favorably
> >> upon you for having voted for candidates of four different parties?
> >
> >More an announcement that you can't stick me in any sort
At 07:50 AM 11/2/2002 -0500, you wrote:
On Sat, Nov 02, 2002 at 07:34:42AM -0500, John D. Giorgis wrote:
> My parents live in:
>Country: United States
>State:Pennsylvania
>County: Montgomery
>Township: Upper Providence
>Borough/Village: Collegeville
>School District
At 08:10 02-11-2002 -0500, Kevin Tarr wrote:
Kevin T.
I shouldn't be here.
Then why are you? :-)
Jeroen "Just curious" van Baardwijk
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Wonderful-World-of-Brin-L Website: http://www.Brin-L.com
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Question: What da 'ell else interstate is there to drive on?
If there were interstate dirt roads and interstate monorails and interstate
skateboard ramps, then I could see the need for the word highway to
diferentiate one interstate system from another.
But dere ain't.
Oh the stentorian saying
> I'd love to vote Lib, but they see WAY out there, haven't heard a coherent
> Lib yet. Saw a PSA from a Lib today and he said the countries problems were
> all tied to the banking system!
Most Libertarian arguments are best made in 3-minute segments and not
itty-bitty soundbites, I think. (This
John D. Giorgis wrote:
>>I think NY wins this one: thruways, parkways, freeways, turnpikes,
>>interstates.
>
>Ahem. I grew up in NY State and I *never* heard the word
>"turnpike." Its a *thruway.*
Perhaps he was adding NJ into the mix, which *does* have a turnpike. And he left off
"ex
My parents live in:
Country: United States
State:Pennsylvania
County: Montgomery
Township: Upper Providence
Borough/Village: Collegeville
School District: Perkiomen Valley
JDG
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John D. Giorgis -
At 10:51 PM 11/1/2002 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
>Most Libertarian arguments are best made in 3-minute segments and not
>itty-bitty soundbites, I think. (This is off the top of my head and
>thinking about various Lib arguments I've heard and read.)
While true in my experience, these same Lib
At 07:41 PM 11/1/2002 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
>I consider it better than voting straight ticket, anyway; my impression
>of "straight ticket" voters is that they depend on a political party to
>make all their decisions for them. I know that isn't fair, as many of
>them vote in the primary.
Exa
At 12:27 AM 11/2/2002 EST [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>In a message dated 11/1/2002 9:55:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
>[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
><< >>Now, how about a rant just for the sake of a rant?
> >>
> >>Why da hell is it I-5 in California, I-10 in Arizona, I-20 in New Mexico,
> >>I-12 i
At 11:05 PM 11/1/2002 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
>> Ahem. I grew up in NY State and I *never* heard the word "turnpike."
>> Its a *thruway.*
>
>What do you call a toll road, then?
The Thruway.
JDG
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John D. Giorgis -
In a message dated 11/1/2002 10:02:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
What do you call a toll road, then?
>>
A guaranteed Democratic voting tolltaker employee base?
William Taylor
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Too many pigs for the teats.
_
In a message dated 11/1/2002 9:55:02 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< >>Now, how about a rant just for the sake of a rant?
>>
>>Why da hell is it I-5 in California, I-10 in Arizona, I-20 in New Mexico,
>>I-12 in Louisiana, I-95 in Maryland, but IH-35 in Texas.
In N
"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
>
> >I think NY wins this one: thruways, parkways, freeways, turnpikes,
> >interstates.
>
> Ahem. I grew up in NY State and I *never* heard the word "turnpike."
> Its a *thruway.*
What do you call a toll road, then?
Julia
grew up with the Massachusetts
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,
Kevin Tarr wrote:
> But I hear someone railing about government I always ask do you vote? This
> isn't obvious but I'm a shy quiet person, but I've babbled incoherently in
> peoples faces when they say the have never voted then start complaining
> again. I've had punches thrown at me! It's fun!
I
Kevin Tarr wrote:
>
> >How many people have state stuff on their ballot? How many people are
> >voting in a tight Senate race this year?
> >
> > Julia
>
> You mean actual Senate race? Not in this state. Just the main house race. I
> think Specter gets voted on in '04.
I'm guessing that,
> On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 11:10:36AM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
> > If you are registered to vote in the US, be sure you vote on Tuesday
> > (unless you do early voting like I did). I don't care about *who* you
> > vote for; even if you're in my precinct (which I don't think anyone is,
> > unl
Now, how about a rant just for the sake of a rant?
Why da hell is it I-5 in California, I-10 in Arizona, I-20 in New Mexico,
I-12 in Louisiana, I-95 in Maryland, but IH-35 in Texas.
Totally meaningless question. Totally unimportant if unanswered. All in good
fun. Only way to rant.
William Tayl
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, and taxes are levied in triplicate :-/
Al
Additionally, my re-registration at the new address never was processed
by the county, so it was either vote early on this side of IH-35, or
drive 35 minutes on election day to cast my ballot. As *Dan's*
re-registration *was* properly processed (highly irritating, as both of
them had been togeth
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, and taxes are levied in triplicate :-/
Al
In a message dated 11/1/2002 6:40:00 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
Dang, I was going to thank them for the new Texas district until you
said something. :) Who'd we get *that* one from, then?
(And I'm living *in* the new district.)
>>
If you only gained one,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/1/2002 6:38:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << so it was either vote early on this side of IH-35, or
> drive 35 minutes on election day to cast my ballot. >>
>
> That can equal up to 4 miles for Austin's rush ho
In a message dated 11/1/2002 6:38:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< so it was either vote early on this side of IH-35, or
drive 35 minutes on election day to cast my ballot. >>
That can equal up to 4 miles for Austin's rush hour.
Now, how about a rant just for the s
Erik Reuter wrote:
>
> On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 11:10:36AM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
> > If you are registered to vote in the US, be sure you vote on Tuesday
> > (unless you do early voting like I did). I don't care about *who* you
> > vote for; even if you're in my precinct (which I don't thin
Deborah Harrell wrote:
>
> --- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > I went and did early voting this morning.
>
>
> That's the plan for this afternoon (at Safeway's, of
> all places! [a grocery-store chain]); many people here
> plan to vote especially since Colorado is one of the
> 'swi
In a message dated 11/1/2002 6:17:00 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
Yes, I asked certain people not to vote.
>>
I'd rather ask other people not to vote twice. That's twice in the same state
or in two different states.
William Taylor
-
Smile f
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> In a message dated 11/1/2002 5:01:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
>
> << Here in PA
> we lost two seats, we've been losing at least two seats every ten years
> since 1950 when we had 32. The main problem is the big cities are losing
> t
"John D. Giorgis" wrote:
>
> At 11:10 AM 11/1/2002 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
> >I went and did early voting this morning.
>
> Out of curiosity, given the events of the last two years, did you at all
> consider the risk that your candidate might die between now and Tuesday,
> thus invalidating y
In a message dated 11/1/2002 5:46:23 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Check on the website: Signs 7:30. Reality Spy kids 7:00, Signs 9:00
I drove four blocks for nothing!
Kevin T.
It is cold here, I walk in the summer. When I'm not late. When it's not
raining. W
At 11:10 AM 11/1/2002 -0600 Julia Thompson wrote:
>I went and did early voting this morning.
Out of curiosity, given the events of the last two years, did you at all
consider the risk that your candidate might die between now and Tuesday,
thus invalidating your vote?In other words, in your min
At 07:34 PM 11/1/2002 -0500, you wrote:
In a message dated 11/1/2002 5:01:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< going to see Signs in 30 minutes >>
Tick tick tick tick...
Back yet?
Never understood the hype. Foreshadowing of the solution was too obvious.
William Taylor
In a message dated 11/1/2002 5:01:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< going to see Signs in 30 minutes >>
Tick tick tick tick...
Back yet?
Never understood the hype. Foreshadowing of the solution was too obvious.
William Taylor
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and you didn'
In a message dated 11/1/2002 5:01:29 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Here in PA
we lost two seats, we've been losing at least two seats every ten years
since 1950 when we had 32. The main problem is the big cities are losing
the people but they still have enough t
At 12:22 PM 11/1/2002 -0500, you wrote:
On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 11:10:36AM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
> If you are registered to vote in the US, be sure you vote on Tuesday
> (unless you do early voting like I did). I don't care about *who* you
> vote for; even if you're in my precinct (which I
In a message dated 11/1/2002 1:04:36 PM US Mountain Standard Time,
[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<<
Debbi
who is extremely grateful that Kia (12 yr-old cat)
only *vocally* expressed his displeasure with the
necessity of 'hot-packing' his abcess, rather than
resorting to armed resistance ^..^
--- Julia Thompson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I went and did early voting this morning.
That's the plan for this afternoon (at Safeway's, of
all places! [a grocery-store chain]); many people here
plan to vote especially since Colorado is one of the
'swing' states re: Senate majority.
Debbi
who
Julia Thompson wrote:
>
>I voted for at least 1 candidate of each party represented on my
>ballot. (And I did a write-in.) :) (No, there were no Reform Party
>candidates, just Rep.s, Dem.s, Lib.s and Greens.)
>
Uh? Could you spare some time to explain what this means to
those whose voting syst
On Fri, Nov 01, 2002 at 11:10:36AM -0600, Julia Thompson wrote:
> If you are registered to vote in the US, be sure you vote on Tuesday
> (unless you do early voting like I did). I don't care about *who* you
> vote for; even if you're in my precinct (which I don't think anyone is,
> unless there's
I went and did early voting this morning.
I voted for at least 1 candidate of each party represented on my
ballot. (And I did a write-in.) :) (No, there were no Reform Party
candidates, just Rep.s, Dem.s, Lib.s and Greens.)
If you are registered to vote in the US, be sure you vote on Tuesday
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