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Politics : PRESIDENT GEORGE W. BUSH -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Master (Hijacked) who wrote (115833)	12/14/2000 12:25:03 PM
From: Kenneth E. Phillipps	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Why did the Court issued its warning about not using this case as a precedent for other equal protection cases?

To: Master (Hijacked) who wrote (115833)	12/14/2000 12:30:05 PM
From: Master (Hijacked)	Respond to of 769670

OT - (Well....maybe not) I JUST RECEIVED THIS INTERESTING E-MAIL: > > > > Bizarre facts of this world > > > > > > > > In Lebanon, men are legally allowed to have sex with > > > > animals, but the animals must be female. Having sexual > > > > relations with a male animal are punishable by death. > > > > Like THAT makes sense.) > > > > > > > > In Bahrain, a male doctor may legally examine a > > > > woman's genitals, but is prohibited from looking > > > > directly at them during the examination. He may only > > > > see their reflection in a mirror. > > > > > > > > Muslims are banned from looking at the genitals of a > > > > corpse. This also applies to undertakers; the sex > > > > organs of the deceased must be covered with a brick or > > > > piece of wood at all times. (A brick??) > > > > > > > > The penalty for masturbation in Indonesia is > > > > decapitation. > > > > > > > > There are men in Guam whose full-time job is to travel > > > > the countryside and deflower young virgins, who pay > > > > them for the privilege of having sex for the first > > > > time... Reason: under Guam law, it is expressly > > > > forbidden for virgins to marry. (Let's just think for > > > > a minute; is there any job anywhere else in the world > > > > that even comes close to this?) > > > > > > > > In Hong Kong, a betrayed wife is legally allowed to > > > > kill her adulterous husband, but may only do so with > > > > her bare hands. The husband's lover, on the other > > > > hand, may be killed in any manner desired. (Ah! > > > > Justice!) > > > > > > > > Topless saleswomen are legal in Liverpool, England - > > > > but only in tropical fish stores. (But of course!) > > > > > > > > In Cali, Colombia, a woman may only have sex with her > > > > husband, and the first time this happens, her mother > > > > must be in the room to witness the act. (Makes one > > > > shudder at the thought.) > > > > > > > > In Santa Cruz, Bolivia, it is illegal for a man to > > > > have sex with a woman and her daughter at the same > > > > time. (I presume this was a big enough problem that > > > > they had to pass this law? > > > > > > > > In Maryland, it is illegal to sell condoms from > > > > vending machines with one exception: prophylactics may > > > > be dispensed from a vending machine only > "in places > > > > where alcoholic beverages are sold for consumption on > > > > the premises." (Is this a great country or what?. > > > > Not as great as Guam!) > > > > > > > > If you yelled for 8 years, 7 months and 6 days, you > > > > would have produced enough sound energy to heat one > > > > cup of coffee. (Hardly seems worth it) > > > > > > > > If you fart consistently for 6 years and 9 months, > > > > enough gas is produced to create the energy of an > > > > atomic bomb. (Now that's more like it) > > > > > > > > A pig's orgasm lasts for 30 minutes. (In my next life > > > > I want to be a pig) > > > > > > > > Banging your head against a wall uses 150 calories an > > > > hour. (Still not over that pig thing) > > > > > > > > Humans and dolphins are the only species that have sex > > > > for pleasure. (Is that why Flipper was always smiling?) > > > > > > > > The strongest muscle in the body is the tongue. > > > > (Hummm....I won't touch THAT one!) > > > > > > > > The ant can lift 50 times its own weight, can pull 30 > > > > times its own weight and always falls over on its > > > > right side when intoxicated. (From drinking little bottles > > > > of...?) (Did the govt. pay for this research??) > > > > > > > > Some lions mate over 50 times a day. (In my next life > > > > I STILL want to be a pig ... quality over quantity) > > > > > > > > Butterflies taste with their feet. (Ah, geez) > > > > > > > > An ostrich's eye is bigger than it's brain. > > > > (I know some people like that.) > > > > > > > > Starfish don't have brains. (I know some people like > > > > that too) > > > > > > > > After reading all these, all I can say is.......Damn Those > > > > Pigs.