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10133This dialogue must be as tiresome for others to read as it is for me to write, sRick Julian-4/20/2002
10132<i>"You have a blind eye for subtext</i>" That is usuallySolon-4/20/2002
10131<i>"Don't fret, Solon. Two out of three ain't bad. And you maSolon-4/20/2002
10130What's your take on this? My feeling is the US should do whatever it takes Lazarus_Long-4/20/2002
10129<i>"Try this when you read: either move your lips, or follow the wordSolon-4/20/2002
10128You have a blind eye for subtext. (And your other one ain't so good either) Rick Julian-4/20/2002
10127God...to be <b>YOUNG</b> and <b>STUPID</b> and <b>J. C. Dithers-4/20/2002
10126I can be rather excitable too. Hope your reading went well.Rick Julian-4/20/2002
10125<i>That must have been the time when the blacks were sitting in the back oJ. C. Dithers-4/20/2002
10124Thank you for your kind response, and I do apologize for the tone of my originalPoet-4/20/2002
10123Auntie, Try this when you read: either move your lips, or follow the words withRick Julian-4/20/2002
10122Make me an offer. I'll give you a good deal.Lazarus_Long-4/20/2002
10121WHAT?? You think the US Gov't pays taxes on IT'S income?Lazarus_Long-4/20/2002
10120THANK YOU! That'll be $10101. There's a grub tax on this thread. I&#Lazarus_Long-4/20/2002
10119<i>"Auntie, Auntie, Are your curlers too tight this morning?</i>Solon-4/20/2002
10118let's but we'll have to do it later I have no more time today as there wepicure-4/20/2002
10117Absolutely as long as it only involves consenting adults I draw the line there Yepicure-4/20/2002
10116That must have been the time when the blacks were sitting in the back of the busepicure-4/20/2002
10115<i>Is there a third option? </i> We could invent one...Lane3-4/20/2002
10114Is there a third option?epicure-4/20/2002
10113Thanks for the heads up. I'll be sure to watch tonight.Tom Clarke-4/20/2002
10112Well I <i>had</i> one before all of this ruckus began. I think it flRick Julian-4/20/2002
10111Charley, Reliable Sources is set to discuss that letter earlier in the week fromLane3-4/20/2002
10110<i>This brings us back to the long and frustrating effort of Neocon</I&Solon-4/20/2002
10109She is a very accomplished woman. The two things she has going against her are sTom Clarke-4/20/2002
10108Auntie, Auntie, Are your curlers too tight this morning? Let's get to theRick Julian-4/20/2002
10107Excellent interview, thanks for the link. He even sheds a little light on VietnaTom Clarke-4/20/2002
10106backtracking simply wouldn't be worth my timeepicure-4/20/2002
10105You have a butt plug? I suspect some people will find that aberrant and disgustiepicure-4/20/2002
10104<i>From Karma...for posterity...</i> <b>they have misinterpreSolon-4/20/2002
10103<I>"they have misinterpreted their roles as instruments of the will oSolon-4/20/2002
10102<i>"I think that the notion of a "historical claim" is ofteSolon-4/20/2002
10101grubJorj X Mckie-4/20/2002
10100LL, I discovered I've made more posts than you, I REALLY need to get a life!Bald Eagle-4/20/2002
10099Auntie, What? You want me to cull interviews, for example, from executioners wRick Julian-4/20/2002
10098The more a society reflects a shared value system, the less we need <i>lawJ. C. Dithers-4/20/2002
10097<b>YIKES</b>!! This is the kind of silliness we believers need to Solon-4/20/2002
10096You kids should hold hands...<i>but be careful..:-)</i>Solon-4/20/2002
10095<i>"What's the emoticon for, "a caricature of a insecure pseSolon-4/20/2002
10094<i>Our minds are so far apart that further discussion with you holds no inJ. C. Dithers-4/20/2002
10093Ok, I'll have a go at this. It is complicated; the posts cover a number of dDayuhan-4/20/2002
10092What's the emoticon for, "a caricature of a insecure pseudo intellectuRick Julian-4/20/2002
10091<i>Our minds are so far apart that further discussion with you holds no inSolon-4/20/2002
10090Incredible, isn't it? I just read the intro where it says his second languaSolon-4/20/2002
10089Our minds are so far apart that further discussion with you holds no interest foRick Julian-4/20/2002
10088And good morning to you, Poet. In the interest of self disclosure, a few pointsRick Julian-4/20/2002
10087<i>"let me see if I can break it down for for both of us. Sexual behaSolon-4/20/2002
10086It's sobering to recall that Conrad didn't speak a word of English untilDayuhan-4/20/2002
10085<i>Many people experiment with behaviors, and it is only after having initLane3-4/20/2002
10084Me saying,"some things shouldn't be done" and suggesting that we lRick Julian-4/20/2002
10083You're right. I had forgotten. I have several of his books. One which I hSolon-4/20/2002
10082Hi Steve, I'm glad to hear your opinion of DEBKA, which certainly jibes witPoet-4/20/2002
10081I'm not sure there was an a priori sully in many cases, K. Many people experRick Julian-4/20/2002
10080Good morning Karma, I think my protestations to your original post about all acPoet-4/20/2002
10079<i>2. Repeating this behavior over a span of years, would the psychologicaLane3-4/20/2002
10078Good. The Greek references are valid, and a great reminder of the thought that Solon-4/20/2002
10077<i>Best thing about it is that if you learn it at that age, you never forgLane3-4/20/2002
10076Conrad was the best. Every word he wrote screams with authenticity. <i>TDayuhan-4/20/2002
10075Most of this seems so utterly self-evident (to me) that I have a hard time undeRick Julian-4/20/2002
10074<i>Have you heard of a basis for an "historical claim" to the laDayuhan-4/20/2002
10073We all have different upbringings. I have always envied those who could tame theSolon-4/20/2002
10072All this talk about guilt got me thinking again about a subject I pondered a weeLane3-4/20/2002
10071Knowing a good mechanic is a great thing. I use the guy who's a mile from myIsh-4/20/2002
10070Interesting, but I'm not running the panic flag up yet on that one. DEBKA iDayuhan-4/20/2002
10069<i>Don't know why I'm running on about it, just rounding up the thLane3-4/20/2002
10068My son (12) is a demon sailor. He sails a little Laser, we get access through aDayuhan-4/20/2002
10067<<I have no reason to think that public employees are inherintly less prodSolon-4/20/2002
10066<i>Get an oil and lube job while you're at it.</i> Did all thatDayuhan-4/20/2002
10065That'll be $10,000 wired in my name to the JC Dithers Tiresomeness Fund, plePoet-4/20/2002
10064amazon.com Sex Lives of the Popes : An Irreverent Expose of the Bishops of RomeSolon-4/20/2002
10063<i>"If your position is firm, then it must encompass sado-masochism iSolon-4/20/2002
10062<i>"The British were acting under a League of Nations mandate, <b&Solon-4/20/2002
10061<i>I don't believe that homosexuality is inherent in human behavior.&lDayuhan-4/20/2002
10060Sorry, just can't get the brain 'round to the Middle East; it was a longDayuhan-4/20/2002
10059Great post. <i>"guilt is mostly (completely?) the result of the expeSolon-4/20/2002
10058I do not see the US flipping sides.If Saudi is quietly befriending Iraq and Iraqalexed-4/20/2002
10057<i>"Certain sexual behaviors have psychological manifestations that aSolon-4/20/2002
10056<i> Bao Dai. </i> Yes, Bao Dai, the man whose allegiance was ruled bDayuhan-4/20/2002
10055<i>"In 1900 about 24,000 Jews, mostly elderly individuals whose livesSolon-4/20/2002
10054<i>"I called Solon one for particular reasons I will not go into</Solon-4/20/2002
10053<i>"Oh, there is one thing not to be believed about the Church. That Solon-4/20/2002
10052<i>"Let me get this straight:"</i> You're all businesSolon-4/20/2002
10051Checkmate to follow in 5.Solon-4/20/2002
10050<i>"I think anyone can say what they think is normal. And everyone eSolon-4/20/2002
10049<i>"The implication is that we are talking about private acts that haSolon-4/20/2002
10048I'd be most interested in reading that info.Lazarus_Long-4/20/2002
10047one of the guys that hangs out on the thread spent a few years up in prudhoe bayJorj X Mckie-4/20/2002
10046That piece on your thread about a possible oil embargo was interesting. Boy, woLazarus_Long-4/20/2002
10045getting pretty apocalyptic out there.Jorj X Mckie-4/20/2002
10044It may prevent state-to-state war, but that's not the way things are workinLazarus_Long-4/20/2002
10043Israel is small enough that it wouldn't really take nukes to wipe them out. Jorj X Mckie-4/20/2002
10042Amazingly, MAD actually got us threw the Cold War. How does it apply here, thouLazarus_Long-4/20/2002
10041You know why those rainforests are being cut down (mostly)? For farmland. To kLazarus_Long-4/19/2002
10040You (we) are not the totality of ownership for that resource. The due diligencecosmicforce-4/19/2002
10039I have a new appreciation of the concept of mutually assured destruction.Jorj X Mckie-4/19/2002
10038Maybe. I think the Israelis could be in more danger. The EU has already switchLazarus_Long-4/19/2002
10037I think that is a safe recommendation for anyone living in the mideast.Jorj X Mckie-4/19/2002
10036What, you think YOU'RE not peoplemarked???? That post I stole from your thrLazarus_Long-4/19/2002
10035<b>OH OH! TROUBLE! </b> Found on Jorj's Groundhog thread. (I kLazarus_Long-4/19/2002
10034geez, I stayed out of the discussion with the hopes that nobody would notice thaJorj X Mckie-4/19/2002
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