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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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10633She had a very, very sad life. She'd had a good life until her diagnosis witE-4/24/2002
10632It is possible the gene that codes for homosexuality is linked to other valuableepicure-4/24/2002
10631A recent post (don't remember whose) cited a survey that found that 42% of ADayuhan-4/24/2002
10630<i> Do we need a new word for someone who is disgusted and sickened and moTimF-4/24/2002
10629<i>oral sex to ejaculation (somewhat disdainful!)</i> That opinion Dayuhan-4/24/2002
10628LOL-- you are ahead of me. (eom)Rambi-4/24/2002
10627I won't argue with any of your reasoning- as I said I did understand it, jusRambi-4/24/2002
10626<i> Why so much discomfort with calling a spade a spade in this regard? &TimF-4/24/2002
10625<i>Thank goodness for man's best friend.</i> A dog will come thJ. C. Dithers-4/24/2002
10624Stop it, you two! You're causing global warming! Do something, Lazarus!Solon-4/24/2002
10623<i>Maybe after you've thought about it, you can spell it out.</i>J. C. Dithers-4/24/2002
10622Well, E. It is a sad commentary. I do not see on what basis atheists would conSolon-4/24/2002
10621I so disagree. On top of that,your fascination with and disapproval of the accePoet-4/24/2002
10620Solon, companies are more productive and efficient because if they are not they TimF-4/24/2002
10619I believe you are right about the dictionary definition of the word homophobia (TimF-4/24/2002
10618<<I have no reason to think that public employees are inherintly less prodSolon-4/24/2002
10617ROFL! We sure have (she says, flipping a spadeful of dirt onto the grave).Poet-4/24/2002
10616My reasoning relied quite simply on the AHD dictionary, a highly regarded and aRambi-4/24/2002
10615Gosh I feel so validatedepicure-4/24/2002
10614That is one of the saddest stories I have ever heard. :^( Thank goodness for mjcky-4/24/2002
10613That definition is more like what comes to mind when I think of the term "pone_less-4/24/2002
10612Back atcha. No tongue included. Ok, maybe a little, but it is <I>entirely&Poet-4/24/2002
10611Thanks Steve. I knew some of that but not most of the specific details like theTimF-4/24/2002
10610I feel the debate would be illuminated by your making clear (illumining, shall wE-4/24/2002
10609The strange thing about the opprobrium heaped upon my aunt by my grandmother andE-4/24/2002
10608Think of all the x-phobia words you can think of besides homophobia. ( lifTimF-4/24/2002
10607Smooch. (And I don't mean that in a lesbian way.) (Not that that would be E-4/24/2002
10606A private company can often go quite a while making poor use of resources beforeTigerPaw-4/24/2002
10605<i> That doesn't make any sense. You are adducing non productivity as TimF-4/24/2002
10604E, I'm sorry to hear of the sad and lonely life of your aunt. Some day I wiJ. C. Dithers-4/24/2002
10603<i>union thugs </i> Is Tom Delay's staff in a union? supersphTigerPaw-4/24/2002
10602There is so much garbage concocted and retailed as fact, it is nauseating to seeNeocon-4/24/2002
10601smoochPoet-4/24/2002
10600<I>The democratic emotional tool is empathy.</I> Beautifully said, Poet-4/24/2002
10599<i>"So who says nobody ever changes her or his mind about anything heSolon-4/24/2002
10598<i>no regulation is ever counterproductive </i> I wouldn't claimTigerPaw-4/24/2002
10597You think the use of the term 'homophobia' will prove to be a fad? How Poet-4/24/2002
10596There is not much I can say to that. I am glad you posted it. How many others Solon-4/24/2002
10595That is sad indeed about your Aunt Jean, E. I'm willing to wager we've Poet-4/24/2002
10594I did not state that, not did you say anything remotely resembling that until noSolon-4/24/2002
10593The democratic emotional tool is empathy. TPTigerPaw-4/24/2002
10592There was a discussion of this book on CNN this morning. Apparently a best sellLane3-4/24/2002
10591<i>"its been my understanding that most tribal cultures, maybe all trSolon-4/24/2002
10590Hey! I'd 'fess up to those!Lazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10589War makes sense. Just not to those who do the fighting and dying. "War isLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10588<i>All three? Seems highly indecisive of the "instrument". <Lane3-4/24/2002
10587The Jews are Bad ! by Werner Cohn A review of Jewish History, Jewish ReligioNeocon-4/24/2002
10586That makes more sense, if killing ever does, that is.Bald Eagle-4/24/2002
10585<i> left-libertarian/libertarian/third way</i> All three? Seems higLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10584Yes. She lived without love or sex, giving up finally in her late thirties afterE-4/24/2002
10583That, unless homosexuality is openly accepted by a society, the society can accoLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10582<i>"You think nothing has happened since then?</i>" I havSolon-4/24/2002
10581<i>"as it were" Now what the hell does that mean?</i> I Solon-4/24/2002
10580<i>You wouldn't be (GASP!) a CLOSET LIBERAL, would you?</i> I&#Lane3-4/24/2002
10579I think use of the term will prove to be a fad. Contrary to Solon's post abTom Clarke-4/24/2002
10578Nuts. It's been 2500 years since the zenith of classical Greece. You thinkLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10577I am sorry to hear that sad story, E. So bloody needless and meaningless. So nSolon-4/24/2002
10576My understanding is that the "technique" was used when there was more Lazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10575I am glad you read that closely. I relate it back to X's post earlier...whaSolon-4/24/2002
10574I guess that after that "technique", the interrogation was over.Bald Eagle-4/24/2002
10573Ah, I heard that was an interrogation technique used by US forces in S. VietnamLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10572I don't blame you for not wanting to respond. I'd scurry off, too, if I&E-4/24/2002
10571Which country was it where prisoners would "jump" out of windows whileBald Eagle-4/24/2002
10570<i>It might seem unseemly if a prof had Sex Studies emblazoned on her dooLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10569What an interesting piece, Solon. I was struck by this: <I> This shows tPoet-4/24/2002
10568<i>The conservatism that defined itself in reaction against the New Deal -Lazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10567You wouldn't be (GASP!) a CLOSET LIBERAL, would you? Tell us it ain't sLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10566Actually, it is worthwhile copying a part of that website. HOMOSEXUALITY: ITS GSolon-4/24/2002
10565homophobia? I wish. :-)Poet-4/24/2002
10564AsI said, where homosexuality is incorporated into a culture it has served psychSolon-4/24/2002
10563I think it's just a fad....Tom Clarke-4/24/2002
10562I think paleolib was coined by Mickey Kaus. I am happy to use it as often as I cTom Clarke-4/24/2002
10561general usage.Poet-4/24/2002
10560Thank you for your detailed response. No, that's not sarcasm any more than Lane3-4/24/2002
10559By whom? I think they were committing sociology again....Tom Clarke-4/24/2002
10558AH! GOOD IDEA! Maybe his jailers could "accidentally" leave a cyaniLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10557<i>Stevenson ran against a military hero who also happened to be likable aLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10556<i>"Thankfully, we also possess higher brain regions that can regulatSolon-4/24/2002
10555That's better, it would save us a bunch of money. A suicide might be even beBald Eagle-4/24/2002
10554How about shot while attempting to escape? :-)Lazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10553<i>"Stevenson had far more personality than Al Bore.</i>" Solon-4/24/2002
10552<i> I recall there were Native cultures in North America which embraced thLane3-4/24/2002
10551<i>as it were</i> Now what the hell does that mean? <i>StandTom Clarke-4/24/2002
10550Wow, sarcasm. That's unusual coming from you. You're not annoyed that I Tom Clarke-4/24/2002
10549oooo yuck, infestation by worms. Avert, avert....one_less-4/24/2002
10548<i>Thankfully, we also possess higher brain regions that can regulate thaLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10547I just finished a section on the psychological domination exerted on the PalestiRambi-4/24/2002
10546I think they should declare him insane and unfit to stand trial, then lock him uBald Eagle-4/24/2002
10545<i>"The response happens in a primitive part of the brain that's Solon-4/24/2002
10544The following article demonstrates a faith that few would have when confronted waverage joe-4/24/2002
10543<i>"It is common, afterall, in the clinical literature to find descriSolon-4/24/2002
10542<i>I think he may mature into a serious leadership threat by 2004.</i&gLazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10541April 24, 2002 What Day Is It? By THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN JERUSALEM — President BusLane3-4/24/2002
10540And speaking of laughing terrorists, have you read Moussaoui's comments in tPoet-4/24/2002
10539<i>And I still wish he'd garnered the election.</i> After 9/11? Lazarus_Long-4/24/2002
10538<i>The response happens in a primitive part of the brain that's descenJ. C. Dithers-4/24/2002
10537I think I will leave your reference to Black English to wither unexplored, as itSolon-4/24/2002
10536<i>Thanks for that soothing article.</i> I'm so pleased to haveLane3-4/24/2002
10535Thanks for that soothing article. We've just been kvetching about Bush'sTom Clarke-4/24/2002
10534Tucson, Arizona Wednesday, 24 April 2002 Right's rift is trifling By GeorgLane3-4/24/2002
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