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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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11133Har dee har har. That <I>is</I> funny, though.Poet-4/27/2002
11132Top Ten Items On George W. Bush's To-Do List 10. Hook up nuclear launch butSolon-4/27/2002
11131Q: What's the difference between a Democrat and a bucket of cow manure? A:Solon-4/27/2002
11130This is posted as humour--not as principle...<g> <i>The old man wasSolon-4/27/2002
11129Well, its not really that. He sounds like a decent person with a spiritual mindSolon-4/27/2002
11128Those are strictly your reactions. There was no equal and opposite REACTION, asSolon-4/27/2002
11127That's sweet. :-)Poet-4/27/2002
11126<i>"No, there is no evidence that a ringing bell causes itself to be Solon-4/27/2002
11125I went to a festival as well, oddly enough, though it was a poetry festival. I hPoet-4/27/2002
11124You are unmasked; only Robin could have riddled that so quickly.one_less-4/27/2002
11123Hello Poet. It's good to be here. I had a very nice day at a neighborhood fRick Julian-4/27/2002
11122If you insult me enough I may become despondent. Insult = cause; despondency = eone_less-4/27/2002
11121Are you referring to Karma's cool grub?Poet-4/27/2002
11120Just 1 question. When is one not one but 5?one_less-4/27/2002
11119Thank you for inviting him. I'm just an artist with no formal training in pRick Julian-4/27/2002
11118There is evidence that you possess fundamental ignorance. Come back later. I&Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11117Hi Karma, Nice to see you here again.Poet-4/27/2002
11116Nah, he's yours. You take him. Your turn. I just remembered that bit aboutLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11115Good! Good! You're progressing fine! :-)Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11114That's a frightening thought. ;-)Poet-4/27/2002
11113Good answer. I wouldn't admit to it if I did. I give up on Karma. You wanLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11112I'm still cracking up at you 'two hands' comment earlier today. We Poet-4/27/2002
11111"A pretty big one. " Staggering, Solon, simply staggering. A bell is Rick Julian-4/27/2002
11110It certainly does invalidate criticism which claims the results are not to be trPoet-4/27/2002
11109OK. What's your guess?Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11108Why don't you start a new thread: "Let's BS about Physics and LiberLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11107Is that a yellow stripe I see running down your back? It is a very simple quesRick Julian-4/27/2002
11106<i>"what's the distinction between Newton's Third Law, and thSolon-4/27/2002
11105Were you sleeping? Message 17359684 Look, son, I'm not going to waste time Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11104Oh Christ. I am starting to post like a RightWinger. Lord have mercy...Solon-4/27/2002
11103Okey Dokey. But you are responsible for the clean-up, too...<g>Solon-4/27/2002
11102<i>"Beanie Babies"? Are you responsible for that name? What WERESolon-4/27/2002
11101With such superior intelligence, you should be able to answer my question with hRick Julian-4/27/2002
11100Hey, I wasn't asking you. Stay out of this. You know something about the sLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11099Uh huh. Again: what's the distinction between Newton's Third Law, and Rick Julian-4/27/2002
11098"Beanie Babies"? Are you responsible for that name? What WERE you onLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11097<i>"So give me the equation for the psychological blow I just deliverSolon-4/27/2002
11096Your inability to grasp physics and science in general hardly qualifies as a rebLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11095I just got back for an hour. "Beanie Babies"?! Whenever I think of tSolon-4/27/2002
11094<i> I don't think you would, Laz, about Communist material.</i> Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11093Can't get any worse than Beanie Babies did. I think.Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11092"Pounded into the dirt"? Please. Your inability to grasp the conceptRick Julian-4/27/2002
11091Since the first issue involves those who should not be mentioned, and the I woulDayuhan-4/27/2002
11090I don't think you would, Laz, about Communist material. If it were about poJ. C. Dithers-4/27/2002
11089So? If you put questions like "Should Communists be allowed to distribute Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11088If half the people in a country don't like rice, does that mean that my fondSolon-4/27/2002
11087<i>How could sexual orientation be a problem for society?</i> er, IJ. C. Dithers-4/27/2002
11086<i>"Would you include homosexuality as one of the problems"</Solon-4/27/2002
11085<i> There are so many problems in society that people need to grapple withJ. C. Dithers-4/27/2002
11084I am studying economics. This seems very wise... "It's very importantSolon-4/27/2002
11083<i>Many many studies of this nature are done with a small N. That's juLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11082Oh, yes, I forgot this one: Message 17386000 your and this one: Message 173863Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11081Thank you. It is of course your field, and I defer to your presence.<g>Solon-4/27/2002
11080Nice posts on this topic, Solon. Many many studies of this nature are done withPoet-4/27/2002
11079<i>"If there are none, then the most we can say is that the findings Solon-4/27/2002
11078Yes, I know. But the one is the cause of the other. But enough about me. As aSolon-4/27/2002
11077So you think the random misfirings of neurons inside your skull are more reliablLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11076If it has been given weight in the law, it is only because there is no better evJ. C. Dithers-4/27/2002
11075<i>using your "SCIENTIFIC study" as "proof"of a concepLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11074I was referring to your CROTCH, not your swollen HEAD.Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11073Of course it was a study; and, of course it involved experiments. <i>&quSolon-4/27/2002
11072LOL! You would need both hands I'm afraid. I am going to ask you to just tSolon-4/27/2002
11071In the light of recent thread discussions, it would be more appropriate if I graLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11070I am saying that this is likely an experiment, not a controlled scientific studyJ. C. Dithers-4/27/2002
11069God or nature made homophobes the way they are and that should be equally respecaverage joe-4/27/2002
11068Now you are back with the foot soldiers. You can spit and grab your crotch just Solon-4/27/2002
11067Me? Volunteer? I think not... I was in the TA (like your National Guard) and ththames_sider-4/27/2002
11066Then your point is both unfounded and ill conceived. I am perfectly willing to Solon-4/27/2002
11065<i>"[1] What control is there to ensure that the scores on the Index Solon-4/27/2002
11064But <b>you</b> have a penchant for accepting "incomplete and imRick Julian-4/27/2002
11063Of course; all studies have variables. Science accepts that conclusions are alSolon-4/27/2002
11062What do I think? That we haven't a clue and likely never will. <b>&lJ. C. Dithers-4/27/2002
11061Here's my point: such studies are fraught with a world of variables which cRick Julian-4/27/2002
11060<i>The usual suspects?</i> Yep. The usual suspects. Message 1739096Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11059Science is not perfect, but neither is anything else. Science is what you and ISolon-4/27/2002
11058salon.com Asking for it Judges and juries may go easy on gay bashers who blamSolon-4/27/2002
11057Well then, tell her you don't want to feel good, just mildly bad. :-)Lazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11056Again, this appeal to authority, using your "SCIENTIFIC study" as &qRick Julian-4/27/2002
11055IMO, one can't reach any serious, broad conclusions with such a limited sampRick Julian-4/27/2002
11054Therev were 35 homophobes and 29 straights. The degree of tumescence in the strSolon-4/27/2002
11053<i>But then, you probably don't BELIEVE <g> in scientific studieJ. C. Dithers-4/27/2002
11052<i>"Frankly, I could care less about your claim that "homophobicaverage joe-4/27/2002
11051I'm afraid to ask, the answer might scare me.Ish-4/27/2002
11050My score on the "Naughtiness" test might also be called The Secret LifIsh-4/27/2002
11049<i>"they want special or preferential treatment</i>" SuchSolon-4/27/2002
11048<i>"I don't care to make the effort to compensate for your lack oSolon-4/27/2002
11047<i>"they want special or preferential treatment</i>" SuchSolon-4/27/2002
11046<i>"If someone isn't doing useful work, or if they are doing counSolon-4/27/2002
11045<i>"they want special or preferential treatment</i>" SuchSolon-4/27/2002
11044Yep!<ggg> Actually...that is just what you did, isn't it?!! Well, youSolon-4/27/2002
11043Check Beanies. You may have seen this by now: the German version of the ColombiPoet-4/27/2002
11042Well, partly that's because my day is your night, and vice versa, and partlyDayuhan-4/27/2002
11041What schedule do you keep? It's really great. You always come in after theLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11040<i>I'm from the if it feels good do it generation but it's been soLazarus_Long-4/27/2002
11039The quote is from Chaim Weizman, the most prominent Zionist of his day. The conDayuhan-4/27/2002
11038I'm <i>not</i> an authority! It amuses me to have given the imprE-4/26/2002
11037Trying to cover your tracks, eh? WE KNOW WHAT YOU MEANT. :-)Lazarus_Long-4/26/2002
11036Jewel, I saw the warning and then your posting about X, which violated the warniLane3-4/26/2002
11035Can't be. They have strong gun control laws there.Lazarus_Long-4/26/2002
11034Oh. OK. Just wanted to make sure he didn't think I was Evile's evil twLazarus_Long-4/26/2002
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