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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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12733Hey, I'm trained to look outside the box for possibilities. I found one andLane3-5/10/2002
12732<i>private industry is weighted so much toward jobs that lack meaning, creLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12731I see. Its a nice day for a bird walk I guess.one_less-5/10/2002
12730<i>So public humiliation, punitive measures for unrelated circumstances, aLane3-5/10/2002
12729St_Bill!!!! GET THE ROPE! :-)Lazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12728It is not quite so prevalent in Government because private industry is weighted Solon-5/10/2002
12727<i>"It's a possibility...</i> So public humiliation, punitone_less-5/10/2002
12726When public programs have outlived their effectiveness they succumb to supply anSolon-5/10/2002
12725<i>You were kidding, right? </i> Actually, no, I wasn't kiddingLane3-5/10/2002
12724I don't. I actually think it unlikely.one_less-5/10/2002
12723<i>"Have you considered that, if she's as damaged by all this as one_less-5/10/2002
12722<i>Have you considered that, if she's as damaged by all this as E saysLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12721Not me either. Karen? I very, very, very, very much doubt it. But why do you Lazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12720Check.one_less-5/10/2002
12719Moi? LOL. Makes no sense. If I wouldn't even accept a voluntary tooraboutLane3-5/10/2002
12718Generally, only public housing is public housing. If it is paid for from the puSolon-5/10/2002
12717I didn't actually think your comment was flippant (although I considered it TimF-5/10/2002
12716In THIS COUNTRY, those roads are actually built by private contractors. The conLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12715<i>"If someone turned her in, they were only following many precedentone_less-5/10/2002
12714On what evidence?Lazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12713No, Tim. You are wrong. It is not extremist, nor is it flippant. You have no Solon-5/10/2002
12712Thanks. I'm getting up to speed on that...Solon-5/10/2002
12711Likely. Not nailed down at this point, maybe never will be.Lazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12710<i>"I wait with bated breath.....</i>" ...and a big horseSolon-5/10/2002
12709No one got Poet suspended except Poet. Her violation of TOU was crystal clear. J. C. Dithers-5/10/2002
12708It was not asinine. Statistics support it very clearly. You just don't havSolon-5/10/2002
12707Do you disagree that the private sector is full of mismanagement, inefficiency, Solon-5/10/2002
12706Should I put a check by your name?one_less-5/10/2002
12705<i>u? </i> Er, did you leave something out? Like words?Lane3-5/10/2002
12704I b'leee ya...as always. I pretty much know who was likey to be have had PMsone_less-5/10/2002
12703<i> d'ja lie? </i> If I did, presumably I would also lie now.TimF-5/10/2002
12702Refusing to answer means, can't get a check. <i>..."or lies?&quone_less-5/10/2002
12701checkone_less-5/10/2002
12700Time to go. See ya!!Neocon-5/10/2002
12699So now you are trying to ask everyone to figure it out that way? What if the peTimF-5/10/2002
12698It never occurred to me that anyone would think of me. I wouldn't have knownNeocon-5/10/2002
12697No it was not me. I had no knowledge of Poet's other account and I don'TimF-5/10/2002
12696u?one_less-5/10/2002
12695right...not neo...checkone_less-5/10/2002
12694The main reason that I am back to a milder posture in respect of CH is that afteNeocon-5/10/2002
12693From a e-mail list called "The Outrage" - "GATES LAMBASTED FOR $TimF-5/10/2002
12692Ok...wuzzichu?one_less-5/10/2002
12691Gotcha...check.one_less-5/10/2002
12690If Laz feels that it is important not to reveal his information he probably willTimF-5/10/2002
12689<i>especially if no disclaimers are posted as with Dithers, et al.</i&gLane3-5/10/2002
12688<i> Now you are beginning to understand. It is the same reason that Enron TimF-5/10/2002
12687Well maybe, especially if no disclaimers are posted as with Dithers, et al. On tone_less-5/10/2002
12686X marks the spot.Bill-5/10/2002
12685I had an acquaintance who taught elementary school. In his circle, he was known Neocon-5/10/2002
12684<i>I am probably a stauncher advocate of private business and free market Lazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12683You are no conservative.....jlallen-5/10/2002
12682<i>I am not a liberal. </i> YOu sure had me fooled. And a lot of otLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12681<i>"Which is why the Pentagon can lose a trillion dollars over a numbSolon-5/10/2002
12680But it doesn't point to Dithers either. Or CH. Dithers had not even crosseLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12679Your characterizations of the private sector were clearly hyperbolic. Comparing Bill-5/10/2002
12678<i>Karen...it is the LAW. They have to be translated by LAW. For you to caLane3-5/10/2002
12677If you were not generalizing from experience, than you were.......what, blowing Neocon-5/10/2002
12676<i>"Unlucky in your experiences. Is that so hard to understand?</iSolon-5/10/2002
12675Productivity is enhanced when it takes less to get more. The more favorable ratiNeocon-5/10/2002
12674Well, of course it didn't point to Poet... I like that "highly" iSolon-5/10/2002
12673<i>"You seem to be the sole liberal on the thread currently</i>Solon-5/10/2002
12672<i>No, it would mean that public employees installed: the plumbingLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12671<i>"Productivity, you may recall, was the issue being discussed.</Solon-5/10/2002
12670<i>Work long enough, and for enough different companies and you see a lotLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12669yes suh [he's SO bossy]Rainy_Day_Woman-5/10/2002
12668<i>At all the companies I have worked at, ... </i> the level of toleTigerPaw-5/10/2002
12667No. You come over here...jlallen-5/10/2002
12666At all the companies I have worked at, drunkenness on company property or havingLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12665I confess, I didn't do it.one_less-5/10/2002
12664If you think it is a waste of time responding to me, then it is probably a wasteTimF-5/10/2002
12663<i>That has been true of no company I have ever worked at or any I am famiTigerPaw-5/10/2002
12662Generally, in the States, such construction work is contracted out, not done by Neocon-5/10/2002
12661<i>"AH! I see! So if it's public housing, that means the gov'Solon-5/10/2002
12660At least.....Neocon-5/10/2002
12659Nope.....Neocon-5/10/2002
12658He didn't just say I was saying something extremist he also attacked me for TimF-5/10/2002
12657sshwweweee...I was worried you were implying that ancient reference of a mere moone_less-5/10/2002
12656"bated" is a shortening of "abated", in other words, one is Neocon-5/10/2002
12655Main Entry: 1bate Pronunciation: 'bAt Lazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12654<i>"It's nonsense to claim that they have made some sort of judgeSolon-5/10/2002
12653There is a difference in histories between the United Knigdom and the United StaLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12652hmmmm...wazzup with this bated breath stuff? ...Most gentle one, a love term usone_less-5/10/2002
12651I wait with bated breath.....Neocon-5/10/2002
12650It jibes with what I have read of the department. My inclination would be to go Neocon-5/10/2002
12649Which, of course, is a totally asinine statement. What do you think: Will he dLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12648You are correct about that, Tim. The site actually was a gay advocacy site. ThJ. C. Dithers-5/10/2002
12647By the way, I did not say that I or she never encountered mismanagement and the Neocon-5/10/2002
12646<i> The summary was the proof. </i> It doesn't even vaguely TimF-5/10/2002
12645<i>"most educational funding is at the municipal level.</i>&quoSolon-5/10/2002
12644Unlucky in your experiences. Is that so hard to understand? I am not generaliziNeocon-5/10/2002
12643I agree with Laz that the department of education should be shut down. You can TimF-5/10/2002
12642You said that perhaps I had ben unlucky. This bore no relationship to what I haSolon-5/10/2002
12641Re Dithers: There is some other highly interesting, although not conclusive, eLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12640I hope I have addressed your concerns. Lets look then at the basis for your otheone_less-5/10/2002
12639<i>"To say that government employees on the whole do less useful workSolon-5/10/2002
12638<i>"Concerning your effort to solve the Poet matter, and your obliqueSolon-5/10/2002
12637<i>And you think the paperwork and time and meetings in the private sectorLazarus_Long-5/10/2002
12636<i>Although your example about the french translation does not fit the disLane3-5/10/2002
12635Yes, indeed. It was a sop to the NEA, which gave Carter heavy support, which mayNeocon-5/10/2002
12634The Dept of Education is actually a late addition to the Cabinet. Late 1970'Lazarus_Long-5/10/2002
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