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13633Armed (and Dangerous) Pilots By George F. Will Thursday, May 30, 2002; Page A25Lane3-5/30/2002
13632<<And soon after that a starving farmer, right?>> Not always. One hIsh-5/30/2002
13631That's a good point. I wonder how many bombs were in the pipeline, though. Lazarus_Long-5/30/2002
13630<i>Now you stick your hand in there to clear a weed problem like used to bLazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13629Psssst..... Bet him. I think you're going to win. :-)Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13628I'm glad to hear that. Nipper would be over 40. He wouldn't be travellSolon-5/29/2002
13627<<LOL! I'm 99% certain you are lying...there was no internet when NippIsh-5/29/2002
13626LOL! I'm 99% certain you are lying...there was no internet when Nipper wentSolon-5/29/2002
13625We had one show up in the neighborhood. Made a website to track him. Had a placeIsh-5/29/2002
13624We never ate them. Aieee... We did have a pet pig we named "Nipper".Solon-5/29/2002
13623I don't do it, personal reasons. I do remember the days of nut loppers. BoilIsh-5/29/2002
13622I remember trying to hold them(with one or more brothers) when dad started cuttiSolon-5/29/2002
13621They stand there dunb like. Not much choise in the nmatter.Ish-5/29/2002
13620I assume you still gotta wrestle them to the ground to get the band on?Solon-5/29/2002
13619The choice was not between slaughtering innocent children, or risking American bSolon-5/29/2002
13618Well, you know, that often really helps with women. :-) I think I'll stayLazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13617They castrate hogs now with rubber bands. Cut the blood and let them rot off. WIsh-5/29/2002
13616<<They're generally part of coenzymes in plants, but I don't know Ish-5/29/2002
13615The best argument against dropping the Bomb isn't so much that it shouldnOriginal Mad Dog-5/29/2002
13614Re-opening an old wound. :-) The History Channel "Sworn To Secrecy" Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13613I have a true story from today. But it really belongs on DAR-- so I will go therRambi-5/29/2002
13612I grew up on a farm. We slaughtered pigs by taking them into an empty granery aSolon-5/29/2002
13611What can I say? Sometimes I over simplify an issue. * * *goldworldnet-5/29/2002
13610We are? How so? We thought you were.Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13609Right. (Of course, I'd say the same thing if I were in your position. WhicLazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13608<i>coulter and opener setting. </i> Which is? <i> crushers anLazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13607One that pops to mind is polled. A polled breed of cattle is one that doesn'Ish-5/29/2002
13606<i>"life has offered me some things I definitely didn't want. WheSolon-5/29/2002
13605Um, life has offered me some things I definitely didn't want. Where's tLazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13604I think you might consider throwing that old thing out (the outfit, I mean), andSolon-5/29/2002
13603Rambi does a couple of deepknee bends to see if she is still capable of gambolinRambi-5/29/2002
13602<i>The newer planters and fertilizer applying equipment are hooked to a GPLazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13601Have you seen that show? It is coming to town and we had planned to see it. * *goldworldnet-5/29/2002
13600I see. Well, I guess that is OK. Being the gatherer sounds like more work...&ljlallen-5/29/2002
13599I am the gatherer you are the warrior "Men are far happier pursuing a sinRainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13598In the most respectful way. * * *goldworldnet-5/29/2002
13597Thanks for the confirmation....jlallen-5/29/2002
13596[smart man]Rainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13595are you comparing men and women to dogs and cats here?Rainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13594Are you the gatherer or the warrior...?? Which am I?jlallen-5/29/2002
13593it happens when warriors and gatherers co-existRainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13592Ooolala....I'm not touching that one....<hehehehehe>jlallen-5/29/2002
13591any time I can be of service....Rainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13590Our household has both dogs and cats as pets. The dogs are easier to keep happy.goldworldnet-5/29/2002
13589The feeling is mutual.......and then some....jlallen-5/29/2002
13588LOL! You fracture me sometimes....jlallen-5/29/2002
13587it was very effective 3 nibblers, yourself included life is good, is it not?Rainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13586Yes. Fired for effect, was it....???jlallen-5/29/2002
13585exercise, eat right and take everything life has to offerRainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13584but it got you didn't it? [sly smile]Rainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13583men are quite simply....a mystery wrapped in a riddle inside an enigmaRainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13582And if you're more than double the upper number?Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13581good if you happen to be between 18 and 25 [it was a toothy grin]Rainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13580That, my dear, was a sweeping generalization most unworthy of a high minded femajlallen-5/29/2002
13579I must confess that I envy women the fact that men tend not to be overly complicgoldworldnet-5/29/2002
13578Is that good or bad? <i>:D</i> Is that an openmouthed guffaw?Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13577most men do :DRainy_Day_Woman-5/29/2002
13576LOL! Not, be it noted, as precious an accent. I am not from the right class backNeocon-5/29/2002
13575<i>"...and picked up some of William Buckley's accent</i>&qSolon-5/29/2002
13574<i>"I haven't aged a day in 25 years of marriage, and flannel? YoSolon-5/29/2002
13573Hmmm..... I seem to have gotten stuck at Age 18-25.Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13572Ah, yes, the living room floor in front of the fireplace and the backyard are avLazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13571Then anything could turn me on. Now, being jaded, ........Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13570I got my Camelot from "The Once and Future King", although I took a heNeocon-5/29/2002
13569<i>Registered nurses? </i> Yes, registered nurses. Rambi may rememLane3-5/29/2002
13568Registered nurses? No, I had never heard that. Interesting qualifications for Solon-5/29/2002
13567I also loved Sherlock, and I fell in love with the language of Scott, Malory, anSolon-5/29/2002
13566It will be nice to have the run of the house. It is a bit stifling to be bottledgoldworldnet-5/29/2002
13565Well, I certainly hope you didn't think I wrote that from personal experiencRambi-5/29/2002
13564You are very right......Neocon-5/29/2002
13563You are as young as you feel. At the end of the week our kids are going to grandgoldworldnet-5/29/2002
13562You are younger than I. I was reading True Confessions in the fifties. Then, iLane3-5/29/2002
13561I never liked it completely dark, nor under the covers.Neocon-5/29/2002
13560Age 18-25-- he does the honors slowly and in full daylight or even outdoors if tRambi-5/29/2002
13559Then the answer was to change into a nightgown in the bathroom and get under theLane3-5/29/2002
13558OK. What was the answer then? And what is it now? :-)Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13557<i>And the answer is? </i> LOL. The answers have changed dramaticaLane3-5/29/2002
13556<i>whether you're supposed to strip naked or let him do the honors. &Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13555<i>Times have sure changed, in part because of all the girls who read NanLazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13554Why? Why? Why? Sorry, I'm not the authority on this subject. You'll Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13553Me too.Lazarus_Long-5/29/2002
13552Good quote!Neocon-5/29/2002
13551<i>Alvin Toffler goldworldnet-5/29/2002
13550I have read some review material of Third Wave, but not the other. I am dubious Neocon-5/29/2002
13549Wow, I hadn't realized one could cull so much useful information from such aNeocon-5/29/2002
13548Orwell was quite insightful. Toffler has since published Third Wave and more recgoldworldnet-5/29/2002
13547They were great, and I also often read the unabridged version of favorites. One Neocon-5/29/2002
13546I haven't read that one-- will look for it on the next 1/2 Price Book excursRambi-5/29/2002
13545Yes, I read Animal Farm around sixth or seventh grade, and Future Shock around nNeocon-5/29/2002
13544I didn't read Betty Mac Donald's books until I was an adult, but I love Constant Reader-5/29/2002
13543<i>I had a medical book with lots of information, and one of those layeredLane3-5/29/2002
13542People make fun of the RD Condensed, but they were an excellent introduction to Rambi-5/29/2002
13541I liked Poe and Washington Irving. Also, Twain. I used to read supposedly true cNeocon-5/29/2002
13540Nice collection of books, I assume you have read Animal Farm as well and perhapsgoldworldnet-5/29/2002
13539Vicki Barr. That's it. My brain was retrieving Vicki Carr, but I knew thatLane3-5/29/2002
13538VICKI BARR,STEWARDESS!!! She was a delicate, tiny but FEISTY blonde, and she datRambi-5/29/2002
13537<i>For awhile there, I mostly read the How and Why books, and the EncyclopLane3-5/29/2002
13536For awhile there, I mostly read the How and Why books, and the Encyclopedia BritNeocon-5/29/2002
13535<i>Even I liked Nancy, although Frank and Joe were obviously more capable Lane3-5/29/2002
13534I think that many of us are unaware of how much those early forays into the readSolon-5/29/2002
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