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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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13933I think the Ugandan method has a lot of relevance to other African nations, as wDayuhan-6/2/2002
13932I don't question your report of your experience of people being treated moreE-6/2/2002
13931I certainly agree that religion has motivated or been used to justify a lot of aE-6/2/2002
13930I was studying Slovak in anticipation of doing the "Roots" thing. I dLane3-6/2/2002
13929The High Tatras look to be pretty country. It would make an interesting trip. I&jttmab-6/2/2002
13928No, E, you beat me to that one. I'm glad you posted it. It IS interesting.Lane3-6/2/2002
13927And mine came from the High Tatras, on the norther border with Poland. EDIT: MLane3-6/2/2002
13926Slovak is a tough language; lots of dialects to complicate the matter as well. Tjttmab-6/2/2002
13925Have you posted this one? Well, if you have, it's interesting enough to deseE-6/2/2002
13924<i>On the other hand, we weren't allowed to learn her language. I thinLane3-6/2/2002
13923<i>Another clever thing they do is to throw in some perfectly reasonable sjttmab-6/2/2002
13922<i>And they've gotten clever.</i> Another clever thing they do Lane3-6/2/2002
13921I'm not surprised that they have hat steamers in the West where people stillIsh-6/2/2002
13920<i>The poll results are interesting, as well.</i> Thanks. I didnjttmab-6/2/2002
13919It's rare enough, hat steaming is, that look, it's featured as a specialE-6/2/2002
13918<i>My point was simple, and it wasn't that the UK is a less violent sojttmab-6/2/2002
13917Yup. And buy and large. I'll stick by those statements. That doesn't meajttmab-6/2/2002
13916<i>Would you expand on that comment? I mean, what do you take to be the sijttmab-6/2/2002
13915<i>One of the phenomena of bigotry is the frequent citing of the bible.<E-6/2/2002
13914I didn't see the list at that site, but I would assume the U.S. is on any suE-6/2/2002
13913I'll paste from my earlier post to you: <i>My point was simple, and iE-6/2/2002
13912<i>Republican? You're in good hands. The only thing that is in danger E-6/2/2002
13911I thought having the words ClintonGoreClintonGoreClinton... all ready to paste wE-6/2/2002
13910The poll results are interesting, as well.Lane3-6/2/2002
13909Here's someone that has a different take on hate crimes. Don't miss thejttmab-6/2/2002
13908I AM interested, thank you. I have been very lazy this morning and not yet readLane3-6/2/2002
13907Here's a link that seems to look at the global problem of hate crimes. You&#jttmab-6/2/2002
13906I was reading the Star Telegram this morning and thought, hmmph, this columnist Rambi-6/2/2002
13905Yes, I like green. Very pretty. You're making me blush.Ish-6/2/2002
13904The X represents the length of the hairs in the hat. The longer the hair the nicIsh-6/2/2002
13903Test time ..... How many of these do you agree with? Partial answers/agreements jttmab-6/2/2002
13902You'll be pleased to know that the KKK is a law biding organization and willjttmab-6/2/2002
13901Perhaps you can explain to me what seems to be a paradox. The US has taken the jttmab-6/2/2002
13900Do you know whether the KKK has chapters outside of the US or is it strictly an jttmab-6/2/2002
13899<i>His otherwise excellent memory seems to have dropped the ...</i> jttmab-6/2/2002
13898<i>His otherwise excellent memory seems to have dropped the fact that...&ljttmab-6/2/2002
13897<i>His otherwise excellent memory seems to have dropped the fact that racejttmab-6/2/2002
13896<i>I shall be MOST INTERESTED in hearing jttmab's response to that. &ljttmab-6/2/2002
13895<i>NOTE: This articleis clearly WRONG! THis CAN'T be Europe! It MUST bjttmab-6/2/2002
13894Good link. Now how does that compare to the statistics in the US? jttmabjttmab-6/2/2002
13893<i>In late July, Amnesty International issued a report advising the Britisjttmab-6/2/2002
13892It's really stunning that the Dutch would be so shocked at one shooting deatjttmab-6/2/2002
13891I like Dentists. I like taking good care of my teeth. I plan to keep them for JEB-6/2/2002
13890Glad you're going to bed. You should have done that some time ago. ClearlyLazarus_Long-6/2/2002
13889Truth hurt your fillings? Hey, are we taking lessons from the BB thread? :-)Lazarus_Long-6/2/2002
13888<i>ClintonGoreClintonGoreClintonGoreClintonGoreClintonGoreClinton </i&gLazarus_Long-6/2/2002
13887No, he's a right wing republican, as a matter of fact. But I'm sure thatE-6/2/2002
13886How much amalgam did you say you have in your mouth again?E-6/2/2002
13885Your dentist is a Democrat? I'd switch dentists. Clearly he got into dentaLazarus_Long-6/2/2002
13884That is incorrect. This problem predates Clinton. It is a long term DemocraticLazarus_Long-6/2/2002
13883Oh, yes, another of your Obfuscating Incantations! Let's put them together fE-6/2/2002
13882Yes, he will, because he was influenced by Clinton, don't you think? Of courE-6/2/2002
13881You know it was Clinton who put the mercury in everyone's teeth, don't yE-6/2/2002
13880<i>Why, Sir, you retch at the invocation of the name "Clinton" aLazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13879Because it's there! I AM WOMAN! HEAR ME....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . .Lazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13878Try to act like that Hg didn't cause brane damn age. Otherwise he'll thLazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13877That Hg acting up again?Lazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13876Eye meeeeen u brane damn aged.Lazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13875Whaf dew yu meen?E-6/1/2002
13874That actually does help quite a bit, you know. I guess E wouldn't, though.Lazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13873Why, Sir, you retch at the invocation of the name "Clinton" as a magicE-6/1/2002
13872That could explain A LOT! :-)Lazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13871me-meh-meh-meh-meh-me ne-ne-ne-ne-neither-ther-ther-ther!Lazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13870Yeah. Right. Sure. RETCH!!Lazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13869The mercury seeps out over the life of the filling. 10-20 years. Even at the eLazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13868hmmmm well, why should I have to climb if one is 'available' and willinRainy_Day_Woman-6/1/2002
13867<i>But you have such interesting eyes...</i> now I think you'reRainy_Day_Woman-6/1/2002
13866No, so it must be either the mercurysihsihekfee I played with as a child or the E-6/1/2002
13865What does the 'X' in 2X and 5X represent? Just a number attached to the E-6/1/2002
13864<i>He says the change didn't make any difference at all in the way he Lane3-6/1/2002
13863I don't drink, either. I guess what I'll do is get composite from now onE-6/1/2002
13862<< understandidoispshekfee you perfectly. >> Been drinking again ehIsh-6/1/2002
13861Hats 101. A cheap cowboy hat going for $29.95 at a truck stop will be wool and hIsh-6/1/2002
13860<i>Karen, are you doing anything about mercury fillings? </i> No. Lane3-6/1/2002
13859I understandidoispshekfee you perfectly.E-6/1/2002
13858I think there are too many dentists around. They cheat to get business.Ish-6/1/2002
13857I did that as a kid too. I think it had ot be in a solution to do damage or we&#Ish-6/1/2002
13856<i>Big hats. You know how to tell a cheap cowboy hat? It has a ridge arounE-6/1/2002
13855I have sold a number of hats and the Westclock thing I ran into during a pre fisIsh-6/1/2002
13854True, mine have held up much longer than that with only a little maintenance (reJEB-6/1/2002
13853I played with mercury too. I once broke a thermometer on purpose so as to have sE-6/1/2002
13852Yep, ...they sure are!JEB-6/1/2002
13851If they've been in there a while, haven't their poisons already done theE-6/1/2002
13850Karen, are you doing anything about mercury fillings?E-6/1/2002
13849Ish, you know the most amazing things.E-6/1/2002
13848I'm not saying TV isn't a wasteland, I'm just saying I like certain E-6/1/2002
13847That gives me an idea. I'll ask my dentist, who is in practice with his receE-6/1/2002
13846"Cheap shots" meaning untrue, or meaning that they are lapses that, liE-6/1/2002
13845I've been told all almagram fillings only last 7 years. That's BS.Ish-6/1/2002
13844<i>How can you tell if you have mercury fillings? </I> They're Lane3-6/1/2002
13843ggg, ...they're all over 20!JEB-6/1/2002
13842<<OK guys. Fill me in on this filling fiasco (pardon the pun). How can youIsh-6/1/2002
13841Lots of mercury in those fillings and when they drill them out it gets released.Ish-6/1/2002
13840ggg, ...now I've got to take back my earlier post, ...tsk, ...tsk. There, .JEB-6/1/2002
13839OK guys. Fill me in on this filling fiasco (pardon the pun). How can you tell JEB-6/1/2002
13838OK. I stand corrected. Too much mercury in those fillings. :-)Lazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13837Hey, JEB, welcome. I've still got some mercury fillings in my mouth, but I&Lazarus_Long-6/1/2002
13836<<"Mad as a hatter" comes from the fact that mercury was appliedIsh-6/1/2002
13835Wow, simple post but quite powerful. Thanks LL, ;-) JEBJEB-6/1/2002
13834Survivors? Has there been a shipwreck? I share your son's view of The VasLazarus_Long-6/1/2002
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