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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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16533I meant to say that, I can't believe I omitted the point. It is funny. AppE-7/3/2002
16532What's really amusing about this is imagining how certain individuals might Dayuhan-7/3/2002
16531Oh heck, here's the text. I can't see why Bush is outraged by WorldCom, E-7/2/2002
16530Karen probably beat me to it, but I might as well post the link to the piece I jE-7/2/2002
16529You say that probably the best solution is to ration scarce slots in good schoolOriginal Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16528LOL. Maybe he didn't, that's true! Maybe he really didn't notice whE-7/2/2002
16527I don't think they want to hear this. :-)Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16526... and, disentangles the multifaceted social justice dilemmas. No irresolvableone_less-7/2/2002
16525AND its decision "must in no way be construed as indicating that (Bush) haLazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16524Grow up, dood. Bush, in 1989, was on the board of directors and audit committeeE-7/2/2002
16523ALL RIGHT! EXCELLENT PIECE! <i>Many big city superintendents who are Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16522Yes. It guarantees the murderer commits no further murders.Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16521And he was not indicted and convicted because.....?Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16520<i>1. Vouchers siphon off money from public schools.</i> Good. ThatLazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16519But it is already treated as an entitlement. "Public education". AndLazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16518Only if theu took vouchers. If they did not, the state's voucher rules woulLazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16517But they're already screwing it up. They own and run most of the educationaLazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16516<i>We should rename this thread the Headache Thread. </i> Watch it, Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16515I haven't been following anything except what was sent to me or linked to byE-7/2/2002
16514I don't know. Is it? Does it matter? :-)Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16513<i>So far my stomach is bothered more by lawyers than it is by aspirin. &lE-7/2/2002
16512The answer to your proposal is a question: Is death different? To me, the answeE-7/2/2002
16511They'd won the trip for being good students. It is so, so horrible. It is paE-7/2/2002
16510LOL!jlallen-7/2/2002
16509Oh sheesh, now you're naming names! Hon, I'm proud that I even know thePoet-7/2/2002
16508Derek Lowe has to be the surprise of the year. I wonder if he's taking somejlallen-7/2/2002
16507<i>Then I realized you were right about this one!</i> Keep that in Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16506Oh. Is it baseball season? -gg I like the Sox.Poet-7/2/2002
16505Yow! I'm dying to hear the answer to that one. <g>Poet-7/2/2002
16504How 'bout dem Red Sox??? Pedro was awesome last night. 14Ks. JLAjlallen-7/2/2002
16503Oh pooh, you're right, we have. Well we'll have to talk about somethingPoet-7/2/2002
16502I think we may have had this discussion before. In any case, air conditioning WillP-7/2/2002
16501LOL!!!Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16500"FOUL! ILLEGAL CHANGE OF SUBJECT!", he said blowing whistle and throwijlallen-7/2/2002
16499FOUL! ILLEGAL CHANGE OF SUBJECT! What, you thought I wouldn't notice CR haLazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16498Good to see you milking the snakebite schtick for all it's worth, Bill. :)MulhollandDrive-7/2/2002
16497Hmmmmm.... something to ponder while I wither in the heat.Poet-7/2/2002
16496Will! Hey, my friend, how are you? (Other than cooler than me.) Nope, no kiddiPoet-7/2/2002
16495<b>I'm a Yank. We don't do that.</b> You're kidding, riWillP-7/2/2002
16494Just a wild guess......<g>jlallen-7/2/2002
16493I would do laps with her in my pool any time. :-)Bill-7/2/2002
16492Well... yes, but... how did you know? LOL!Bill-7/2/2002
16491Is that tatoo the one the one that says: "Welcome aboard!"....<g>jlallen-7/2/2002
16490<i>floating in the pool with my Guinness and copy of Ann Coulter's booOriginal Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16489That's not where my tattoo is... :-)Bill-7/2/2002
16488LOL. Okay, just so we're clear: you'll be floating in a pool of GuinnesPoet-7/2/2002
16487OK, you can find me floating in the pool with my Guinness and copy of Ann CoulteBill-7/2/2002
16486I'll just show up at the Bill household with my iced tea and romance novels.Poet-7/2/2002
16485Yes, alcohol triggers me at certain times too, particularly wine. Even white wiPoet-7/2/2002
16484If it's in the attic, it probably melted by now. Better get a new one.Bill-7/2/2002
16483N is gorgeous. I bet they'll all be great and you can auction them for thousPoet-7/2/2002
16482I'm a Yank. We don't do that. Actually, we've got a wee one somewhePoet-7/2/2002
16481Alcohol definitely triggers it, especially lately. I had half a glass of wine lOriginal Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16480Bless you, Father. ;-)Poet-7/2/2002
16479If I do it, i'll tell you. If it isn't covered by insurance, fageddaboutE-7/2/2002
16478The voucher concept is great. It's a rebellion against the entrenched forcesBill-7/2/2002
16477Does alcohol and oblique sunlight (like fall/winter sunlight) trigger you?Poet-7/2/2002
16476Well, given your condition, we'll give you a pass...<g> JLAjlallen-7/2/2002
16475I guess Johnny wasn't too flexible. :-) I'm doing well, Bill, except fPoet-7/2/2002
16474Never heard of that....thanx. So far my stomach is bothered more by lawyers thaOriginal Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16473My reasoning is more along the lines of X's. Sorry. You asked. :-)Poet-7/2/2002
16472<font color=red><b>I AM NOT TENSE!!!! WHO SAID I AM TENSE??? WHO??Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16471Hi Poet. How's everything? About the snake... I'm reminded of the folloBill-7/2/2002
16470Interesting oped piece on vouchers from today's Wall Street Journal: COMMENOriginal Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16469BTW, everyone who takes aspirin should note that studies have shown that if you E-7/2/2002
16468I have tried Fiornal and a couple of its cousins. They work well enough, thoughOriginal Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16467I have them daily, too, vascular headaches, which are migraines but not the clasE-7/2/2002
16466Do you believe the other stuff about siphoning, etc.. that XXX was pushing yestejlallen-7/2/2002
16465Hi Bill, Nice to see you today. And even I agree about vouchers.Poet-7/2/2002
16464I admit, that is a danger....jlallen-7/2/2002
16463I regret to inform you that the name "The Headache thread" is under coPoet-7/2/2002
16462More like snakebite. And no one here would help when I cut an x-shaped mark and Poet-7/2/2002
16461There is no question that the public ed bureaucrats would try to dictate curricuBill-7/2/2002
16460Now wait a minute there, Missy! I asked <I>you</I> first, so <I&gPoet-7/2/2002
16459It would turn out to be a money pit, and would be treated just like other entitlBill-7/2/2002
16458rxlist.com "antianxiety agent"Original Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16457No disorders here, sir....just a powerful instinct to take the opposite side of Original Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16456Is that a fun drug? Or am I about to get a headache? :-)Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16455Did you just switch sides? Or do you have multiple personality disorder and I&#Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16454I paraphrased. IMO, XXX finds religious education offensive. I find the PC indjlallen-7/2/2002
16453Good point Bill. I had not considered that one...jlallen-7/2/2002
16452I don't remember that "inherently evil" thing being part of the diOriginal Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16451Good point. There certainly is an argument for the idea that, once the governmenConstant Reader-7/2/2002
16450XXX spouted the standard demolib pinhead refrains yesterday. I can paraphrase fjlallen-7/2/2002
16449I oppose them. Not philosophically, but pragmatically. There is no way the bureBill-7/2/2002
16448Facetious? Not facetious at all. Why not do what I say if the same principle sLazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16447I oppose them. They will result in widespread intrustion of government in the rOriginal Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16446Time for you to take an Ativan, I think. ;-)Constant Reader-7/2/2002
16445<i>If it isn't, then why be so strongly opposed to something which offConstant Reader-7/2/2002
16444<b>ANYONE OPPOSE VOUCHERS? WHY? </b>Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16443<i>"enforced mediocrity".</i> LOL! Good one. And true, uLazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16442Did you read about the airplane accident over Germany? Any accident is sad, but Constant Reader-7/2/2002
16441They can already do this. More easily than they can get on a plane. And the Lazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16440LOL!Constant Reader-7/2/2002
16439I wish I could remember where I saw it. Maybe E does.Constant Reader-7/2/2002
16438Yes. And the sneaky, malevolent beast stuffed some nip down the cops throats asLazarus_Long-7/2/2002
16437Cipro....jlallen-7/2/2002
16436<i>And how do we know that cat wasn't really a fox in disguise? </iRainy_Day_Woman-7/2/2002
16435We should rename this thread the Headache Thread. My nearly daily headaches areOriginal Mad Dog-7/2/2002
16434And how do we know that cat wasn't really a fox in disguise? Hmmmm? (<===Constant Reader-7/2/2002
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