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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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19533I am definitely going to change that order. I'll explain that we had a philoE-8/20/2002
19532Nice that Kurtz recognizes the impact of weblogs. Now if we can only get him to Tom Clarke-8/20/2002
19531Tucson, Arizona Tuesday, 20 August 2002 Combatants should face military, notLane3-8/20/2002
19530<i>so for the novelty of it I chose vegetarian</i> When I used to fLane3-8/20/2002
19529Blutwurst, yummm.Ish-8/20/2002
19528Just bought the Christmas tickets. I decided to remain calm and didn't use tE-8/19/2002
19527Then I'm not going to rush to cash in my AA miles.E-8/19/2002
19526I use Pop-up stopper. Agustus Gloop recommended it a while back. Works just liLane3-8/19/2002
19525I use a different pop up blocker (webwasher) but it can be bypased by some of thTimF-8/19/2002
19524I suppose I could look in to this a bit more to be sure.>> Thank you, butE-8/19/2002
19523<<Huh? Seems like the holders of miles would be just another unsecured creIsh-8/19/2002
19522<<I wonder which account is closer to the truth. Or are both? One true of Ish-8/19/2002
19521I have almost 100k FF miles with AA for that reason. I've been getting such E-8/19/2002
19520LOL! I'll trade places with you. I waited over 40 mins. on Friday night atjlallen-8/19/2002
19519I complained at the grocery store this weekend that they were becoming too efficOriginal Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19518Entertaining......in a lunatic fringe sort of way..???? Do you read the Star andjlallen-8/19/2002
19517I find his posts to be highly entertaining. If you sue to shut him down I will Original Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19516>>Southwest doesn't seem subject to the dumbest competitor theory thouMulhollandDrive-8/19/2002
19515No union is likely to accept a labor cost structure and contract terms which woujlallen-8/19/2002
19514Southwest doesn't seem subject to the dumbest competitor theory though. I tOriginal Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19513>>They have two fundamental problems: A labor cost structure unsuited to tMulhollandDrive-8/19/2002
19512I wonder if I have a claim against TP. I'm definitely allergic to his posts jlallen-8/19/2002
19511I am allergic to slow Internet connections....can I sue AOL? <g>Original Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19510I think US Airways and United are in a position to give it another shot. They hOriginal Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19509LOL!Lane3-8/19/2002
19508>>The only airlines that do that are the ones who cease operations altogetMulhollandDrive-8/19/2002
19507They will continue to say that unless and until they cease operations. If thereOriginal Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19506Woman claims she's allergic to Pentiums But not to 486s By Mike Magee: WeTimF-8/19/2002
19505US Air is honoring them voluntarily. Nobody knows what will happen with other CHBill-8/19/2002
19504That's what they are saying this week....<g> As you know in Chapter 1jlallen-8/19/2002
19503From the US Airways Web site FAQs: <i>Dividend Miles What will happen toOriginal Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19502<i>I have actually found flying to be a relatively pleasant experience thiLane3-8/19/2002
19501Huh? Seems like the holders of miles would be just another unsecured creditor..jlallen-8/19/2002
19500omd says they are still viable in the event of a re-organization... i still thiMulhollandDrive-8/19/2002
19499OK....don't worry about the security, in the vast majority of places it is nOriginal Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19498>> I suppose at some point I should start using them. << they make MulhollandDrive-8/19/2002
19497I think there's going to be a run on miles just because of those concerns. IBill-8/19/2002
19496Usually if the carrier reorganizes you can still use the miles. My cutoff is arOriginal Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19495Yeah, I probably shouldn't have brought it up. I was just surprised by the Lane3-8/19/2002
19494i've read somewhere that the general rule of thumb is if the fare is $350 orMulhollandDrive-8/19/2002
19493Southwest flies from BWI....jlallen-8/19/2002
19492I just took a relatively last minute trip to DC with two of my kids because the Original Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19491No, on American. Southwest doesn't fly from Virginia although I heard that Lane3-8/19/2002
19490On Southwest???jlallen-8/19/2002
19489I had gotten the impression from the news that there were bargains out there so Lane3-8/19/2002
19488E, I have found that it is actually better right now to pay for the tickets thanOriginal Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19487If they were found on investigation to have been guilty of crimes or complicity E-8/19/2002
19486I haven't been around much the past few days to follow the discussion, so apOriginal Mad Dog-8/19/2002
19485I wonder which account is closer to the truth. Or are both? One true of one prLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19484Those exsanguinated goats? One of the locals was thirsty. So? :-) The NEA, iLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19483I have not heard anything to the contrary. I'm sure they will not make the djlallen-8/19/2002
19482But will Qatar let us use it to attack another Arab state? We also need real esLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19481<i>So do you want to give white collar criminals half way decent conditionLane3-8/19/2002
19480Yep.jlallen-8/19/2002
19479Qatar....mainly because we just finished building a humungous airbase there.... jlallen-8/19/2002
19478Oops. Sorry for the repeat. I haven't been reading and because it came in E-8/19/2002
19477So who do you trust? The NY Times wants to sell papers. Fox wants viewers. NoLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19476Need? No. Desirable? Yes. Give "allies" a veto over advancing US natjlallen-8/19/2002
19475Not just the US public. Other nations too. In particular close allies like BriLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19474Why do you think Qatar will allow us to use their real estate? The recent defecLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19473LOL! I like it! I have the feeling you, I, and Bill are going to be the only oLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19472<i>The political will for leveling cities just isn't there: we have toLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19471LOL! Message 17894964 Bridge Player beat you to it. See this by Karen? MessaLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19470<i>The National Education Association is suggesting to teachers that they Lazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19469washtimes.com Excerpt: <i> The National Education Association is sugE-8/19/2002
19468Technically, because Saddam is in violation of the armistice agreements I think jlallen-8/19/2002
19467I've got to agree with that. Leaving Congress out of the loop in matters ofLazarus_Long-8/19/2002
19466NEA delivers history lesson By Ellen Sorokin THE WASHINGTON TIMES The NaBridge Player-8/19/2002
19465<i>So maybe we should decide whether we're going to do the job or not.Dayuhan-8/19/2002
19464Very interesting, thanks. I suspect they are on a wild goose chase, and that oneNeocon-8/19/2002
19463<i>So just where DID all that whining about coddling white collar crooks iLane3-8/18/2002
19462But What's The Legal Case For Preemption? By Bruce Ackerman Sunday, August Lane3-8/18/2002
19461I hope you watched the McLaughlin Group on Islam today. John had 4 Arabs today tIsh-8/18/2002
19460THAT would be interesting if viable. I wonder just how much real control they hLazarus_Long-8/18/2002
19459If the US is not willing to do whatever it takes to fight and win a war in Iraq,Lazarus_Long-8/18/2002
19458I saw some news recently that the Kurds in northern Iraq have offered to host ouLane3-8/18/2002
19457<i> If this doesn't happen, no war to discuss, unless we contemplate Lazarus_Long-8/18/2002
19456Hey, guy, you're a fount of information. Thanks.Lazarus_Long-8/18/2002
19455A Mass of Inertia Image Credit: NASA/STScI by Marcus Chown London - Feb. 3, 200TimF-8/18/2002
19454<i> And we can only get to any kind of surplus at all if we make fanciful TimF-8/18/2002
19453I think that my original post may have had out of date information. As I postedTimF-8/18/2002
19452Too many teachers are incompetent, most of the rest are mediocre. Alot of the scNeocon-8/18/2002
19451<i>From where? The Saudis have already told us to take a hike. That requirDayuhan-8/17/2002
19450They should have buried him deeper.Ish-8/17/2002
19449This is so moving. Are you sitting down? Elvis Bust 'Weeps' In Dutch ToE-8/17/2002
19448From the Financial Times Gerard Baker: <b>A profit warning to America<E-8/17/2002
19447August 16, 2002 <b>Bush vs. Women</b> By NICHOLAS D. KRISTOF The ceE-8/17/2002
19446A small block not mounted in a bike go $2200 in good condition.Ish-8/16/2002
19445<i>its possible that it can be pulled through IE, if you use something elsE-8/16/2002
19444Life as we know it.Ish-8/16/2002
19443I must have missed a few. But even the stripped small blocks are over $30k. TimF-8/16/2002
19442Well that's a simple enough concept. Horrifying perhaps but simple. TimF-8/16/2002
19441All the options comes out to over $120 k. I won't buy one. Now think about Ish-8/16/2002
19440okey, any attack we mount will render Iraq empty.Ish-8/16/2002
19439If you installed "browser only" version of a browse it wont have assocTimF-8/16/2002
19438Netscape - Edit, Prefrences, Mail and Newsgroups. Check "Identity" fiTimF-8/16/2002
19437bosshosscycle.com A bike with an engine the size of a Viper's. (or more TimF-8/16/2002
19436Good grief. Isn't everybody's?Lane3-8/16/2002
19435How can you tell if it's in your browser settings? eeek.E-8/16/2002
19434Laz if your e-mail address in in your browser settings then a web site can get yTimF-8/16/2002
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