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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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7533I see.... That puts "forbearance" into context. Thanks for the backgjcky-4/6/2002
7532Hi Solon, Sometimes I mumble when I get tired. Either that or I'm having ajcky-4/6/2002
7531Neo didn't exactly disagree. He just didn't want to talk about it.Dayuhan-4/6/2002
7530<i>She will sit up nursing for nights on end and once even licked a kittenDayuhan-4/6/2002
7529That sort of discussion doesn't need to be all fiery and committed. A littlDayuhan-4/6/2002
7528Gosh, the whole piece has a rather nasty edge, doesn't it? The paras prior Poet-4/6/2002
7527Well, yes, but we men have always known that bolded text was true of you women. Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7526Your honor, I wish to enter a plea of insanity.Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7525Well, it would depend on how fiery and committed we got, I guess. (Oh dear, I soRambi-4/6/2002
7524<i>but far more is it used as a term of teasing endearment, a sign that yoLane3-4/6/2002
7523<i>Mind if i ask how much time you've spent outside of the US in areasLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7522Still looking forward to a response. I'm going offline for the night. See Poet-4/6/2002
7521'<i>crusade</i>' - well it'll be your cross to forbear smarcos-4/6/2002
7520If I'd gotten this post last night I'd have told you to put away the UziDayuhan-4/6/2002
7519Hi jcky- I thought your earlier post was xcellent; I was sorry I hadn't wriRambi-4/6/2002
7518Thanks. ;-)Poet-4/6/2002
7517<i>Hey! You wrote that! :-) </i> That called for at least three smiLane3-4/6/2002
7516I'm not posting this review of a Marge Piercy book because I'm an admireE-4/6/2002
7515Hey! You wrote that! :-)Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7514Yeah ..... too much of this is true .... in my own case i feel i once had deep amarcos-4/6/2002
7513<i>So you've been patronizing Neo all along? </i> LOL. You reaLane3-4/6/2002
7512Mmm, perhaps more than a tich of arrogance and/or paranoia in that, to suggest tmarcos-4/6/2002
7511<i>I was surprised to find that it had a somewhat patronizing spin</i&gLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7510I'm looking forward to a response to the PM I sent you earlier today.Poet-4/6/2002
7509Hi Solon, I think your point about asymetricality is excellent. <I>The mPoet-4/6/2002
7508<i>rather a term of respect beside 'gentleman' which has also goneLane3-4/6/2002
7507I will try to clarify: I don't claim that such an opinion is <b>necesSolon-4/6/2002
7506<B>AT THE GYM</B> by Mark Doty This salt-stain spot marks the plPoet-4/6/2002
7505well that's new and different and really funny for me because it doesn'epicure-4/6/2002
7504I never could understand what was offensive about 'lady' or 'ladies&marcos-4/6/2002
7503That's a really great post, Solon. I agree with your first paragraph. You Poet-4/6/2002
7502<i>As usual, just my humble perspective.</i> And mine, as well, altLane3-4/6/2002
7501OK.Poet-4/6/2002
7500Uh, let's not forget lesbians. Somebody else can argue with you about 'Poet-4/6/2002
7499Phew. I'm very relieved.Poet-4/6/2002
7498Sorry. I'm not following things very well today. I am not sure I understanSolon-4/6/2002
7497oh, hablo un poco espanol. lo estudié en secundaria. Auch ein bischen DeuLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7496I think a great deal of confusion surrounds the term politically correct and civjcky-4/6/2002
7495In all the g.w.n. there is french, as was promised to them long ago in the foundmarcos-4/6/2002
7494That's an interesting point. One can make the point that the believer willijcky-4/6/2002
7493PC Police. That's disrespectful of religion. You're busted. Up againLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7492< Is it possible that one could disagree strongly with a statement and not bejcky-4/6/2002
7491Jesus is always with us. sortakinda.comRick Julian-4/6/2002
7490<i>let's not call it a war </i> Classic example of how to get inLane3-4/6/2002
7489OK. I'm going to be provocative: Put up or shut up about this. Would you Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7488<i>Karen and I have a concern with thread hygiene, and the desire to keep Lane3-4/6/2002
7487I have "The Stranger" between "Russian Folk Tales" and "Solon-4/6/2002
7486<i>the tax money of the hispano used to deny him services save in the tonLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7485Now now let's not call it a war let's call it a dialogepicure-4/6/2002
7484I guess when it comes right down to it fags are just people. There are good oneaverage joe-4/6/2002
7483I'm sorry. I shouldn't have directed that at you. You're pretty mucLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7482<i>I never thought about it that way before.</i> I think Solon'Lane3-4/6/2002
7481I never thought about it that way before. Although people who don't know anepicure-4/6/2002
7480Religious persuasions generally have a huge reservoir of textual dogma which maySolon-4/6/2002
7479'<i>less of a tendency to buffer immigrants against pressures to assimmarcos-4/6/2002
7478Religion is a sacred cow? Well, we've been beating it for what, a week now? Poet-4/6/2002
7477Hard to disagree with any of this...Solon-4/6/2002
7476<i>"You do not know much about Judaism.</i> How does that concSolon-4/6/2002
7475Oh, I think it is quite clear that religion is that sacred cow. And the phrase Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7474Now this is interesting: <I> But it is inevitable that when certain beliefPoet-4/6/2002
7473<I> Issues between two people ought to be dealt with privately rather thanPoet-4/6/2002
7472<I>But I don't think creating a list of sacred cows is going to help.&Poet-4/6/2002
7471Thank you. I'm framing that one.Poet-4/6/2002
7470<i>"As to your first query: in the total scheme of things, liberals aSolon-4/6/2002
7469Well, I'll say one thing aj, you don't need much encouragement. ;-)Poet-4/6/2002
7468Hummm. I've never had toilet seat before. I'll have to try it at the fLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7467So you have made no mistakes, no oversteps, no hyperbole, ever? Interesting. I Poet-4/6/2002
7466Amendment I <b>Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7465<i>This is different. This is a boxing ring. If you bring an idea here it Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7464If I showed up in Ask God and made a few civilly worded posts casting doubt on tLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7463<i>revive theocracy?</i> Which version? Puritan? Catholic? SoutheLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7462Crypto-capitalist? That's a capitalist who tries to pass themselves off as Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7461I think a bidet is fine for either sex you don't want to imply that women waepicure-4/6/2002
7460I thought it was a great idea and I bet Po's family thought it was a riot. BRambi-4/6/2002
7459that's a really sweet storyepicure-4/6/2002
7458Are we still arguing about the rules? As Steven said, let's get on with theLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7457Here's a story you might like. washingtonpost.com Celebrating a Window ManLane3-4/6/2002
7456Your boys would love that. You ought to make one of those next time they come hoepicure-4/6/2002
7455Obviously you have learned nothing from our cooking exchanges! Remember!- you muRambi-4/6/2002
7454Thank you. :^) Have a good weekend.jcky-4/6/2002
7453<i>A little restraint, no? </i> The preferred thread word is "Lane3-4/6/2002
7452Not as long as you submit quietly to your strip search. Now just step over hereLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7451I changed my post I hope it suits youepicure-4/6/2002
7450Okay... okay....jcky-4/6/2002
7449a little? I've been restraining myself for weeks, months even and will contiepicure-4/6/2002
7448Now... now... X A little restraint, no?jcky-4/6/2002
7447well sure they're delicatesepicure-4/6/2002
7446:-Pepicure-4/6/2002
7445Yes, but you get the idea.jcky-4/6/2002
7444<i>I don't think you ever mentioned "fair" comment before thLane3-4/6/2002
7443If it were me, you could look at my bra all you wanted to as long as I'm notepicure-4/6/2002
7442< I don't think the goal is to strip people but more to take one belief ojcky-4/6/2002
7441I certainly never said anything about protecting the thin- skinned. In the earlyNeocon-4/6/2002
7440Whoops. Perhaps my memory fails me. It so often does. You might like that sLane3-4/6/2002
7439I don't think you ever mentioned "fair" comment before that seems epicure-4/6/2002
7438No, actually, they are not meant to protect people who are especially sensitive.Neocon-4/6/2002
7437Leaving a trail of road apples too.... :)MulhollandDrive-4/6/2002
7436I read your post it was certainly insulting to atheists, even if read correctly,epicure-4/6/2002
7435I made no general statement about atheists. I spoke within the limits of my expeNeocon-4/6/2002
7434I guess I'm a <i>crypto-</i>capitalist, huh? What exactly is thcosmicforce-4/6/2002
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