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7633I value that reaction. Thanks, JLA.J. C. Dithers-4/8/2002
7632Thanks, Poet. Maybe we will just see that people are tired talking about this. J. C. Dithers-4/8/2002
7631Yrah, but does Neo? :-)Lazarus_Long-4/8/2002
7630Excellent post JC.jlallen-4/8/2002
7629That is a very interesting and provocative post, JC, as I can find little in it Poet-4/8/2002
7628<i>From religion we get morals, traditions, mythology, institutions, and aJ. C. Dithers-4/8/2002
7627<i>It'd be nice to think a little consideration goes into some of the Lane3-4/8/2002
7626That caught my eye too. I hope a little something was lost in the translation, tTom Clarke-4/8/2002
7625Thanks, all three cats are now outside and I will be shorting kitty litter stockaverage joe-4/8/2002
7624That piece on Lamb was interesting. Thanks. << He says the books on hiLane3-4/8/2002
7623C-SPAN founder airs views about TV news BRIAN LAMBERT Media Columnist Brian LaTom Clarke-4/8/2002
7622Here's a follow-up on an earlier topic of discussion with pro and con columnLane3-4/8/2002
7621He shoots himself in the foot then stuffs it in his mouth....jlallen-4/8/2002
7620I knew you'd agree!jlallen-4/8/2002
7619Yes. Thanks. I'll have to remember that one...jlallen-4/8/2002
7618Where have all the white hats gone? My Life For Poetry By Michael Kinsley MonLane3-4/8/2002
7617I see that your little boy, the furry one, is out in Nevada carrying a picket siLane3-4/8/2002
7616<i> the vacuum needs to be filled with a set of propositions or beliefs coLane3-4/8/2002
7615I found this poem by Irish poet Eamon Grennan and think it's beautiful: <Poet-4/8/2002
7614It's always good to see a new "face" here who finds these topics cPoet-4/8/2002
7613I don't know how did I came to this thread, but Arnold Toynbee once said thaWilshire Steve-4/8/2002
7612Hope that you could try a bit harder. Here's one of the many prejudices, pWilshire Steve-4/8/2002
7611We cannot taste a watermelon just by licking its surface. I am sure you read allWilshire Steve-4/8/2002
7610All the western colonialism's begun from this line of thought processes 500 Wilshire Steve-4/8/2002
7609The point I might quibble with is <i>*Humans are not born with any intuitLazarus_Long-4/8/2002
7608Thanks, Karen. I did find that interesting (and sad all around).J. C. Dithers-4/7/2002
7607<i>And the problem is? </i> I don't see any problem. My point J. C. Dithers-4/7/2002
7606Uh... uh.... uh.... No comment. Sorry I asked.Lazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7605There's an article in today's Times that might interest you about the deLane3-4/7/2002
7604No she said, something. I'm going to bed. BTW my ex neighbor got shot for $2Ish-4/7/2002
7603<i>ne joke and I might get laid or collect $10. </i> Or slapped. YoLazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7602So you couldn't find the joke either. One joke and I might get laid or colleIsh-4/7/2002
7601<i>the loss of a major part of its budget</i> HOLD IT!!! BACK UP!!Lazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7600And the problem is?Lazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7599I aim to please. Sometmes I hit London. Some possible sites: glowport.com jewiLazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7598April 7, 2002 <b>U.N. Agency on Population Blames U.S. for Cutbacks</bE-4/7/2002
7597Just giving credit where credit is due, ma'am, :-)Lazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7596Yes, it would be more than possible.Lane3-4/7/2002
7595I don't really have the interest to read all of the credo, after reading thaepicure-4/7/2002
7594Sheesh! Ya could've at least left out my name! -gPoet-4/7/2002
7593A credo for atheists or secular humanists? Solon, your post suggests that atheiJ. C. Dithers-4/7/2002
7592Now if you could just find the joke that is about the difference between Jewish Ish-4/7/2002
7591Bill Clinton was seated next to an elderly priest on an airplane. Having a minoLazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7590<I>Did you know Dowd is one of my buttons? :</I> But of course. :-)Poet-4/7/2002
7589As soon as you know who they are, don't say a word. Just hang up. Let themLazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7588So how did the cow do? Has it IPOed its dairy?Lazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7587Great idea! I'll remember to blame Elvis the next time Jeff wants to suspenLazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7586After moving in our house, we found out the woman we bought it from, well her huIsh-4/7/2002
7585<i>We now know that the Rev. Billy Graham ? America's pastor, the preLazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7584I KNEW <i>that.</i> I just wanted to see if you'd forget. :-)Lazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7583<i>It's all Elvis's fault</i> This is going to make our famRambi-4/7/2002
7582I hadn't heard about it. It is a wonderful story.epicure-4/7/2002
7581LOL, this is true. i know my place. I've got a 21 lb. Maine Coon and an eiPoet-4/7/2002
7580<i>Makes me feel better that my two cats are indoor-only.</i> Oh i 2MAR$-4/7/2002
7579And I've got a very fancy fancy. ;-) A poet friend of mine has a small girlPoet-4/7/2002
7578Great , i tickled a poet's fancy ... now I have to go let my boy-kitty in f2MAR$-4/7/2002
7577This one is fantastic. i've never heard it before: <I>My goal in lifPoet-4/7/2002
7576Oh I love that. :-)Poet-4/7/2002
7575<i> Diplomacy - The art of saying "nice doggie" while you find a2MAR$-4/7/2002
7574<i>They that know not, and know they know not, they are simple, TEACH THEM2MAR$-4/7/2002
7573Sure you already saw or heard this story from out Israel... of bomb victim's2MAR$-4/7/2002
7572Maureen Dowd's editorial this morning: April 7, 2002 <B>Sacred CrueltPoet-4/7/2002
7571I thought this would make you smile (from the NYTimes) April 2, 2002 CASES &lPoet-4/7/2002
7570From this morning's NYT: April 7, 2002 <B>Drive to Ban Gay Marriage IPoet-4/7/2002
7569When Goodwill Won't By Judith Martin Sunday, April 7, 2002; Page F02 AltLane3-4/7/2002
7568This is from the Joke-a-day email service and claims to be Chinese: <B>ToPoet-4/7/2002
7567The rest of my date story is PM fodder...Poet-4/7/2002
7566<I>My</I> last licks? Hmmm.Poet-4/7/2002
7565What do you think about this as an appropriate Federal government activity? wasLane3-4/7/2002
7564Sorry for the delay. I went back and reread the sequence of posts, read them yeLane3-4/7/2002
7563That's such a great thread ...."Laughter Is the Best Medicine " *2MAR$-4/7/2002
7562<i>Actually, the opposite of following one's bliss..... </i> W2MAR$-4/7/2002
7561THE GEORGE BUSH Virus...(Causes your computer to think it won the election, eveLazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7560What do engineers use for birth control? Their personalities. (HEY! CUT THAT OLazarus_Long-4/7/2002
7559"Why must I be a teenager in love...." Yeah, why? Remember adolescencLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7558Ugh, don't remind me of my single days. Dating was awful. Remind me to telPoet-4/6/2002
7557LOL! Good response on that one. I found a great site for quotes when I was clePoet-4/6/2002
7556This is the Saturday night lull, right, when all the single people log off to maLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7555LOL!!! WHERE are you getting these things?Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7554Well, if you'll stop reading my mind, you'll have nothing to complain abLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7553HEY! WHADDYA MEAN BY THAT? :-)Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7552A Dirty mind is a joy forever. ~Anon.Poet-4/6/2002
7551Diplomacy - The art of saying "nice doggie" while you find a rock. ~APoet-4/6/2002
7550As punishment for my contempt for authority, Fate has made me an authority myselPoet-4/6/2002
7549Now Protestants are in the scopes? ROFL! O the insanity!Poet-4/6/2002
7548CHRISTIAN, n. One who believes that the New Testament is a divinely inspiLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7547If alcohol is a crutch, then Jack Daniels is the wheelchair. ~Anon. (I found aPoet-4/6/2002
7546RELIGION, n. A daughter of Hope and Fear, explaining to Ignorance the natLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7545Perceptions are important, but they make a poor substitute for insight. ~ Phil Poet-4/6/2002
7544Atheism: a non-prophet organization. ~Anon.Poet-4/6/2002
7543<i>As I reflect on it, that may be a good example of the extent to which wLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7542A dyslexic agnostic insomniac lies awake at night wondering if there's a dogPoet-4/6/2002
7541That's really cute. :^) I'll show some restraint.jcky-4/6/2002
7540Yeah I saw that. It's absolutely fantastic. Makes me laugh every time I reaPoet-4/6/2002
7539Burton can't be all bad. The ACLU rates him at 0%. aclu.org <i> how Lazarus_Long-4/6/2002
7538<i>It would have been quite difficult to try and put all the pieces togethLane3-4/6/2002
7537I thought you might find this haiku amusing: Message 17282964jcky-4/6/2002
7536An interesting poem: <B>Curse</B> May breath for a dead moment ceaPoet-4/6/2002
7535Hi Rambi, I'm not much into political correctness so I don't have any sjcky-4/6/2002
7534<i>who hold nothing sacred</i> Ah, Steven, there's the rub. TheLazarus_Long-4/6/2002
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