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THE SLIGHTLY MODERATED BOXING RING
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9233Good afternoon to you, Poet The Catholic Church will pay dearly for its sins anJ. C. Dithers-4/16/2002
9232Best restaurant in Montréal is portuguese, in the old quarter, Vieux [sp?] marcos-4/16/2002
9231Man, I'd love for my kids to be trilingual. Not gonna happen, though. I majPoet-4/16/2002
9230Thanks. It appears you've addressed my concerns. Some how I doubt the researone_less-4/16/2002
9229I've regretted not getting very far in french, never put out the effort, spemarcos-4/16/2002
9228Power mad I can handle. She's no different from other politicians. But Poet-4/16/2002
9227Well put, Rambi. Those are exactly the points the bilingualists are missing.Lazarus_Long-4/16/2002
9226LOL! If that's not a detail question, I've never heard one.... Militarjlallen-4/16/2002
9225<i>Bush won the only objective count- -the machine count. The rest were atLane3-4/16/2002
9224Hillary? She's proof of what I said. Power mad con artist.Lazarus_Long-4/16/2002
9223Bush won the only objective count- -the machine count. The rest were attempted Lazarus_Long-4/16/2002
9222You might be surprised by how many native Spanish-speakers there are here in NewPoet-4/16/2002
9221<i>There are also implications that could involve enormous risk of human sLane3-4/16/2002
9220A bilingual test should leave no unilingual route to pass - half the questions imarcos-4/16/2002
9219<I>Now that you've had your daily dose of cynicism (and truth)</I&gPoet-4/16/2002
9218There is, indeed, worse and worse.....Neocon-4/16/2002
9217<i>Wait til you get to the Hama Rules chapter.</i> My bookmark is nLane3-4/16/2002
9216SOMEBODY'S got to keep an eye on you! :-) We are benign, dummy. It's Lazarus_Long-4/16/2002
9215<i> If religion, in your opinion, does not make us better people, and scieLazarus_Long-4/16/2002
9214<i>"They're horrid. Don't see what that has to do with this.&one_less-4/16/2002
9213LOL!! I've actually used the line a couple of times: "That's a BULazarus_Long-4/16/2002
9212<i>"The hawks' nightmare is that inspectors will be admitted, wilLazarus_Long-4/16/2002
9211Ditto. -gPoet-4/16/2002
9210Not I. I enjoy studying and doing science. I don't want science to do me.one_less-4/16/2002
9209Blast. I not only got that, I thought it funny.thames_sider-4/16/2002
9208DAng it, you always say things SO well. I don't know why I even bother- I shRambi-4/16/2002
9207Science is just an instrument that offers us options. It can't make us betteRambi-4/16/2002
9206Meanwhile, I'm 3rd Way or Radical, shades of libertarian. Which might be wothames_sider-4/16/2002
9205<i> What exactly is science for if does not benefit the human race? </Dayuhan-4/16/2002
9204No its not silly.Whats wrong with trying to be a better person?Why can not scienalexed-4/16/2002
9203<i>I am sure that Bush, Cheney et al. are in a much better position to ansDayuhan-4/16/2002
9202Sounds like good place for these minds to meet. :-)Poet-4/16/2002
9201Although science itself is a method involving observation, experimentation, replSolon-4/16/2002
9200I am sure that Bush, Cheney et al. are in a much better position to answer thosejlallen-4/16/2002
9199Would it be fair to say that while science cannot of itself make us better peoplDayuhan-4/16/2002
9198<i> To rout out and destroy terror networks and punish the states which haDayuhan-4/16/2002
9197Yes, and science also promotes better health and longer lifespans, which also inPoet-4/16/2002
9196At least that will be one way of getting the loot away from the withered old menDayuhan-4/16/2002
9195If anything positive has come from the revelation of the priest scandal, it'Poet-4/16/2002
9194End game....??? To rout out and destroy terror networks and punish the states wjlallen-4/16/2002
9193Not yet. Once the settlements start getting paid and church assets sold......jlallen-4/16/2002
9192I think that we can make ourselves better people. Science will not make us beDayuhan-4/16/2002
9191OK, we're in agreement on what science is supposed to do: <I> I wouldPoet-4/16/2002
9190I suppose late is better than never, if a lesson is learned. I wonder if it hasDayuhan-4/16/2002
9189<i> What is science for, then, and how did you become aware of its approprDayuhan-4/16/2002
9188There is definitely a dearth of maps which seems a glaring omission in such a weRambi-4/16/2002
9187<i>The end game seems quite clear to me</i> And it is...? <i>Dayuhan-4/16/2002
9186Thanks for restating the text of your comment. Here's my question again: &Poet-4/16/2002
9185I agree. And then again, better late than never might also apply.... JLAjlallen-4/16/2002
9184I guess that is a matter of perception. The end game seems quite clear to me...jlallen-4/16/2002
9183The full text of the comment was: <i>It is silly to expect science to makDayuhan-4/16/2002
9182I suppose we'll see. I'm not comfortable with the idea that people in tDayuhan-4/16/2002
9181<i>Churches/religious orders don't generally respond with alacrity to Dayuhan-4/16/2002
9180I like your phrase "reversion to unilingual"- that's exactly what&Rambi-4/16/2002
9179Of course he won't be cooperative and honest. Why would he be? He will havDayuhan-4/16/2002
9178I don't think that is what happened. JLAjlallen-4/16/2002
9177One of the most dangerous things a foreign policy manager can do is to reject inDayuhan-4/16/2002
9176I have never seen anyone suggest they think Saddam will be cooperative or honestepicure-4/16/2002
9175Hey, it works for me. :-) Anything that shakes up the RC hierarchy enough to gPoet-4/16/2002
9174Damage control. Victims will be selected and sacrificed to save the Church. Thjlallen-4/16/2002
9173Good morning, JC. I've got the Pope on my mind today and read your statemenPoet-4/16/2002
9172Ugh. That is a terribly depressing thought. So, what do you think the Vatican wPoet-4/16/2002
9171This I've gotta hear: <I>That's not what science is for.</I>Poet-4/16/2002
9170I am afraid it is not the substance of the protests but the shutoff of donationsjlallen-4/16/2002
9169I can agree that the Vatican's recent "call to action" is in respoPoet-4/16/2002
9168Yes. A very good point. Saddam has had more than his share of opportunities to jlallen-4/16/2002
9167Churches/religious orders don't generally respond with alacrity to public prjlallen-4/16/2002
9166It's already too late for even the most serious housecleaning to have any reDayuhan-4/16/2002
9165What I find amusing... The post-Gulf War weapons inspection efforts amounted toJ. C. Dithers-4/16/2002
9164I think the efficacy of Blix and the UN effort is a legitimate area of concern fjlallen-4/16/2002
9163I'd be willing to wager that that letter from Law was sent with Vatican apprjlallen-4/16/2002
9162<i> senior Pentagon civilians such as Wolfowitz and their allies elsewhereDayuhan-4/16/2002
9161I agree. I'm thinking that Law's recent "I will not step down untiPoet-4/16/2002
9160<i>I would hope that advancements of any kind would be of benefit to the hDayuhan-4/16/2002
9159How does checking the bona fides of Blix signify "distress"??? JLAjlallen-4/16/2002
9158Major housecleaning is in order, starting with Cardinal Law... JLAjlallen-4/16/2002
9157Just a lift, apparently. Yikes! Here's a story on the Pope's request tPoet-4/16/2002
9156More crapola from King Crap Peddler.... No one gives a damn about your cock-eyejlallen-4/16/2002
9155I found this almost amusing: iht.com It is odd to see how distressed the PerleDayuhan-4/16/2002
9154LOL! What did he promise the volunteers????jlallen-4/16/2002
9153Thanks for the link, Charley. I just signed up. Here's something odd, and Poet-4/16/2002
9152Bush won the election, a result which was confirmed by a ruling by the highest Cjlallen-4/16/2002
9151<i>you have never heard 'Cry me a river' until you've heard heLane3-4/16/2002
9150<i>How do you feel about medical experiments on animals to advance the cosLane3-4/16/2002
9149Noble,maybe,but I would hope that advancements of any kind would be of benefit talexed-4/16/2002
9148Two or three decades,maybe sooner.The choice on how its used,no,We will not havealexed-4/16/2002
9147Judging from the responses to your comment I guess it might be true? LOL.alexed-4/16/2002
9146I would hope the sky does not fall so as to prove their theories correct.alexed-4/16/2002
9145Definitely time to think about it if it's an imminent scientific reality, comarcos-4/16/2002
9144Thanks ... weird site, froze my browser, had to shut down and restart, then loadmarcos-4/16/2002
9143<i>"Just interested in seeing people that are sick in less pain and sone_less-4/16/2002
9142And that horrific comedy would be the result IFFF such a system worked out accorone_less-4/16/2002
9141<i>"What is on the table now is legislation to make the research illeone_less-4/16/2002
9140msnbc.comTom Clarke-4/16/2002
9139The events in Venezuela have been amazing. Too bad that businessman they put in Tom Clarke-4/16/2002
9138<i>And i mean hey, can you adequately demonstrate to us that the sky is noLane3-4/16/2002
9137Well, speaking of 'the commons' - what is more common to us all than themarcos-4/16/2002
9136How can anyone not be excited about a space elevator? They will do it. And unlSolon-4/15/2002
9135Following me around, are ya -g- ... see the other one? - cactus48.com ... 1938 pmarcos-4/15/2002
9134Bush got the selection. Only by promising to give Supreme Court Justice AntoninTigerPaw-4/15/2002
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