From: Eeyore on 10 Oct 2006 09:58 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > In article <YtsWg.12731$6S3.12584(a)newssvr25.news.prodigy.net>, > <lucasea(a)sbcglobal.net> wrote: > > > ><jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message > >news:egd9oe$8qk_008(a)s891.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... > >>>>> > >>>>>So why aren't we devoting all our resources to getting him? > >>>> > >>>> Because this intent to destroy all traces of Western civilization > >>>> is not isolated to one human being. > >>> > >>>Where do you *get* these assumptions??? > >> > >> What assumptions? Islamic extremists wish to kill me and mine? > >> They've told me so. Furthermore, their statements were not > >> empty threats; they demonstrated their intent. > > > >No, they did nothing of the kind. They demonstrated their intent to destroy > >three or four buildings. It's a huge leap of faith (i.e., assumption) to > >extrapolate from this that they are "intent to destroy all traces of Western > >civilization." > > Which word do you have troubles with meaning: World, Trade, or Center? Like he said. A few buildings. Graham
From: Eeyore on 10 Oct 2006 10:01 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > >On Mon, 09 Oct 06 10:36:40 GMT, jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > > > >>If your grocery store carries only one kind of apple, it > >>doesn't matter how many other vareities you want if it > >>is the only store carrying apples. The only way you can > >>get him to carry the variety you want is to convince him. > >>This is called changing his mindset. Until you do that, > >>there is no other option available to you for getting > >>the apple you want. > > > >Just go to another store! That's what I do. > > There aren't any other stores. There won't be any other > stores. You are assuming that capitalism, a.k.a. > competition, is allowed. Are you really this stupid ? Graham
From: Eeyore on 10 Oct 2006 10:02 jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: > > >> I've got a new > >> hypothesis about this one. When you go to work and nobody > >> shuts up, nothing gets done. > > > >So ? > > I've been observing. My data set may consist of extreme examples. > However, I've noticed that rapid communication in a a common > languages seems to diminish critical thinking. Well...... it's not my observation. So there ! Graham
From: Daniel Mandic on 10 Oct 2006 10:00 Michael A. Terrell wrote: > Its a good thing for England that the demented donkey doesn't > believe North Korea's missiles and warheads are any threat. Just to your troops, stationed up and down there. :-( Nuclear seems the only way to get rid of their faint blackout, caused by your permanent pressure there. Shame on you! For this North-Korea invasion you get a -5 from me! Best Regards, Daniel Mandic
From: John Larkin on 10 Oct 2006 10:10
On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:05:26 GMT, Jonathan Kirwan <jkirwan(a)easystreet.com> wrote: > >The Hamilton Amendment is Amendment 9, not 4. Read it. Of course I've read it. What's your intrepretation as regards privacy in, say, international communications? John |