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From: lucasea on 11 Oct 2006 13:34 <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:egifio$8ss_001(a)s909.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... > In article <452BA71F.FB6D6B40(a)hotmail.com>, > Eeyore <rabbitsfriendsandrelations(a)hotmail.com> wrote: >> >> >>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. > > Do have any idea the trade that was going on inside them? Yes. > There were whole companies wiped out. Sure. It was a tragedy of stupendous proportions. > These people had > a collective knowledge about trading and how to get it done > that could not be duplicated overnight. The Western World seems to have gotten on just fine, however. The only disruptions I've noticed are the ones my own government is doing to me. > The real work > involving trade is what gets the food to the shelves in time > for you to buy it before it rots. I didn't notice any rise in food prices after the event, save what could be explained by a blip in transportation for a week or so. Sorry, for all this, it still does not equate to (or anywhere remotely close to) "intent to destroy all of Western Civilization." Eric Lucas
From: Michael A. Terrell on 11 Oct 2006 13:35 John Larkin wrote: > > On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 14:20:38 GMT, Fred Bloggs <nospam(a)nospam.com> > wrote: > > > > > > > > >> On Mon, 02 Oct 2006 09:08:09 -0700, the renowned John Larkin > >> <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> wrote: > > > >>>The rooms at the Inn at Spanish Bay start at about $550, and europeans > >>>are a glut there, too. But you can sit on the deck, overlooking the > >>>ocean, next to a cozy open-air firepit, sipping a Guinness, and the > >>>burger and fries are excellent. If you get chilly, they'll bring you > >>>blankets. Golf is an insane activity, but golf resorts are almost > >>>always a great place to stay. > >>> > >>>John > >> > > > >What a bunch of hedonistic SH_T! Anyone who would indulge their self in > >such sissy-sh_t comfort should be shot dead... > > We didn't stay there, we just hiked in for a beer and a burger on the > deck. We stayed at a Hilton in Monterey, close to Laguna Seca where > our friend was racing his spec car. But spending a couple of kilobucks > on a vacation isn't unreasonable. Staying at a beautiful resort on the > Pacific dunes seems a lot nicer than me as compared to, say, a > Princess cruise. > > Personally, I like to hike or ski, the only sort of all-day, tiring > activities that take me away from electronics. If I lay on a beach or > something passive like that, I just keep thinking. > > What do you do for fun? > > John Isn't it obvious? He insults people in newsgroups. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
From: Michael A. Terrell on 11 Oct 2006 13:38 John Fields wrote: > > That's related to the joke: > > Q. "How can you tell when a woman's lying?" > > A. "She moves her lips. She's a lawyer who owns a used car lot. -- Service to my country? Been there, Done that, and I've got my DD214 to prove it. Member of DAV #85. Michael A. Terrell Central Florida
From: lucasea on 11 Oct 2006 13:37 <jmfbahciv(a)aol.com> wrote in message news:egifn0$8ss_002(a)s909.apx1.sbo.ma.dialup.rcn.com... > You people keep focusing on the buildings. Why don't you spend > a nanosecond thinking about the people who were killed, I do think about them. It was quite a tragedy...but still less than 1/25 of the number of people killed *each year* in the US by driving their automobiles. > the > trade that was interrupted For a few days. Life moved on. > and the destruction of the > knowledge of how to do all this stuff? This includes data bases > such as orders, invoices, names, dates, phone numbers, contacts. Funny, for all that, the world seems to be getting on just fine. Eric Lucas
From: Eeyore on 11 Oct 2006 13:40
jmfbahciv(a)aol.com wrote: > Typical European attitude. Now you expect the USA to clean up > China's and fUSSR's messes. > > What would you do if we simply said no more; deal with your own > mess. You're quite mad. Graham |