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From: John Larkin on 15 Aug 2006 13:46 On 14 Aug 2006 17:56:13 -0700, bill.sloman(a)ieee.org wrote: > >A couple of years ago, when I was more active, I did get down to 74 kgm >-163 lbs - pretty much what I weighed in my early twenties - which put >my BMI around 23 - the same as yours - which is low for a resident of >the U.S.A. Two europeans in this ng have recently generalized that Americans are overweight. And both of them admit to being overweight. John
From: Richard The Dreaded Libertarian on 15 Aug 2006 14:09 On Mon, 14 Aug 2006 22:11:37 +0100, John Woodgate wrote: > In message <pan.2006.08.15.20.28.10.740237(a)example.net>, dated Mon, 14 Aug > 2006, Richard The Dreaded Libertarian <null(a)example.net> writes >>On Sun, 13 Aug 2006 10:53:42 +0100, John Woodgate wrote: >>> In message <h92dnV0d1tgnf0PZRVny3w(a)bt.com>, dated Sun, 13 Aug 2006, Reg >>> Edwards <g4fgq.regp(a)ZZZbtinternet.com> writes >>>>"Phat Bytestard" wrote >>>>> Saddam was killing people from the moment he was released from >>>>prison >>>>> in 1969 to the moment we put him back in one. >>>> >>>>Saddam was doing his best for his country. >>>> >>> Initially. So was Hitler - initially. >> >>I call Godwin's Rule! >>http://www.faqs.org/faqs/usenet/legends/godwin/ >> > So do I: there is a telling phrase on that site: > > QUOTE > talk with a Libertarian for more than a few hours and he'll almost > certainly bring up Nazis; > ENDQUOTE > > What sort of emetic is involved? Neocon propaganda, of course. ;-) Cheers~! Rich
From: John Woodgate on 15 Aug 2006 13:57 In message <C1074AFA.3EF4D%dbowey(a)comcast.net>, dated Tue, 15 Aug 2006, Don Bowey <dbowey(a)comcast.net> writes >> Jesus defined 'neighbour'. > >He must have been a Standards guy. Moses was the first. Then some of the guys who wrote Leviticus, although the goofy parts were written by lawyers, of course. We don't know that Jesus ever wrote anything; certainly, it seems that nothing has survived (odd, that, isn't it). But he did draft many standards, and they were accepted with no dissent by enough people to perpetuate them. Insofar as they are a force for good, it doesn't matter whose son he was. The Son of God dimension is the cause of all the trouble. However, Mohammed's not being the Son of God, hasn't stopped the followers of Islam causing much trouble in the name of their Prophet. In particular, to each other, according to which of his relatives they support. Maybe the 'da Vinci Code' will trigger rival sects that support Mary Magdalene, as Jesus' wife, and James, Jesus' brother! -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk 2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immensely. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK
From: Richard The Dreaded Libertarian on 15 Aug 2006 14:21 On Tue, 15 Aug 2006 01:04:04 +0100, Tim Auton wrote: > John Woodgate <jmw(a)jmwa.demon.co.uk> wrote: >> Aug 2006, Richard The Dreaded Libertarian <null(a)example.net> writes >> >> >And you need a new dictionary. The meaning of "defense" that sane >> >people go by doesn't include "assaulting your neighbors and killing >> >their families". >> >> Ah, but it IS so defined in the Hisbollah dictionary. > > If a bunch of terrorists came and moved into my back garden against my > will I'm not sure 'neighbours' would be the word I'd use for them... > But, you see, they're ON YOUR PROPERTY, which you have a right to defend. And, by the same token, you're not allowed to invade his back yard either. Thanks, Rich
From: John Woodgate on 15 Aug 2006 14:26
In message <n124e214uq5i8a6ssbv656s44jrdthtik5(a)4ax.com>, dated Tue, 15 Aug 2006, John Larkin <jjlarkin(a)highNOTlandTHIStechnologyPART.com> writes >Two europeans in this ng have recently generalized that Americans are >overweight. And both of them admit to being overweight. Someone has to do the dirty job of compensating the global human biomass total for the starving in Africa. We're already outweighed about 1000 times by the beetles. -- OOO - Own Opinions Only. Try www.jmwa.demon.co.uk and www.isce.org.uk 2006 is YMMVI- Your mileage may vary immensely. John Woodgate, J M Woodgate and Associates, Rayleigh, Essex UK |