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From: J. Clarke on 2 Mar 2010 09:06 On 3/2/2010 4:38 AM, Lewis wrote: > On 28-Feb-10 18:07, Peter Moylan wrote: >> Nick wrote: >>> Peter Moylan<gro.nalyomp(a)retep> writes: >> >>>> At my confirmation my fingers definitely were crossed. In addition, I >>>> was muttering under my breath "a promise made under duress is not >>>> legally binding". >>>> >>>> Nobody asked me whether I wanted to be baptised or confirmed, and in >>>> any >>>> case I was too young to make an informed decision. Especially in the >>>> case of the baptism. >>> >>> Seems a bit pointless to me. You might as well go through it >>> wholeheartedly. After all, if it's rubbish then it's harmless - and if >>> it's not you probably wanted to do it. >> >> And if I picked the wrong god? I can think of at least one god who is >> hostile towards those who worship a different god. > > Aren't they all this way? Brings to mind a quote from the sig file, > attached as my sig. I think that most of the deities worshipped in the world today are not that way. Certainly the guy with the four letter Hebrew name is, and he seems to get most of the press, but are the numerous Kami all over Japan that way? How about the hundreds of deities in Chinese traditional religion? And then there's Hinduism . . .
From: Evan Kirshenbaum on 2 Mar 2010 09:56 "Peter T. Daniels" <grammatim(a)verizon.net> writes: > On Mar 1, 11:28�pm, Evan Kirshenbaum <kirshenb...(a)hpl.hp.com> wrote: >> California punts on the question, just giving the date (except, >> interestingly, for Thanksgiving): >> >> � � Cal. Gov. Code 19853. �(a) All state employees shall be >> � � entitled to the following holidays: January 1, the third Monday >> � � in January, the third Monday in February, March 31, the last >> � � Monday in May, July 4, the first Monday in September, November >> � � 11, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, December 25, >> � � the day chosen by an employee pursuant to Section 19854, and >> � � every day appointed by the Governor of this state for a public >> � � fast, thanksgiving, or holiday. >> >> but the Department of Personnel Administration apparently calls it >> "Presidents Birthday". >> >> � �http://www.dpa.ca.gov/personnel-policies/holidays.htm > > So only people born on the third Monday in February can be President > of California? > > What happened on March 31? C�sar Ch�vez was born. > Why couldn't they say "the fourth Thursday and Friday of November"? What makes you think they couldn't? A better question would be "Why didn't they?" -- Evan Kirshenbaum +------------------------------------ HP Laboratories |Those who study history are doomed 1501 Page Mill Road, 1U, MS 1141 |to watch others repeat it. Palo Alto, CA 94304 kirshenbaum(a)hpl.hp.com (650)857-7572 http://www.kirshenbaum.net/
From: Brian M. Scott on 2 Mar 2010 10:33 On Tue, 2 Mar 2010 20:25:49 +1300, PaulJK <paul.kriha(a)paradise.net.nz> wrote in <news:hmiebh$u3$1(a)news.eternal-september.org> in sci.math,sci.physics,sci.astro,sci.lang,alt.usage.english: > Brian M. Scott wrote: >> On Sun, 28 Feb 2010 20:23:39 -0800 (PST), "Peter T. Daniels" >> <grammatim(a)verizon.net> wrote in >> <news:5e098d02-5018-444d-b31f-d21303931f38(a)t20g2000yqe.googlegroups.com> >> sci.math,sci.physics,sci.astro,sci.lang,alt.usage.english: [...] >>> "State" is not a useful term for 'nation-state' >> Horsefeathers. >>> because it is serving a different, much more salient >>> function not only in the US, but also in (at least) >>> Mexico and Brazil, and I think Germany. >> Not really: the usual term is <(Bundes)land>, though the >> L�nder can also be termed Glied- or Teilstaaten. Better >> examples would be Australia and India. > Perhaps, Australia is not a perfect example either. Very likely not, but at least it really *does* have states! (That's all that I actually meant.) [...] Brian
From: Peter T. Daniels on 2 Mar 2010 12:37 On Mar 2, 9:56 am, Evan Kirshenbaum <kirshenb...(a)hpl.hp.com> wrote: > "Peter T. Daniels" <gramma...(a)verizon.net> writes: > > On Mar 1, 11:28 pm, Evan Kirshenbaum <kirshenb...(a)hpl.hp.com> wrote: > >> California punts on the question, just giving the date (except, > >> interestingly, for Thanksgiving): > > >> Cal. Gov. Code 19853. (a) All state employees shall be > >> entitled to the following holidays: January 1, the third Monday > >> in January, the third Monday in February, March 31, the last > >> Monday in May, July 4, the first Monday in September, November > >> 11, Thanksgiving Day, the day after Thanksgiving, December 25, > >> the day chosen by an employee pursuant to Section 19854, and > >> every day appointed by the Governor of this state for a public > >> fast, thanksgiving, or holiday. > > >> but the Department of Personnel Administration apparently calls it > >> "Presidents Birthday". > > >>http://www.dpa.ca.gov/personnel-policies/holidays.htm > > > So only people born on the third Monday in February can be President > > of California? > > > What happened on March 31? > > C sar Ch vez was born. > > > Why couldn't they say "the fourth Thursday and Friday of November"? > > What makes you think they couldn't? A better question would be "Why > didn't they?" What makes you think that "Why couldn't they?" isn't a perfectly normal way to ask that question?
From: Skitt on 2 Mar 2010 12:59
PaulJK wrote: [snip] > BTW, when I was growing up in my old family's home we had > a room thermometer with a C scale on one side and R scale > on the other. When I asked my mum what was the R scale > for, she said: "Oh, they are some Reomírs, don't worry > about them." Same for me (in Latvia) about the scales, and yes, it was Reomīrs. -- Skitt (AmE) |