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Since: Mar 09, 2004 Posts: 196
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(Msg. 31) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:20 am
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
> Alan Hope wrote:
>> I'm quite sure you'll be able to provide an authoritative cite for
>> that understanding.
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>> But I was more concerned with your ad hoc trustworthiness. You
>> appeared to be saying an oath on the Bible was to be trusted, and one
>> on the Koran (by you) not. I asked whether one ought to trust a
>> promise given by you on no holy book at all, and you've declined to
>> answer.
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> What difference does it make? Did I run for office? To answer your question,
> I'll lie when it suits my purposes. Don't you?
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Since: Jan 03, 2007 Posts: 7
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(Msg. 32) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:45 am
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Since: Jan 03, 2007 Posts: 7
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(Msg. 33) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:46 am
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Paul Ilechko wrote:
>> What difference does it make? Did I run for office? To answer your
>> question, I'll lie when it suits my purposes. Don't you?
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> Some of us are not Cretans.
I think you meant some of "them" aren't.
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Since: Mar 09, 2004 Posts: 196
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(Msg. 34) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 8:57 am
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN wrote:
> Paul Ilechko wrote:
>>> What difference does it make? Did I run for office? To answer your
>>> question, I'll lie when it suits my purposes. Don't you?
>> Some of us are not Cretans.
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> I think you meant some of "them" aren't.
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I know what I meant, Epimenides. >> Stay informed about: Taking the oath on the Koran or the Bible |
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Since: Jan 03, 2007 Posts: 7
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(Msg. 35) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 9:45 am
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Since: Mar 09, 2004 Posts: 196
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(Msg. 36) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:28 am
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delcolja RemoveThis @mail.ab.edu wrote:
> Paul Ilechko wrote:
>>> The previous owner of the book was Thomas Jefferson.
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>> You mean he was a terrorist too ?
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> The British thought so.
and we think the same about the current leader of the republican rabble. >> Stay informed about: Taking the oath on the Koran or the Bible |
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Since: Sep 12, 2004 Posts: 131
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(Msg. 37) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 10:36 am
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Mortimer Schnerd, RN goes:
>Alan Hope wrote:
>> I'm quite sure you'll be able to provide an authoritative cite for
>> that understanding.
>> But I was more concerned with your ad hoc trustworthiness. You
>> appeared to be saying an oath on the Bible was to be trusted, and one
>> on the Koran (by you) not. I asked whether one ought to trust a
>> promise given by you on no holy book at all, and you've declined to
>> answer.
>What difference does it make? Did I run for office? To answer your question,
>I'll lie when it suits my purposes. Don't you?
No.
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AH
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Since: Jan 03, 2007 Posts: 7
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(Msg. 38) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 12:56 pm
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Alan Hope wrote:
> Mortimer Schnerd, RN goes:
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>> Alan Hope wrote:
>>>> What difference does it make? Did I run for office? To answer your
>>>> question, I'll lie when it suits my purposes. Don't you?
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>>> No.
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>> You just did. At least I'm honest about it.
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> We already know you're not honest, because you said so.
I lied.
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Since: Sep 12, 2004 Posts: 131
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(Msg. 39) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:09 pm
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Since: Sep 12, 2004 Posts: 131
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(Msg. 40) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:11 pm
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Robert Love goes:
>On 2007-01-02 13:42:21 -0600, "*Anarcissie*" <anarcissie DeleteThis @gmail.com> said:
>>> *Anarcissie* wrote:
>>>> About half the House of Representatives belong to a party that
>>>> is led by violent extremists. Why worry about this one individual?
>> Richard Fangnail wrote:
>>> That is a poor description of Democrats or Republicans or even
>>> Libertarians.
>> One party, to which about half the present House of Representatives
>> belongs, has a leadership which has started a number of wars,
>Would that be the Democrats?
>WW II, FDR, a Democrat. He wanted us in the European war when the
>country wanted us neutral.
>Korean War, Truman, a Democrat,
>Vietnam War, Kennedy, a Democrat and enlarged by Johnson, a career
>Democrat, ended by Nixon, a Repulican.
Are you having trouble with the tense of the word "has"?
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Since: Mar 21, 2004 Posts: 28
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(Msg. 41) Posted: Thu Jan 04, 2007 4:57 pm
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On Wed, 03 Jan 2007 04:20:07 GMT, smw <smwei RemoveThis @ameritech.net> wrote:
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>Richard Harter wrote:
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>> On Tue, 02 Jan 2007 14:29:19 -0500, Paul Ilechko <pilechko RemoveThis @patmedia.net>
>> wrote:
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>>>*Anarcissie* wrote:
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>>>>About half the House of Representatives belong to a party that
>>>>is led by violent extremists. Why worry about this one individual?
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>>>Interestingly, about 100% of the population agrees with you on this,
>>>just that many of them have a different opinion as to which half you are
>>>talking about
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>> Chortle. Just so.
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>I want to register for the plague-on-both-their-houses party, please.
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> thanks for the xmas card!
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Since: Jul 04, 2006 Posts: 12
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(Msg. 42) Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:43 pm
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(Msg. 43) Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:47 pm
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Since: Sep 12, 2004 Posts: 131
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(Msg. 44) Posted: Fri Jan 05, 2007 9:09 pm
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