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Forum: The Watering Hole

Topic: Daily Facts - June 2003

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1253620 Jun 2003, 07:06 AM EDTPat PattersonYeah... Hull WAS in the crease. But there's nothing we can do about that now, is there ? Anyhoo... 6/20/82 Tom Watson takes the lead on...
1254120 Jun 2003, 10:06 AM EDTmamasneakNo, there wasn't even anything we could do about it then! Life goes on, Buffalonians are very resilient people, what choice do we really have? :wink...
1256121 Jun 2003, 06:06 AM EDTPat Patterson6/21-6/22/88 The Los Angeles Lakers set the stage for the Detroit Pistons to win the NBA Title next year (which was one of my entries from the last...
1256621 Jun 2003, 09:06 AM EDTmamasneak1989 - the Supreme Court ruled that burning the American flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First Amendment.

Topic: Heading for Home Tomorrow!!!!!!!!

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1253520 Jun 2003, 12:06 AM EDTweespriteTomorrow I am heading for home! Hooooooooooo-raaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay; hoooooooooo-raaaaaaaaaaaaaay!!!!!!!! Overall, I have ended up having a very goo...
1254220 Jun 2003, 10:06 AM EDTmamasneakHooray for Sprite! I can see you jumping around with glee! :D
1256221 Jun 2003, 09:06 AM EDTweespriteI'm home; I'm hooooooooome!! *Sprite leaps and shouts for joy!* I had a one-hour delay (added to the hour-and-a-half layover) in Atlanta, which was a...
1256421 Jun 2003, 09:06 AM EDTmamasneakWelcome home, Sprite! And Happy Summer Solstice to you! Nothing better than coming home to house of love and warmth and people and cats happy to see...
1256921 Jun 2003, 10:06 AM EDTweespriteHey, Mama! Thanks for mentioning our sabbat! Yep, this is summer solstice and today we are ALL (Joe and Joey included!) going to our coven's Litha cel...

Forum: Parenting

Topic: Computer games and other electronic entertainments

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1253420 Jun 2003, 12:06 AM EDTweespriteMaybe they should think about activities other than sports. Not everyone has to like sports; I'll admit, diversity is good in life, but some people a...
1254320 Jun 2003, 10:06 AM EDTmamasneakYeah, I was thinking about the same thing and even told them that. And yes, they did suggest other things, but unfortunately he just doesn't seem to ...
1256321 Jun 2003, 09:06 AM EDTweespriteMaybe they just set too much store in the complaining he does, Mama. Some people like to gripe. Joey gripes about going places, too, but it's just his...
1256721 Jun 2003, 09:06 AM EDTmamasneakYou are absolutely right about that, Sprite. I've noticed in the past that things I really dread going to, end up being things that I have a really g...

Forum: Joys and Concerns

Topic: Little Joys

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1253820 Jun 2003, 09:06 AM EDTAngela P SmithGot a nice surprise yesterday from the kids. Daniel received two certificates from school, one for Perfect Attendance and one for completing a Writer...
1254420 Jun 2003, 10:06 AM EDTmamasneakWoo Hoo!!!! :D Congratulations to you and your kids, Angela! We seem to be very lucky when it comes to our kids here! Absolutely wonderful!
1256521 Jun 2003, 09:06 AM EDTweespriteHoooooooooooooo-ray for your kids, and for you for doing a good job raising them, Angela! I'm always glad to hear that kids do well, and that their s...

Forum: Regional Politics

Topic: Au revoir Chief Moose

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1255320 Jun 2003, 01:06 PM EDTFrank PierceThe problem seems to be the restriction against using one's public office for profit - including writing of books on topics involving your personal du...

Forum: National Politics

Topic: So where are those weapons of mass destruction?

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1254020 Jun 2003, 10:06 AM EDTFrank Pierce[quote:f129f9624e]But it is also fishy when we go to war making claims about certainty of WMD that we cannot find.[/quote:f129f9624e] Mark, why becom...
1255220 Jun 2003, 01:06 PM EDTFrank Pierce[quote:a2a32802ce]If they were destroyed and if peaceful inspections could have revealed it....[/quote:a2a32802ce] True, and this is what everyone ho...
1255520 Jun 2003, 03:06 PM EDTAngela P Smithhttp://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/nm/20030620/wl_nm/iran_usa_bolton_dc_1 So is Iran next to be "liberated?"
1255620 Jun 2003, 04:06 PM EDTmamasneakI would think that countries that do not abide by the laws of the U.N. in respect to this stuff are putting themselves in the situation to take whatev...
1255920 Jun 2003, 05:06 PM EDTFrank PierceMilitary options, Angela, are always the last and least desirable for any country. The old adage, "There's more than one way to skin a cat" applies to...
1257421 Jun 2003, 01:06 PM EDTFrank PierceWashington seems content to let internal forces in Iran take whatever action is required. In Iraq, everything was status quo and apparently would rem...

Topic: WMD, is finding them important?

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1253920 Jun 2003, 09:06 AM EDTFrank PierceAbsolutely right on two counts. Paranoia and fear of the unknown plays a big part in those interrogations - torture does not a damned thing and most ...
1254520 Jun 2003, 10:06 AM EDTmamasneakYep, I've seen it numerous times. As you are aware, I have worked for private investigators and the court system. It always amazed me how people wou...
1255120 Jun 2003, 01:06 PM EDTFrank Pierce...which gets back to the recent issue here: The less we say about the infamous Iraqi 52 and their immediate side-kicks, what they have told us, and ...
1255720 Jun 2003, 04:06 PM EDTmamasneakThis is just another article saying the same darn thing others are saying. [quote:e45cb97bf0]Similarly, it (Bush Administration) stonewalled, and s...
1256020 Jun 2003, 05:06 PM EDTFrank PierceIn what way did we attempt to discredit the inspection teams? I watched those procedings carefully, and their reports were uniformally negative and n...

Forum: That's Entertainment!

Topic: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

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1255820 Jun 2003, 04:06 PM EDTmamasneakThat is exactly what this lawsuit is all about, Mark. That a few excerpts from the book printed in the newspaper will cut down on sales of the book. ...

Forum: Humor

Topic: 3rd Annual Nigerian Email Conference

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1253720 Jun 2003, 09:06 AM EDTFrank PierceAbsolutely great - and they managed to copy the formalized style of writing that all of these scams employ. Amazing. I hope they send this all over ...


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