Re: Initial impressions from the Japanese premier of Fahrenheit 9/11
Michael Cash wrote:
> On Mon, 23 Aug 2004 08:27:56 -0700, Dan Rempel <drempel@hurtly_flurty>
> brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
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>>Michael Cash wrote:
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>>>On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 08:11:36 -0700, Dan Rempel <drempel@hurtly_flurty>
>>>brought down from the Mount tablets inscribed:
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>>>>Michael Cash wrote:
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>>>>>On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 15:17:06 +0900, Raj Feridun
>>>>><rferid@NOSPAMyahoo.co.jp> brought down from the Mount tablets
>>>>>inscribed:
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>>>>>>On Sun, 22 Aug 2004 09:49:46 +0900, Michael Cash
>>>>>><mikecash@buggerallspammers.com> wrote:
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>>>>>>>>Obviously not. I take it you're a dittohead?
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>Ah, the favorite tactic of the disparagers....writing them off with a
>>>>>>>dismissive insult. Call me a dittohead if it makes you feel better.
>>>>>>>I've never thought of myself as one, though.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>I think it's telling that you took my comment as an insult. It was in
>>>>>>no way meant to be one. I might just have asked "I take it you're a
>>>>>>Rush Limbaugh fan?" (and almost did)
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>>>>>I didn't realize there was ever a time a liberal used the term
>>>>>"dittohead" as anything but a dismissive insult. Sorry if I
>>>>>misunderstood you. I certainly don't take offense at being confused
>>>>>for one. I see no shame in having conservative views, listening to
>>>>>Rush's show, or agreeing with some of his ideas.
>>>>>
>>>>>I wish I could remember where the quote came from, but I can't.
>>>>>Recently a caller to a show (believe it was Oprah, but maybe not) said
>>>>>something like "I had a harder time coming out as a conservative than
>>>>>I did coming out as a lesbian."
>>>>>
>>>>>Admitting you're a conservative or a Rush listener is sort of like
>>>>>admitting you used to watch Hee-Haw. Millions more did it than will
>>>>>actually 'fess up to it. And for the same reasons.
>>>>
>>>>Don't know why I can't resist butting in, but here goes: except for Buck
>>>>Owens, I loved Hee-Haw. Is this off-topic enough?
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>>>Repeat after me: "Today, I become a man"
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>>I tried that, but I still feel the same, except for my desire to dress
>>up like Minnie Pearl. Is that bad?
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> I can think of nothing more honorable. Just be sure to leave the price
> tag on your hat.
Jeez Mike; of course! And I'm starting to tell my nieces and nephews the
stories of The Three Piddle Ligs, and Cinderella and her Three Steply
Ugsisters. I'll truly never remember the time that Archie Campbell got
in hot water for telling the tale of the Piddle Ligs, where the big bad
wolf huffed, and puffed, and hoed her blouse down.
Dan
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