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    Shog9 0
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    Choose your opinion(s) (no write-ins):

    1. When unjust rulers, corrupt officials, and an apathetic populous plague us, civil disobedience is the best and only option.
    2. Damn spoiled kids, thinking a day of rowdy marching speaks louder than the previous days spent in coffeeshops wearing sweatshop clothing.
    3. Out-of-touch hippies, providing a cover for looters and anarchists.
    4. Irrelevant in this day and age.
    5. Goooooood eatin'!

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    Not one of them, IMO, should be called beer. Maybe malt flavored mineral water. - Jörgen Sigvardsson on Bud, Coors and Miller

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      Choose your opinion(s) (no write-ins):

      1. When unjust rulers, corrupt officials, and an apathetic populous plague us, civil disobedience is the best and only option.
      2. Damn spoiled kids, thinking a day of rowdy marching speaks louder than the previous days spent in coffeeshops wearing sweatshop clothing.
      3. Out-of-touch hippies, providing a cover for looters and anarchists.
      4. Irrelevant in this day and age.
      5. Goooooood eatin'!

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      Not one of them, IMO, should be called beer. Maybe malt flavored mineral water. - Jörgen Sigvardsson on Bud, Coors and Miller

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      Roger Wright
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      1. See "The Duty of Civil Disobedience", H.D. Thoreau, for details. "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom

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        Choose your opinion(s) (no write-ins):

        1. When unjust rulers, corrupt officials, and an apathetic populous plague us, civil disobedience is the best and only option.
        2. Damn spoiled kids, thinking a day of rowdy marching speaks louder than the previous days spent in coffeeshops wearing sweatshop clothing.
        3. Out-of-touch hippies, providing a cover for looters and anarchists.
        4. Irrelevant in this day and age.
        5. Goooooood eatin'!

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        Not one of them, IMO, should be called beer. Maybe malt flavored mineral water. - Jörgen Sigvardsson on Bud, Coors and Miller

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        Chris Losinger
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        1. let all of you who disparage protestors be thankful that the things that are important to are aren't being trampled, this week, by the powers that be. but i also think protesting is essentially ineffective and that it has failed to make any difference far more often than it has done otherwise. -c


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          Choose your opinion(s) (no write-ins):

          1. When unjust rulers, corrupt officials, and an apathetic populous plague us, civil disobedience is the best and only option.
          2. Damn spoiled kids, thinking a day of rowdy marching speaks louder than the previous days spent in coffeeshops wearing sweatshop clothing.
          3. Out-of-touch hippies, providing a cover for looters and anarchists.
          4. Irrelevant in this day and age.
          5. Goooooood eatin'!

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          Not one of them, IMO, should be called beer. Maybe malt flavored mineral water. - Jörgen Sigvardsson on Bud, Coors and Miller

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            1. let all of you who disparage protestors be thankful that the things that are important to are aren't being trampled, this week, by the powers that be. but i also think protesting is essentially ineffective and that it has failed to make any difference far more often than it has done otherwise. -c


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            Chris Losinger wrote: but i also think protesting is essentially ineffective and that it has failed to make any difference far more often than it has done otherwise. Protesting becomes ineffective and perhaps even counter-productive when it strays into harrasment or obstruction of the wrong parties (commuters, etc.), violence or looting. Too often the message of the protestors becomes lost in the stupidity of their actions, or diluted by irrelevant messages. In the present case, IMO, the political messages of anti-amercanism and anti-Bush-ism drowned out the ethical and moral message that war is always a wrong answer. Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. - Elbert Hubbard

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              Choose your opinion(s) (no write-ins):

              1. When unjust rulers, corrupt officials, and an apathetic populous plague us, civil disobedience is the best and only option.
              2. Damn spoiled kids, thinking a day of rowdy marching speaks louder than the previous days spent in coffeeshops wearing sweatshop clothing.
              3. Out-of-touch hippies, providing a cover for looters and anarchists.
              4. Irrelevant in this day and age.
              5. Goooooood eatin'!

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              Not one of them, IMO, should be called beer. Maybe malt flavored mineral water. - Jörgen Sigvardsson on Bud, Coors and Miller

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              Chris Meech
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              How about we rate the message with our choice since there are five choices and there are five ratings. ;) Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "Microsoft hasn't ever enforced its patents. Apparently they keep them for defensive reasons only. Or, they could be waiting 'til they have a critical mass of patents, enforce them all at once and win the game of Risk that they're playing with the world." Chris Sells Feb 18, 2003.

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                Choose your opinion(s) (no write-ins):

                1. When unjust rulers, corrupt officials, and an apathetic populous plague us, civil disobedience is the best and only option.
                2. Damn spoiled kids, thinking a day of rowdy marching speaks louder than the previous days spent in coffeeshops wearing sweatshop clothing.
                3. Out-of-touch hippies, providing a cover for looters and anarchists.
                4. Irrelevant in this day and age.
                5. Goooooood eatin'!

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                Not one of them, IMO, should be called beer. Maybe malt flavored mineral water. - Jörgen Sigvardsson on Bud, Coors and Miller

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                1 Smitha It is better to be hated for what you are than to be loved for what you are not. -- Andre Gide

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                  Choose your opinion(s) (no write-ins):

                  1. When unjust rulers, corrupt officials, and an apathetic populous plague us, civil disobedience is the best and only option.
                  2. Damn spoiled kids, thinking a day of rowdy marching speaks louder than the previous days spent in coffeeshops wearing sweatshop clothing.
                  3. Out-of-touch hippies, providing a cover for looters and anarchists.
                  4. Irrelevant in this day and age.
                  5. Goooooood eatin'!

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                  Not one of them, IMO, should be called beer. Maybe malt flavored mineral water. - Jörgen Sigvardsson on Bud, Coors and Miller

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                  1, 2, 3 & 5 depending on the protestor and/or the protest. Mike Mullikin :beer:

                  Capitalism - Coming to a Country Near You!!

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                    1, 2, 3 & 5 depending on the protestor and/or the protest. Mike Mullikin :beer:

                    Capitalism - Coming to a Country Near You!!

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                    Paul Watson
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                    Mike Mullikin wrote: 1, 2, 3 & 5 depending on the protestor and/or the protest. Ok, then rate the following: Beer Women Sport War :-D

                    Paul Watson
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                    Cape Town, South Africa

                    Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Shog9: Paul "The human happy pill" Watson

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                      Chris Losinger wrote: but i also think protesting is essentially ineffective and that it has failed to make any difference far more often than it has done otherwise. Protesting becomes ineffective and perhaps even counter-productive when it strays into harrasment or obstruction of the wrong parties (commuters, etc.), violence or looting. Too often the message of the protestors becomes lost in the stupidity of their actions, or diluted by irrelevant messages. In the present case, IMO, the political messages of anti-amercanism and anti-Bush-ism drowned out the ethical and moral message that war is always a wrong answer. Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped. - Elbert Hubbard

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                      Sadly, if a protester sits on the side of a pavement obstructing no one, it is not news - and no one cares. Since obstruction of normal life is the only thing that is attracting attention from media as well as governments, the protesters obstruct. How can I say that many of these people did not directly petition their senators and representatives, and the White House first, and send letters to media (which were either not replied or published) before rsorting to the obstructive protests? They may have and not got any conclusive reply; they may not have. I don't know. Sadly again, this is what terrorism is too. Palestine won't be at the top of the agenda, if there were no terrorists. Ireland would not be an issue, if people just sat in peaceful protests without obstructing anyone. I think that people in power need to address the problems of people, despite their political or economic clout. Again, I can only hope. I don't agree with either of the above; because I thnik that if I cannot provide a solution, and am not willing to put the effort, I don't have the right to do so. I don't know if a war is always a wrong answer. But, the diplomatic efforts of the US left way too much to be desired. GWB made it clear that the inspections will not have any bearing on whether the US will go to war with Iraq, even before the inspectors reached Iraq. No wonder others felt "Since US is going to war anyway, why give our blessings - we don't count in any case". Thomas My article on a reference-counted smart pointer that supports polymorphic objects and raw pointers

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                        Mike Mullikin wrote: 1, 2, 3 & 5 depending on the protestor and/or the protest. Ok, then rate the following: Beer Women Sport War :-D

                        Paul Watson
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                        Cape Town, South Africa

                        Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Shog9: Paul "The human happy pill" Watson

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                        On a 1 ( X| ) to 10 ( :) ) scale: Beer = 8 Women = 11 Sport = 8 War = 1 ;) Mike Mullikin :beer:

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                          Choose your opinion(s) (no write-ins):

                          1. When unjust rulers, corrupt officials, and an apathetic populous plague us, civil disobedience is the best and only option.
                          2. Damn spoiled kids, thinking a day of rowdy marching speaks louder than the previous days spent in coffeeshops wearing sweatshop clothing.
                          3. Out-of-touch hippies, providing a cover for looters and anarchists.
                          4. Irrelevant in this day and age.
                          5. Goooooood eatin'!

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                          Not one of them, IMO, should be called beer. Maybe malt flavored mineral water. - Jörgen Sigvardsson on Bud, Coors and Miller

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                          5 But I don't like them bruised like those we caught after the protests in Oakland the other day. You can eat around that though. Also, #3. They are a cover for anarchists and several communist groups.

                          Jason Henderson
                          "You must be the change you wish to see in the world." - Gandhi

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                            5 But I don't like them bruised like those we caught after the protests in Oakland the other day. You can eat around that though. Also, #3. They are a cover for anarchists and several communist groups.

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                            Jason Henderson wrote: But I don't like them bruised like those we caught after the protests in Oakland the other day Mustard gas is quicker, doesn't bruise the meat, and leaves a spicy glaze upon roasting! "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom

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                              Mike Mullikin wrote: 1, 2, 3 & 5 depending on the protestor and/or the protest. Ok, then rate the following: Beer Women Sport War :-D

                              Paul Watson
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                              Macbeth muttered: I am in blood / Stepped in so far, that should I wade no more, / Returning were as tedious as go o'er Shog9: Paul "The human happy pill" Watson

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                              People who protest beer are good eating, those who protest women get my support, those who protest sport probably fall into the spoiled kids category. :-D Those who protest the war are ineffective but understandable. I still think they'd be much better off writing letters though, especially in the UK (not sure elsewhere). A million thought out letters on the doorstep of Whitehall would have been a lot more devastating to Tony Blair than a million people walking through London with silly signs cut out of the Daily Mirror. Paul We all will feed the worms and trees
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                                How about we rate the message with our choice since there are five choices and there are five ratings. ;) Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "Microsoft hasn't ever enforced its patents. Apparently they keep them for defensive reasons only. Or, they could be waiting 'til they have a critical mass of patents, enforce them all at once and win the game of Risk that they're playing with the world." Chris Sells Feb 18, 2003.

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                                Chris Meech wrote: How about we rate the message with our choice since there are five choices and there are five ratings. Hmm... I'll throw in barbeque sauce? ---

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                                  Jason Henderson wrote: But I don't like them bruised like those we caught after the protests in Oakland the other day Mustard gas is quicker, doesn't bruise the meat, and leaves a spicy glaze upon roasting! "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom

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                                  Certainly, we cannibals aren't limited by any treaties against the use of WMDs are we? BTW, is there any Katsup gas, I would prefer that over mustard.

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                                    People who protest beer are good eating, those who protest women get my support, those who protest sport probably fall into the spoiled kids category. :-D Those who protest the war are ineffective but understandable. I still think they'd be much better off writing letters though, especially in the UK (not sure elsewhere). A million thought out letters on the doorstep of Whitehall would have been a lot more devastating to Tony Blair than a million people walking through London with silly signs cut out of the Daily Mirror. Paul We all will feed the worms and trees
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                                    Paul Riley wrote: I still think they'd be much better off writing letters though, especially in the UK (not sure elsewhere). A million thought out letters on the doorstep of Whitehall would have been a lot more devastating to Tony Blair True, but hoofing it up main road London and having a barney with mates is so much easier than picking up that pen thingy and using that paper stuff and actually writing. :| Paul Riley wrote: People who protest beer are good eating "Get in my beellly!" :laugh: Paul Riley wrote: those who protest sport probably fall into the spoiled kids category "Or we just lost the World Cup therefore sport sucks, not us" category :~ Paul Riley wrote: walking through London with silly signs cut out of the Daily Mirror. Just hold up the Daily Mirror, you don't need to cut it up to make it silly. :-D

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                                      Certainly, we cannibals aren't limited by any treaties against the use of WMDs are we? BTW, is there any Katsup gas, I would prefer that over mustard.

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                                      Jason Henderson wrote: BTW, is there any Katsup gas, I would prefer that over mustard. Eeewwww! Horseradish, BBQ Sauce, cajun spices or even a rich alfredo sauce but not ketchup. Mike Mullikin :beer:

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                                        Certainly, we cannibals aren't limited by any treaties against the use of WMDs are we? BTW, is there any Katsup gas, I would prefer that over mustard.

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                                        Jason Henderson wrote: is there any Katsup gas, We've been experimenting along those lines, but getting the cats through the atomizer has proved to be a problem - perhaps we should shave them first to minimize the hairballs. "Please don't put cigarette butts in the urinal. It makes them soggy and hard to light" - Sign in a Bullhead City, AZ Restroom

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                                          Chris Meech wrote: How about we rate the message with our choice since there are five choices and there are five ratings. Hmm... I'll throw in barbeque sauce? ---

                                          Not one of them, IMO, should be called beer. Maybe malt flavored mineral water. - Jörgen Sigvardsson on Bud, Coors and Miller

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                                          barbeque sauce? :confused: Isn't that what makes choice #5 so good, though? Chris Meech "what makes CP different is the people and sense of community, things people will only discover if they join up and join in." Christian Graus Nov 14, 2002. "Microsoft hasn't ever enforced its patents. Apparently they keep them for defensive reasons only. Or, they could be waiting 'til they have a critical mass of patents, enforce them all at once and win the game of Risk that they're playing with the world." Chris Sells Feb 18, 2003.

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