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Re: The Simplest Methods Which Break The Will: 31 Methods Of Torture Used By Stalin's Atheist Executioners

smit...@truth.gov.oc (William Smith) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:45:36 UT

This has nothing to do with Stalin. He was an organizer of mass murder
but developing torture techniques was not among his deeds. The methods
used by NKVD were basically the same as used by Gestapo, there was even
collaboration between them. The Nazi regime was anything but atheist
though religionists want to declare it as such.

Re: Girl Genius 23/Nov/2009

seagull...@mailandnews.com — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:43:16 UT

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 18:41:50 -0500, Brenda Clough
Okay, I have to ask, "cbcpbea" whats that mean?
J Larson

Re: Starving people refuse to eat food aid

pr...@panix.com (Walter Bushell) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:41:29 UT

In article <g0amg5lpnnv9l349c49m66ns0ltgv rh...@4ax.com>,
"Reunite Gondwanaland (Mary Shafer)" <reunite.gondw...@gmail.com>
wrote:
Mad Magazine's White Christmas == Tune Obvious
I'm screaming at a white sheepdog.
Each time he sits upon my chair.
It's a thing I'm dreading,
The way he's shedding,
And coats everything with his hair.

Re: Genesis 1 & 2: Is There A Contradiction?

leila...@hotmail.com (Suzanne) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:41:16 UT

Yes I am for real. The Tree of Life is also a real tree, and it
grows on both sides of the River up in Heaven, according
to the Bible. It produces a different fruit each month. If God
says there was a tree, then you can count on it that he is
telling you the truth. Though you may find some allegorical

Re: Things we remember...

j...@jfeldredge.com (John F. Eldredge) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:21:30 UT

I wear a hat daily (at this time of year, a black felt fedora), and
regularly wear it in my car. I should note, however, that my car has
more headroom than average. In many cars, I have to take the hat off
when I get into the car.

Re: Starving people refuse to eat food aid

str...@nyc.beep!beep!.com (Strobe) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:20:55 UT

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 07:26:33 -0800 (PST), Robert Carnegie: Fnord: cc
...
Probably an awareness of the actual history of their own ancestors.
Angle, Jute and Saxon invasions of Brit Isles, to detriment of Celts and Picts
Roman invasions of everyone.
Muslim invasion of Spain.
Norman conquest of England (by W the B).

Re: The Books That Founded D&D

mark_reich...@hotmail.com (Mark Reichert) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:19:32 UT

It helps even more if they're dropping like flies thanks to you coming
from a densely populated disease ridden place, and they not.

Re: The Books That Founded D&D

mark_reich...@hotmail.com (Mark Reichert) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:18:08 UT

You did notice the other two parts of the title, didn't you?
What's with the Diamond hate these days? I remember the book getting
a better reception here when it came out.

Re: The Books That Founded D&D

da...@block.net (David Johnston) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:17:26 UT

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 21:20:20 +0200, "Marko Amnell"
I don't question his opinion. For all I know, he was talking about
the one samurai versus 10 peasant levies. I think he probably was.
Roman legions fought in formation against relatively disorganized
opponents with inferior equipment and discipline most of the time.

Declare by Tim Powers...2nd try SPOILERS

endymio...@comcast.net (Endymion9) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:15:37 UT

I took many people's advise. I had gotten to about page 250 before giving
up and skimming the rest of the book, only really reading the last 50 pages.
Went back and read from 200 on to the end.
I now raise by rating from 2 1/2 out of 5 stars to 3 1/2 out of 5 stars.
I enjoyed some of the sequences I had missed.

Re: Genesis 1 & 2: Is There A Contradiction?

leila...@hotmail.com (Suzanne) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:15:03 UT

Terry has made it clear that she is against corruption of a faith and
not against the people. What comes across to me in what Terry says is
that there are those that would hide the truth, and that, Terry is
against.
Suzanne

Re: Things we remember...

j...@jfeldredge.com (John F. Eldredge) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:10:22 UT

I have read that the earliest telephone operators were teenaged boys,
many of whom had formerly served as telegraph couriers. The phone
company soon replaced them with young women, however, as the boys were
prone to playing practical jokes with the equipment.

Re: The Books That Founded D&D

da...@block.net (David Johnston) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:09:01 UT

On Mon, 23 Nov 2009 10:54:00 -0800, "Mike Schilling"
The armor provides reasonable security against that sort of thing.

Re: The Books That Founded D&D

l...@sff.net (Lawrence Watt-Evans) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:09:27 UT

On Tue, 24 Nov 2009 03:15:38 +0200, "Marko Amnell"
Um... that's not right. First off, he wasn't really a sentry, but
more importantly, his sons fought with him; they would switch off
defending the bridge, so that the Etruscans couldn't just tire him
out.
The Horatii were among the great heroes of Rome, so I'm surprised

Re: Things we remember...

j...@jfeldredge.com (John F. Eldredge) — Tue, 24 Nov 2009 02:03:18 UT

(nothing
I buy a lot of my gasoline at Sam's Club, due to the discounts. However,
it is annoying that, despite taking only debit cards (which, by the way,
may be Visa or MasterCard), they only sell gas during the hours that the
attendant is on duty, which is to say, during the hours that the store is