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On 2004-05-14, Scott Hedrick wrote:
Nice fellow, Mr. Pratchett. I have several signed editions. I am as perplexed as he is why Piers Anthony's Xanth series did so well, but Discworld doesn't have a bigger following. Very wide folowing in .uk; I think a popular explanation for the .us, um, limited market penetration effects... hmm... where'd I put that link... "I sell some [books]. I had a sort of publisher, in the same way that duckweed counts as a plant. I can only repeat: my last publishers were so good they spelled my name wrong in the books, made sure they had covers in 50 shades of mud, and kept them out of the shops." http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/word...he-master.html God knows about Xanth, though. There is a God, and He is malign? -- -Andrew Gray |
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Dale wrote: On Sat, 15 May 2004 08:00:49 GMT, (Derek Lyons) wrote: A one-L Lama is a Tibetan Mystic A two-L Llama is a Peruvian cow. A three-L ama is a hell of a fire. It might be time to cue the guy with the hook again Yup; what mislead me on the spelling was that I did a Google search for "Dalai Llama" and came up with 6,250 hits. Of course "Dali Llama" generates 7,220- generally referring to an obscure subspecies of Llama- that besides having fins and a beak for eating honey, posses a exotic pointed mustache and has the ability to _literally_ melt into its surroundings from time to time. Pat |
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"Andrew Gray" wrote in message . .. Very wide folowing in .uk; I think a popular explanation for the .us, um, limited market penetration effects... hmm... where'd I put that link... "I sell some [books]. I had a sort of publisher, in the same way that duckweed counts as a plant. I can only repeat: my last publishers were so good they spelled my name wrong in the books, made sure they had covers in 50 shades of mud, and kept them out of the shops." http://www.lspace.org/books/apf/word...he-master.html He'd have to rewrite the books so that American publishers could understand the pop-culture references. |
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Pat Flannery writes: Peter Stickney wrote: ITYM Llama for Peru, and Lama for Tibet, as in "The One-L Lama, he's a Priest, the Two-L Llama, he's a Beast..." But then again either/or both may have been on vacation/ According to a Hassidic Rabbi that I worked with, the Lama would, indeed, be Kosher, under the proper circumstances. If I'm reading you correctly, the Rabbi just endorsed cannibalism. Uhm - yes, in fact. Under teh proper circumstances, of course. (Like being trapped in a whaleboat after the Pequod gets sunk, or flying half-way over the Andes - that sort of thing. This sounds more Roman Catholic than Jewish. Well, Roasting childrem was always more of a Calvinist conceit. -- Pete Stickney A strong conviction that something must be done is the parent of many bad measures. -- Daniel Webster |
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"Derek Lyons" wrote in message ... OM om@our_blessed_lady_mary_of_the_holy_NASA_researc h_facility.org wrote: ...And I'm cuing Derek in on this one for his comments: The "Kobiashi Maru" scenario they used to give was this: you're stationed on a sub. And like the fictional Kobayashi Maru this one is filled with holes and contradictions in an attempt to force the trainee into giving the right answer without actually training him on how to reach that conclusion. In the ST KM scenario, the pre-ordained answer is 'die gallantly'. In your scenario, it's the Naval line; 'An officer can be wrong, but he cannot be indecisive or hesitant'. Best advice I ever got for wilderness leadership is, "If you're going to be wrong, at least be confidently wrong." People will follow you if you're confident, whether you're right or wrong, but if you're lacking confidence in your abilities, they'll never follow you, no matter how right you are. And of course, if you have them following you, many "marginal" situations that might not be perfectly "right" will often turn out much better than otherwise. The simple fact of the matter is this; You do not launch, *EVER* without positive launch authority, *EVER*. (Such authority can be obtained by means other than a flash message, but that's enough said on that topic.) How we would have reacted as individuals was something rarely discussed, as an incorrect launch was a nightmare scenario, completely contrary to our training and philosphy. How I would have reacted personally is matter between myself and $DIETY. Of course this whole subject brings up the movie Crimson Tide of which I've heard surprisingly different reactions from various folks claiming to be submariners. (basically breaking down to "it's unrealistic, a crew would never mutiny" to "a crew would never allow a launch in a situation like that.") D. -- Touch-twice life. Eat. Drink. Laugh. |
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"Pat Flannery" wrote in message ... Scott Hedrick wrote: And just where does Dr. Brown's "Cel-Ray" celery-flavored soda fit into the kosher list? Y-e-e-c-c-h-h.... I think that one's unclean until evening on general principles.... I don't even bring up the name of that soda in my wife's presence. The reaction just based on her memory of one taste of it is interesting. Pat |
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"Greg D. Moore (Strider)" wrote in message ... I don't even bring up the name of that soda in my wife's presence. The reaction just based on her memory of one taste of it is interesting. If you consider retching dry heaves "interesting". Even Hubba Bubba soda wasn't that bad. |
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....at this point Ami's Rabbi knocked on the door, and asked if he was
busy; Ami stated that he was writing a posting to a newsgroup concerning kosher food.....six hours later Ami knew more about kosher law than anyone in the neighborhood, and indeed far more than even he had ever wanted to know.....and the Rabbi had gotten yet another free, and completely kosher, meal....."Now" the Rabbi thought "....over to Mr. Steinberg's for a discussion of the kosher status of Scotch whiskey and cigars...." :-) Which is pretty funny considering that I'm and atheist with Unitarian/Universalist leanings. Now, if you replace Rabbit with Rabbi, then my garden is rapidly becoming a Yeshiva. |
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"Pat Flannery" wrote in message ... Herb Schaltegger wrote: Cicadas? You know they're arthropods, don't you? Akin to shrimp and lobster, and not insects. In preparation for Brood X here, newspapers are full of "interesting" recipes for the adventurous gourmand. Later, the Leviticus text states (11.23) "But all other winged swarming things that have four legs shall be an abomination for you." ....after giving the green light to locusts, crickets, and grasshoppers as light novelty snacks. Either something's getting lost in translation, or those forty years in the desert didn't do anything for the Hebrew's powers of observation.... :-\ Pat My grandfather, who grew up in Palestine, said that locusts roasted in honey were quite tasty. I've had a variety of insects at the Universtity of Illinois annual "Insect Fear Film Festival", originated by the very charming and witty May Berenbaum (she is now the department head. I knew here when I was a student member of the campus senate and was on a program reveiw committe with her. See http://www.life.uiuc.edu/Entomology/egsa/ifff.html for details. (There is one detail that is wrong, I recall having snacks at the 1989 Spider festival.) |
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Ami Silberman wrote: Which is pretty funny considering that I'm and atheist with Unitarian/Universalist leanings. Now, if you replace Rabbit with Rabbi, then my garden is rapidly becoming a Yeshiva. I'm a gnostic agnostic; I don't know if there is a god- but if there is, then the one running Earth is probably a real asshole. Pat |
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