LawTalkers - Fashionistas you have arrived 3-25-03

I think there's probably only been one or two sentient beings since the beginning of time that have communicated with God ... they were concerned with finding the dauphin, or something like that)

That's just the kind of person I'd expect to find in pursuit of the duke and the dauphin for separating her from her wallet.

leagleaze

07-31-2003 10:56 PM

I haven't had a chance to check this out yet, but apparently there is an alternative now for PC users who want to download music legally. http://www.buymusic.com/

As low as .79 a song and around 8 bucks for an entire album.

bridge of love

07-31-2003 11:05 PM

Gay marriage and the Pope

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Originally posted by Atticus Grinch
Marriage is and has always been an uneasy hybrid between civil and canon law. The fact that Christians recognize it as a sacrament (Catholic) or as sacramental (mainline Protestant) gives them some feeling of ownership over the civil aspect.

As for whether God hates gays, I'd like to say I know he doesn't. But it's mostly incontrovertable that the people writing the books we now call scripture pretty much hated homosexual activity, as they reserved their strongest language for it. Moderns who think those books are something more significant than historical records are tied up in knots about this. The Episcopal Church is this very day being split in two over the calling of a gay bishop, and they have some of the most sophisticated tools to excuse themselves from troubling scripture points.

you kept going to Cathecism after confirmation, didn't you?

evenodds

08-01-2003 12:54 AM

Greenlight

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Originally posted by str8outavannuys Ok, then let's figure this out. Are Kyle and Effram
a) misunderstood geniuses
b) complete morons
c) spoiled children
d) hard working but with limited talent
e) losers with an overinflated opinion of their own sense of humor and storytelling ability
f) manipulative fucks
g) misogynists
h) unwilling to take any responsibility for things going wrong
i) idiots for failing to work within the system
j) to be commended for fighting against the system

It's interesting to watch their career immolation each week. Kyle may work again -- Ephraim, not so much.

I rewatched all the finalist submissions again this week after reading that the Prisoner is going to be developed with Otting as director. Kyle & Ephraims's was so gimmicky. I absolutely loved the other three -- especially Dagen Miller's. Wow.

bilmore

08-01-2003 02:26 AM

Food Packaging

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Originally posted by Sidd Finch
Oh, please. If I call someone "a fucking faggot" it's pretty clear I don't mean "bundle of sticks." Just like if I say "your Honor, can I have some pussy" I can't later pretend I was asking to pet her cat.

As a practical matter, one can tell the meaning from the context, pretty reliably.

You're wound WAY tight.

A "knurled grommet protector"?

andViolins

08-01-2003 10:05 AM

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Originally posted by leagleaze
I haven't had a chance to check this out yet, but apparently there is an alternative now for PC users who want to download music legally. http://www.buymusic.com/

As low as .79 a song and around 8 bucks for an entire album.

Unfortunately, there have already been complaints about the unreliability of the site as well as the difficulties some users are having in downloading and/or transferring the music to mp3 players.

aV

Puft Daddy

08-01-2003 10:14 AM

Food Packaging

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
I'll have a fag while I use a spade to dig myself a grave. It will be a gay time.

Would you consider recording yourself saying that a couple of times in your fruitiest English accent? That could be the greatest audio board motto ever.

sebastian_dangerfield

08-01-2003 10:14 AM

Gay marriage and the Pope.... Whaaaaaa????

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Originally posted by bridge of love
you kept going to Cathecism after confirmation, didn't you?

I'm really confounded by why people are so in a fervor over gay marriage.

They say every 12th or so person is gay, so at the outset, gays are a very small percentage of society. Gays have been around forever - its not like they are a sudden new social construction. Hell, they're obviously at least as old as the Old Testament.

So what we have is a small fraction of law abiding citizens who belong to a social demographic as old as recorded time asking the state to recognize their union so that they will enjoy the legal protections (tenancy by entirieties, survivorship rights, etc...) that married couple receive. From an utterly rational persepective, what's the concern?

The argument that allowing gays marriage rights or protection for their private sexual conduct is a slippery slope has never been buffered by a stitch of supporting data. I have seen not one study which proves or even suggests that the uncloseting and acceptance of gays will cause more gays. Last I read, it ain't contagious.

Pardon my ignorance or naivete on this issue, but I keep reading about it on the front page of my NYTimes and keep wondering "With all the problems to focus on in present society, why the fuck is this issue front and center of page one every day?"

purse junkie

08-01-2003 10:16 AM

Hey Tour Freaks

Lance's accusation on OLN interview with Phil:

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That when Lance hit the ground due to the plastic bag catching his bars, Ullrich did NOT wait for him, but kept his game face on and his pace all the way up until Tyler Hamilton slogged up to reprimand him. Quelle horreur! (sp?)

Trust me, for you who are not obsessed with cycling, this is like accusing Evander Holyfield of winning a championship by slamming his competitor in the nuts.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

08-01-2003 10:28 AM

Hey Tour Freaks

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Originally posted by purse junkie
Lance's accusation on OLN interview with Phil:

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That when Lance hit the ground due to the plastic bag catching his bars, Ullrich did NOT wait for him, but kept his game face on and his pace all the way up until Tyler Hamilton slogged up to reprimand him. Quelle horreur! (sp?)

Yeah, he didn't really mince words on that one. I guess he figures Jan's english isn't so good. It was also pretty cocky -- I saw the videotape . . . Jan wasn't letting up . . . but it's not like he could get away even with me on the ground.

The "other things" was kind of a disappointment. Shoe/cleat problems? Yeah, there's something else he's not telling us . . . still.

Puft Daddy

08-01-2003 10:30 AM

Food Packaging

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Originally posted by Shape Shifter
Fine. I guess I'll just have a Fuck Off. Oh, that used to be a summer drink, you know.

If only ....

"I need a pink twat, sex on the beach and a Fuck Off."

"Here are your two drinks. Eight dollars. Oh, and Fuck Off!"

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

08-01-2003 10:31 AM

Gay marriage and the Pope.... Whaaaaaa????

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Originally posted by sebastian_dangerfield
From an utterly rational persepective, what's the concern?

Your assuming religion is rational.

I think Atticus's explanation is probably the closest to what's going on. Civil marriage will always be thought of as quasi-religious, so anyone who seriously believes in the religious aspects of marriage will be concerned that by permitting civil marriages between gays/lesbians, religious marriage will be tarnished.

purse junkie

08-01-2003 10:53 AM

Hey Tour Freaks

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Originally posted by Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)
Yeah, he didn't really mince words on that one. I guess he figures Jan's english isn't so good. It was also pretty cocky -- I saw the videotape . . . Jan wasn't letting up . . . but it's not like he could get away even with me on the ground.

The "other things" was kind of a disappointment. Shoe/cleat problems? Yeah, there's something else he's not telling us . . . still.

I think Ullrich'll manage a few choice words today. How tough can be to translate "you lying, insulting bastard" from the German?

ABBAKiss

08-01-2003 11:00 AM

Making the Band II: The Next Big Thing?

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Originally posted by str8outavannuys
I've managed to see most of the MTBII episodes this year. I think Frederick kicks a whole lot of ass; he's got great flow. The episode with Wyclef was the first that made me think this band could be listenable. Not too sure they're not trying to squeeze too much into that one song, however.

Yeah, Frederick has potential. But that's it -- potential. As Puffy said, he has not yet made it. Until F puts his own money and reputation on the line, he better listen to what P. Diddy et al have to say. And at the very least, F should be respectful of ANYONE who gives him a job and place to live and food and a chance at something really great. I wouldn't sit there sucking my thumb with my eyes closed if the person giving me a *pedicure* were talking to me, let alone if it were the managing partner of my firm, which in this situation for F, Puffy basically is.

I agree--that song is sounding like it will be cool.

Mmmm, Burger (C.J.)

08-01-2003 11:04 AM

Hey Tour Freaks

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Originally posted by purse junkie
I think Ullrich'll manage a few choice words today. How tough can be to translate "you lying, insulting bastard" from the German?

True. He'll figure it out. Of course, did Jan ever claim to slow down? Lance talked a lot about how he was "returning the favor" from the peyrousourde in 2001. Guess that was before he watched the video.

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