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_A Fool And Her Money_ P.T. Barnum Was Right	31 Dec 2003 06:21 GMT	5
"A Fool and Her Money" "Polly Toynbee, an Angry Left columnist for London's Guardian, was taken in by a scam: "With embarrassment, feeling a fool, I admit I was a victim of a
_Why Are Rich People Afraid Of The Virgin Mary?_	31 Dec 2003 05:56 GMT	5
PEGGY NOONAN "The Banners Why are rich people afraid of the Virgin Mary?" Monday, December 29, 2003
Preemptive War Against Saddam ---- Dogged, But A Good Thing	31 Dec 2003 01:59 GMT	26
"The Doggedness of War" By Charles Krauthammer Friday, December 26, 2003 The Washington Post
What does "Noel" mean? .. and "Yule"?	30 Dec 2003 11:59 GMT	4
I thought I knew what "Noel" meant until I looked it up. "A man who has a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure." I looked "Noel up in one dictionary and was alright but then I made a
Re: Why Did The West Win?	29 Dec 2003 14:01 GMT	1
Recte: Indeed.... But DO read what I actually wrote ---- not what you THINK I wrote: \| >The Protestant Christian Religion was indeed a Key Factor in _The
If an Aussie wore the crown, what would be the top X changes?	29 Dec 2003 09:00 GMT	2
1. The Royal garden party would become a pool side BBQ 2. Fosters and VB would have to be imported rather than brewed locally. 3. Busbys would be replaced by slouch hats. 4. The milennium dome would house an exact 1/10 scale replica of Bondi beach
_Killing Him Softly_	29 Dec 2003 01:02 GMT	111
Krauthammer At His Best.... ------------------------ "Killing Him Softly" By Charles Krauthammer
Feudalism, Communism, Socialism, Democracy ---- Still Useful Words	28 Dec 2003 13:57 GMT	7
Yes, Virginia ---- no matter what bubble and squeak you hear from the flakey, desiccated, frenetic academic/s in these newsgroups, no matter what he/they may be prattling and chattering about today, as his/their latest semantic hobby horse ---- Feudalism, Communism, Socialism,
Re: The Vinland Map Find Or Fraud?	28 Dec 2003 12:44 GMT	142
We note with vast amusement that Gans, my chubby little pet goose, is honking, huffing and puffing about LAWYERS once again. The man's itchy urge to intimidate and censor by tossing out thinly-veiled threats of legal action --- whenever he has been proven in
Locke and what is "original"?	27 Dec 2003 23:28 GMT	1
Some years ago I read Locke's 1st and 2nd Treatise on Government. The edition I read noted that there were changes in different earlier editions and then brought up an interesting question. It said that during WWII Locke was out of print because of the paper shortage so a lecturer ...
Why is Queen Philippa on a list of black Britons?	26 Dec 2003 20:14 GMT	7
There was a list of famous black Britons in a newspaper today and her name was on it. Why is this? She certainly doesn't look black here: http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Styx/9329/woman7.html and I don't think Belgium is in Africa, so?
British Hooligans Lay Anti-Bush Plans	25 Dec 2003 11:24 GMT	3405
"Humiliate Bush? Please, Anything but That!" ""UK Protesters Aim to Humiliate Bush Like Saddam" reads the Reuters headline: "Anti-war protesters plan to topple and dance on a mock statue of
Dickens and Scrooge	25 Dec 2003 02:58 GMT	3
I have read that Dickens was an astute observer of people, that he would note the way people spoke and their mannerisms. Give a Dickens scholar a name from Dickens's literature and the scholar will give you the name of the real person Dickens had in mind.
375000 light bulbs	24 Dec 2003 15:08 GMT	10
Hi group, This is taken from a quiz at work and it's got me foxed. What English edifice built in the 19th century has 375000 light bulbs? Anyone shed any light?
This Is A Health-Care/Social Services System We Should Envy?	24 Dec 2003 11:40 GMT	4
"UK cold snap kills 2,500 in a week" This Is A Health-Care/Social Services System We Should Envy? Ludicrous! DSH