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Discussion of written science fiction and fantasy.
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On Nov 6, 12:14 pm, "Sea Wasp (Ryk E. Spoor)" ...Very interesting. The point of my posting, though, was the link you deleted, to the page of a computer science god, one of whose lesser claims to fame is that he doesn't use email.
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In article <7lm260F3dn6n...@mid.individua l.net>, ...Todd Rundgren, _A Capella_, 1985: heavy sampling and electronic processing to make instruments of his voice.
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...A reference, of course, to "The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down", her most famous case of lyrics-mangling. John Savard
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In article <slrnhfb56m.35s.wcit...@wcitoa n-via.eternal-september.org>, ...Page 5 (document page #595) has the rest of the table, including the totals by state (BTW, note the 100+ years old column).
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...As a number of posts have no doubt already indicated, this is a regional difference in language; what it is called depends on which part of the country you live in. Margarine is what it always says on the wrapper or the pail, at least here, so that's what we call it, although we've heard the terms "oleo" and "oleomargarine" or heard of... more »
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...Also, these colored margarine bans were *state* laws, not Federal ones. Thus, they stayed around longer in states with a lot of dairy farmers. Remember that apportionment tends to favor rural areas. John Savard
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...All I can say is that you apparently have smaller airports than the ones I use. Having someone wait "at the curb" doesn't help when you have to figure out exactly where in the "loading and unloading only zone" you have to be, and when you need to cut across the 5 lanes of traffic to get to the curb. And then deal with the other cars that are... more »
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...In some denominations, while women may be modest about their dress, and not wear *fancy* hats, as there does happen to be a Bible verse which commands a woman to cover her head in church, it is in those denominations taken seriously. John Savard
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...I get weirded out by the casual references to Netflix in this group. It was Netflix that convinced me I needed a pop-up blocker. I couldn't imagine myself ever doing business with those fucking spammers.
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