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- From: mcochran@nyx.cs.du.edu (Mark A. Cochran)
- Subject: Re: we are forcing women to destroy their babies!!!
- Message-ID: <1993Jan8.232014.22209@mnemosyne.cs.du.edu>
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- Date: Fri, 8 Jan 93 23:20:14 GMT
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- In article <1993Jan8.205245.3277@ncsu.edu> dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
- >In article <1993Jan8.162410.10074@netcom.com>
- >bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig) writes:
- >>dsholtsi@csl36h.csl.ncsu.edu (Doug Holtsinger) writes:
- >>>bskendig@netcom.com (Brian Kendig) writes:
- >>>>forgach@noao.edu (Suzanne Forgach) writes:
- >
- >>>>> But ceasing to breath brings instant death, doesn't it. 100% of the time.
- >
- >>>> (1) Hold your breath for ten seconds. Did you die instantly?
- >
- >>> She said "ceasing to breath" as in "permanent cessation", not
- >>> "temporary cessation". It may not bring instant death, but
- >>> it's close enough for horse-shoes and hand grenades.
- >
- >> She said "ceasing to breathe brings instant death." I figured she
- >> means "ceasing to breathe brings instant death." You interpreted her
- >> as saying "the moment you stop breathing PERMANENTLY, you're dead,"
- >> then admitted that death doesn't come the MOMENT you stop breathing.
- >
- >I don't care about your interpretation. I thought most people
- >would understand what she meant. Clowns such as yourself can't
- >leave well enough alone, and they feel compelled to manufacture
- >the tiniest misunderstandings, just so they can score some meaningless
- >points.
- >
- Most people *did* understand exactly what she meant DODie. You will
- notice that you are the *only* one who had any difficulty. *Everybody*
- else who has replied had exactly the same understanding of her
- meaning.
-
- >> Do either of you even _think_ before you post, or is your knee wired
- >> up in such a way that when it jerks, a flame is generated and posted?
- >
- >Flame? What flame? Please do point to the flame in either my
- >original response or Ms. Forgach's post.
- >
- It wasn't a flame. It was too limp to qualify.
-
- --
- Mark Cochran merlin@eddie.ee.vt.edu
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