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wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:01:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Back in the day, before the entire country went nutso, my parents and I used to joke about the fact that *all* the reported UFO landings and alien sightings seemed to take place in Florida, Mississippi, and the swamps of Louisiana. My mom, a native of Boston, said, "We'll believe these tales when a flying saucer lands on the MIT campus and a little green man comes out and says "take me to your leader." These days, of course, whatever craziness infected the south (referencing the "Florida trait") has spread across the nation. But I'm not going to believe in aliens until there is a landing on the campus of the University of Chicago. Most Florida residents came from one of those northern states you hold in such high regard. I certainly see a lot of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut people here. (mostly on the east coast) On the west coast we mostly get mid westerners. That is basically a I-95 vs I-75 thing ------------------------------------------------------ I happened to stumble upon a re-run of this show the other day. For the gullible it was pretty convincing, especially with all the "scientific" evidence and skeletal remains: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mermaids-real-mermaids-caught-camera-animal-planet-documentary-19286637 |
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#13
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On 6/18/13 1:38 PM, Eisboch wrote:
wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:01:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Back in the day, before the entire country went nutso, my parents and I used to joke about the fact that *all* the reported UFO landings and alien sightings seemed to take place in Florida, Mississippi, and the swamps of Louisiana. My mom, a native of Boston, said, "We'll believe these tales when a flying saucer lands on the MIT campus and a little green man comes out and says "take me to your leader." These days, of course, whatever craziness infected the south (referencing the "Florida trait") has spread across the nation. But I'm not going to believe in aliens until there is a landing on the campus of the University of Chicago. Most Florida residents came from one of those northern states you hold in such high regard. I certainly see a lot of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut people here. (mostly on the east coast) On the west coast we mostly get mid westerners. That is basically a I-95 vs I-75 thing ------------------------------------------------------ I happened to stumble upon a re-run of this show the other day. For the gullible it was pretty convincing, especially with all the "scientific" evidence and skeletal remains: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mermaids-real-mermaids-caught-camera-animal-planet-documentary-19286637 I suppose you don't believe in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny, either.  |
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#14
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"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 1:38 PM, Eisboch wrote: wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:01:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Back in the day, before the entire country went nutso, my parents and I used to joke about the fact that *all* the reported UFO landings and alien sightings seemed to take place in Florida, Mississippi, and the swamps of Louisiana. My mom, a native of Boston, said, "We'll believe these tales when a flying saucer lands on the MIT campus and a little green man comes out and says "take me to your leader." These days, of course, whatever craziness infected the south (referencing the "Florida trait") has spread across the nation. But I'm not going to believe in aliens until there is a landing on the campus of the University of Chicago. Most Florida residents came from one of those northern states you hold in such high regard. I certainly see a lot of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut people here. (mostly on the east coast) On the west coast we mostly get mid westerners. That is basically a I-95 vs I-75 thing ------------------------------------------------------ I happened to stumble upon a re-run of this show the other day. For the gullible it was pretty convincing, especially with all the "scientific" evidence and skeletal remains: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mermaids-real-mermaids-caught-camera-animal-planet-documentary-19286637 I suppose you don't believe in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny, either. --------------------------------- Wasamatta .... you never watched "Miracle on 34th St." |
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On 6/18/13 3:14 PM, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 1:38 PM, Eisboch wrote: wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:01:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Back in the day, before the entire country went nutso, my parents and I used to joke about the fact that *all* the reported UFO landings and alien sightings seemed to take place in Florida, Mississippi, and the swamps of Louisiana. My mom, a native of Boston, said, "We'll believe these tales when a flying saucer lands on the MIT campus and a little green man comes out and says "take me to your leader." These days, of course, whatever craziness infected the south (referencing the "Florida trait") has spread across the nation. But I'm not going to believe in aliens until there is a landing on the campus of the University of Chicago. Most Florida residents came from one of those northern states you hold in such high regard. I certainly see a lot of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut people here. (mostly on the east coast) On the west coast we mostly get mid westerners. That is basically a I-95 vs I-75 thing ------------------------------------------------------ I happened to stumble upon a re-run of this show the other day. For the gullible it was pretty convincing, especially with all the "scientific" evidence and skeletal remains: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mermaids-real-mermaids-caught-camera-animal-planet-documentary-19286637 I suppose you don't believe in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny, either. --------------------------------- Wasamatta .... you never watched "Miracle on 34th St." Absolutely, both the older and the more recent versions. I see no reason *not* to believe in Santa Claus. I like Christmas, too, to the extent it upholds the value of good deeds, helping others, and basic human decency. I'm not a fan of the commercialization attached to the observance and, of course, I really dislike the never-ending attempts to use it to push a religious agenda on a society that is supposed to be religiously neutral, but there is nothing negative about the positive thoughts attributed to Jesus, whether or not he said them. |
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"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 3:14 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 1:38 PM, Eisboch wrote: wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:01:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Back in the day, before the entire country went nutso, my parents and I used to joke about the fact that *all* the reported UFO landings and alien sightings seemed to take place in Florida, Mississippi, and the swamps of Louisiana. My mom, a native of Boston, said, "We'll believe these tales when a flying saucer lands on the MIT campus and a little green man comes out and says "take me to your leader." These days, of course, whatever craziness infected the south (referencing the "Florida trait") has spread across the nation. But I'm not going to believe in aliens until there is a landing on the campus of the University of Chicago. Most Florida residents came from one of those northern states you hold in such high regard. I certainly see a lot of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut people here. (mostly on the east coast) On the west coast we mostly get mid westerners. That is basically a I-95 vs I-75 thing ------------------------------------------------------ I happened to stumble upon a re-run of this show the other day. For the gullible it was pretty convincing, especially with all the "scientific" evidence and skeletal remains: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mermaids-real-mermaids-caught-camera-animal-planet-documentary-19286637 I suppose you don't believe in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny, either. --------------------------------- Wasamatta .... you never watched "Miracle on 34th St." Absolutely, both the older and the more recent versions. I see no reason *not* to believe in Santa Claus. I like Christmas, too, to the extent it upholds the value of good deeds, helping others, and basic human decency. I'm not a fan of the commercialization attached to the observance and, of course, I really dislike the never-ending attempts to use it to push a religious agenda on a society that is supposed to be religiously neutral, but there is nothing negative about the positive thoughts attributed to Jesus, whether or not he said them. -------------------------------- Wow. Gotta say this for you. You take every opportunity you can get. |
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On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 15:26:16 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote:
On 6/18/13 3:14 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 1:38 PM, Eisboch wrote: wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:01:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Back in the day, before the entire country went nutso, my parents and I used to joke about the fact that *all* the reported UFO landings and alien sightings seemed to take place in Florida, Mississippi, and the swamps of Louisiana. My mom, a native of Boston, said, "We'll believe these tales when a flying saucer lands on the MIT campus and a little green man comes out and says "take me to your leader." These days, of course, whatever craziness infected the south (referencing the "Florida trait") has spread across the nation. But I'm not going to believe in aliens until there is a landing on the campus of the University of Chicago. Most Florida residents came from one of those northern states you hold in such high regard. I certainly see a lot of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut people here. (mostly on the east coast) On the west coast we mostly get mid westerners. That is basically a I-95 vs I-75 thing ------------------------------------------------------ I happened to stumble upon a re-run of this show the other day. For the gullible it was pretty convincing, especially with all the "scientific" evidence and skeletal remains: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mermaids-real-mermaids-caught-camera-animal-planet-documentary-19286637 I suppose you don't believe in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny, either. --------------------------------- Wasamatta .... you never watched "Miracle on 34th St." Absolutely, both the older and the more recent versions. I see no reason *not* to believe in Santa Claus. I like Christmas, too, to the extent it upholds the value of good deeds, helping others, and basic human decency. I'm not a fan of the commercialization attached to the observance and, of course, I really dislike the never-ending attempts to use it to push a religious agenda on a society that is supposed to be religiously neutral, but there is nothing negative about the positive thoughts attributed to Jesus, whether or not he said them. Perhaps lightening up would improve your disposition and morale. John H. -- Hope you're having a great day! |
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On 6/18/13 4:11 PM, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 3:14 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 1:38 PM, Eisboch wrote: wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:01:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Back in the day, before the entire country went nutso, my parents and I used to joke about the fact that *all* the reported UFO landings and alien sightings seemed to take place in Florida, Mississippi, and the swamps of Louisiana. My mom, a native of Boston, said, "We'll believe these tales when a flying saucer lands on the MIT campus and a little green man comes out and says "take me to your leader." These days, of course, whatever craziness infected the south (referencing the "Florida trait") has spread across the nation. But I'm not going to believe in aliens until there is a landing on the campus of the University of Chicago. Most Florida residents came from one of those northern states you hold in such high regard. I certainly see a lot of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut people here. (mostly on the east coast) On the west coast we mostly get mid westerners. That is basically a I-95 vs I-75 thing ------------------------------------------------------ I happened to stumble upon a re-run of this show the other day. For the gullible it was pretty convincing, especially with all the "scientific" evidence and skeletal remains: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mermaids-real-mermaids-caught-camera-animal-planet-documentary-19286637 I suppose you don't believe in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny, either. --------------------------------- Wasamatta .... you never watched "Miracle on 34th St." Absolutely, both the older and the more recent versions. I see no reason *not* to believe in Santa Claus. I like Christmas, too, to the extent it upholds the value of good deeds, helping others, and basic human decency. I'm not a fan of the commercialization attached to the observance and, of course, I really dislike the never-ending attempts to use it to push a religious agenda on a society that is supposed to be religiously neutral, but there is nothing negative about the positive thoughts attributed to Jesus, whether or not he said them. -------------------------------- Wow. Gotta say this for you. You take every opportunity you can get. I try. Even though I am agnostic, I have no problems with people who have organized or even unorganized religious beliefs, so long as they don't try to push those beliefs onto me or our non-religious society. I'm not an atheist, I'm just a skeptic. |
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"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... On 6/18/13 4:11 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 3:14 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 1:38 PM, Eisboch wrote: wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:01:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Back in the day, before the entire country went nutso, my parents and I used to joke about the fact that *all* the reported UFO landings and alien sightings seemed to take place in Florida, Mississippi, and the swamps of Louisiana. My mom, a native of Boston, said, "We'll believe these tales when a flying saucer lands on the MIT campus and a little green man comes out and says "take me to your leader." These days, of course, whatever craziness infected the south (referencing the "Florida trait") has spread across the nation. But I'm not going to believe in aliens until there is a landing on the campus of the University of Chicago. Most Florida residents came from one of those northern states you hold in such high regard. I certainly see a lot of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut people here. (mostly on the east coast) On the west coast we mostly get mid westerners. That is basically a I-95 vs I-75 thing ------------------------------------------------------ I happened to stumble upon a re-run of this show the other day. For the gullible it was pretty convincing, especially with all the "scientific" evidence and skeletal remains: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mermaids-real-mermaids-caught-camera-animal-planet-documentary-19286637 I suppose you don't believe in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny, either. --------------------------------- Wasamatta .... you never watched "Miracle on 34th St." Absolutely, both the older and the more recent versions. I see no reason *not* to believe in Santa Claus. I like Christmas, too, to the extent it upholds the value of good deeds, helping others, and basic human decency. I'm not a fan of the commercialization attached to the observance and, of course, I really dislike the never-ending attempts to use it to push a religious agenda on a society that is supposed to be religiously neutral, but there is nothing negative about the positive thoughts attributed to Jesus, whether or not he said them. -------------------------------- Wow. Gotta say this for you. You take every opportunity you can get. I try. Even though I am agnostic, I have no problems with people who have organized or even unorganized religious beliefs, so long as they don't try to push those beliefs onto me or our non-religious society. I'm not an atheist, I'm just a skeptic. ----------------------------------------- You know what? You are a nerd. A political nerd. This isn't meant as an insult. I know lots of nerds from the technical disciplines. In fact, I am one too. But a common issue with us nerds is that we sometimes take things too seriously. If someone jokingly asks me why something isn't working, I'll miss the light hearted humor and delve into a long and protracted dissertation why it doesn't work and what's required to make it work and why it broke in the first place. Only after stopping to catch my breath will I notice that those around me are either chuckling or their eyes have glazed over. |
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On 6/18/13 4:55 PM, Eisboch wrote:
"F.O.A.D." wrote in message ... On 6/18/13 4:11 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 3:14 PM, Eisboch wrote: "F.O.A.D." wrote in message m... On 6/18/13 1:38 PM, Eisboch wrote: wrote in message ... On Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:01:10 -0400, "F.O.A.D." wrote: Back in the day, before the entire country went nutso, my parents and I used to joke about the fact that *all* the reported UFO landings and alien sightings seemed to take place in Florida, Mississippi, and the swamps of Louisiana. My mom, a native of Boston, said, "We'll believe these tales when a flying saucer lands on the MIT campus and a little green man comes out and says "take me to your leader." These days, of course, whatever craziness infected the south (referencing the "Florida trait") has spread across the nation. But I'm not going to believe in aliens until there is a landing on the campus of the University of Chicago. Most Florida residents came from one of those northern states you hold in such high regard. I certainly see a lot of Massachusetts, New York, New Jersey, Connecticut people here. (mostly on the east coast) On the west coast we mostly get mid westerners. That is basically a I-95 vs I-75 thing ------------------------------------------------------ I happened to stumble upon a re-run of this show the other day. For the gullible it was pretty convincing, especially with all the "scientific" evidence and skeletal remains: http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/mermaids-real-mermaids-caught-camera-animal-planet-documentary-19286637 I suppose you don't believe in the tooth fairy or the easter bunny, either. --------------------------------- Wasamatta .... you never watched "Miracle on 34th St." Absolutely, both the older and the more recent versions. I see no reason *not* to believe in Santa Claus. I like Christmas, too, to the extent it upholds the value of good deeds, helping others, and basic human decency. I'm not a fan of the commercialization attached to the observance and, of course, I really dislike the never-ending attempts to use it to push a religious agenda on a society that is supposed to be religiously neutral, but there is nothing negative about the positive thoughts attributed to Jesus, whether or not he said them. -------------------------------- Wow. Gotta say this for you. You take every opportunity you can get. I try. Even though I am agnostic, I have no problems with people who have organized or even unorganized religious beliefs, so long as they don't try to push those beliefs onto me or our non-religious society. I'm not an atheist, I'm just a skeptic. ----------------------------------------- You know what? You are a nerd. A political nerd. This isn't meant as an insult. I know lots of nerds from the technical disciplines. In fact, I am one too. But a common issue with us nerds is that we sometimes take things too seriously. If someone jokingly asks me why something isn't working, I'll miss the light hearted humor and delve into a long and protracted dissertation why it doesn't work and what's required to make it work and why it broke in the first place. Only after stopping to catch my breath will I notice that those around me are either chuckling or their eyes have glazed over. Someone you've heard of who has a nightly TV political talk show and I have discussed in emails this very attribute we share. |
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