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Religions > Atheism |
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"J Young" |
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14 Nov 2006 05:25:36 PM |
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PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent. Use this information
wisely.
http://www.fcc.gov/cgb/complaints_obscene.html
It's Against the Law
It is a violation of federal law to air obscene programming at any time. It
is also a violation of federal law to air indecent programming or profane
language during certain hours. Congress has given the Federal Communications
Commission (FCC) the responsibility for administratively enforcing these
laws. The FCC may revoke a station license, impose a monetary forfeiture, or
issue a warning if a station airs obscene, indecent, or profane material.
Obscene Broadcasts Are Prohibited at All Times
Obscene material is not protected by the First Amendment to the Constitution
and cannot be broadcast at any time. The Supreme Court has established that,
to be obscene, material must meet a three-pronged test:
a.. An average person, applying contemporary community standards, must
find that the material, as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;
b.. The material must depict or describe, in a patently offensive way,
sexual conduct specifically defined by applicable law; and
c.. The material, taken as a whole, must lack serious literary, artistic,
political, or scientific value.
Indecent Broadcast Restrictions
The FCC has defined broadcast indecency as "language or material that, in
context, depicts or describes, in terms patently offensive as measured by
contemporary community standards for the broadcast medium, sexual or
excretory organs or activities." Indecent programming contains patently
offensive sexual or excretory material that does not rise to the level of
obscenity.
The courts have held that indecent material is protected by the First
Amendment and cannot be banned entirely. It may, however, be restricted in
order to avoid its broadcast during times of the day when there is a
reasonable risk that children may be in the audience.
Consistent with a federal indecency statute and federal court decisions
interpreting the statute, the Commission adopted a rule that broadcasts --
both on television and radio -- that fit within the indecency definition and
that are aired between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 p.m. are prohibited and subject
to indecency enforcement action.
Profane Broadcast Restrictions
The FCC has defined profanity as "including language so grossly offensive to
members of the public who actually hear it as to amount to a nuisance."
Like indecency, profane speech is prohibited on broadcast radio and
television between the hours of 6 a.m. and 10 p.m.
Enforcement Procedures and Filing Complaints
Enforcement actions in this area are based on documented complaints received
from the public about obscene, indecent, or profane material. FCC staff will
review each complaint to determine whether it contains sufficient
information to suggest that there has been a violation of the obscenity,
indecency, or profanity laws. If it appears that a violation may have
occurred, the staff will start an investigation, which may include a letter
of inquiry to the broadcast station.
If the description of the material contained in the complaint is not
sufficient to determine whether a violation of the statute or FCC rules
regarding obscene, indecent, and profane material may have occurred, FCC
staff will send the complainant a dismissal letter explaining the
deficiencies in the complaint and how to have it reinstated. In such a case,
the complainant has the option of re-filing the complaint with additional
information, filing either a petition for reconsideration, or, if the
decision is a staff action, an application for review (appeal) to the full
Commission.
If the facts and information contained in the complaint suggest that a
violation of the statute or FCC rules regarding obscenity, indecency, and
profanity did not occur, FCC staff will send the complainant a letter
denying the complaint, or the FCC may deny the complaint by public order. In
either situation, the complainant has the option of filing either a petition
for reconsideration or, if the decision is a staff action, an application
for review (appeal) to the full Commission.
If the FCC determines that the complained-of material was obscene, indecent,
and/or profane, it may issue a Notice of Apparent Liability (NAL), which is
a preliminary finding that the law or the FCC's rules have been violated.
Subsequently, this preliminary finding may be confirmed, reduced, or
rescinded when the FCC issues a Forfeiture Order.
Context
In making obscenity, indecency, and profanity determinations, context is
key. The FCC staff must analyze what was actually aired, the meaning of what
was aired, and the context in which it was aired. Accordingly, the FCC asks
complainants to provide the following information:
a.. Information regarding the details of what was actually said or
depicted during the broadcast.
The complainant may choose the format for providing the information, but
it must be sufficiently detailed so that the FCC can determine the words or
language used, or the images or scenes depicted during the broadcast and the
context of those words, language, images, or scenes. Subject matter alone is
not sufficient to determine whether material is obscene, indecent, or
profane. For example, stating only that the objectionable programming
"discussed sex" or had a "disgusting discussion of sex" is not sufficient.
Moreover, the FCC must know the context when analyzing whether specific,
isolated words or images are obscene, indecent, or profane. The FCC does not
require complainants to provide tapes or transcripts in support of their
complaints. Consequently, failure to provide a tape or transcript of a
broadcast, in and of itself, will not lead to automatic dismissal or denial
of a complaint. Nonetheless, a tape or transcript is helpful in processing a
complaint and, if available, should be provided.
b.. The date and time of the broadcast.
Under federal law, if the FCC assesses a monetary forfeiture against a
broadcast station for violation of a rule, it must specify the date the
violation occurred. Accordingly, it is important that complainants provide
the date the material in question was broadcast. Indecent or profane speech
that is broadcast between the hours of 10 p.m. and 6 a.m. is not actionable.
Consequently, the FCC must know the time of day that the material was
broadcast.
c.. The call sign, channel, or frequency of the station involved.
To take enforcement action for the airing of prohibited material, the FCC
must be able to identify the station that aired the material. By providing
the call sign, channel, or frequency of the station, you will help us to
quickly and efficiently process your complaint.
Any documentation you provide to the FCC about your complaint becomes part
of the FCC's records and may not be returned.
How to File a Complaint
The fastest and easiest way to file a complaint containing this important
information is to use the FCC's new electronic complaint Form 475B,
available on our Web site at http://svartifoss2.fcc.gov/cib/fcc475B.cfm.
You may also file a complaint by e-mail at or by calling
1-888-CALL-FCC (1-888-225-5322) voice, 1-888-TELL-FCC (1-888-835-5322) TTY.
You can also mail your complaint to:
Federal Communications Commission
Enforcement Bureau
Investigations and Hearings Division
Room 4-C330
445 12th St., SW
Washington, DC 20554.
If you are submitting a video tape, DVD, CD, or other type of media with
your complaint, please send it to the following address to avoid mail
processing damage.
Federal Communications Commission
Investigations & Hearings Division
Enforcement Bureau
9300 East Hampton Drive
Capitol Heights, MD 20743
For more information regarding obscene, indecent, or profane broadcasts,
visit the FCC's Enforcement Bureau Web site at http://www.fcc.gov/eb/oip/.
For a list of the Commission's recent enforcement actions in this area,
visit http://www.fcc.gov/eb/oip/Actions.html.
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J Yöung
youngopinions@aol.com
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| User: "Denis Loubet" |
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| Title: Re: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
14 Nov 2006 07:06:37 PM |
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"J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote in message
news:vtKdnV_bBqZxzcfYnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@giganews.com...
It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent. Use this information
wisely.
Ah, it figures that you would push for the lowest common denominator.
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Denis Loubet
dloubet@io.com
http//www.io.com/~dloubet
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| User: "LC" |
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| Title: Re: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
14 Nov 2006 05:44:53 PM |
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Indecent spambot "J Young" <youngopinions@aol.com> wrote in message
news:vtKdnV_bBqZxzcfYnZ2dnUVZ_qednZ2d@giganews.com...
Riddle me this, spamboy:
"....and this has what to do with abortion?"
From: "J Young" <youngopini...@aol.com>
Message-ID: <1121482106.603928.73340@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>
It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
Here's some information on the indecent troll "J Young":
"anal stimulation with a ***** helps enhance the spanking experience."
From: (Jon Young)
Newsgroups: soc.sexuality.spanking
Subject: best done with help
Date: 5 Oct 2003 18:00:43 -0700
Message-ID: <567f3dc3.0310051700.31b4eb95@posting.google.com>
"Why is it okay to kill a baby ,but not okay to f*ck him or her?"
From: (Jon Young)
Message-ID: <25e1e54f.0404252034.356729e@posting.google.com>
"I ain't a Jesus freak... I love porn stars!God bless them."
From: (Jon Young)
Message-ID: <25e1e54f.0404240901.7eb55105@posting.google.com>
"Q: what's the difference between a jew and a pizza? A: pizza doesn't scream
when you put it in the oven.
Bwa-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha-ha ;-)"
Message-ID: <9aGdnT4p1b90btTeRVn-iw@giganews.com>
Use this information wisely.
Oh, but I do.
LC~ Google ain't your friend, IBend.
"the material you ("J Young") post is off-topic and unwelcome in
alt.atheism. You've been told this. When people argue with you, you
don't argue back; you fail to support your views with evidence and
validity which is (for lack of a better word) a sin among skeptics. You
simply clutter the newsgroup with articles that are antagonistic and
ill-thought."
From: "Elf M. Sternberg" <elf@drizzle.com>
Message-ID: <87fyu2u9jt.fsf@drizzle.com>
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| User: "Parsifal" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
15 Nov 2006 12:56:49 AM |
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J Young a =E9crit :
It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
Since you're indecent, that means that we can beat the crap out of you
and then deport you, right?
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
14 Nov 2006 07:38:42 PM |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:25:36 -0500, J Young wrote:
It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
We try but under current law, we can't deport you...
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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"...otherwise, we're looking at the potential
of this kind of world:.... a world in which
oil reserves are controlled by radicals in order
to extract blackmail from the West..." [George Bush]
Wait... oil reserves?
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| User: "Lucifer" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
14 Nov 2006 09:24:58 PM |
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Mark K. Bilbo wrote:
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:25:36 -0500, J Young wrote:
It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
We try but under current law, we can't deport you...
That's because nowhere else deserves him either...
--
Lucifer the Unsubtle, EAC Librarian of Dark Tomes of Excessive Evil and
General Purpose Igor
The Anti-Theist
"Don't worry, I won't bite.......hard"
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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"...otherwise, we're looking at the potential
of this kind of world:.... a world in which
oil reserves are controlled by radicals in order
to extract blackmail from the West..." [George Bush]
Wait... oil reserves?
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| User: "Nosterill" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
15 Nov 2006 05:59:21 AM |
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Lucifer wrote:
Mark K. Bilbo wrote:
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:25:36 -0500, J Young wrote:
It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
We try but under current law, we can't deport you...
That's because nowhere else deserves him either...
Very true. If he has to be somewhere, I would rather it wasn't this
side of the pond.
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
15 Nov 2006 05:24:58 PM |
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On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:38:42 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
<gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:25:36 -0500, J Young wrote:
It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
We try but under current law, we can't deport you...
And if we could, under the laws of every other country, we couldn't.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
"I cannot conceive of a God who rewards and punishes his creatures, or has a will of the
type of which we are conscious in ourselves. An individual who should survive his
physical death is also beyond my comprehension,...; such notions are for the fears or
absurd egoism of feeble souls."
- Albert Einstein
(random sig, produced by SigChanger)
This signature was made by SigChanger.
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| User: "Jeff North" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
16 Nov 2006 03:41:18 AM |
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On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:24:58 -0500, in alt.politics.homosexuality Al
Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
<4d8nl2pvuakfghtbbgeo8bmdel0com85k7@4ax.com> wrote:
| On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:38:42 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
| <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
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| >On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:25:36 -0500, J Young wrote:
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| >> It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
| >
| >We try but under current law, we can't deport you...
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| And if we could, under the laws of every other country, we couldn't.
You could always give him a pair of cement boots and invite him to go
deep sea diving.
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jnorthau@yourpantsyahoo.com.au : Remove your pants to reply
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
16 Nov 2006 07:43:48 AM |
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:41:18 +0000, Jeff North wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:24:58 -0500, in alt.politics.homosexuality Al
Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
<4d8nl2pvuakfghtbbgeo8bmdel0com85k7@4ax.com> wrote:
| On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:38:42 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
| <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
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| >On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:25:36 -0500, J Young wrote:
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| >> It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
| >
| >We try but under current law, we can't deport you...
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| And if we could, under the laws of every other country, we couldn't.
You could always give him a pair of cement boots and invite him to go
deep sea diving.
I dunno. Polluting international waters may violate treaties...
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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"Religion is regarded by the common people as true,
by the wise as false, and by the rulers as useful."
- Seneca the Younger
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| User: "Jeff North" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
16 Nov 2006 05:16:58 PM |
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:43:48 -0600, in alt.politics.homosexuality
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo>
<atudnbeJpJmJ9sHYnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@giganews.com> wrote:
| On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:41:18 +0000, Jeff North wrote:
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| > On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:24:58 -0500, in alt.politics.homosexuality Al
| > Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
| > <4d8nl2pvuakfghtbbgeo8bmdel0com85k7@4ax.com> wrote:
| >
| >>| On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:38:42 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
| >>| <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
| >>|
| >>| >On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:25:36 -0500, J Young wrote:
| >>| >
| >>| >> It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
| >>| >
| >>| >We try but under current law, we can't deport you...
| >>|
| >>| And if we could, under the laws of every other country, we couldn't.
| >
| > You could always give him a pair of cement boots and invite him to go
| > deep sea diving.
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| I dunno. Polluting international waters may violate treaties...
Hmmm I forgot about young's toxicity level. :-(
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| User: "Mark K. Bilbo" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
17 Nov 2006 08:26:38 AM |
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 23:16:58 +0000, Jeff North wrote:
On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 07:43:48 -0600, in alt.politics.homosexuality
"Mark K. Bilbo" <gmail@com.mkbilbo>
<atudnbeJpJmJ9sHYnZ2dnUVZ_tidnZ2d@giganews.com> wrote:
| On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:41:18 +0000, Jeff North wrote:
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| > On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:24:58 -0500, in alt.politics.homosexuality Al
| > Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
| > <4d8nl2pvuakfghtbbgeo8bmdel0com85k7@4ax.com> wrote:
| >
| >>| On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:38:42 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
| >>| <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
| >>|
| >>| >On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:25:36 -0500, J Young wrote:
| >>| >
| >>| >> It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
| >>| >
| >>| >We try but under current law, we can't deport you...
| >>|
| >>| And if we could, under the laws of every other country, we couldn't.
| >
| > You could always give him a pair of cement boots and invite him to go
| > deep sea diving.
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| I dunno. Polluting international waters may violate treaties...
Hmmm I forgot about young's toxicity level. :-(
The dolphins have suffered enough!
--
Mark K. Bilbo
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"There is something feeble and a little contemptible about
a man who cannot face the perils of life without the help of
comfortable myths. Almost inevitably some part of him is
aware that they are myths and that he believes them only
because they are comforting. But he dare not face this
thought! Moreover, since he is aware, however dimly, that his
opinions are not rational, he becomes furious when they are
disputed." -Bertrand Russell
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| User: "Al Klein" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
16 Nov 2006 07:53:39 AM |
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On Thu, 16 Nov 2006 09:41:18 GMT, Jeff North <jnorthau@yahoo.com.au>
wrote:
On Wed, 15 Nov 2006 18:24:58 -0500, in alt.politics.homosexuality Al
Klein <rukbat@pern.invalid>
<4d8nl2pvuakfghtbbgeo8bmdel0com85k7@4ax.com> wrote:
| On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 19:38:42 -0600, "Mark K. Bilbo"
| <gmail@com.mkbilbo> wrote:
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| >On Tue, 14 Nov 2006 18:25:36 -0500, J Young wrote:
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| >> It is up to you, the citizen, to keep America decent.
| >
| >We try but under current law, we can't deport you...
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| And if we could, under the laws of every other country, we couldn't.
You could always give him a pair of cement boots and invite him to go
deep sea diving.
Actually you wear lead-soled boots when hard-hat diving.
--
rukbat at optonline dot net
"religion did for *****, what Stonehenge did for rocks"
- The World Famous Tink
(random sig, produced by SigChanger)
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| User: "Leebehr" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
14 Nov 2006 05:52:15 PM |
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What, you don't have an off switch?
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| User: "Cary Kittrell" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
14 Nov 2006 06:01:03 PM |
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In article <1163548335.323501.239700@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> "Leebehr" <lgrupsmith@gmail.com> writes:
[JYoung wrote]
{...}
What, you don't have an off switch?
Dude! If you can point us to the off switch for JYoung,
alt.atheism assembled will gratefully buy you your very
own island paradise.
-- cary
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| User: "skyeyes" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
16 Nov 2006 05:12:27 PM |
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Cary Kittrell wrote:
In article <1163548335.323501.239700@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> "Leebehr" <lgrupsmith@gmail.com> writes:
[JYoung wrote]
{...}
What, you don't have an off switch?
Dude! If you can point us to the off switch for JYoung,
alt.atheism assembled will gratefully buy you your very
own island paradise.
<Revving drill> If he doesn't have one already, I can install one for
ya. Does that offer of an island paradise still stand?
Brenda Nelson, A.A.#34
EAC Professor of Feline Thermometrics and Cat-Herding
skyeyes at dakotacom dot net
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| User: "Cary Kittrell" |
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| Title: Re: PSA: Obscene, Profane and Indecent Broadcast Complaints |
16 Nov 2006 05:52:50 PM |
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In article <1163718747.530360.212900@f16g2000cwb.googlegroups.com> "skyeyes" <skyeyes@dakotacom.net> writes:
Cary Kittrell wrote:
In article <1163548335.323501.239700@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com> "Leebehr" <lgrupsmith@gmail.com> writes:
[JYoung wrote]
{...}
What, you don't have an off switch?
Dude! If you can point us to the off switch for JYoung,
alt.atheism assembled will gratefully buy you your very
own island paradise.
<Revving drill> If he doesn't have one already, I can install one for
ya. Does that offer of an island paradise still stand?
Well, after passing the alt.atheism.hat (three times, it was damn
embarrassing), it appears that we have enough to buy you space
on the back an aging basking shark floating somewhere off
Christmas Island. With enough left over for a cooler and
a deck chair (used).
Speaking of rrrRRRRrrr rrrRRRRrrr rrRRRRRrrrrr, did you
see "Panic Room"? I will never, ever be able to rev
a power drill again without thinking of Forest Whitaker.
-- cary
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