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Religions > Atheism |
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"stoney" |
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23 Oct 2006 11:55:38 AM |
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Urban Legends Quiz |
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "Ghod" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
23 Oct 2006 01:10:11 PM |
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"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com...
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
I can't seem to get it to load properly.....maybe it's too overrun by
usenet junkies.
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| User: "Robibnikoff" |
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25 Oct 2006 01:59:20 PM |
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"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com...
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9 out of 10! :)
--
Robyn
Resident Witchypoo
#1557
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| User: "Hannele Hannele@lycos-nl" |
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26 Oct 2006 03:57:44 PM |
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Op Wed, 25 Oct 2006 20:59:20 +0200 schreef Robibnikoff =
<witchypoo@broomstick.com>:
"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com...
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=3Dquiz228=
&Quizid=3D228
I got 7/10
9 out of 10! :)
Me too!
-- =
Hannele
aa #2221
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| User: "Arturo Magidin" |
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23 Oct 2006 12:04:32 PM |
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In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
--
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"It's not denial. I'm just very selective about
what I accept as reality."
--- Calvin ("Calvin and Hobbes" by Bill Watterson)
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Arturo Magidin
magidin-at-member-ams-org
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| User: "J Forbes" |
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23 Oct 2006 01:19:59 PM |
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Arturo Magidin wrote:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
that one is in the big book of urban legends
JIm
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| User: "quibbler" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
23 Oct 2006 01:46:30 PM |
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In article <ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
says...
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
I guessed on the civet one, but as far as microwaving goes, it seems like
even old people wouldn't put a pet in an oven, microwave or otherwise,
just to dry its fur. That is, even an old person or a young child would
probably reason that, if microwaves cooked meat that they would also cook
pets. A towel or hair dryer makes much more sense. (note: that, for the
record, my cat will only let me dry his fur with a paper towel.) Now,
undoubtably, certain sadistic teens have put gerbils in microwaves to
watch them fry or something similar. I could probably even find one on
youtube right now if I cared to.
--
"I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort
to take away the power of rational decision, to
drain people of their free will--and a hell of a
lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in
their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all.
For most people, religion is nothing more than a
substitute for a malfunctioning brain." --Gene Roddenberry
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| User: "" |
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27 Oct 2006 05:00:32 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:46:30 -0600, quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com>
wrote:
In article <ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
says...
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
I guessed on the civet one, but as far as microwaving goes, it seems like
even old people wouldn't put a pet in an oven, microwave or otherwise,
just to dry its fur. That is, even an old person or a young child would
probably reason that, if microwaves cooked meat that they would also cook
pets. A towel or hair dryer makes much more sense. (note: that, for the
record, my cat will only let me dry his fur with a paper towel.) Now,
undoubtably, certain sadistic teens have put gerbils in microwaves to
watch them fry or something similar. I could probably even find one on
youtube right now if I cared to.
I missed the civit one because I was thinking there was no need to
harvest existing beans from poop.
Otherwise I got 9 of ten.
atheist@home#1554
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| User: "Lars Eighner" |
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23 Oct 2006 12:39:53 PM |
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In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
--
Lars Eighner *Atheist #1965* <http://larseighner.com/>
Christianity: Safer than a lobotomy, but just as effective.
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| User: "quibbler" |
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23 Oct 2006 03:54:24 PM |
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In article <slrnejput4.err.usenet@goodwill.larseighner.com>,
usenet@larseighner.com says...
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
There are probably plenty of bugs that share your house with you right
now, even if you have it sprayed regularly.
--
"I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort
to take away the power of rational decision, to
drain people of their free will--and a hell of a
lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in
their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all.
For most people, religion is nothing more than a
substitute for a malfunctioning brain." --Gene Roddenberry
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| User: "Ghod" |
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23 Oct 2006 04:14:03 PM |
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"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1fa6d9ec9cc2ba609896c5@news.readfreenews.net...
In article <slrnejput4.err.usenet@goodwill.larseighner.com>,
usenet@larseighner.com says...
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&
Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured
there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
There are probably plenty of bugs that share your house with you
right
now, even if you have it sprayed regularly.
You have a gift for understatement, you do.
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| User: "Cary Kittrell" |
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23 Oct 2006 04:19:27 PM |
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In article <ehjbar$lf0$1@news.ks.uiuc.edu> "Ghod" <ghod@ameritech.net> writes:
"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1fa6d9ec9cc2ba609896c5@news.readfreenews.net...
In article <slrnejput4.err.usenet@goodwill.larseighner.com>,
usenet@larseighner.com says...
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&
Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured
there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
There are probably plenty of bugs that share your house with you
right
now, even if you have it sprayed regularly.
You have a gift for understatement, you do.
Bill Gates makes more money than I do.
-- cary
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| User: "" |
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23 Oct 2006 09:19:16 PM |
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Cary Kittrell wrote:
In article <ehjbar$lf0$1@news.ks.uiuc.edu> "Ghod" <ghod@ameritech.net> writes:
"quibbler" <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:MPG.1fa6d9ec9cc2ba609896c5@news.readfreenews.net...
In article <slrnejput4.err.usenet@goodwill.larseighner.com>,
usenet@larseighner.com says...
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&
Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured
there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
There are probably plenty of bugs that share your house with you
right
now, even if you have it sprayed regularly.
You have a gift for understatement, you do.
Bill Gates makes more money than I do.
The universe is slightly bigger than my bedroom.
-- cary
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| User: "stoney" |
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27 Oct 2006 01:14:42 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:54:24 -0600, quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
In article <slrnejput4.err.usenet@goodwill.larseighner.com>,
usenet@larseighner.com says...
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
There are probably plenty of bugs that share your house with you right
now, even if you have it sprayed regularly.
And the freeloaders don't pay their rent.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "" |
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27 Oct 2006 04:57:17 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:54:24 -0600, quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com>
wrote:
In article <slrnejput4.err.usenet@goodwill.larseighner.com>,
usenet@larseighner.com says...
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
There are probably plenty of bugs that share your house with you right
now, even if you have it sprayed regularly.
I saw a documentary when I was a kid about all the bugs that are on us
no matter how often we bathe or shower.
In our hair, in our noses and various other places.
Eating us alive at a slow rate.
Had thay just stated the fact I would have been ok with it but they
had to show microscopic views of the things.
They be uuuugly!
atheist@home#1554
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| User: "Ben Kaufman" |
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23 Oct 2006 11:07:36 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:54:24 -0600, quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote:
In article <slrnejput4.err.usenet@goodwill.larseighner.com>,
usenet@larseighner.com says...
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
There are probably plenty of bugs that share your house with you right
now, even if you have it sprayed regularly.
Only if they can't bounce a laser off your window :-)
Ben
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| User: "quibbler" |
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24 Oct 2006 12:02:36 AM |
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In article <k84rj2pdqm6abul1ckvmvio975oehiunp8@4ax.com>, spaXm-mXe-anXd-
paXy-5000-dollars@pobox.com says...
On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:54:24 -0600, quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote:
In article <slrnejput4.err.usenet@goodwill.larseighner.com>,
usenet@larseighner.com says...
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
There are probably plenty of bugs that share your house with you right
now, even if you have it sprayed regularly.
Only if they can't bounce a laser off your window :-)
Welcome to George Bush's police state.
--
"I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort
to take away the power of rational decision, to
drain people of their free will--and a hell of a
lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in
their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all.
For most people, religion is nothing more than a
substitute for a malfunctioning brain." --Gene Roddenberry
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| User: "Pat Kiewicz" |
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24 Oct 2006 05:35:04 AM |
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Lars Eighner said:
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?
page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
If they hadn't said the bugs contributed to the crunch factor...I wouldn't
have marked it false. (I was clicking through pretty fast.) So, 9/10 for me.
I knew there were likely some wasps in *any* fig, but they are, generally
speaking, too small to add crunch.
http://www.figweb.org/Ficus/images/Ceratosolen_capensis_on_finger_400.JPG
--
Pat K. aa#1154 ('someplace.net' is comcast)
Any technology distinguishable from magic is insufficiently advanced.
(attributed to Don Marti)
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| User: "magilla" |
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23 Oct 2006 12:32:00 PM |
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Lars Eighner wrote:
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
8/10. Poodles AND fig newtons :(
Chris
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| User: "G-Ride" |
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23 Oct 2006 01:41:05 PM |
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"magilla" <chris.linthompson@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1161624720.763408.10650@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com...
Lars Eighner wrote:
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid
=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
8/10. Poodles AND fig newtons :(
Same here.
--
Aloha, G-Ride
The force that's forcing you to feel like busting up a Starbucks.
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| User: "quibbler" |
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23 Oct 2006 03:46:23 PM |
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In article <1161624720.763408.10650@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>,
chris.linthompson@gmail.com says...
Lars Eighner wrote:
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
8/10. Poodles AND fig newtons :(
You guys missed the easy ones. Not to rub it in or anything, but most of
your food probably has bug parts in it in some concentration. And that
doesn't count the rat feces and similar unpleasantness. As to the
microwave, it sounds about as reasonable as putting your pet in the
washing machine because they get dirty. To me it seems like the pet in
the microwave is an updated version of the "baby in the oven" myth in
reefer madness or similar agit-prop.
--
"I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort
to take away the power of rational decision, to
drain people of their free will--and a hell of a
lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in
their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all.
For most people, religion is nothing more than a
substitute for a malfunctioning brain." --Gene Roddenberry
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| User: "Arturo Magidin" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
23 Oct 2006 04:26:36 PM |
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In article <MPG.1fa6d80efa557a949896c4@news.readfreenews.net>,
quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote:
In article <1161624720.763408.10650@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>,
chris.linthompson@gmail.com says...
Lars Eighner wrote:
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
8/10. Poodles AND fig newtons :(
You guys missed the easy ones.
Possibly...
Then again, Snopes still isn't quite right about the "Legislature
redefines Pi" legend, despite my sending them a correction and
references over a year ago. (-;
Not to rub it in or anything, but most of
your food probably has bug parts in it in some concentration.
Although I got that one right, I was momentarily confused by their
drawing a ->causal connection<- between the presence of bugs and the
"crunchiness" of the pastry. I suspect others had similar problems.
--
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"It's not denial. I'm just very selective about
what I accept as reality."
--- Calvin ("Calvin and Hobbes" by Bill Watterson)
======================================================================
Arturo Magidin
magidin-at-member-ams-org
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| User: "quibbler" |
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23 Oct 2006 10:12:54 PM |
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In article <ehjc2c$1ocr$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
says...
In article <MPG.1fa6d80efa557a949896c4@news.readfreenews.net>,
quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote:
In article <1161624720.763408.10650@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>,
chris.linthompson@gmail.com says...
Lars Eighner wrote:
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
8/10. Poodles AND fig newtons :(
You guys missed the easy ones.
Possibly...
Then again, Snopes still isn't quite right about the "Legislature
redefines Pi" legend, despite my sending them a correction and
references over a year ago. (-;
Yes, well, I wouldn't be surprised if some of the "intelligent design"
folks don't start challenging "Euclidism" and the "theory" that pi has a
value other than 3. I mean, why not present "both sides" and let
students "decide for themselves" what they think pi should be ;)...
Not to rub it in or anything, but most of
your food probably has bug parts in it in some concentration.
Although I got that one right, I was momentarily confused by their
drawing a ->causal connection<- between the presence of bugs and the
"crunchiness" of the pastry. I suspect others had similar problems.
Yeah, it wasn't as clear as it could have been, though I think some
people tried to parse the question a little too carefully.
--
"I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort
to take away the power of rational decision, to
drain people of their free will--and a hell of a
lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in
their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all.
For most people, religion is nothing more than a
substitute for a malfunctioning brain." --Gene Roddenberry
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
27 Oct 2006 01:13:28 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 21:26:36 +0000 (UTC),
(Arturo Magidin) wrote in alt.atheism
In article <MPG.1fa6d80efa557a949896c4@news.readfreenews.net>,
quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com> wrote:
In article <1161624720.763408.10650@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>,
chris.linthompson@gmail.com says...
Lars Eighner wrote:
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
8/10. Poodles AND fig newtons :(
You guys missed the easy ones.
Possibly...
Then again, Snopes still isn't quite right about the "Legislature
redefines Pi" legend, despite my sending them a correction and
references over a year ago. (-;
Not to rub it in or anything, but most of
your food probably has bug parts in it in some concentration.
Although I got that one right, I was momentarily confused by their
drawing a ->causal connection<- between the presence of bugs and the
"crunchiness" of the pastry. I suspect others had similar problems.
Yes, which is why I missed that one.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
27 Oct 2006 01:12:08 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 14:46:23 -0600, quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
In article <1161624720.763408.10650@m7g2000cwm.googlegroups.com>,
chris.linthompson@gmail.com says...
Lars Eighner wrote:
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
8/10. Poodles AND fig newtons :(
You guys missed the easy ones. Not to rub it in or anything, but most of
your food probably has bug parts in it in some concentration. And that
doesn't count the rat feces and similar unpleasantness.
Or chicken ***** from the processed chickens albeit the ***** is
sterilized. And you're right about the most of your food bit.
As to the
microwave, it sounds about as reasonable as putting your pet in the
washing machine because they get dirty. To me it seems like the pet in
the microwave is an updated version of the "baby in the oven" myth in
reefer madness or similar agit-prop.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "Steve O" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
27 Oct 2006 01:18:02 PM |
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"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:7ti4k2h7kqa5aqol93bm87l0c380moi904@4ax.com...
You guys missed the easy ones. Not to rub it in or anything, but most of
your food probably has bug parts in it in some concentration. And that
doesn't count the rat feces and similar unpleasantness.
Or chicken ***** from the processed chickens albeit the ***** is
sterilized. And you're right about the most of your food bit.
Cows milk.
Almost blew chunks when I read how much pus and blood is allowed in it.
Apparently it comes from the cows udders which are chafed and sore from
automated milking machines.
--
Steve O
a.a. #2240 (apathist chapter)
"Faith doesn't move mountains - it levels buildings."
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
28 Oct 2006 11:12:20 AM |
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On Fri, 27 Oct 2006 19:18:02 +0100, "Steve O" <sendspam@here.com> wrote
in alt.atheism
"stoney" <stoney@the.net> wrote in message
news:7ti4k2h7kqa5aqol93bm87l0c380moi904@4ax.com...
You guys missed the easy ones. Not to rub it in or anything, but most of
your food probably has bug parts in it in some concentration. And that
doesn't count the rat feces and similar unpleasantness.
Or chicken ***** from the processed chickens albeit the ***** is
sterilized. And you're right about the most of your food bit.
Cows milk.
Almost blew chunks when I read how much pus and blood is allowed in it.
Apparently it comes from the cows udders which are chafed and sore from
automated milking machines.
Hadn't thought about that {city boy here}, but it follows. Consider
also the heat and processing which, I understand, pretty well reduces
nutrients to almost nil.
I take it as a given food from any large conglomerate operation's going
to be contaminated as well as nutrient deficient..
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
27 Oct 2006 01:10:23 PM |
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On 23 Oct 2006 17:39:53 GMT, Lars Eighner <usenet@larseighner.com> wrote
in alt.atheism
In our last episode,
<ehisn0$1cs8$1@agate.berkeley.edu>,
the lovely and talented Arturo Magidin
broadcast on alt.atheism:
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
9/10 -- no more fig newtons in this house.
Stay away from salad dressing then.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
27 Oct 2006 01:09:04 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 17:04:32 +0000 (UTC),
(Arturo Magidin) wrote in alt.atheism
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
stoney <stoney@the.net> wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10. They snookered me with the poodle one; I just figured there was
surely somebody dumb enough to actually try it...
I should have gotten 9/10. I know better on the alligators and the fig
newton paste. The Lawyer one got me.
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "quibbler" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
23 Oct 2006 01:38:09 PM |
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In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
says...
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
Result:
"You got 10/10 correct.
Yep, you're smart. Are you putting that big brain to good use?"
I presume they mean other uses than answering internet quizzes ;)
--
"I condemn false prophets, I condemn the effort
to take away the power of rational decision, to
drain people of their free will--and a hell of a
lot of money in the bargain. Religions vary in
their degree of idiocy, but I reject them all.
For most people, religion is nothing more than a
substitute for a malfunctioning brain." --Gene Roddenberry
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| User: "stoney" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
27 Oct 2006 01:15:54 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 12:38:09 -0600, quibbler <quibbler247@yahoo.com>
wrote in alt.atheism
In article <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>,
says...
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
Result:
"You got 10/10 correct.
Yep, you're smart. Are you putting that big brain to good use?"
I presume they mean other uses than answering internet quizzes ;)
Probably.... :)
--
Fundies and trolls are cordially invited to
shove a wooden cross up their arses and rotate
at a high rate of speed. I trust you'll
be 'blessed' with a plethora of splinters.
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| User: "Matt Silberstein" |
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| Title: Re: Urban Legends Quiz |
23 Oct 2006 10:03:34 PM |
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On Mon, 23 Oct 2006 09:55:38 -0700, in alt.atheism , stoney
<stoney@the.net> in <6vspj2lul9l4bikd9p1h0ja85tgddtum4s@4ax.com>
wrote:
http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/departments/education_1/?page=quiz228&Quizid=228
I got 7/10
9/10 and I have a problem with the wording on the one I got wrong.
--
Matt Silberstein
Do something today about the Darfur Genocide
http://www.beawitness.org
http://www.darfurgenocide.org
http://www.savedarfur.org
"Darfur: A Genocide We can Stop"
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