From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=900">RennieLorca</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Chances~ I often resort to humor when upset. Hope you are in better sorts soon. Take care, dear poet ..... Rennie
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/correspondent/3028585.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/correspondent/3028585.stm</a> <BR>
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I'll say no more, this speaks for itself.    
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=900">RennieLorca</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

ladyinwaiting~ yes, a bit of a sad weekend here in reflection. But, CONGRATS! to the youngun son on his graduation. Thanks for the mention on Hijacked :) ... frogs are singing so loud here each night I can barely hear the pup playing body surfing/bowling against my kitchen cabinets (cabin fever!).<BR>
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Jim~ awwwwww, come on! Don't make me go-Rumsfeld on ya. Don't ya know this broadsiding is the reason we don't have pirates in these parts now? They've all moved over on the map to There Be Dragons. Capt's had a good laugh over us verse-in it out here. Thanks! I got Shadow Dancer from the lights going out so much here lately with all the storms.<BR>
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Welcome to the new Blenderites! <BR>
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Gala~ glad to see you back on the board :). <BR>
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Kindred~ I read my favorites of yours again and ____ ____ ___ cold shower, and ___ turned on the fan. What can I say but ____ ___ and, I'm a bit lost for words :). You've inspired me ... thanks! <BR>
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So have you, CryingShame/Pam~ Glad to see you enjoy yourself. It's paying off in a really positive way here.<BR>
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Champagne~ LOL, please pour a twinkle bit more on us! I'm still behind in reading, but have enjoyed all the posts I've read this month ..... Rennie
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=2">scqueen</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Stephen ~ <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2003.05.16.16.53.23424">Sandman's Dream</a>...I'm still a fan :-)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1139">jwb71913</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Chances, thanks for the 'Last Line'.  keep 'em coming.<BR>
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Jim
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1135">Trout Almondine</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

BK`<BR>
so what is your point with the above Pvt Lynch story from the BBC?  are you saying something negative or defamatory about your country?  after all, the BBC is is the world authority, right?  LOL   yeah, i switch to the BBC every time I want the TRUTH.  Too bad there is so much Wrong with America, huh BK?  yeah, I'm gonna believe some fucking Iraqi doctor or newscaster, right?  LOL  nay, LMFAO (laff my friggin arse off)...maybe I better go check out what public radio has to say about it.  HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<BR>
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Its OK, "BK," if you can't be patriotic and proud of what your country has done to bring freedom to Iraq - there are WAY more people who aren't afraid to show their patriotism and loyalty, thank God.<BR>
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Your writing comes off like a bitter old broad...glad I don't hafta know ya!<BR>
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Yummy Fish
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1135">Trout Almondine</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

here's the link to the above ref'd BK post... <BR>
<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/correspondent/3028585.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/correspondent/3028585.stm</a><BR>
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Thanks for "saying no more" but that frikkin (vs. friggin) BBC story doesn't mean shit.  Or perhaps you haven't heard of the New York Times.  News is fiction baby, and the BBC is not one of many peoples choices for Top 10 or 20 News Source distinction...LMFAO<BR>
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA<BR>
(I figger'd them there Ha Ha's would infuriate the pee outta ya)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1135">Trout Almondine</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Yes, dear readers, today we award French-national "BK" with the "Au Contraire" Award for setting us all straight!  Yay!  Boo Ya!  Hip Hip and all that rot!  We'll be delivering you an autographed pic from your hero, Jaques Strapp, along with a basketful of French Fries, Ticklers and Kisses!<BR>
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Yay BK!  Down with Amerika!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1135">Trout Almondine</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

<a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/correspondent/3028585.stm">http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/programmes/correspondent/3028585.stm</a> <BR>
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oh yes!  I see now!  The BBC!  Of course...how could we have been so foolish as to believe in our own country!  I was blind, and now I see...<BR>
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P.S. to B.K.  -  BUSH/CHENEY IN 2004!  I'm ALL ABOUT the "anti-Clinton)...
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=900">RennieLorca</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

B.K.~ :( I've also had to feel and say the "miss you" too many times here. Sweet: "Just Thinking of You"<BR>
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cuddlebug and factorialite~ Welcome to Blender!<BR>
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wolfscreamer~ the soundtrack from that movie is hauntingly beautiful. My ghosts fill up a dance card for me with that one<BR>
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ladyinwaiting~ :( last motorcycle my husband had, he "hit a bird." Didn't tell his mom, when she asked where the bike was, it was the hood of a little ole lady's Ford Falcon he went over when she pulled out on him. The medical field has another name for those "hogs" and smaller cycles. You take care!<BR>
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Chances~ "Last Line" ... LOL<BR>
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Jim~ Capt says thanks again for tossin' me a line. Better than crying here lately ... it's wet ENOUGH inside here from the storms ..... Rennie
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=13">B.K.</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Looks like we struck a nerve in a filet of heel or is that sole. I'll take a BBC story anyday. As for my patriotism, I won't be bullied by the likes of you that's for FRIGGING SURE or anyone else. You sir can swallow your history any way you want it rammed down your throat, I'm just looking for the TRUTH and how dare anyone attempt to tell it. Let's put it all on airwaves (tv and radio) owned only by Republicans so we can tell these good sheep what to think and say.<BR>
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You go be a good little sheep and go sniff some porgie ass!!!<BR>
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bk<BR>
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bk
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1139">jwb71913</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

B.K.<BR>
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I can't believe your heart isn't just bursting with pleasure over the fact that dubya and daddy are getting rich on oil contracts.  And that Cheney's former company is holding the redevelopment contract for iraqui oil.  Come on, where's your patriotism?<BR>
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Jim<BR>

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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1237">Trout Elephantine </a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

I can't help it if I'm right - or if all ya'll libs are pissy over the fact that we WON the war. My point is simply this: those who find themselves unable to LOVE this nation (best one on God's green earth....know a better one?) should just LEAVE it and go live elsewhere. K? Now that Bush has a firm grip on power (praise be), what is needed next, I think, is a HUAC of sorts for our time. Subversives should called to account in a public way for the aid and comfort they have given our enemies. And don't give me the whole "free speech blah blah blah" thing, either - freedom only exists in relation to RESPONSIBILITY. Porn, for instance, is no more Constitutionally-protected than is yelling fire in a crowded theater. The same case can be made for all the anti-war (really anti-BUSH) rhetoric of late. Remember people, if you're not part of the solution, you're part of the PROBLEM.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=911">Inflatable Sushi</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Remarkable...
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1139">jwb71913</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Dear God, Where has this person been?  Don't you know that we have a responsibility to our country to speak out when liars and thieves are in power?  You are a fool.  This isn't about freedom or the American way, It's about the old boy network.  Write some poetry or go away.<BR>
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Jim
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1139">jwb71913</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

By the way, I might not agree with what you say, but i WILL defend your right to say it in the free society that is America.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1131">Indefensible Sushi</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

...and kind of scary, actually.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=392">Kindred_Spirit49</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

ladyinwaiting~~ <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2003.03.31.11.11.13020">Comfort</a> I can picture it quite well, now. This is usually the recommended approach. I can imagine the soothing effect it would have had.<BR>
Gary
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1040">empyrean</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

OK i know I'm a bit behind but I'm now moving forward...<BR>
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Rennie - <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2003.05.17.14.16.26308">HOLD, PLEASE!</a> and<a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2003.05.17.13.37.12639">ONLY ON PAPER</a> are brilliant!  You are the quality of writer I strive to be.<BR>
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Chances - <a href="/blend/wv.cgi?id=2003.05.17.21.43.7855">A Night Without Dreams</a> sang for me - I love this one.<BR>
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There are too many others to mention!  I just want to acknowledge everyone here for your contributions. Thank you!<BR>
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~empy~
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1131">Indefensible Sushi</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

No...thank YOU, ma'am.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1103">ladyinwaiting</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Kindred Spirit ~ yes, soothing effect at the time...and part of me wishes to run to him now to sooth the current dilemma; however, I am not willing to risk what I have  that is good...sometimes 'Comfort' at a distance can have the same effects...thank you for sharing of yourself...looking forward to more
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=222">poyen_fpy</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Hairy Hiccups! I love this!
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=872">cryingshame58</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

I am a patriotic person that lives and loves her troubled city, state and country...we are in constant healing since 9/11...I think everyone from the liberals to the conservatives are wanting truth and justice...we just all have a different opinion on how we are going to get there...right now, it's time to watch, listen and make our choices from the truth...we do have the freedom of speech and we live in a time that there can be no secrets in the USA...the truth always comes out into the public...but whatever opinions are expressed here at the blender aren't going to change anyone's thoughts, feelings, or votes...now it's time for a joke..."WHY CAN'T EVERYONE JUST GET ALONG?"..."What the world needs now is love sweet love"...<BR>
CS58 (PAM)
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1236">Trout Elephantine</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

I couldn't agree with Bacharach more. But what the world also needs is a LOT less liberals. Here's my three-point plan for a saner society:<BR>
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(1) militarize/nationalize the police - radicals can be given the choice to either change their views and support the country that has given them SO much or face deportation to place more to their liking (Sweden? Iran?).<BR>
(2) seal the southern border - bring an immediate halt to immigration from cultures that - and let's be honest - are fundamentally opposed to the American way of life.<BR>
(3) temporarily suspend the Constitution and postpone coming national elections. The Commander in Chief needs time now to get things in order - and what he doesn't need is the ACLU tying his hands.<BR>
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That is my modest proposal. Now back to our regularly-scheduled luv poetry.
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=872">cryingshame58</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Trout Elephantine,<BR>
you seem to think the same way as Hitler...<BR>
are you a nazi sympathizer?<BR>
CS58
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1103">ladyinwaiting</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Trout(Sushi) <BR>
whom ever you choose to be today...<BR>
your remarks are not of love nature...<BR>
find a new place to play
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=1236">Trout Elephantine</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

I'm sorry. You're right. It was wrong of me to come down so hard on BK earlier. I'm sure she's a cool gal. I will be honest and say that I have "issues" (as they say) - and mind-altering substances certainly do not help that any. This is merely an attempt at explanation - not equivocation. Everyone, accept my sincere apologies. And, no, I am not a fan of Hitler. &lt;retreats red-faced to corner&gt;
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=872">Cryingshame58</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

Trout Elephantine,<BR>
i am eager to forgive when the apology seems sincere...but sooner or later you will reep what you sow...pay consequences for unruly behavior...<BR>
CS58
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=872">CryingShame58</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

not sure if BK will forgive you...hope she makes you sweat...<BR>
CS58
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From: <a href="/blend/av.cgi?id=933">RainbowChaser</a><BR>
Date: 18 May 2003<P>

BK---I commend you, Dubya is causing more problems than what he's worth..that's not anti-american, its the truth!
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