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Cobbles are stones used to build the streets. The 'chalk on the wall' imagery suggests grafitti to me. Pretty obvious. He uses the grafitti idea to speak to the illegal natu…
31 Aug 2010, 18:14
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That's pretty rich - professional treasure seer. Is there any record of him finding any treasure? Or did he just take money for his 'services'? One of the scams involved tell…
03 Aug 2010, 17:22
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Freedom of religion has had some strange expressions in America. The problem, insofar as I'm interested, with the Mormons, is that their claims are made contrary to what relia…
29 Jul 2010, 05:24
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Well, I'm glad to see that distinction made - certainly didn't want to imply that I thought the LDS reader deficient in some manner relating to their ability to contribute here…
29 Jul 2010, 05:11
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Thanks, but I prefer just to read, the insights and level of educated discussion being beyond my depths. I admit to being baffled by a lot of what Wolfe writes, and am thankf…
29 Jul 2010, 04:59
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I'm sorry, but I have to deny this. I was brought up Mormon, leaving in my adolescence, and I can assure the rest of us here that they have no 'knowledge' in the sense intende…
26 Jul 2010, 18:42
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Right, of course. The original is said to stand for Jesus, King of the Jews? Steve…
16 Jul 2010, 03:05
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And Typhon replies: Why shouldn't gravity obey my will? Words to that effect. Steve…
16 Jul 2010, 02:54
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Has anyone remarked on the explanation given in Joyce's APOTAAAYM of the Latin phrase INRI being a schoolboy acrostic for Iron Nails Ran In? Steve…
14 Jul 2010, 18:53
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Well, you got me. I remember the separate fast tithing now that you bring it up. It must amount to a small percentage of overall tithes. And sorry for smearing the good Morm…
21 May 2009, 22:13
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<g> You get extra points, I think, for being in a national park. Steve…
21 May 2009, 22:02
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Yes. Steven…
20 May 2009, 22:04
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Correct. What it does is minimize the outflow of funds for that purpose. Most of the money the church collects goes to mission outreach and new building projects. Steven Bow…
20 May 2009, 21:58
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I was born and raised Mormon, left in adolescence. They shovel a heap of shame on any monies they pay out as welfare. A heaping pile. Not many of them have the stomach to ac…
19 May 2009, 22:57
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Still illegal in the Muslim world, that bastion of social equity...but more commonly called 'interest' in these parts, not 'payday loans'. Now legal? Wha? Steven…
19 May 2009, 01:27
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I try to stay out of these debates and just listen because I learn a lot about Wolfean literature here. Really. But the idea that money is a governmental creation is a seriou…
19 May 2009, 01:19
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My vote goes here... Steven…
14 Apr 2009, 00:54
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Is this a trick question? They are paid by the executor of the estate if there's money there to tax. There's no tax to pass on unless there's money in the estate to be take…
02 Apr 2009, 17:10
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Gummints don't go bankrupt, having produced nothing in the first place. They may print money, which will devalue all the goods and services of the society and bring about its …
28 Mar 2009, 00:29
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I enjoyed the link...and of course, that was the first thing I thought of too. The Russian/American was known for his highly virtuostic technique. But was he Wolfe's model? …
27 Mar 2009, 02:38
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You ask me to cite and I don't have the facts at my command. It seems to me I read a book within the past decade or so that sought to refute another book's anti-gun re-write o…
18 Mar 2009, 02:09
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I'm with you on this. Not too many folk realize that most small towns in the 'wild west', the ones all those tv shows were modeled on, required the temporary confiscation of w…
17 Mar 2009, 22:17
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A second customer has entered the room. It's she, not BB1, who wants to 'think sexy.' BB1 has taken an inventory of her mind. There's no sex change in the BBs. The nsymr is…
18 Jan 2009, 23:29
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Keanu Reeves. Am I right, or what? Back to lurkdom, Steven Bowen http://bowenfinearts.com/…
28 Nov 2008, 19:10
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It's usually the southern folk who think SF constitutes the north. I thought 'Hayfork' was just someone pulling my leg but sure enough, there it is, and not terribly far from …
16 May 2008, 22:23
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I really enjoyed Urth -- Tzadkiel's ship, the 'evolution' from Zak, etc. I don't claim perfect comprehension, but a wonder should perhaps retain some sense of wonder, no? Ste…
16 May 2008, 02:38
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IMO -- Peace. And, of course, nearly all of the stories. Steven…
16 May 2008, 02:33
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Steven I was born and raised a Californian, lived most of my life in both the Bayeria and the LA basin. Now in Jersey for unfathomable family reasons. But I love northern CA…
16 May 2008, 02:12
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Nor with a vein of mercury running down its length. Steven http://bowenfineart.com/…
17 Jan 2008, 16:45
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I've just started Pirate Freedom and have been having similar, though more confused thoughts about GW's 'real' religious thought. It's hard for me to square a number of items …
08 Jan 2008, 17:47
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ROFLMAO!!! Steven http://bowenfineart.com/…
08 Jan 2008, 17:38
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All I can say is 'Wow'. That is a masterpiece of a post and cleared up numerous issues I've had. Thanks so much for taking the time to write it. Steven http://bowenfineart.c…
23 Dec 2007, 18:33
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You said WHAT? <g> I am in complete agreement with you re 'problems'. Steven http://bowenfineart.com/…
18 Dec 2007, 17:32
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Then how explain the material Sev finds in the rock face? Steven http://bowenfineart.com/…
16 Dec 2007, 04:02
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I thought I heard that this evidence was an interpretation also consistent with a large piece of cave ceiling plummeting to earth and crushing a Neandertal in its sleep. Steve…
05 Aug 2007, 20:07
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Wonderful panegyric on Wolfe -- thanks. The above words capture what I love best. So many authors woo us with style and pyrotechnics to the detriment of what's being describe…
05 Jun 2007, 02:25
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I was 'turned on' to Vonnegut in the early '70s when I was still in high school -- I absorbed a number of his books like they were oxygen. And Player Piano was part of the AP …
13 Apr 2007, 16:46
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I'm sure we've all known someone who's just catnip to the female sex. There's that and then, after all, he IS the New Sun. The women can't help themselves. I'd go on to spec…
08 Apr 2007, 23:43
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April Fools!! right? Steven…
03 Apr 2007, 02:11
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