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Taking bets.. (General Discussion)
Taking bets.. // General Discussion
Sep 7, 2002, 8:03am
How many WTC memorials will be built within the next week?
Winner gets nothing besides an incredible ego boost. :)
Hell, I'll guess 14.
-Eric
Sep 7, 2002, 8:31am
14? Hmmm, ill go 20
- Mark
[View Quote]"eric" <eric at disaxiom.net> wrote in message news:3d79cee4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> How many WTC memorials will be built within the next week?
>
> Winner gets nothing besides an incredible ego boost. :)
>
> Hell, I'll guess 14.
>
>
>
> -Eric
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Sep 7, 2002, 10:30am
Or maybe we should break out the ZAW objects and build missile silos instead because thats what is gonna be next if Bush gets his thick headed way.
- Mark
[View Quote]"eric" <eric at disaxiom.net> wrote in message news:3d79cee4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> How many WTC memorials will be built within the next week?
>
> Winner gets nothing besides an incredible ego boost. :)
>
> Hell, I'll guess 14.
>
>
>
> -Eric
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Sep 7, 2002, 11:31am
or we can just let Iraq blow us apart *shrug*
[View Quote]"strike rapier" <strike at Rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3d79f178 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Or maybe we should break out the ZAW objects and build missile silos
instead because thats what is gonna be next if Bush gets his thick headed
way.
>
> - Mark
> "eric" <eric at disaxiom.net> wrote in message
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Sep 7, 2002, 11:57am
*builds 2 boeing_aircraft.rwx* :P
[View Quote]"dion" <Dion at digevo.net> wrote in message
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> or we can just let Iraq blow us apart *shrug*
>
> "strike rapier" <strike at Rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3d79f178 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> instead because thats what is gonna be next if Bush gets his thick headed
> way.
> news:3d79cee4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Sep 7, 2002, 12:06pm
27 for me :)
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Brock - 308723
AW 3.3 Build: 419
Brock at iceflare.net
Sep 7, 2002, 12:12pm
Is this appropiate? I don't know what you're trying to say with this post,
but it seems like to me, you're ridiculing the amount of memorials built for
people who have lost their lives. If anything, there should be over 3,000
memorials for each person that died. To make bets out of something sort of
solemn in American culture is pretty disgusting, even for a gambler like
myself.
--
From the Newbie's Guide to the AW NG:
"Nornny11 - The original wishy-washy man, this one can actually insult you
and compliment you in the same breath, and in the end say absolutely
nothing! What a talent!"
[View Quote]"eric" <eric at disaxiom.net> wrote in message
news:3d79cee4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> How many WTC memorials will be built within the next week?
>
> Winner gets nothing besides an incredible ego boost. :)
>
> Hell, I'll guess 14.
>
>
>
> -Eric
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Sep 7, 2002, 12:23pm
I agree nornny11 this is NOT cute!!! its very tasteless and do yall
realize there are ppl IN aw who lost friends and family! they can read this
too shame
[View Quote]"nornny11" <Nornny1 at attbi.com> wrote in message
news:3d7a095c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Is this appropiate? I don't know what you're trying to say with this post,
> but it seems like to me, you're ridiculing the amount of memorials built
for
> people who have lost their lives. If anything, there should be over 3,000
> memorials for each person that died. To make bets out of something sort of
> solemn in American culture is pretty disgusting, even for a gambler like
> myself.
>
>
> --
> From the Newbie's Guide to the AW NG:
>
> "Nornny11 - The original wishy-washy man, this one can actually insult
you
> and compliment you in the same breath, and in the end say absolutely
> nothing! What a talent!"
> "eric" <eric at disaxiom.net> wrote in message
> news:3d79cee4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Sep 7, 2002, 12:35pm
I'm going to have to disagree, the amount is starting to get rediculous. Sure it's
sad those people died over something so stupid, but we don't need 50 trillion
Internet memorials.
--Bowen--
[View Quote]nornny11 wrote:
> Is this appropiate? I don't know what you're trying to say with this post,
> but it seems like to me, you're ridiculing the amount of memorials built for
> people who have lost their lives. If anything, there should be over 3,000
> memorials for each person that died. To make bets out of something sort of
> solemn in American culture is pretty disgusting, even for a gambler like
> myself.
>
>
>
> "Nornny11 - The original wishy-washy man, this one can actually insult you
> and compliment you in the same breath, and in the end say absolutely
> nothing! What a talent!"
> "eric" <eric at disaxiom.net> wrote in message
> news:3d79cee4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Sep 7, 2002, 12:48pm
if ppl feel the "need" to build one then the need is there its called
respect
[View Quote]"bowen" <thisguyrules at 7k2.4mg.com> wrote in message
news:3d7a0ea2$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I'm going to have to disagree, the amount is starting to get rediculous.
Sure it's
> sad those people died over something so stupid, but we don't need 50
trillion
> Internet memorials.
>
> --Bowen--
>
> nornny11 wrote:
post,
for
3,000
of
you
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Sep 7, 2002, 1:38pm
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm feeling as if all these memorials
are because everyone is trying to prove something, instead of everyone
getting together and expressing grief or loss. As for the bets, just a
mechanism to get a point accross. The death of those people is something I
take seriously, but the feeling I get of overpatriotism seems misplaced.
Just my view...
-Eric
[View Quote]"nornny11" <Nornny1 at attbi.com> wrote in message
news:3d7a095c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Is this appropiate? I don't know what you're trying to say with this post,
> but it seems like to me, you're ridiculing the amount of memorials built
for
> people who have lost their lives. If anything, there should be over 3,000
> memorials for each person that died. To make bets out of something sort of
> solemn in American culture is pretty disgusting, even for a gambler like
> myself.
>
>
> --
> From the Newbie's Guide to the AW NG:
>
> "Nornny11 - The original wishy-washy man, this one can actually insult
you
> and compliment you in the same breath, and in the end say absolutely
> nothing! What a talent!"
> "eric" <eric at disaxiom.net> wrote in message
> news:3d79cee4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
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Sep 7, 2002, 2:43pm
geez, very likely that a country "on the other side" of the world will
attack. But it is typical USA thinking; lets fight our wars as far away as
possible from our ground (like Viatnam, Korea, Iraque).
If USA stopped acting like the "police of the world" I bet other countries
would not feel so hostile against it either.
Drac
dion <Dion at digevo.net> kirjoitti
viestissä:3d79ff9a$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> or we can just let Iraq blow us apart *shrug*
>
[View Quote]> "strike rapier" <strike at Rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3d79f178 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> instead because thats what is gonna be next if Bush gets his thick headed
> way.
> news:3d79cee4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
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Sep 7, 2002, 3:32pm
I believe the point is that people go overboard when there is really no need, wouldent it be better to practice good will towards all men (and women, except George Bush) instead of building abuot 50 lines of data on some HD
- Mark
[View Quote]"nornny11" <Nornny1 at attbi.com> wrote in message news:3d7a095c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Is this appropiate? I don't know what you're trying to say with this post,
> but it seems like to me, you're ridiculing the amount of memorials built for
> people who have lost their lives. If anything, there should be over 3,000
> memorials for each person that died. To make bets out of something sort of
> solemn in American culture is pretty disgusting, even for a gambler like
> myself.
>
>
> --
> From the Newbie's Guide to the AW NG:
>
> "Nornny11 - The original wishy-washy man, this one can actually insult you
> and compliment you in the same breath, and in the end say absolutely
> nothing! What a talent!"
> "eric" <eric at disaxiom.net> wrote in message
> news:3d79cee4 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
>
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Sep 7, 2002, 3:40pm
Actually it's purely a defensive measure. There's lots of evidence that
Iraq can blow us away from where its sitting on the "other side" of the
world.
Chris
[View Quote]"count dracula" <dracula at netsonic.fi> wrote in message
news:3d7a2ca7$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> geez, very likely that a country "on the other side" of the world will
> attack. But it is typical USA thinking; lets fight our wars as far away as
> possible from our ground (like Viatnam, Korea, Iraque).
> If USA stopped acting like the "police of the world" I bet other countries
> would not feel so hostile against it either.
>
> Drac
> dion <Dion at digevo.net> kirjoitti
> viestissä:3d79ff9a$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
headed
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Sep 7, 2002, 3:52pm
Indeed, Iraq has the potential to annihilate the USA though covert methods (Multiple Biological detonations / nukes etc all at same time in cities etc). Problem is Bush is infinite lack of wisdom thought "I know, ill threaten them with war, im sure they wont get hostile and blow us to hell then"
- Mark
[View Quote]"sw chris" <chrisw10 at skywalkeronline.net> wrote in message news:3d7a3a05 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Actually it's purely a defensive measure. There's lots of evidence that
> Iraq can blow us away from where its sitting on the "other side" of the
> world.
>
> Chris
>
> "count dracula" <dracula at netsonic.fi> wrote in message
> news:3d7a2ca7$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> headed
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Sep 7, 2002, 3:52pm
Well teoretically USA can blow us away any time also (as can many other
countries like Russia, China and India), but we have not decided to attack
them just in case yet.
And Cris it is not defense if USA (with help of UK and maybe some other
countries )attack Iraque, it is defense if Iraque attacks first. Or could I
go and hit someone on the street just because he might have the intension of
hurting me, and say I did it in selfdefense?
Drac
sw chris <chrisw10 at skywalkeronline.net> kirjoitti
viestissä:3d7a3a05 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Actually it's purely a defensive measure. There's lots of evidence that
> Iraq can blow us away from where its sitting on the "other side" of the
> world.
>
> Chris
>
[View Quote]> "count dracula" <dracula at netsonic.fi> wrote in message
> news:3d7a2ca7$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
as
countries
> headed
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Sep 7, 2002, 4:40pm
they just dont like saddam hussein , so why not implement an american
democracy like they tried in vietnam and korea , what id they have chemical
weapons ? like a dozen other countrys have them , they dont harm on the
other end of the world , and why would oraq go to america and use them ? i
only hear the US gouverment call them a criminal country or however they
said it , sovejetunion had more NBC weapons then any one , else , why didnt
USA attack them i fthey were a threat also ? cause they knew they couldnt
win it , but they can from iraq . american and prob UK soldiers will have to
die for nothing but ahuge soap bubble ( nothing ) .
Sep 7, 2002, 5:55pm
Respect is an entirely different matter. Go add to someone elses memorial if you
wish to pay respect. There's no need for every zit faced 13 year old to make a
webpage with geocities and/or making a bot cover 500 coords in AW to build a damn
memorial. There are already plenty of them. Even some that are AW sponsered.
--Bowen--
[View Quote]linn wrote:
> if ppl feel the "need" to build one then the need is there its called
> respect
> "bowen" <thisguyrules at 7k2.4mg.com> wrote in message
> news:3d7a0ea2$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Sep 7, 2002, 6:05pm
Is he running the country or is he an idiot? :D
[View Quote]"strike rapier" <strike at Rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3d7a3cc0 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Indeed, Iraq has the potential to annihilate the USA though covert methods
(Multiple Biological detonations / nukes etc all at same time in cities
etc). Problem is Bush is infinite lack of wisdom thought "I know, ill
threaten them with war, im sure they wont get hostile and blow us to hell
then"
>
> - Mark
> "sw chris" <chrisw10 at skywalkeronline.net> wrote in message
news:3d7a3a05 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
away as
countries
silos
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>
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Sep 7, 2002, 6:07pm
Who Bush? Sadly he is both.
- Mark
[View Quote]"john" <johnfricker at lineone.net> wrote in message news:3d7a5bfd at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Is he running the country or is he an idiot? :D
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Sep 7, 2002, 6:08pm
well I don't think you got the point I was making but its ok :-)
[View Quote]"strike rapier" <strike at Rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3d7a3839 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> I believe the point is that people go overboard when there is really no
need, wouldent it be better to practice good will towards all men (and
women, except George Bush) instead of building abuot 50 lines of data on
some HD
>
> - Mark
> "nornny11" <Nornny1 at attbi.com> wrote in message
news:3d7a095c at server1.Activeworlds.com...
post,
for
3,000
of
you
>
>
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Sep 7, 2002, 7:08pm
I wouldn't have thought you would stereotype people so close to your own age... There's really no reason to mention ages or
skin conditions in your post; it would mean the same without them.
-Agent1
[View Quote]bowen wrote:
> There's no need for every zit faced 13 year old to make a webpage with geocities and/or making a
> bot cover 500 coords in AW to build a damn memorial.
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Sep 7, 2002, 7:11pm
[View Quote]strike rapier wrote:
> to practice good will towards all men (and women, except George Bush)
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Either it's for everyone or not. You can't say that you'll "practice good will" towards everyone, then go on and exclude someone.
-Agent1
Sep 7, 2002, 7:24pm
okay, shoot Bush, then practice good will towards all men.
- Mark
[View Quote]"agent1" <webmaster at shatteredplattersDOTcom> wrote in message news:3d7a6b6a$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
>
> strike rapier wrote:
>
> Either it's for everyone or not. You can't say that you'll "practice good will" towards everyone, then go on and exclude someone.
>
> -Agent1
>
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Sep 7, 2002, 8:10pm
Hell yeah!
[View Quote]"strike rapier" <strike at Rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3d7a6e71 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> okay, shoot Bush, then practice good will towards all men.
>
> - Mark
> "agent1" <webmaster at shatteredplattersDOTcom> wrote in message
news:3d7a6b6a$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
good will" towards everyone, then go on and exclude someone.
>
>
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Sep 7, 2002, 9:28pm
And from reports coming out of Iraq, it's been working! :D The news media
got ahold of some news about a month ago that the Iraqi government was
trying to break some sort deal with them.
SW Chris
[View Quote]"strike rapier" <strike at Rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3d7a3cc0 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Indeed, Iraq has the potential to annihilate the USA though covert methods
(Multiple Biological detonations / nukes etc all at same time in cities
etc). Problem is Bush is infinite lack of wisdom thought "I know, ill
threaten them with war, im sure they wont get hostile and blow us to hell
then"
>
> - Mark
> "sw chris" <chrisw10 at skywalkeronline.net> wrote in message
news:3d7a3a05 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
away as
countries
silos
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>
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Sep 7, 2002, 9:35pm
Well, that's easy for you to say. You're not sitting under the sniper
scope. :)
Part of the reason why the United States is acting like this is because of
World War 2. The last time we waiting for our enemy to hit us was then, and
by the time that they did, it was almost too late for many Jews, Catholics,
and Irish among others living under Hitler's rule.
So, are you going to let a crazy with designs to take over the middle east
do whatever he wants until it satisifies you that he's going just a little
too far over the line between just "crazy" and "insanity", or are you going
to take him AND ONLY HIM out and stop a firestorm before it begins? That's
what you're looking at here.
The United States is not going to make a mess out of things like they did
with other things in the past. They have learned from those mistakes. It
does not make any sense to wait until Hussein kills someone before you
decide to say, "Oh, well he's not very nice."
If I'm not mistaken, that's why 9/11 happened. When's the next one going to
be? In your country, perhaps?
Chris
[View Quote]"count dracula" <dracula at netsonic.fi> wrote in message
news:3d7a3ce8$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Well teoretically USA can blow us away any time also (as can many other
> countries like Russia, China and India), but we have not decided to attack
> them just in case yet.
> And Cris it is not defense if USA (with help of UK and maybe some other
> countries )attack Iraque, it is defense if Iraque attacks first. Or could
I
> go and hit someone on the street just because he might have the intension
of
> hurting me, and say I did it in selfdefense?
>
> Drac
> sw chris <chrisw10 at skywalkeronline.net> kirjoitti
> viestissä:3d7a3a05 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
away
> as
> countries
silos
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Sep 7, 2002, 9:37pm
Where's the next one, even... >_<
Chris
[View Quote]"sw chris" <chrisw10 at skywalkeronline.net> wrote in message
news:3d7a8d5e$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Well, that's easy for you to say. You're not sitting under the sniper
> scope. :)
>
> Part of the reason why the United States is acting like this is because of
> World War 2. The last time we waiting for our enemy to hit us was then,
and
> by the time that they did, it was almost too late for many Jews,
Catholics,
> and Irish among others living under Hitler's rule.
>
> So, are you going to let a crazy with designs to take over the middle east
> do whatever he wants until it satisifies you that he's going just a little
> too far over the line between just "crazy" and "insanity", or are you
going
> to take him AND ONLY HIM out and stop a firestorm before it begins?
That's
> what you're looking at here.
>
> The United States is not going to make a mess out of things like they did
> with other things in the past. They have learned from those mistakes. It
> does not make any sense to wait until Hussein kills someone before you
> decide to say, "Oh, well he's not very nice."
>
> If I'm not mistaken, that's why 9/11 happened. When's the next one going
to
> be? In your country, perhaps?
>
> Chris
>
> "count dracula" <dracula at netsonic.fi> wrote in message
> news:3d7a3ce8$1 at server1.Activeworlds.com...
attack
could
> I
intension
> of
that
the
will
> away
message
> silos
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Sep 7, 2002, 10:32pm
shut up, you all put him in power so stop complaining and deal with it
[View Quote]"strike rapier" <strike at Rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
news:3d7a5c7d at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> Who Bush? Sadly he is both.
>
> - Mark
> "john" <johnfricker at lineone.net> wrote in message
news:3d7a5bfd at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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Sep 7, 2002, 10:34pm
Last I checked Gore won the populus vote. Bush won the electoral votes. Therefore,
Bush became president even though Gore actually got more votes.
--Bowen--
[View Quote]athnex wrote:
> shut up, you all put him in power so stop complaining and deal with it
> "strike rapier" <strike at Rapiercom.freeserve.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:3d7a5c7d at server1.Activeworlds.com...
> news:3d7a5bfd at server1.Activeworlds.com...
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