[1364] in Central_America
New quotes for Tue Mar 21
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU)
Tue Mar 21 01:31:50 1989
Date: Tue, 21 Mar 89 01:32:42 EST
From: Initializer.SysDaemon <root@CHARON.MIT.EDU>
To: ca-mtg@bloom-beacon.mit.edu
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amgreene (Andrew Marc Greene):
P U R I M
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Purim means "lots," which gives rise to the question, "Lots of
what?" Long before Halloween, the Jews dressed up in costume to
celebrate Purim. Why? Because it is lots of fun --- that's why
the holiday is called Purim. The story behind the holiday is
that Queen Esther of Persia, a Jew, saved her people from de-
struction at the hands of the evil vizier, Haman, by getting her
husband, King Achashverosh, drunk on lots of wine --- that's why
the holiday is called Purim. Esther's uncle Mordechai was named
to take Haman's place. From his high post, Mordechai bought up
all the available real estate, particularly undeveloped lots,
which is why the holiday is called Purim.
- "Growing Up Jewish,
or Why is This Book Different
From All Other Books?"
by Rabbi Jack Moline
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eichin (Mark W. Eichin):
Don't believe in forces
I don't believe in rape
Every time she passes by Wild thoughts escape
Don't believe in death row
skid row or gangs
Don't believe an Uzi just went off in my hand
I... I believe in love...
-U2
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jigna (Jigna Desai):
{From system: This user's .plan file is not world readable}
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jtkohl (John T Kohl):
I'm back! Brrrrr.....
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opus (Mr. P. Opus):
Just think, a cold winter's eve, wind howling outside, and you and
someone special curled up with hot cocoa in front of a roaring spectrum
analyzer...
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ringo (John L Kimble):
"Hey, I'm just glad to be here..."
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smamros (Shawn Mamros):
"You put 10,000 people in here with a six-pack of beer apiece, and then
by God you've got something!"
-- Charles McVean, describing his proposal
for indoor horse racing (using ponies
wih 22-pound robot jockeys)
Phone numbers: x5-9751 (answering machine) or x3-4000 (virtual home)
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srz (Stanley R Zanarotti):
Walling myself in with invisible bricks...
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wesommer (Bill Sommerfeld):
In the wake of the Jan 17 Stockton, Calif, schoolyard tragedy in
which five children were killed with an AK-47 [actually, a
semi-automatic AK-47 lookalike], the poll indicated, the American
public's fear of assault weapons is so deep that it easily
overcomes consideration of the constitutional right to keep and bear
arms.
Respondents agreed by a 2-1 ratio that "the interests of public
safety outweigh this constitutional protection."
Think about that, long and hard: The U.S. Constitution has been "outweighed."
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