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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>**delurking, again**</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>regarding this whole dr. laura bit:</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>first of all, i recall hearing from somewhere that
dr. laura is an orthodox jew. so actually, we're browbeating the wrong
group entirely (note: i am not encouraging the browbeating of any
religious group, i prefer simply laughing at stupidity. it's better for the
blood pressure.)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>anywho...those jokes did indeed fall flat, so how
bout we take them with a collective grain of salt and find something new to
chortle over</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Abbie (who is giving up on lurking as people here
talk about so many interesting things...)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><A href="mailto:starling823@yahoo.com">starling823@yahoo.com</A></DIV>
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<DIV>"Ah, music," Dumbledore said, wiping his eyes. "A magic beyond all we
do here!"</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A href="mailto:simon@branford.inbox.as"
title=simon@branford.inbox.as>Pigwidgeon</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A
href="mailto:HPFGU-OTChatter@yahoogroups.com"
title=HPFGU-OTChatter@yahoogroups.com>HPFGU-OTChatter@yahoogroups.com</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, 08 March, 2001 8:21
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> [HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: That not
so great Great Dr Laura joke</DIV>
<DIV><BR></DIV><TT>John: "Seeing as I *really* couldn't find any way that this
should go <BR>on the main list, I decided to send it here for your amusement.
Usual <BR>don't-take-it-too-seriously caveats apply, Mr Emptor, so don't go
<BR>there :)"<BR><BR>Apparently I wrote: "<various nitpicky replies to the
biblical <BR>translations used for the Dr Laura joke>"<BR><BR>John: "See,
it's a Joke, as in the title "That Great Dr Laura JOKE". <BR>Funny-ha-ha. A
rib-tickler, if you so please, except not in public, <BR>because that will get
you arrested. Tickling ribs, bad plan."<BR>And: "Anyway, yes, it's a joke.
Hence its inclusion on the OT-CHATTER <BR>list where we're currently
discussing...religion, specifically with <BR>regard to certain sects of a
certain religion attempting to ban a <BR>certain book. An amusing parody of a
certain celebrity who certainly <BR>belongs to a certain sect of said certain
religion trying to ban said <BR>certain book is arguably on-topic on this
off-topic list."<BR><BR>Yes it may be a joke, but not one that I found very
amusing. I can <BR>see why it could be funny to some and appreciate that it is
meant as <BR>nothing more than a response to one person's comments on religion
<BR>(i.e. Dr Laura who I know nothing about). If I had seen the <BR>television
programme in question then maybe I would find it amusing. <BR>I also agree
that this is the place for such comments.<BR><BR>This does not, however, mean
that I cannot, or should not, respond in <BR>the way I chose to do so. I
merely pointed out a couple of <BR>inaccuracies in the message. If such a
message is posted then I see <BR>no reason that people should not be able to
reply as they see fit, as <BR>long as they do so in a way that respects the
views of others and <BR>does not personally attack anyone.<BR><BR><BR>And
also: "(Oh, and when it says "Leviticus 20:20" with regard to
<BR>eyesight...it's not talking about passage numbers.)"<BR><BR>You don't say.
I never would have guessed! Here was me thinking they <BR>had just managed to
quote the wrong passage.<BR><BR><BR>Simon<BR><BR><BR></TT><BR><BR><TT>To
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