RE: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [INSANITY] I don't know what

["Hargus, Diana" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

Stephen,

I found this site rather, er, enlightening and full of bad habits:
http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/h2g2/A930269

Diana 

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>[mailto:EMAIL:PROTECTED] On Behalf Of 
>Stephen Montgomery-Smith
>Sent: Monday, February 05, 2007 4:28 PM
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>Subject: Re: [MLUG - DISCUSSION] [INSANITY] I don't know what
>
>Actually, my allergy doctor seriously told me to stop picking my nose. 
>He said that it does contribute to the serious sinus problems I have. 
>Unfortunately, try as hard as I can, I am totally unable to comply!
>
>
>
>
>Christian M. Cepel wrote:
>> Oh.. just to be clear, I wasn't upset... It was just a chance to get 
>> on my soapbox about a couple of issues that have pissed me 
>off for years.
>> 
>> Btw.. I've heard parent's tell their children that they are 
>incurring 
>> God's wrath and/or sinning if they pick their nose....  I've heard 
>> secular parents say things similarly bad... Other 
>consequences for bad 
>> behavior, not necessarily going blind :)
>> 
>> I think if I was a teacher in school and caught a child doing it or 
>> eating it, I would calmly tell them, "I hope you brought enough for 
>> everybody."
>> 
>> Mike Miller wrote:
>> 
>>> On Mon, 5 Feb 2007, Christian M. Cepel wrote:
>>>
>>>> Nothing that people stopping being stupid homophobic liars 
>wouldn't fix.
>>>>
>>>> For one person to say that they can't say in their opinion whether 
>>>> another person of the same gender is attractive is 
>absolute hogwash.
>>>>
>>>> This occurs most often in males of course, and for one to 
>say, 'he's 
>>>> a good lookin' guy' usually results in an almost irresistible urge 
>>>> to fart, drink a beer, punch a 98 pound weakling, and make 
>>>> derogatory comments objectifying women.
>>>>
>>>> It's rubbish, and it needs to change.
>>>
>>>
>>> Was that outburst motivated by my joke "So what's going on with you 
>>> two?!" in response to your comment about Barack Obama, "I 
>think he's 
>>> damn attractive and charismatic."  Don't worry, I didn't think 
>>> anything was going on between the two of you.  ;-)
>>>
>>>
>>>> Oh, and I'm tired of people lying about picking their 
>noses as well 
>>>> and people beating their kids over it.
>>>>
>>> [snip]
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I just want to smack people who yuck it up because 'they 
>saw someone 
>>>> picking their nose', and tell them congratulations for being more 
>>>> successful at being discrete about it.
>>>
>>>
>>> Wow.  What happened to you?  I've never heard of this 
>problem before. 
>>> Maybe it's a Missouri thing.
>>>
>>> Mike
>>>
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