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All Ogle, No Cash -- It's Not Just Annoying, It's Un-American

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Theodosia - Jul 15, 2005 11:24:08 am PDT #7798 of 9843

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

US Immigration also turned back Bernadette Devlin [married last name] as a suspected terrorist. She's a grandma now, with a distinguished career behind her, but back in the day she won the Nobel Peace Prize....

I'm sure glad the Un-Americans here have some personal experience with Buffista-Americans to know that we're not all ignorant yahoos. I'm very ashamed of my country.

Jim - Jul 18, 2005 3:01:40 am PDT #7799 of 9843

Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Bernadette Devlin didn't win a Nobel Peace Prize. She was "nominated", which is an entirely meaningless term. Her conections with the INLA are a matter of public record, so it's not much of a stretch to say she's connected with terrorism.

Am-Chau Yarkona - Jul 18, 2005 4:48:48 am PDT #7800 of 9843

I bop to Wittgenstein. -- Nutty

Am-Chau, Wonderfalls is repeated on Sky Mix tonight (Friday) at 8pm

Thanks, Katya, but since I don't have Sky Mix, I think I'll just have to wait for a rerun of the series. And it doesn't matter that I didn't know this until too late.

Theodosia - Jul 18, 2005 7:30:33 am PDT #7801 of 9843

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

Thanks for the correction, Jim -- I am the victim of lousy reporting, then, which alas, isn't new.

(I suspect her INLA connection is what, 30 years old? Way to keep me safe, INS.)

DXMachina - Jul 18, 2005 8:04:56 am PDT #7802 of 9843

You always do this. We get tipsy, and you take advantage of my love of the scientific method.

(I suspect her INLA connection is what, 30 years old? Way to keep me safe, INS.)

I dunno, it's been sixty years since the Pope was in the German army, and people still give him grief for that.

IAmNotReallyASpring - Jul 18, 2005 9:29:11 am PDT #7803 of 9843

I think Freddy Quimby should walk out of here a free hotel

Theodosia, could you link to the story? I can't find it anywhere.

Thanks.

Theodosia - Jul 18, 2005 3:40:26 pm PDT #7804 of 9843

'we all walk this earth feeling we are frauds. The trick is to be grateful and hope the caper doesn't end any time soon"

I remember it as being in the Boston Globe last year or the year before....

Fiona - Jul 18, 2005 10:23:56 pm PDT #7805 of 9843

I dunno, it's been sixty years since the Pope was in the German army, and people still give him grief for that.

He wasn't in the German army, he was in the Hitler Youth, which was compulsory for young men at the time.

UnAmerican Buffistas: pedantic since 1999.

Jim - Jul 19, 2005 12:45:51 am PDT #7806 of 9843

Ficht nicht mit Der Raketemensch!

Wasn't he also conscripted in the last days of the War and deserted? Not that that's relevant..

evil jimi - Jul 19, 2005 12:48:56 am PDT #7807 of 9843

Lurching from one disaster to the next.

Nice article about the Continuum 3 convention in Melbourne. [link]

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