"Ed Huntress" wrote in message news:...

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 16:10:08 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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I still feel that to prevent the clearly blatant abuse by collectors
of unemployment or welfare, drug tests should be made mandatory.
Ditto any gov't employee. We'd lose 90% of CONgress (and aides) on
that one, eh?

Huh. Some libertarian *you* are.

My moralist leanings intertwine with my libertarian leanings, Ed.
It produces a rough sense of sanity at times. I'm oh-so-sorry that I
shocked you.

I'm not shocked. Real libertarians are too weird to be around. I'm just
having a hard time following you around the track. d8-)

--
Ed Huntress

Let me make sure this is not misunderstood, Larry. I'm saying that I don't
think you're a real libertarian. I'm also saying, "thank God for that." d8-)
And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what parts of the libertarian
idea you really buy into. It's like Euell Gibbons used to say about pine
trees: Some parts are edible.

--
Ed Huntress

On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 22:34:13 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


"Ed Huntress" wrote in message news:...

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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My moralist leanings intertwine with my libertarian leanings, Ed.
It produces a rough sense of sanity at times. I'm oh-so-sorry that I
shocked you.

I'm not shocked. Real libertarians are too weird to be around. I'm just
having a hard time following you around the track. d8-)

Let me make sure this is not misunderstood, Larry. I'm saying that I don't
think you're a real libertarian. I'm also saying, "thank God for that." d8-)

g


And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what parts of the libertarian
idea you really buy into. It's like Euell Gibbons used to say about pine
trees: Some parts are edible.

I have trouble following your being a Republican (or is it RINO?),
too, Ed, so don't feel like the Lone Ranger.

P.S: Why are you eating my posts? goofy grinne

P.P.S: When you called me a moralist, I'm praying you weren't
confusing me with the likes of the Moral Majority. If you were, I'll
whup ya upside the haid, foo.

--
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized
anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Sat, 2 Aug 2008 22:34:13 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


"Ed Huntress" wrote in message news:...

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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My moralist leanings intertwine with my libertarian leanings, Ed.
It produces a rough sense of sanity at times. I'm oh-so-sorry that I
shocked you.

I'm not shocked. Real libertarians are too weird to be around. I'm just
having a hard time following you around the track. d8-)

Let me make sure this is not misunderstood, Larry. I'm saying that I don't
think you're a real libertarian. I'm also saying, "thank God for that."
d8-)

g


And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what parts of the libertarian
idea you really buy into. It's like Euell Gibbons used to say about pine
trees: Some parts are edible.

I have trouble following your being a Republican (or is it RINO?),
too, Ed, so don't feel like the Lone Ranger.

Again, my Republican affiliation is based on NJ's state politics. In fact,
you'll read about it in _Richochet_ sooner or later. I was one of the guys
that the state NRA affiliate asked to become a delegate to my county
Republican convention. But I was already opposed to what was going on in
Democratic politics in New Jersey and I had switched my registration in the
early '80s, in order to vote for some Repubs who favored revamping welfare.
The Dems are (or were) our old machine, which I still oppose. As far as
national politics go, I'm philosophically an independent.


P.S: Why are you eating my posts? goofy grinne

P.P.S: When you called me a moralist, I'm praying you weren't
confusing me with the likes of the Moral Majority. If you were, I'll
whup ya upside the haid, foo.

No, not at all. I mean a moralist in the strict sense, not the
religious-nutball sense. I mean it as a good thing.

--
Ed Huntress

On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:17:53 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what parts of the libertarian
idea you really buy into. It's like Euell Gibbons used to say about pine
trees: Some parts are edible.

I have trouble following your being a Republican (or is it RINO?),
too, Ed, so don't feel like the Lone Ranger.

Again, my Republican affiliation is based on NJ's state politics. In fact,
you'll read about it in _Richochet_ sooner or later. I was one of the guys
that the state NRA affiliate asked to become a delegate to my county
Republican convention. But I was already opposed to what was going on in
Democratic politics in New Jersey and I had switched my registration in the
early '80s, in order to vote for some Repubs who favored revamping welfare.

Whassa "Ricochet"? NRA blurb?


The Dems are (or were) our old machine, which I still oppose.

As do I, and always have.


As far as
national politics go, I'm philosophically an independent.

As am I.


P.P.S: When you called me a moralist, I'm praying you weren't
confusing me with the likes of the Moral Majority. If you were, I'll
whup ya upside the haid, foo.

No, not at all. I mean a moralist in the strict sense, not the
religious-nutball sense. I mean it as a good thing.

Thank you. I'm quite relieved.

--
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized
anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt

"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
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On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:17:53 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what parts of the
libertarian
idea you really buy into. It's like Euell Gibbons used to say about pine
trees: Some parts are edible.

I have trouble following your being a Republican (or is it RINO?),
too, Ed, so don't feel like the Lone Ranger.

Again, my Republican affiliation is based on NJ's state politics. In fact,
you'll read about it in _Richochet_ sooner or later. I was one of the guys
that the state NRA affiliate asked to become a delegate to my county
Republican convention. But I was already opposed to what was going on in
Democratic politics in New Jersey and I had switched my registration in
the
early '80s, in order to vote for some Repubs who favored revamping
welfare.

Whassa "Ricochet"? NRA blurb?

It's the book we were talking about: _Richochet: Confessions of a Gun
Lobbyist_, by Richard Feldman (former NRA lobbyist). He worked mostly in the
Northeast at the same time I was active in gun issues.



The Dems are (or were) our old machine, which I still oppose.

As do I, and always have.


As far as
national politics go, I'm philosophically an independent.

As am I.


P.P.S: When you called me a moralist, I'm praying you weren't
confusing me with the likes of the Moral Majority. If you were, I'll
whup ya upside the haid, foo.

No, not at all. I mean a moralist in the strict sense, not the
religious-nutball sense. I mean it as a good thing.

Thank you. I'm quite relieved.

--
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized
anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt

On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 14:53:01 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


"Larry Jaques" wrote in message
.. .
On Sun, 3 Aug 2008 12:17:53 -0400, with neither quill nor qualm, "Ed
Huntress" quickly quoth:


And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what parts of the
libertarian
idea you really buy into. It's like Euell Gibbons used to say about pine
trees: Some parts are edible.

I have trouble following your being a Republican (or is it RINO?),
too, Ed, so don't feel like the Lone Ranger.

Again, my Republican affiliation is based on NJ's state politics. In fact,
you'll read about it in _Richochet_ sooner or later. I was one of the guys
that the state NRA affiliate asked to become a delegate to my county
Republican convention. But I was already opposed to what was going on in
Democratic politics in New Jersey and I had switched my registration in
the
early '80s, in order to vote for some Repubs who favored revamping
welfare.

Whassa "Ricochet"? NRA blurb?

It's the book we were talking about: _Richochet: Confessions of a Gun
Lobbyist_, by Richard Feldman (former NRA lobbyist). He worked mostly in the
Northeast at the same time I was active in gun issues.

Oh, THAT _Ricochet_! blush My head's not quite back together after
the trip to CA. I must have absorbed some of that wine via my empathic
senses 'cuz my memory has been shot ever since then.

--
Do what you feel in your heart to be right - for you'll be criticized
anyway. You'll be damned if you do, and damned if you don't.
-- Eleanor Roosevelt

Ed Huntress wrote:

Let me make sure this is not misunderstood, Larry. I'm saying that I don't
think you're a real libertarian. I'm also saying, "thank God for that." d8-)
And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what parts of the libertarian
idea you really buy into. It's like Euell Gibbons used to say about pine
trees: Some parts are edible.

--
Ed Huntress

Thank you Ed. For my daily chuckle. This news group is so downright
gloomy, a ray of sunshine is always welcome. :-)
...lew...

"Lew Hartswick" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:

Let me make sure this is not misunderstood, Larry. I'm saying that I
don't think you're a real libertarian. I'm also saying, "thank God for
that." d8-) And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what parts of
the libertarian idea you really buy into. It's like Euell Gibbons used to
say about pine trees: Some parts are edible.

--
Ed Huntress
Thank you Ed. For my daily chuckle. This news group is so downright
gloomy, a ray of sunshine is always welcome. :-)
...lew...

We'll have to work on that and see what we can do to improve it, Lew. d8-)

--
Ed Huntress

Ed Huntress wrote:
"Lew Hartswick" wrote in message
m...
Ed Huntress wrote:

Let me make sure this is not misunderstood, Larry. I'm saying that I
don't think you're a real libertarian. I'm also saying, "thank God
for that." d8-) And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what
parts of the libertarian idea you really buy into. It's like Euell
Gibbons used to say about pine trees: Some parts are edible.

--
Ed Huntress
Thank you Ed. For my daily chuckle. This news group is so downright
gloomy, a ray of sunshine is always welcome. :-)
...lew...

We'll have to work on that and see what we can do to improve it, Lew.
d8-)

Why We Love Children !



1) NUDITY
I was driving with my three young children one warm summer evening
when a woman in the convertible ahead of us stood up and waved. She was
stark naked! As I was reeling from the shock, I heard my 5-year-old shout
from the back seat, "Mom! That lady isn't wearing a seat belt!"

2) OPINIONS
On the first day of school, a first-grader handed his teacher a note
from his mother. The note read, "The opinions expressed by this child are
not necessarily those of his parents."

3) KETCHUP
A woman was trying hard to get the ketchup out of the jar. During her
struggle the phone rang so she asked her 4-year-old daughter to answer the
phone. "Mommy can't come to the phone to talk to you right now. She's
hitting the bottle."

4) MORE NUDITY
A little boy got lost at the YMCA and found himself in the women's
locker room. When he was spotted, the room burst into shrieks, with ladies
grabbing towels and running for cover. The little boy watched in amazement
and then asked, "What's the matter, haven't you ever seen a little boy
before?"

5) POLICE # 1
While taking a routine vandalism report at an elementary school, I was
interrupted by a little girl about 6 years old. Looking up and down at my
uniform, she asked, "Are you a cop?" "Yes," I answered and continued writing
the report. "My mother said if I ever needed help I should ask the police.
Is that right?" "Yes, that's right," I told her. "Well, then," she said as
she extended her foot toward me, "would you please tie my shoe?"

6) POLICE # 2
It was the end of the day when I parked my police van in front of the
station. As I gathered my equipment, my K-9 partner, Jake, was barking, and
I saw a little boy staring in at me "Is that a dog you got back there?" he
asked. "It sure is," I replied. Puzzled, the boy looked at me and then
towards the back of the van. Finally he said, "What'd he do?"

7) ELDERLY
While working for an organization that delivers lunches to elderly
shut-ins, I used to take my 4-year-old daughter on my afternoon rounds. She
was unfailingly intrigued by the various appliances of old age, particularly
the canes, walkers and wheelchairs. One day I found her staring at a pair of
false teeth soaking in a glass. As I braced myself for the inevitable
barrage of questions, she merely turned and whispered, "The tooth fairy will
never believe this!"

8) DRESS-UP
A little girl was watching her parents dress for a party. When she saw
her dad donning his tuxedo, she warned, "Daddy, you shouldn't wear that
suit." "And why not, darling?" "You know that it always gives you a headache
the next morning. "

9) DEATH
While walking along the sidewalk in front of his church, our minister
heard the intoning of a prayer that nearly made his collar wilt. Apparently,
his 5-year-old son and his playmates had found a dead robin. Feeling that
proper burial should be performed, they had
secured a small box and cotton batting, then dug a hole and made ready
for the disposal of the deceased. The minister's son was chosen to say the
appropriate prayers and with sonorous dignity intoned his version of what he
thought his father always said: "Glory be unto the Faaather, and unto the
Sonnn, and into the hole he goooes."

10) SCHOOL
A little girl had just finished her first week of school. "I'm just
wasting my time," she said to her mother. "I can't read, I can't write and
they won't let me talk!"

11) BIBLE
A little boy opened the big family bible. He was fascinated as he
fingered through the old pages. Suddenly, something fell out of the Bible.
He picked up the object and looked at it. What he saw was an old leaf that
had been pressed in between the pages. "Mama, look what I found," the boy
called out. "What have you got there, dear?" With astonishment in the young
boy's voice, he answered, "I think it's Adam's underwear."



John R. Carroll
Machining Solution Software, Inc.
Los Angeles San Francisco
www.machiningsolution.com


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John R. Carroll
www.machiningsolution.com

"John R. Carroll" wrote in message
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Ed Huntress wrote:
"Lew Hartswick" wrote in message
m...
Ed Huntress wrote:

Let me make sure this is not misunderstood, Larry. I'm saying that I
don't think you're a real libertarian. I'm also saying, "thank God
for that." d8-) And then I'm saying, it's not easy following what
parts of the libertarian idea you really buy into. It's like Euell
Gibbons used to say about pine trees: Some parts are edible.

--
Ed Huntress
Thank you Ed. For my daily chuckle. This news group is so downright
gloomy, a ray of sunshine is always welcome. :-)
...lew...

We'll have to work on that and see what we can do to improve it, Lew.
d8-)

Why We Love Children !

Jeez, there's a rarity: Clean jokes that are actually funny. I even passed
these on to my mother-in-law. g

--
Ed Huntress