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lizakova is shinying up her life. Kitty Guardian
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Posted: Tue Apr 21, 2009 9:24 pm Post subject: China |
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http://news.scotsman.com/world/China-puts-the-squeeze-on.5191756.jp
Turns out, Chinese has a lot of characters. I can't believe they let the parents get away with that to begin with. In Russia, if the name you want for your child isn't on the list of first names the government approves, you don't get issued a birth certificate. |
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mchicken is dejected. Cover of Rush's Seminal Album
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:23 am Post subject: Re: China |
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lizakova wrote: | In Russia, if the name you want for your child isn't on the list of first names the government approves, you don't get issued a birth certificate. |
Should we institute this policy in America?
Like our good friend Dre' Bly for instance...what is that fucking apostrophe doing there? |
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jaster is back in black Mod Emperor of Dune
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 9:43 am Post subject: Re: China |
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mchicken wrote: | Like our good friend Dre' Bly for instance...what is that fucking apostrophe doing there? |
Hmm, I thought it was Dré Bly as in short for André.
Also, Emily's parents originally wanted to name here X4&iqa. As it turns out, the US government doesn't play that game.
True story. _________________ When I am weaker than you, I ask you for freedom because that is according to your principles; when I am stronger than you, I take away your freedom because that is according to my principles.
-Children of Dune, attributed to Louis Veuillot |
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mchicken is dejected. Cover of Rush's Seminal Album
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lugo is unable to remember his password. Such an Aries
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:22 am Post subject: |
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Are you saying Harvard is more scholarly than NPR? _________________ ' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'. |
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mchicken is dejected. Cover of Rush's Seminal Album
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:23 am Post subject: |
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lugo wrote: | Are you saying Harvard is more scholarly than NPR? |
Yes, it really, really is. You should see these people, it's ridiculous. |
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lugo is unable to remember his password. Such an Aries
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:27 am Post subject: |
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mchicken wrote: | lugo wrote: | Are you saying Harvard is more scholarly than NPR? |
Yes, it really, really is. You should see these people, it's ridiculous. |
I was just joking, but... you seem in awe of their scholaritude. It's that intense? _________________ ' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'. |
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mchicken is dejected. Cover of Rush's Seminal Album
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 10:43 am Post subject: |
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lugo wrote: | I was just joking, but... you seem in awe of their scholaritude. It's that intense? |
Not at all, but NPR isn't particularly scholarly. It's intelligent, but that's not the same thing.
The undergraduates at Harvard are nothing special (from an MIT perspective). |
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kallie is +2 Lifthrasir
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:04 am Post subject: Re: China |
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jaster wrote: | mchicken wrote: | Like our good friend Dre' Bly for instance...what is that fucking apostrophe doing there? |
Hmm, I thought it was Dré Bly as in short for André.
Also, Emily's parents originally wanted to name here X4&iqa. As it turns out, the US government doesn't play that game.
True story. |
Why would they do that? Is it some sort of hippie code? |
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lugo is unable to remember his password. Such an Aries
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Posted: Wed Apr 22, 2009 11:07 am Post subject: |
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mchicken wrote: | lugo wrote: | I was just joking, but... you seem in awe of their scholaritude. It's that intense? |
Not at all, but NPR isn't particularly scholarly. It's intelligent, but that's not the same thing.
The undergraduates at Harvard are nothing special (from an MIT perspective). |
Ah, good, then everything conforms to expectations. _________________ ' What I'm thinking in my head is, 'Well, the truth is, Brian, we can't solve global warming because I f---ing changed light bulbs in my house. It's because of something collective'. |
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