Comments on: Whirled Views 2 (not 12).13 http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/ A forum for discussion of news that arises at the intersection of Christianity and culture. Sat, 21 Nov 2009 15:04:15 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Peter L http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273622 Peter L Thu, 14 Feb 2008 04:36:11 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273622 Lynn #36: <i>I can’t believe no one mentioned before you did. Holy cow! I’ll change it.</i> I teach. I have a bad habit of catching other people’s errors, but miss my own frequently. (I am glad there is spell check!) Lynn #36: I can’t believe no one mentioned before you did. Holy cow! I’ll change it.

I teach. I have a bad habit of catching other people’s errors, but miss my own frequently. (I am glad there is spell check!)

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]]> By: NJLawyer http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273561 NJLawyer Thu, 14 Feb 2008 01:30:03 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273561 MakeItMan: lawyers wrote the mock statute. Nothing like eating your own. MakeItMan: lawyers wrote the mock statute. Nothing like eating your own.

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]]> By: Frank in Phoenix http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273542 Frank in Phoenix Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:38:31 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273542 <b>To the attention of Mickey McLean:</b> (Continued from yesterday's "Happy Birthday, Abe") <b>Mickey McLean (16):</b> Just so you know that our software doesn’t discriminate, it flagged one of my comments this morning! We’ll try to do a better job monitoring the spam folder to make sure comments that shouldn’t be in there are published, which also will help the filter “learn.” <b>Frank:</b> I understand. My point has never been that I think I'm being discriminated against. Some posts fly ... some disappear. But, a "spam folder" does amount to a <i>de facto</i> moderation of comments ... but only those comments which get snagged by the spam filter. And while I can't be certain of this, I am pretty sure that the majority of my posts that have disappeared in the spam folder (or wherever) have never been eventually reviewed then published. But again, back to one of my main points: <i>All</i> WMB users are registered. Doesn't that greatly reduce the need for an impersonal/imperfect "spam filter"? To the attention of Mickey McLean:
(Continued from yesterday’s “Happy Birthday, Abe”)

Mickey McLean (16): Just so you know that our software doesn’t discriminate, it flagged one of my comments this morning!

We’ll try to do a better job monitoring the spam folder to make sure comments that shouldn’t be in there are published, which also will help the filter “learn.”

Frank: I understand. My point has never been that I think I’m being discriminated against. Some posts fly … some disappear.

But, a “spam folder” does amount to a de facto moderation of comments … but only those comments which get snagged by the spam filter. And while I can’t be certain of this, I am pretty sure that the majority of my posts that have disappeared in the spam folder (or wherever) have never been eventually reviewed then published.

But again, back to one of my main points: All WMB users are registered. Doesn’t that greatly reduce the need for an impersonal/imperfect “spam filter”?

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]]> By: llama http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273533 llama Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:20:21 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273533 #22 StuBob, Our politicians ignore this at our peril. No, they ignore it at their peril - they know this but they don't care. I believe they all plan to retire en mass when we finally catch up them and hold them accountable for their crimes. But of course, they don't have SS retirement like us stupid folks because they knew it was a Ponzi Scheme doomed to failure. So they created their own private one all for themselves. You know, the private kind they deemed wasn't at all suited for us stupid fools. They also don't have the Ponzi scheme Medicare to worry about in their old age either. They have their own private retirement healthcare that they said wasn't right for us peons. They shouldn't be voted out of office. That is no where good enough for these thieves. They should do their retirement in a federal prison in Alaska instead. No, even that is too good. They should sent to Mars since we are obviously on Venus. #22 StuBob,

Our politicians ignore this at our peril.

No, they ignore it at their peril – they know this but they don’t care. I believe they all plan to retire en mass when we finally catch up them and hold them accountable for their crimes.

But of course, they don’t have SS retirement like us stupid folks because they knew it was a Ponzi Scheme doomed to failure. So they created their own private one all for themselves. You know, the private kind they deemed wasn’t at all suited for us stupid fools.

They also don’t have the Ponzi scheme Medicare to worry about in their old age either. They have their own private retirement healthcare that they said wasn’t right for us peons.

They shouldn’t be voted out of office. That is no where good enough for these thieves. They should do their retirement in a federal prison in Alaska instead. No, even that is too good. They should sent to Mars since we are obviously on Venus.

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]]> By: Cameron http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273528 Cameron Thu, 14 Feb 2008 00:03:39 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273528 I just look for the words "Whirled Views". I wouldn't notice if it were dated for 1968 or 2012. :) I just look for the words “Whirled Views”. I wouldn’t notice if it were dated for 1968 or 2012. :)

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]]> By: Lynn Vincent http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273509 Lynn Vincent Wed, 13 Feb 2008 23:35:48 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273509 <i>Um, excuse me, dear Benevolent Dictator. I know how hard it is to be told by a commoner of a mistake, but I think you put the wrong date today.</i> I can't believe no one mentioned before you did. Holy cow! I'll change it. Um, excuse me, dear Benevolent Dictator. I know how hard it is to be told by a commoner of a mistake, but I think you put the wrong date today.

I can’t believe no one mentioned before you did. Holy cow! I’ll change it.

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]]> By: Cameron http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273466 Cameron Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:50:12 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273466 On a different note, our Dairy Queen does a 2-for-1 special on Blizzards when it snows! Yummy--chocolate extreme is my current flavor. On a different note, our Dairy Queen does a 2-for-1 special on Blizzards when it snows! Yummy–chocolate extreme is my current flavor.

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]]> By: Make it Man http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273460 Make it Man Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:33:14 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273460 I have to agree with Kyle A. The drive by shooting style of a couple of our blogging friends leaves much to be desired. There are one or two that I do my best not to respond to, because it's obvious their motivation is disruption only. I'm all for bringing up relevant points, but when the points are always backed up by some bizarre fringe element event, it's obvious what they are trying to do. I have to agree with Kyle A. The drive by shooting style of a couple of our blogging friends leaves much to be desired. There are one or two that I do my best not to respond to, because it’s obvious their motivation is disruption only. I’m all for bringing up relevant points, but when the points are always backed up by some bizarre fringe element event, it’s obvious what they are trying to do.

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]]> By: Make it Man http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273459 Make it Man Wed, 13 Feb 2008 21:26:29 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273459 VS, Stop it, yer killin' me! :lol: NJLawyer, Welp. I can't help it that the maker of the game thought so highly of Lawyers! ;-) Thanks for the laughs... VS,
Stop it, yer killin’ me! :lol:

NJLawyer,
Welp. I can’t help it that the maker of the game thought so highly of Lawyers! ;-) Thanks for the laughs…

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]]> By: NJLawyer http://online.worldmag.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/comment-page-1/#comment-273422 NJLawyer Wed, 13 Feb 2008 20:20:30 +0000 http://www.worldontheweb.com/2008/02/13/whirled-views-1213-2/#comment-273422 CherylD, here's some more: 372.08 If an attorney gains elective office, it is not necessary to have a license to hunt, trap or possess same. And since it's Wednesday: 372.06 It is unlawful to hunt attorneys within one hundred yards of BMW, Porsche or Mercedes dealerships, except on Wednesday afternoons. --- The older I get, VS, the truer that list becomes. CherylD, here’s some more:

372.08 If an attorney gains elective office, it is not necessary to have a license to hunt, trap or possess same.

And since it’s Wednesday:

372.06 It is unlawful to hunt attorneys within one hundred yards of BMW, Porsche or Mercedes dealerships, except on Wednesday afternoons.

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The older I get, VS, the truer that list becomes.

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