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by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:42 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Let's Get Rich! Propose Your Audiophool Accoutrement Here!
Replies: 20
Views: 15112

Tubed amps.
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:33 pm
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: We need a FORMAT WAR thread (or twelve)
Replies: 46
Views: 35532

My first post at this forum! Wanna hear the dumbest one of all? True story! You know, Steve Hoffman actually got all in a huff over my questions and legitimate doubts about the supposed "superiority" of SACD, particularly when I insisted on hitting them with the scientific facts of the matter. He f...
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:23 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: New CNN poll - Draw a line down the middle of the country
Replies: 14
Views: 6948

I'm still confused. Has the media told a majority of Americans that the economy's not yet recovered and that Bush's tax cuts will bankrupt future generations [if those cuts don't create havoc with the world economy before then]? Do a majority of Americans feel the "pinch" of a weak economy? [I have ...
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:13 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: US Had Been In Talks With Taliban Over bin Laden
Replies: 13
Views: 6703

Yes, but the economics work against you. Why spend $100 [plus shipping!] for a stylus that will only cost you $50 just so you can listen to records for the 6-10 days it will take to get your replacement? Either a] enjoy your extensive CD collection for a week or b] use a used cartridge you've got in...
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 5:01 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Fair and Balanced Coverage of Bush and WMD
Replies: 1
Views: 2034

Actually, I'm delighted that ABC, CBS and CNN were all as forthcoming as they were. I read those kind of comments in NY Times editorials, but wasn't aware that the TV networks had recently grown balls.
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:49 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: New CNN poll - Draw a line down the middle of the country
Replies: 14
Views: 6948

I hope you're right. Otherwise the American voters would appear to be terribly confused. But as 49% rate Bush as Patriotic, I believe they *are* confused. Or ignorant.
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:31 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: US Had Been In Talks With Taliban Over bin Laden
Replies: 13
Views: 6703

Well, basically, the Shure stylus can be had for mucho dollars less from Shure themselves and Prix's attempting to swindle gullible sh.tv members. [Well, that ought to pretty much kill *this* thread.]
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 4:23 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: John Kerry, the real...... deal?
Replies: 53
Views: 27668

Xenu wrote:God, I hate Lieberman.
His politics--and his views on the intelligence of your average American--are disgusting.


All that aside, Lieberman is simply one of the geekiest looking guys to ever run for president. Sort of makes Ross Perot look like Rambo by comparison.
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 3:40 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: What the Democrats lack on Iraq
Replies: 2
Views: 2552

Regime change isn't really the issue, IMO, it's how Bush went about it. While I agree that how the Bush team went about it is *an* issue, so, too, is "regime change." The country is not yet pacified, let alone ready for democracy. The real fun, should Iraq ever *be* pacified, won't begin until all ...
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 2:38 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Actual WMD Proliferation
Replies: 2
Views: 2227

Should Kim Jong Il ever do anything "bad" [and by "bad" I mean nuke South Korea and nearby Japan where I happen to live--or sell the stuff to terrorists], I hope that history will rank this fellow, Abdul Qadeer Khan, as possibly the 20th Century's leading monster.
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 2:31 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: New CNN poll - Draw a line down the middle of the country
Replies: 14
Views: 6948

Ryan, these numbers are clear as mud. Kerry bests Bush if the election were held today, but Bush trounces Kerry on Strength of Leadership, Patriotism and Trust on Iraq. So why exactly would the majority of those polled vote for Kerry?
by Ron
Wed Feb 04, 2004 2:22 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: US Had Been In Talks With Taliban Over bin Laden
Replies: 13
Views: 6703

Rspaight wrote:Waddya wanna bet bin Laden pops out of a hole in the ground sometime around October?


Would this be considered as some sort of surprise?
by Ron
Fri Jan 30, 2004 2:02 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: The Who + London Stones CDs + Japanese Group Sounds Comps
Replies: 4
Views: 3859

The Who + London Stones CDs + Japanese Group Sounds Comps

Figured this was the only way to get your attention, David. Your ISP keeps returning my email sent to you. The good Capt'n CDs arrived today. Many thanks. Maybe sometime in the near future we'll be able to correspond more privately??
by Ron
Sat Jan 24, 2004 4:16 am
Forum: General Music Discussion
Topic: Prix plays an acoustic show TONIGHT 1/23..live stream online
Replies: 2
Views: 3137

Wow. All that and free gifts, too. It's just too good to be true. There's gotta be a catch somewhere, right?
by Ron
Mon Jan 12, 2004 5:17 pm
Forum: Politics
Topic: Fox Remains Calm And Impartial (Dean News Alert)
Replies: 1
Views: 2362

Nice try, Ryan. You lifted that screenshot directly from the pages of The Onion. You maybe could fool members at other [unmentioned] sites, but you'll find that pulling the wool over the eyes of the average FLO member is a different story altogether.