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By: George Freeman: A Trip Down Memory Lane - Topix

George Freeman: A Trip Down Memory Lane - Topix — Sun, 23 Sep 2007 12:16:30 +0000

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By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:26:54 +0000

:o) I would say I am sorry, but I am not. If Aaron and George want to keep bringing up SSM as a “policy” discussion (which, you must admit, it never is - at least not the definition of policy you and I would consider) then I am afraid this is all you are going to get from me, Greg.

By: Greg Farries

Greg Farries — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 16:21:39 +0000

What the hell did I just say?

Cut this off-topic bullshit out. That goes for the contributors and the commenters…

By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:55:41 +0000

I just thought of something brilliant. Aaron, if your supermodel wife likes “backdoor” then maybe your marriage IS equivalent to mine.

By: Clay

Clay — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 15:00:13 +0000

Just to make the important issues clear, I am perfectly capable of shaving my own back, thank you very much.

By: Ryan

Ryan — Fri, 21 Sep 2007 14:32:27 +0000

“Well Aaron, at least you donâ€™t have to shave the back of your supermodel wife before retiring for the evening. She is a supermodel after all.”

Okay, so wax then?

By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 11:16:26 +0000

“I average about five minutes for each post here”

It shows.

By: George Freeman

George Freeman — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 07:12:12 +0000

Well Aaron, at least you don’t have to shave the back of your supermodel wife before retiring for the evening. She is a supermodel after all.

By: smarter than balbie

smarter than balbie — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 03:03:51 +0000

Heh heh, that’s lovely, do you mind if I steal your comment and insert it in the mass mailing Christmas card this year? heh heh, that StE fellow is gold.

By: Aaron Unruh

Aaron Unruh — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 02:53:01 +0000

George, I would respond to your comment, but I am much too busy tending to this beautiful and expensive house I own which overlooks a stunningly peaceful lake and there’s a deer looking in the window at me. I will soon have to tuck my handsome son and my beautiful daughter into bed, before retiring to my own gorgeous bedroom to make love to my supermodel wife. After a full night’s sleep, I will have to go to my important high-ranking job in a very important firm doing vitally important things and getting paid lots and lots of money to do it. So you’ll have to excuse me if I don’t reply to your comment. Toodles!

By: George Freeman

George Freeman — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 23:03:47 +0000

As far as intellectual property goes, I believe the words were, to a large extent, mine. :-) And Aaron is correct, the retrospective was provided by STE.

I concur with Mr. Unruh, maybe STE would be more interested in actual discussion, as opposed to keeping an autobiographical journal of his happy happy life, if he were a contributor. Considering Greg refers to him already as one of the “guys,” we at The Politic can’t be that bad.

http://www.thepolitic.com/arch...../#comments

By: Aaron Unruh

Aaron Unruh — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:41:23 +0000

“A little value added would be nice, and some original thought would be much welcomed, not only by myself, but the other poor souls who have been subjected to this crap.”

Once again: If you are so concerned for the poor souls that read this blog, then start writing posts yourself.

By: Aaron Unruh

Aaron Unruh — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:39:52 +0000

To be perfectly honest, if you can’t engage in discussions on public policy issues like same-sex marriage without becoming personally involved, that’s not my problem.

You’re too busy to post? Considering that I average about five minutes for each post here and the current volume of your comments, perhaps you’re underestimating your inability to be a blogger?

By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:39:24 +0000

My final thought on this thread is this: Aaron, stick to what you are good at, and write about the things you know rather than rehashing stuff from other threads. A little value added would be nice, and some original thought would be much welcomed, not only by myself, but the other poor souls who have been subjected to this crap.

By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:35:16 +0000

I don’t really want to get into a pissing match about intellectual property, Aaron. Nor did I say I had any honour either.

If the only way to shut down the ridiculous discussions you guys keep trying to bring back to thepolitic is to act like an ass, then, so be it. But remember this, it has been personal for a LONG time, and both you and George dish it out as much as I do.

I don’t really think I am trying to convince anyone, I don’t have to.

By: Aaron Unruh

Aaron Unruh — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:30:03 +0000

“…so you reproduced it without my permission; Intellectual property is such a tricky thing to regulate on the internet, especially when there is no honour amongst writers.”

Right. I’m very sorry for not respecting the intellectual property of someone who posts comments under a pseudonym, and for re-posting the comment on the same site that you posted your original comment to, and for attributing the quote to your pseudonym. What a horribly dishonorable thing to do. Are you eventually going to be serious, or what?

“Got married this summer, working full-time as a Senior Policy Analyst, doing my Masters degree in Public Policy part-time, and moving to a new house in October. It is a lovely brand new house, eco-friendly with all the bells and whistles, right next to an excellent lake with good canoeing and fishing.”

That’s nice. It’s sounds like you have a very pleasant life. Between long-winded expositions on how well your life is going and the sort of mean-spirited comments you make regarding the personal lives of George and myself, my only question is: Who exactly are you trying to convince here?

By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:21:09 +0000

“Uh huh, except that you wrote the retrospective.”

Indeed, and you didn’t have anything better to write, so you reproduced it without my permission; Intellectual property is such a tricky thing to regulate on the internet, especially when there is no honour amongst writers.

As for writing here, I told Greg maybe after Xmas. Right now I have too much on my plate: Got married this summer, working full-time as a Senior Policy Analyst, doing my Masters degree in Public Policy part-time, and moving to a new house in October. It is a lovely brand new house, eco-friendly with all the bells and whistles, right next to an excellent lake with good canoeing and fishing.

By: Aaron Unruh

Aaron Unruh — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 21:02:12 +0000

“You can tell a series is just about ready to be wrapped up (and that the writers donâ€™t have anything left to give) when the producers make a rhetrospective episode.”

Uh huh, except that you wrote the retrospective.

“Or is this a topic worthy of thepolitic?”

Why wouldn’t it be?

Going to be writing here soon, Mr. Critical? I understand that you’ve been extended an invitation to do so.

By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 17:04:29 +0000

So then, based on this point of view, would you have allowed this thread to have even started? Or is this a topic worthy of thepolitic?

Just checking for future reference.

By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:55:51 +0000

Btw, Aaron, “Better Than Ezra” is an American alternative rock trio based in New Orleans, Louisiana.

“Smarter than Ezra” is me.

By: Greg Farries

Greg Farries — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 16:41:14 +0000

Hey, I enjoy the debates, whether or not i agree with the individual commentators…

I just want people to avoid the off-topic banter, that’s all.

By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 15:40:44 +0000

History cut short…

“Iâ€™m going to start closing the commenting in any posts that become this off-topic.”
-Greg Farries

By: Smarter than Ezra

Smarter than Ezra — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:26:02 +0000

You can tell a series is just about ready to be wrapped up (and that the writers don’t have anything left to give) when the producers make a rhetrospective episode.

Is this an indication of things to come? Will George be leaving us? Perhaps your five-minutes of fame are over, now that you made “history” George.

Whatever will you do with your time?

By: Abattoir

Abattoir — Wed, 19 Sep 2007 14:11:55 +0000

Just to put George’s assertions of the definition of ’sex’ to bed, so to speak:
sex:
3.a. sexually motivated phenomena or behavior
3.b. sexual intercourse
sexual intercourse:
2. intercourse (as anal or oral intercourse) that does not involve penetration of the vagina by the penis
http://mw1.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sex

What George is referring to as ’sex’ may be more properly defined as ‘coitus’, or penetration of the vagina by the penis.

This may be the root of the disagreement between George and others regarding homosexual ’sex’.