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Mon Aug-09-04 10:10 AM
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| war on 'terra'......Terra is Latin for earth... so W is fighting |
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'the earth'
can be understood as W's war against the environment
or as W's war against everyone on earth
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| wtmusic
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Mon Aug-09-04 10:14 AM
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All the people who would understand it, however, are already voting for Kerry
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| coloradodem2005
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Mon Aug-09-04 10:17 AM
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| 2. I remember in Star Trek... |
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...humans were sometimes referred to as Terrans. Once this solar system was referred to as The Terran System.
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| Andy_Stephenson
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Mon Aug-09-04 10:19 AM
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| 3. I made that connection |
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Mon Aug-09-04 11:31 AM
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| 4. And this surprises you why? |
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Edited on Mon Aug-09-04 11:31 AM by Q3JR4
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| thisismyboomstick3
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Mon Aug-09-04 12:34 PM
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Good to see another latin "loqutor". Heh heh.
I have to say it - just because I used to teach latin - the word terror comes from the latin verb "terror" (terrere) which means to frighten.
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