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Post #248,235 by Andrew Grygus 3/17/06 11:39:55 AM Reply	Yes, but it wasn't until the 20th century . . . . . that they were reclassified as musical instruments. From their invention for the armies of the Pharaohs in Egypt (from where they were marched to the British Isles by the Roman Legions) they had been classified as munitions. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #248,256 by jb4 3/17/06 1:24:40 PM Reply	WMD: Weapons of Mass Dyspepsia jb4 "Every Repbulican who wants to defend Bush on [the expansion of Presidential powers], should be forced to say, 'I wouldn't hesitate to see President Hillary Rodham Clinton have the same authority'." &mdash an unidentified letter writer to Newsweek on the expansion of executive powers under the Bush administration

Bagpipes! In our lobby! - (jb4) - (46) - March 17, 2006, 11:19:55 AM EST

Don't look under the Kilt. -NT - (folkert) - March 17, 2006, 11:21:22 AM EST

Yes, but it wasn't until the 20th century . . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (1) - March 17, 2006, 11:39:55 AM EST

WMD: Weapons of Mass Dyspepsia -NT - (jb4) - March 17, 2006, 01:24:40 PM EST

Bagpipes should NOT be played indoors - (ben_tilly) - (4) - March 17, 2006, 11:40:16 AM EST

They come in all sizes I guess - (tuberculosis) - (1) - Aug. 21, 2007, 06:42:02 AM EDT

They do - (ben_tilly) - March 17, 2006, 12:43:26 PM EST

I took a math test once in college - (admin) - March 17, 2006, 01:48:54 PM EST

s/enemy/cat/ -NT - (pwhysall) - March 18, 2006, 04:13:21 AM EST

Makes ya want to eat a steaming plate of haggis :-D -NT - (imqwerky) - (37) - March 17, 2006, 02:29:57 PM EST

It does? - (Andrew Grygus) - (4) - March 17, 2006, 03:05:50 PM EST

Why is that? -NT - (Another Scott) - (3) - March 17, 2006, 03:08:09 PM EST

Illegal because the sound the sheep makes when lungs... - (ChrisR) - (2) - March 17, 2006, 03:19:05 PM EST

Rarely do I actually LOL ... but that one got me -NT - (drewk) - (1) - March 17, 2006, 03:35:28 PM EST

ObAOL. -NT - (Another Scott) - March 17, 2006, 04:18:19 PM EST

Haggis is Scottish. Corned beef & cabbage is Irish -NT - (jb4) - (31) - March 17, 2006, 04:43:45 PM EST

Corned beef and cabbage is as Irish . . . - (Silverlock) - March 17, 2006, 05:05:01 PM EST

Yes, haggis is Scottish...Are you saying bagpipes are *not*? -NT - (CRConrad) - (12) - March 17, 2006, 05:10:12 PM EST

They were "imported" - (jb4) - (9) - March 17, 2006, 06:04:39 PM EST

What I meant was, WTF does your reply to Amy mean? - (CRConrad) - (8) - March 17, 2006, 06:44:51 PM EST

He probably had Ireland on his brain because of... - (ben_tilly) - (7) - March 17, 2006, 07:01:17 PM EST

yea, people at work said I wasnt wearing green - (boxley) - (2) - March 17, 2006, 08:16:03 PM EST

Revealing your green teeth? - (imqwerky) - (1) - March 17, 2006, 08:20:57 PM EST

use the same dentist as Muqtada al Sadr -NT - (boxley) - March 17, 2006, 08:22:46 PM EST

Duh! Sorry JayBee, sorry Ben. :-(How *stupid* of me!)-: - (CRConrad) - (3) - March 18, 2006, 01:19:04 AM EST

Must have been something about 3/17. - (Another Scott) - March 18, 2006, 08:36:41 AM EST

too much blood in the alchohol stream -NT - (boxley) - (1) - March 18, 2006, 09:17:11 AM EST

I concur! -NT - (jb4) - March 20, 2006, 01:48:17 PM EST

No. AFAIK, they're originally Irish - (ben_tilly) - (1) - March 17, 2006, 06:47:31 PM EST

*SIGH*. If you absolutely *have* to brag with your trivia... - (CRConrad) - March 17, 2006, 06:56:51 PM EST

Okay, potatoes and soda bread then. - (imqwerky) - (16) - March 18, 2006, 11:04:32 AM EST

Don't let the pitnickers get you down. :-) -NT - (Another Scott) - (14) - March 18, 2006, 11:06:11 AM EST

All in good fun. - (imqwerky) - (13) - March 18, 2006, 11:13:19 AM EST

All in? Good. Fun! - (drewk) - (12) - March 18, 2006, 03:37:11 PM EST

You need to get yourself another hobby :-) -NT - (bionerd) - (11) - March 21, 2006, 05:37:26 PM EST

s/another/a/ -NT - (pwhysall) - (10) - March 22, 2006, 02:50:35 AM EST

You know I dont have a clue what you people are saying - (bionerd) - (9) - March 22, 2006, 09:51:11 AM EST

s/x/y/ - (Another Scott) - (3) - March 22, 2006, 10:03:38 AM EST

That code isn't pseudo - (drewk) - (2) - March 22, 2006, 12:02:58 PM EST

In csh/edlin/vi/bash or some other line interpreter, no? -NT - (Another Scott) - (1) - March 22, 2006, 12:41:07 PM EST

Yup -NT - (drewk) - March 22, 2006, 01:13:18 PM EST

ICLRPD (new thread) - (lincoln) - March 22, 2006, 11:28:56 AM EST

Think it originated in SED (Shell Editor) - (ChrisR) - (3) - March 22, 2006, 06:11:50 PM EST

sed (lower case please) is the Stream EDitor. - (pwhysall) - March 22, 2006, 06:18:50 PM EST

Stream EDitor - (Steve Lowe) - March 22, 2006, 06:21:59 PM EST

admin is one crazy cat. -NT - (Another Scott) - March 22, 2006, 07:42:02 PM EST

There is NOTHING funny about haggis... - (jb4) - March 20, 2006, 01:50:14 PM EST

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