HDTenEightyP/NetNews huggingface dataset:
From: gmark@cbnewse.cb.att.com (gilbert.m.stewart)
Subject: Re: Bruce Lee's son?
Organization: AT&T
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 1992 15:21:04 GMT

In article <1992Aug20.203257.4851@midway.uchicago.edu> fun5@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>Anyway.  I know most of you probably weren't interested in the above, but I 
>had to get it off my chest.  Its been a pet peeve of mine that the martial arts
>and scientific developments are NEVER EVER portrayed accurately in the mass 
>media.
>

Well, I'm glad  you feel better, but you'll have to admit that this
is true of the majority of things in the world, right?  Probably
in the "news" as well as the entertainment-only mass media.

It's no wonder many never learn to think.  Where can they get
dependable, complete facts to use as assumptions?

GMS
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From: hcleong@iti.gov.sg (Leong Heng Cheong)
Subject: BASIC INSTINCT - Rating in Singapore
Organization: Information Technology Institute, National Computer Board, Singapore.
Date: Mon, 17 Aug 1992 14:23:42 GMT

Yet more useless information...

20th Century Fox has just submitted BASIC INSTINCT for rating here in
Singapore.  And, surprise, instead of aiming for the R(A) [The A is for
artistic -- porn is still banned here... :-)] rating, the studio has
specifically requested for a PG rating.  [NB: R(A) rating only allows 21
and above;  there is no equivalent to the U.S. R-rating here]

No news yet from the censoring board...  If the PG rating goes through, I
wonder how many scenes will be left untouched by censors...

Heng Cheong
  hcleong@iti.gov.sg

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From: shippert@cco.caltech.edu (Tim Shippert)
Subject: Re: Freshman Smarm
Organization: California Institute of Technology, Pasadena
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 22:31:36 GMT

egl1@cunixf.cc.columbia.edu (Elizabeth G. Levy) writes:
>shrum@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Rick Shrum) writes:

>>Did anyone happen to see "Freshman Dorm" last nite? [...]

>Question on this: I was flipping channels, and caught about 30 seconds
>of it before I realized what it was (resulting in more flipping), so I
>didn't see what university this is supposed to take place in.  Did
>they give a name?

	Well, when _I_ flipped through this one, I caught the name "Western
Pacific University".  Or maybe "College".  Whatever.

	Do you suppose that if we could put together everybody on the net
who saw a "flip"'s worth of this show we'd have somebody who actually
watched the whole thing?
	
-- 
Tim Shippert                                 shippert@tybalt.caltech.edu
"Conservatism discards Prescription, shrinks from Principle, disavows
Progress; having rejected all respect for antiquity, it offers no redress
for the present, and makes no preparation for the future."  -B. Disraeli
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From: cooper@cos.com (Gary Cooper)
Subject: Re: Best War Movies?
Organization: Corporation for Open Systems
Distribution: usa  
Date: Sat, 22 Aug 1992 02:21:38 GMT

In <713317393@danube.cs.duke.edu> malhotra@duke.cs.duke.edu (Manish Malhotra) writes:

>2) Paths of Glory

very good - watchers of "Young Indiana Jones" will probably feel they've
alread seen this one - one of the better episodes is a plot, and sometimes
frame by frame, copy of this (although the kid is NO Kirk Douglas....) 

>4) Noel Cowards & David Lean's "In which we serve". 

Never heard of this one!  And me, a David Lean fan (Wonder if blockbuster
has it.....) 

>Some other enjoyable war films are "Battle of Britain" and
>"Battle of Bulge", and "Sink the Bismarck" (or Bismarck). 

I agree on Battle of Britain (I have the Letterboxed Laserdisc) and
Sink the Bismark (which I don't have yet - I heard there were pressing
problems) - but I had to take Battle of the Bulge back when I got hte
LB/LD, the special effects and acting were soooooo bad. 

One more addition I would make is _Porkchop Hill_ with Gregory Peck.
Militarily accurate (they stop to clean weapons during a lull in the
battle!) and historically accurate.  Excellent movie (I got the LD
for $15!) 

gary cooper (not the dead one) 
a young history major seeking gainful employment.....
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From: lsnow@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Linda Snow)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies,rec.arts.sf.movies
Subject: Re: Possible Foundation movie?
Date: 21 Aug 92 17:02:29 GMT
Reply-To: lsnow@ncrclm.ClemsonSC.NCR.COM (Linda Snow)
Organization: NCR E&M CLEMSON Liberty, SC

In article <JASON.92Aug19163501@ab20.larc.nasa.gov> Jason C. Austin <j.c.austin@larc.nasa.gov> writes:
>In article <1992Aug19.154857.13376@cco.caltech.edu> thogek@seismo.gps.caltech.edu (Thomas Kiefer) writes:
>-> 
>-> Anybody else heard anything of this?  As a friend of mine pointed out, this
>-> reports merely the purchasing of the rights, which is very distinct from
>-> actually making a movie from them.  Besides, could anyone really do a decent
>-> FOUNDATION movie, especially one movie for the whole trilogy (which is what
>-> the above sounds like)?
>-> 
>-> Updates?  Thoughts?  Comments?  Reactions?
>
>	I think and attempt to pack the Foundation story into a few
>hours would end up like Dune.  I read Dune just before seeing the
>movie and was really disappointed at all the great moments that were
>brushed over or left out completely.  I think what would work would be
>to turn it into a long running mini-series.
>--

Making movies out of well-known science fiction classics has not been
attempted very often, and when it is attempted it's not often successful.
I can think of a few exceptions ---

With good results:
  Blade Runner ("Do Androids....")
  2001
  
With bad results:
  Dune
  Nightfall  (*unbelievably* bad)
  Something Wicked this way Comes


Any other examples?

Any other science fiction classics you'd like to see transported to
the screen, and think they could be done well?

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From: dsc@gemini.tmc.edu (Doug S. Caprette Bldg. 28 W191 x3892)
Subject: Re: SUMMARY: Frankenstein, the true story
Organization: NASA GSFC CDP VLBI
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 19:54:08 GMT


Somethings not mentioned in the summary:

There was a movie made from the novel titled "Victor Frankenstein" sometimes
shown under the title "The Terror of Frankenstein" which is supposed to be
quite true to the novel.  I have not seen it myself. (:-)

The principle difference between the novel and all (other) screen adaptations
is that in the novel the creature was quite intelligent.

There was a made for TV two part movie (it would be called a miniseries today)
called "Frankenstein: The True Story" which captured many of the visual and
emotional elements of the novel, but very little of the plot.

I highly recommend the novel to science fiction fans.

dsc@gemini.gsfc.nasa.gov  
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From: bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu (Greg Bole)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: ** ULTIMATE MOVIE BABES ** Who?
Date: 12 Aug 92 17:40:56 GMT
Organization: HHMI/Human Genetics, Univ of Pa.

In article <1992Aug11.145958.3265@fid.morgan.com>, maus@fid.morgan.com 
(Malcolm Austin) writes:

>>Adventures in Babysitting?

> No, that was Elisabeth Shue's breakthrough role.  Apparently Liz still
> has some more breaking through to do. :^)

If you're talking "first noticed": The Karate Kid

If you're talking "break into the big time": hasn't happened yet...

...but I sure hope it does!

Greg Bole                         "We spend too much time thinking about the
bole@hmivax.humgen.upenn.edu       end of the world.  It isn't going to happen.
                                   ...today...I promise it.  Not before lunch."
                                        Alan Rickman in _Close My Eyes_
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From: manes@tandon.com (Dane Manes)
Subject: Re: ** ULTIMATE MOVIE BABES ** Who?
Organization: Tandon Corporation, Moorpark, CA
Date: Tue, 11 Aug 1992 18:08:38 GMT

In article <1992Aug7.141542.23496@midway.uchicago.edu> rm34@midway.uchicago.edu writes:
>
>Any other Rudolph fans out there?
>
Gods Yes!  Alan Rudolph is one of the *best* filmmakers/storytellers 
today!  I haven't seen a film of his haven't loved.  Call me hopeless,
call me foolish, but his movies just seem to make the difference between
just being alive and *living*. IMHO.

Try to flame me and I'll barbecue your dog...


-- 
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Tandon Corporation          76376.2266@compuserve.com          fax 805-529-9033
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From: mst@vexpert.dbai.tuwien.ac.at (Markus Stumptner)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: Predator II (??)
Date: 12 Aug 92 19:06:19 GMT
Organization: DB and ES Subdivision, TU Vienna

From article <Bsru62.Gsw@news.cso.uiuc.edu>, by djn20624@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Danielson):
> 	I am just a wee bit confused at the ending of Predator II.  What was
> the deal with the gun from 1750 or so?  Does that mean there coming back 
> in the future?  

It means they've been coming for a long time.  The gun was a present,
honoring Glover's performance.

> And why didn't all those aliens kick Glover's ass at the end?

They respect a good opponent.
-- 
Markus Stumptner                                mst@vexpert.dbai.tuwien.ac.at
University of Technology Vienna                 vexpert!mst@relay.eu.net
Paniglg. 16, A-1040 Vienna, Austria             ...mcsun!vexpert!mst
Xref: sparky rec.arts.movies:25112 rec.arts.tv:16513
From: assist@orion.oac.uci.edu (ASSIST Coordination Site)
Subject: Re: Freshman Smarm
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies,rec.arts.tv
Organization: University of California, Irvine
Date: 18 Aug 92 23:12:55 GMT

In article <1992Aug18.210532.29566@fico.uucp> ala@fico.UUCP (Adryenn Ashley) writes:
>In article <1992Aug12.200434.432@eos.arc.nasa.gov> shrum@eos.arc.nasa.gov (Rick Shrum) writes:
>>
>>Didn't catch it either. Mythical? I think itz in Calif tho, since they were on a beach.
>>
>The name they used is Western Pacific University, although, IMHO it looked
>a lot like Pepperdine.  (The proximity to the beach is about the same, and
>the front lawn is almost identical).  Can't say for sure though, it's been
>a while since I've been there.
>
>
>It is the Pepperdine campus.  They obviously just put up that sign "Western 
>Pacific University" to film the opening shot.

>Kris

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From: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com (Jim Mann)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: With cuts restored: Dune
Date: 14 Aug 92 17:23:14 GMT
Reply-To: jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com
Distribution: usa

In article <MeWd5HK00Uh_Q374su@andrew.cmu.edu> pc20+@andrew.cmu.edu  
(Peter Yung Chang) writes:
> Last weekend I turned on the Fox channel here and caught Dune.  It
> turned out to be what I think is a Director's Edition.  There were  
MANY
> scenes I have not seen before.  Even the intro is completely  
different. 
> Virginia Madsen no longer appears in the intro.  Instead, she is
> replaced by a series of paintings, some of them of actual movie  
footage.
>  The longer intro explains the background of the story.  There are  
also
> explanations inserted at various points of the movie.  The  
voiceovers
> are no longer done by Virginia, either.  
> 
This is NOT the director's edition. There is no such thing
(unfortunately).  In fact, Lynch disowned the "restored" 
version.



--
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Stratus Computer   jmann@vineland.pubs.stratus.com  
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From: billb@crpmks.uucp (Bill Bochnik (Info Systems))
Subject: Re: Elvis movies on this past weekend
Reply-To: billb@crpmks.UUCP (Bill Bochnik (Info Systems))
Organization: Ciba-Geigy Corporation
Date: Tue, 18 Aug 1992 14:46:04 GMT

In article <MeXtls200WB6E=cHte@andrew.cmu.edu> tj06+@andrew.cmu.edu (Thomas J. Joyce) writes:
>Did anyone catch any of the Elvis movies on this past weekend? (Or should
>I rephrase that: How could you miss them while cable surfing?)
>
>Was it TBS or TNT that ran a slew of them? So if you're wondering why
>your co-workers are singing the opening bars to "Viva Las Vegas" this
>morning you'll know why.
>
>tom


I forget.  I think that 1 ran a whole slew of them , while the other one only 
ran 1.  I think (but may be wrong) that TNT ran the slew.  Caught a few (don;t 
tell anyone!).  Also saw "Gentlemen Prefer Blondes" (hubba)



-- 
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Systems Analyst 		|	and Costello world.
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From: kaufman@eecs.nwu.edu (Michael L. Kaufman)
Subject: Re: Manon of the Spring (was something really stupid)
Organization: EECS Department, Northwestern University
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 00:02:47 GMT

In <1992Aug18.191548.29394@sco.COM> maureenw@sco.COM (Maureen Wilkes) writes:
>Typically, North American audiences are drawn to slick, big budget films
>with slick, expensive actors.  

C'mon, be fair, this sentence should be "Typically, audiences all over the 
world are drawn to slick, big budget films, with slick, expensive actors."
Except for France (where he is second of third) Arnold S. is the biggest
draw in every major film market in the world. 

Which film made more money in Australia, "The Year My Voice Broke" or 
"Terminator 2"?

Michael

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 kaufman        | fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in
  @eecs.nwu.edu | the dark near the Tannhauser gate. All those moments will be
                | lost in time - like tears in rain. Time to die.     Roy Batty
From: marcy@sqwest.wimsey.bc.ca (Marcy Thompson)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: quiz answers
Date: 20 Aug 92 18:08:41 GMT
Distribution: rec.arts.movies
Organization: SoftQuad Inc., Surrey, British Columbia, CANADA

In a recent rec.arts.movies article, Brian C. Friesner wrote:
>
>I hate it when they don't get the same actors to play in sequels.
>(ala Jack Ryan played by Alec Baldwin and Harrison Ford)

But Harrison Ford is exactly who I imagined Jack Ryan to be when I
first read the books. I was totally bummed when they cast Alec
Baldwin in Red October (although he did an okay job) and much
relieved when they recast it in Patriot Games. Just so long as 
they don't recast it *again* for Cardinal of the Kremlin and the
rest...


-- 

Marcy Thompson		
  SoftQuad (West)			
    marcy@sq.com
From: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: leaving normmal
Date: 13 Aug 92 15:31:19 EST
Reply-To: "eric walker" <eric.walker@channel1.com>
Distribution: rec
Organization: Channel 1 Communications

JAK>i was just out west in washington state and saw a great movie(i thought) cal
JAK>"Leaving
JAK>Normal", starring meg tilly and christine lahti. can anyone tell me if
JAK>this is a recent movie or a feww years old? by the way, washington

     "Leaving Normal" premiered earlier this year, so you probably saw
     it in a second-run theatre.  Many people called it a poor man's
     "Thelma & Louise."

     The movie was directed by Edward Zwick, best known for directing
     "Glory."
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From: bailey@emunix.emich.edu (Grand Moff Tarkin)
Subject: Re: Best War Movies?
Organization: Detroit Institue of Criminal Arts and Sciences
Distribution: usa
Date: Wed, 12 Aug 1992 18:38:07 GMT

My favourites:

1.  Patton -- Great acting, set direction, and great supporting cast.
Although they only had two planes throughout the movie.  Technical advisor
was Bradley, so it had to be an accurate portrayal of Patton

2.  Das Boot --  I love submarine movies, what can I say?

3.  Tora! Tora! Tora!  -- Seems to be one of the more accurate portrayals of
Pearl Harbor.

4.  The Sand Pebbles -- More of a revolution movie than war, but great
lines.

5.  Dr. Strangelove  -- Nuclear War, but war nonetheless.

6.  The Bridges at Toko Ri -- Great futility of war thing.

7.  Full Metal Jacket -- Not much to say about it.

8.  Boys in Company C -- Funny Vietnam movie.

9.  Rumor of War -- Good book, and movie almost follows book.

10.  Merry Christmas, Mr. Lawrence -- Seems to be an accurate portrayal of
P.O.W. life.


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From: rm34@quads.uchicago.edu (Robert James Mohammed Monk)
Subject: Alan Rudolph (was re:Ultimate Movie Babes)
Reply-To: rm34@midway.uchicago.edu
Organization: Media Maven
Date: Fri, 14 Aug 1992 20:50:51 GMT

In article <n94nb3ss@cck.coventry.ac.uk> cmg996@cck.coventry.ac.uk (Martin-Martin Nike) writes:
>>Gods Yes!  Alan Rudolph is one of the *best* filmmakers/storytellers 
>>today!  I haven't seen a film of his haven't loved.  Call me hopeless,
>>call me foolish, but his movies just seem to make the difference between
>>just being alive and *living*. IMHO.
>
>
>I saw a piece of shit directed by AR called "HEAD".
>It was about a hippy who sees a demon.
>It was boring pretentious film school shit.

Never saw that, so I can't really say.  Rudolph directed a crappy film once
called _Roadie_ starring Meat Loaf.  So yes, Alan can make a bad film here and
there, especially the ones he hired out for early in his career to make a buck.
This does not detract from the fact that his more personal films (ie the ones
he writes himself) are on the whole astonishing.  They are emotionally gripping
without resorting to standard emotion grabbing cliches.  When he does pull out
a cliche it's generally to mock it (the gunfight in _Trouble in Mind_).

Brother Robert
From: reiher@ficus.cs.ucla.edu (Peter Reiher)
Newsgroups: rec.arts.movies
Subject: Re: THE BEST INTENTIONS (Sweden)
Date: 17 Aug 92 22:45:34 GMT
Organization: UCLA Computer Science Department

In article <1992Aug16.183838.26437@microsoft.com> frankm@microsoft.com (Frank R.A.J. Maloney) writes:
>THE BEST INTENTIONS is a Swedish film directed by Bille August, from a
>screenplay by Ingmar Bergman. It stars Pernilla August, Samuel Froler,
>Max Von Sydow, Ghita Norby. Unrated.  Swedish with English subtitles.
>
>THE BEST INTENTIONS examines the subject of love. It is Ingmar
>Bergman's story about the courting and mating of his parents, Henrik
>and Anna Bergman. It is also about the love of the son for his
>parents.  

I also recommend "The Best Intentions" strongly.  For those who see it
and like it, especially those with a strong interest in Ingmar
Bergman, it's worthwhile to seek out Bergman's autobiography,
"The Magic Lantern".  "The Best Intentions" ends shortly before Bergman's
birth.  Reading the book gives you a good notion of what happened to
his parents later in their lives, and what effects it had on their
children.  Not a pretty picture.

--
		Peter Reiher
		reiher@wells.cs.ucla.edu
From: cn@otter.hpl.hp.com (Colin Needham)
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 1992 00:08:02 GMT
Subject: The Actors List (O-Si) Part VI of VII
Organization: Hewlett-Packard Laboratories, Bristol, UK.
From: jor1@hera.uucp (24315-rich)
Subject: Re: WOODY ALLEN MOVIES
Organization: Bellcore, Livingston, NJ
Distribution: usa
Date: Fri, 21 Aug 92 15:38:20 GMT
Summary: Woody's Best Movies

In article <4160@winnie.fit.edu>, rcs91510@zach.fit.edu (Junaid Alim/ADVISOR Merkel) writes:
> Can Anybody give me a list of the best Woody Allen movies. I have
> only seen "MANHATTAN" & "A MIDSUMMERNIGHT'S SEX COMEDY". Please
> post the list or e-mail me at junaid@bart.rp.fit.edu Thanks......
> 
> later....
> 
> --Junaid

IMHO, Woody's best movies (in this order) are:

1. Annie Hall
2. Love and Death
3. Manhattan
4. Hannah and Her Sisters
5. Play It Again, Sam
6. Sleeper
7. Bananas
8. Radio Days
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From: rice@mirage.rtp.dg.com (Brian Rice)
Subject: Re: Ezster Balint Filmfest of the Mind
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 92 06:11:10 GMT
Reply-To: rice@dg-rtp.dg.com (Brian Rice)
Organization: Data General Corporation, RTP, NC.
Followup-To: rec.arts.movies

Yes, I did indeed misspell her name.  Thanks to all who pointed
that out; not to worry, my new brain is on order.

So you'll never believe what happened to me this evening.  I
was at my local video joint, having just finished disconsolately
flipping through "Videolog" in search of some of the leads people
have given me, and had approached the counter to check out some
other randomly selected thang.  As the people irradiated my
various bar codes, my eyes fell to the list of new movies to
arrive this month, a list I've looked at a bazillion times,
and there it was, right above SORORITY HOUSE MASSACRE 2...
it was the object of our quest: THE LINGUINI INCIDENT.  Wow!
So I asked them if they had a synopsis, and they pointed me
at the video store's glossy flyer in which they flog new product:

	THE LINGUINI INCIDENT: David Bowie, Rosanna Arquette.
	He wants to be tied down...she wants to be tied up...
	it's not what you think!  Meet six characters who flambe
	their dreams of fame and fortune within the realm of
	New York City's hippest restaurant.  Available 26 Aug 92.
	R 1992 (99 min.) ACADEMY

Above this text was a montage of Bowie et al, including E.B.,
in the sort of layout marketeers use to suggest Madcap Antics
(tm).  Uh, oh.  Not promising.  Can you say "Desperately Seeking 
Eszter"?

Well, I'll post a review when the movie arrives.  Take care, y'all.

--
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DG/UX Software Quality Assurance
Data General Corp., Research Triangle Park, N.C.    
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From: golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy)
Subject: Re: Woody Allen / Mia Farrow
Keywords: This is *BIG* in NYC, and it's only just begun
Organization: University of Toronto Chemistry Department
Distribution: usa
Date: Thu, 20 Aug 1992 01:36:29 GMT

In article <19AUG199208033624@portal.lasc.lockheed.com> le01167@portal.lasc.lockheed.com (Ron Nadel (x2025)) writes:
>In article <1992Aug18.221058.26436@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca>, golchowy@alchemy.chem.utoronto.ca (Gerald Olchowy) writes...
>
>>RE: Woody Allen relationship with Sun-Yi -
>
>>It certainly however is the moral equivalent of incest...
>> 
>
>There is nothing certain about anything to do with morals.  AND lets not 
>dilute and degrade this topic with moral masturbating, please!
>

I didn't say whether it was good or bad...whether you think incest is
good or bad is up to you...I am merely stating the obvious, that
intercourse with the sister of your children, and the daughter of
your common law spouse, and a person for whom you have essentially
been a father to for a decade is the moral equivalent of incest...
I didn't express an opinion as to the morality of the action.

I made a comparison, not a judgement.

Gerald
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