From: Tian 

Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
> Tian wrote:
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>> Kaare Fiedler Christiansen wrote:
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>>> Tian wrote:
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>>>> I'm getting confused by the facts. Did you know that FACTS
>>>> was really an acronym for Families Against California's
>>>> Three Strikes law? That's the facts as I know them.
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>>> Ah, but were they _solid_ families against California's three strikes
>>> law?
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>> I'm sure if they could get media attention from building a
>> family of _solid legos_ they would do so. Yes, at least one
>> of those families is solid. Which one(s?), varies depending
>> on the solidity of the _solid_ you are talking about...
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> According to Webster, there are quite a few types families we could be
> talking about:
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> Main Entry: 1solùid
> Pronunciation: 's„-l&d
> Function: adjective
> Etymology: Middle English solide, from Middle French, from Latin
> solidus; akin to Greek holos whole -- more at SAFE
> 1 a : being without an internal cavity  b (1) :
> printed with minimum space between lines (2) : joined without a hyphen
>  c : not interrupted by a break or opening

> 2 : having, involving, or dealing with three dimensions or with solids
> 
> 3 a : of uniformly close and coherent texture : not loose or spongy :
> COMPACT b : possessing or characterized by the properties of a solid :
> neither gaseous nor liquid
> 4 : of good substantial quality or kind : as a : SOUND
>  b : made firmly and well 
> 5 a : having no break or interruption  b :
> UNANIMOUS  c : intimately friendly
> or associated 
> 6 a : PRUDENT; also : well-established financially b : serious in
> purpose or character
> 7 : of one substance or character: as a : entirely of one metal or
> containing the minimum of alloy necessary to impart hardness  gold> b : of a single color
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> Main Entry: 2solid
> Function: noun
> 1 : a geometrical figure or element (as a cube or sphere) having three
> dimensions -- see VOLUME table
> 2 a : a substance that does not flow perceptibly under moderate stress,
> has a definite capacity for resisting forces (as compression or tension)
> which tend to deform it, and under ordinary conditions retains a
> definite size and shape b : the part of a solution or suspension that
> when freed from solvent or suspending medium has the qualities of a
> solid -- usually used in plural 
> 3 : something that is solid: as a : a solid color b : a compound word
> whose members are joined together without a hyphen
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> Main Entry: 3solid
> Function: adverb
> : in a solid manner; also : UNANIMOUSLY
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> I think I prefer the 1-1. b (2) type of family: "joined without a
> hyphen". No family should be joined with a hyphen!
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I know some of those. The neerest thing to a Solid in this phone book
(brandishes phone book) is a Soliman. I can't believe there are no phone
books with Solid entries, for whatever that's worth.

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Tian
7/3: I traded a MEND YOUR FUELISH WAYS sticker for a YOU HAVE THE RIGHT NOT
TO REMAIN SILENT one at the ACLU booth at a Day On The Meadow in San Jose.
The headline band was Better Than Ezra. Not bad. http://tian.greens.org

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