Hakko Ichiu
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by :USERNAME::
(something in Advanced English Substitute™, a language almost, but not entirely, unlike English)<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Welcome to your spiritual home, Lewis. But I think your weapon is less of a wrench and more of a left-handed smokeshifter.
Toodles.
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Ethan
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"We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech." -- Dr. Kathleen Dixon, Director of Women's Studies, Bowling Green State University
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by PawBroon:
That one fella is too good to be there really.
I make him the second Honorary French of the Pool.
Now Hakko, get drunk and grab the women, err, not that one...
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I'd like to thank the Académie...
I'm not so sure how "honorary" the title of Frenchman can actually be. That having been said, I will gladly swig as much claret and grab all the women I can. Given that my wife is English (as opposed to dead), I need all I can get.
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Ethan
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"We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech." -- Dr. Kathleen Dixon, Director of Women's Studies, Bowling Green State University
[This message has been edited by Hakko Ichiu (edited 10-20-2000).]
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Germanboy:
Who was sponsoring the other dimwit? Oh what the heck - I do the map, and I want Ethan to email me privately to sort out the troops on it. There - I have spoken, thus it hath become like law unto us. Ethan - do your duty. You know you want to.
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How about jeeps vs. Kubelwagen each carrying a reinforced company of FOs without any ammo. That ought to be a challenge for them.
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Ethan
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"We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech." -- Dr. Kathleen Dixon, Director of Women's Studies, Bowling Green State University
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Berlichtingen:
Hirum, Hakko, whats the difference?<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
One of them has already whupped your slew-footed heinie in a PBEM. Hint, it wasn't Hiram.
Now, get behind me, Satan. On second thought, knowing your predilections, stay where I can see you.
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Ethan
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"We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech." -- Dr. Kathleen Dixon, Director of Women's Studies, Bowling Green State University
[This message has been edited by Hakko Ichiu (edited 10-19-2000).]
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jshandorf:
Come my brethren let us sweat, fart, pass bowel, and generally do nasty things that only MEN do, least we mutate into something woefully resembling a gentlemen's club where Ricky Martin music bellows out as we pass civilities between us. I say NEVER! NEVER I tell you! UNITE!
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There's only one way to fight this, and that's Grog-Porn™. Herewith an excerpt from Rear-Area Action (Amsterdam: Leather Tiger Press, 1999):
Swinging his manly bulk over the shot-trap, SS-Oberspankführer Großeier mounted his Pzkw V Ausf. D with tight-fitting Zimmerit coating and anti-rocket corsets. Lovingly he stroked the long, hardened steel barrel of the 75L48 cannon. His piercing gaze fell upon the naked torso of his driver, Gefreiter Schaffevögeln, rhythmically swabbing out the barrel. Although he could feel in the core of his being that his commander was giving him the eye, Schaffevögeln suddenly started to slack.
"Ram harder, damn you!" screamed Großeier as he saw his driver's long tool begin to droop. "Give that barrel a damn good reaming out!"
Schaffevögeln redoubled his efforts; sweat began to drip down his chest onto his shiny leather boots. The force of it made the Panzer's barrel quiver. "That's more like it!" screamed Großeier, "Harder, harder, harder! Yes, that's it!"
Completely satisfied with his driver's reaming, Großeier turned his attention to the ammo cart that was being pulled by a team of strapping, sweaty horses...
Well, I hope that's cleared the air a bit. Sure made me feel manly.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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Slapdragon has posted what is perhaps the most patriarchal, phallocratic, homophobic, racist, sexist, Euro-centric, rape manual since Newton's Principia Mathemtica.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>First off, research shows that cyber communication is liable for misundestanding...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Everyone knows that their are different modes of communication between genders, sexual orientations, culturally oppressive overlays, and other forms of political, psychological, sexual and culinary oppression. Therefore to insist that their is any possibility of "understanding" between oppressive, power wielding groups and the oppressed or even the merely transgressive is to marginalize the oppressed and assert your own phallocratic standards as a moral absolute.
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Next you have to understand canon...<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Now his homophobic, racist Euro-centric colors are revealed in the own dead, White maleness. Any suggestion that there is a "canon" is to discriminate against other works outside the canon, especially those produced by outsiders, marginalized peoples, transsexuals and other transgressives. The very phallocentric nature of the word "canon" should indicated how oppressive a word it is.
In the highlands of Guatemala, the indigenous peoples simulate armored combat with hollow gourds and bat guano. The result is harmonious, communal and in tune with the Earth Mother. How can Slapdragon marginalize this "model" in favor of one that was "created" by the instantiated will to power of a couple of rich, white, American males?
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>A major argument here is, "why should I do all this work." <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Arguing is, of course, in and of itself oppressive and phallocratic. One side must be "wrong" and the other "right". The so-called "wrong" side of the argument is thereby marginalized, oppressed, exploited and forced to make sneakers in a sweat-shop for 2 cents an hour without comprehensive national health-care or a weekly massage.
It is obvious to me that Slapdragon should be forced to attend a consciousness raising seminar on the rights of lesbian vampires and their impact on the discourse space of armor penetration. Oh Gaia, I just said penetration. I'm so sorry. I feel like such a phallocrat. Please spank me now.
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added to avoid confusion.Get better soon, Slappy.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by wwb_99:
(Pzvg is nervous about the direction America has taken,read your history on the Roman Empire to know why)
I know my Roman history and we are still on the upswing. By my calculation we are in between the 2nd Punic War (Hannibal vs. Scipio) and the Social War (Rome vs. Italian Allies). We are the world power with a constitution that was written for a planter's republic. So was Rome before Caesar.
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At this point, I'd say we have Commodus as our emperor. See, i.a., Gibbon for some apposite parallels.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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All this doggerel on the board. Not surprising really, considering what a sad collection of sons of bitches inhabit the 'Pool. Herewith my current status report, soon to be published in the Norton Anthology of Vogon Battleverse©.
In the matter of the People vs. jdmorse:
Send me a turn you
Vile lip. Fail to respond and
It's subpoena time.
The Acid-casualty Formerly Known As Joe Shaw:
Blood and snow mingle.
Burning cats and fear scent.
Joe never learns, eh.
Some Swedish carrion-eater:
Regarding cherry blooms.
Sipping tea in hand-made bowls.
Is there a war on?
MarkyMarkIVPresident:
Like a lucent pearl
In a spiders web, our game
Is suspended, ah!
And last and least, Gargleboy:
I am the very model of a Paratrooper General.
I'm kicking German butt in ways infallibly historical.
I'm planning to dismember you with genius quite tactical.
By the time that I am through with you, you'll wish you hadn't fought at all.
Up the Ox & Bucks!
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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Best wishes for a speedy recovery.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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Ladies and Gentleworms of the Cesspool,
The people intend to show that the guilty bastard, I mean the defendant, jdmorse, is guilty of assorted barratry, shysterism, and generally being a lawyer. Herewith, Exhibit A, the set-up, whereby we will prove beyond a shadow of a doubt that morse is an evil, squamous, chittering minion of Yog-Sottoth who has learned to walk when he should not even crawl. Subsequent to Exhibit A, my brave, red-blooded American public defenders will lay some police brutality upside his head.
Thank you,
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
PS - Hey, Blowmonkey, want to send me the AAR file before I reply to your weak little pseudo-taunt.
[This message has been edited by Hakko Ichiu (edited 10-13-2000).]
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Herr Oberst:
The Thread: "Welcome back."
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Group hug time. Blowchow, put away that biscuit, we don't want to play.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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I've posted my picks to this question before, but let me just chime in with "Gallipolli". Only movie that's ever made me cry.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jdhorse'sass:
Hakko....well the less said the better, but the Japanese don't want him having to do with something about his personal hygiene .....you ... are challenged to be taken on in a combat of honor, mine, since you have each shown yourselves bereft and unable to grasp the essence of such a concept.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Oddly enough, as I was reading the above cited I was also perusing my dictionary; lo and behold, under "oxymoron" I came across the following definition "6. An honorable lawyer". This prompted further etymological research -- although when it comes to the legal profession, entymological research might yield enlightenment as well. From another dictionary:
<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>'Shyster' evolved from the underworld use of shiser, a worthless fellow, which derived in turn from the German scheisse, excrement via scheisser, an incompetent person (specifically, one who cannot control his bodily functions). See also LAWYER.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Now, I've already seen enough lawyers in my life, but the chance to smear one pettifogging mouthpiece across a virtual map is too good to pass up. Have at you then. Briefs at 10 paces (although I prefer boxers -- roomier, don'tcha know). I'll expect your terms, conditions, disclaimers, waivers, representations, warranties, amendments, riders, codicils, et al. in triplicate by private e-mail. I'm gonna open up a whole six-pack of tort reform on you, Lip.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The Abyss-dweller Formerly Known As Joe Shaw:
Eathanwhosenamesoundslikeasneeze has deployed his troops in some semblance of a defensive formation that he no doubt divined from the formation of Honey-O's floating in his breakfast cereal bowl. But his hopes of victory will be as chilled as the fingers of his frightened infantry who shudder with fear and cold ... but mostly fear in their foxholes as they curse the man who put them in the path of my invincible forces. But perhaps their fingers will at least be warmed ... on the flaming carcasses of the Detroit pig iron immolated on the road as testament to his hubris.
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And this would be in the turn you are too afeared to send me? The one with all the burning Kruppstahl?
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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Frogs croak mourning dirge
The Cesspool
Vanished: dew drops fall
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Chupacabra:
And PDHX - rhyming "one" with "PawBroon?"
I can hear Shakespeare spinning in his grave.
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You're just miffed 'cause I didn't include you in my little opus. Maybe I can dash off a little something to sooth your savage breast, you hunky goatsucker you.
Chuppy went off with a goat
And put parts of its bits down his throat.
Yet he felt no contrition
At the resulting emission
But he said, "Cor, my back teeth could float."
Happy now?
PDHX
[This message has been edited by Hakko Ichiu (edited 10-12-2000).]
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Stop all the clocks, cut off the telephone.
Prevent Meeks from barking with a juicy bone.
Silence Berli and with muffled drum
Bring out the coffin, let Seanachai come.
Let Croda circle moaning overhead
Scribbling on the sky the message The Thread Is Dead.
Stuff Joe Shaw down the white necks of the public doves,
Let jdmorse wear black cotton gloves.
It was my North, my South, my East and West,
My working week and my Sunday rest,
My noon, my midnight, my talk, my song;
I thought that thread would last forever: I was wrong.
The Mormon Wives are not wanted now: put out every one;
Pack up Andreas and dismantle PawBroon;
Pour away Geier and sweep up the wood;
For nothing now can ever come to any good.
Hand me my fecking flamethrower.
Professor Doktor Hamster X
Generalissimo and President-for-Life
Hamster Liberation Front
1-800-HAMSTER
I Did Not Have Sexual Relations With That Woman, Ms. Lewinsky™
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Combat Mission: Brass Monkeys
or CM:BM for short.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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This is all well and good, but it doesn't get to the question of whether or not the optics alone provided a significant advantage. Optics in those impressions -- and that is what they are, the impressions of front-line soldiers who understandably want the War Dep't to get them the best tanks possible -- are all wrapped up with flatter trajectory/higher muzzle velocity and better propellant. When someone can unbundle the effects of optics from those other components of German AT effectiveness, BTS will be able to judge whether those effects are worth including as an added bonus.
Also, there is a current of opinion, backed up by evidence (see rune's post) that overall, German optics were not particularly more effective than Allied by '44.
Correct me if I'm wrong, but I believe that the current physics of the game already takes into account the superior trajectory of German guns, so adding in an optics bonus may be double counting.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by The CM Borg:
The New York Times have been assimilated
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I would think you'd find them quite indigestible.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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<BLOCKQUOTE>quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by Spook:
De-lurking for a moment (shame on me!), BTS, I would nominate this specific thread for a padlock. If & when new documentation surfaces that helps to indeed QUALIFY the German optics aspect, then we can just start it up again in a new topic.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I respectfully disagree. Better to have one live thread on the subject, assuming it doesn't achieve total melt-down, than to have the whole thing be re-hashed as soon as the current thread drops off page 1.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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It was getting a little chilly down in the 'Pool, so I thought I'd come and warm myself by the crackling flames.
There are a number of issues flying around in this theater of operations, and I will look at them one at a time to see if that helps lend any clarity.
First, the "Infantry Experience" issue. BTS quantified base-level infantry firepower on weight of metal at a given range. No one has objected to this method, AFAIK. Furthermore, they posited a continuum of experience from Green to Elite; these categories are necessarily arbitrary, but because they are identical for all sides, no one has objected to this abstraction. The only reason to draw these distinctions is to affect unit performance. They then went to historical sources and to beta-testers w/military experience to determine what these effects might be. Again, these effects, while based on evidence, were necessarily arbitrary; they were also equal for both sides and therefore had no impact on play-balance. Put another way, if they hadn't made these arbitrary distinctions, there would be no experience level for units and, IMO, the game would have suffered as a result.
Next, the "Gyro Issue". BTS had incontrovertible evidence that gyros existed and that they were used in combat. They also had countervailing evidence to the effect that gyros were often disconnected by crews. Furthermore, they had the Aberdeen test results which indicated that, controlling for other significant variables, gyros markedly improved the ability of Allied tanks to hit targets while on the move. While this improvement is difficult (and perhaps impossible) to quantify, it is clearly non-zero
BTS clearly faced a dilemma with this. They could not quantify the advantage, but to exclude it would render the performance of Allied armor less realistic. IMO, they had to include some factor, but because of the evidence that not all crews used their gyrostabilizers, they reduced that (already small) factor slightly.
Finally, the "Superior German Optics" issue. I will stipulate that German sights were better than pre-43 Allied sights. The question remains: how much better? Does the advantage outweigh the documented disadvantages in other parts of the weapon system, e.g., crew vision and crew comfort? Does it confer an advantage above and beyond the better physical characteristics of Axis AT guns? There are all sorts of variables that have yet to be isolated in determining whether the optics advantage is significant. Most importantly, does the advantage even exist at distances sub-1000 meters, at which the vast majority of engagements occur in CMBO?
Until these questions can be answered, and IMO, they haven't, there is no point altering the play balance of the game. I know that some think this is an unmeetable standard of proof, and perhaps for this issue it is. It wasn't unmeetable for the gyro issue precisely because there existed a controlled test that demonstrated superior results from gyros even when accounting for all other significant variables.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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For a reasonably large collection of Arkhamites, look no further than the Cesspool. In the noisome, sepulchral dank, the echoing chittering of the 'Pools squamous inhabitants is sure to send a shiver down the most upright of spines. And if some of the debris that oozes in the cloacal mire seems to move with a directed intent not normal in inorganic flotsam, pay it no mind. Worry more about the eldritch eructations expelled from the orifices of things that have learned to walk when they should not even crawl.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
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Personally, I prefer R'lyeh Beneath the Waves. It's so dreamy. Sarnath is nice for a beach-front vacation too.
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Ethan
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Das also war des Pudels Kern! -- Goethe
Signature lines
in Combat Mission Archive #2 (2000)
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Saw this in a magazine article and it was just too perfect.
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Ethan
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"We forbid any course that says we restrict free speech." -- Dr. Kathleen Dixon, Director of Women's Studies, Bowling Green State University