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Stacey

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Nov 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM11/27/00
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Article from dotmusic

U2's Bono and his wife Ali Hewson are expecting their fourth child next
year.

It's been reported on allirelandmusic.com that the singer's 39-year-old wife
is due to have her fourth baby in June 2001...

To read all about it go to
http://www.dotmusic.com/news/November2000/news16629.asp

Thank you
Stacey

Kite Flyer

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Nov 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM11/27/00
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YAY!!!!!! Congrats to Bono and Ali!!!!!! Here's to hoping it is a boy to
balance things more in the Hewson house....but mainly let's pray for health and
happiness. :)


"I wish I could live up to the idea of Christianity," shrugs Bono. "It's
like I'm a fan; I'm not actually in the band." Bono Q magazine Nov. 2000 issue

Someone

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Nov 27, 2000, 3:00:00 AM11/27/00
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Kite Flyer wrote:
>
> YAY!!!!!! Congrats to Bono and Ali!!!!!! Here's to hoping it is a boy to
> balance things more in the Hewson house....but mainly let's pray for health and
> happiness. :)


What do you mean "YAY!"?

How about - "Hey, Bono, ever heard of birth control?"

Dan-E

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Nov 27, 2000, 7:48:05 PM11/27/00
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In article <20001127131317...@ng-fs1.aol.com>,
u2zo...@aol.comlon.edu (Kite Flyer) wrote:

>YAY!!!!!! Congrats to Bono and Ali!!!!!! Here's to hoping
it is a boy to
>balance things more in the Hewson house....but mainly let's
pray for health and
>happiness. :)
>


I remember reading an interview of an actress (I forget who)
of irish ancestry who said she's something along the lines
of being a "sturdy irish girl" or something to that affect.

Ali will be fine.

Dan-E

James GB

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Nov 27, 2000, 8:04:07 PM11/27/00
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I find this kind of discussion just a little creepy. Geez, we're fans, not
stalkers.

Ali and family never asked to be famous.

Someone

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Nov 28, 2000, 3:00:00 AM11/28/00
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Joe wrote:
>
> Someone:

>
> < Kite Flyer wrote:
> < >
> < > YAY!!!!!! Congrats to Bono and Ali!!!!!! Here's to hoping it is a boy to
> < > balance things more in the Hewson house....but mainly let's pray for health and
> < > happiness. :)
> <
> <
> < What do you mean "YAY!"?
> <
> < How about - "Hey, Bono, ever heard of birth control?"
>
> Why do you feel they should not be allowed to have another child?
>

Did I say they shouldn't be allowed?

Vortex

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Nov 29, 2000, 3:00:00 AM11/29/00
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No, of course not. But, you must realize that part of the human psyche feels
it's necessary to live out their fantasies of being famous through other people.
And, yes, that means prying into their private lives as well.

Now, mind you, that is not to say that the above statement is a morally correct
one. But, still, and yet, the impish temptations of gossip take effect. And,
yes, unfortunately at the expense of Ali and family, and I quite imagine it's a
brutal cross to bear.

Keep in mind as well, that I used the term "impish" as opposed to "demonic".
Psychopathic behavior and severe delusion need to be added to the word "impish"
for Ali and family to be in any physical danger. Which is approximately 0.1% of
the human population.

It's not to say, either, that it can't happen. It has happened before now.
However, the odds are slim. Thousands of people with "celebrity status" have
come and gone without any physical harm done to them. But, much, much less have
gone unscathed without encountering a delusional character or two.

The only hope I have is that Ali plus family have in place proper and appropiate
security measures.

Other than that, I can only express my empathy, and wish them well. Personally,
I would never in my lifetime wish fame upon myself. Vortex.


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Someone

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Nov 29, 2000, 7:00:53 PM11/29/00
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Joe wrote:
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> Someone:
> Not specifically. However you imply cheer and congratulations ('YAY!')
> are not in order, and that they should taken steps to avoid this.
>
> Perhaps a better question is: why do you feel they (or anyone for that
> matter) should have taken steps to avoid this?
>
> --
>
> joe

Beter yet you might ask - How many children is enough?


Mengmeng Zhang

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Nov 29, 2000, 7:06:15 PM11/29/00
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Someone <jlmN...@gol.com> wrote:
> Beter yet you might ask - How many children is enough?

I'd say, "However many the parents believe is enough."

--
MZhang - Geek extraordinaire, U2 Fanatic, _and_ he knows where his towel is.

AMFU2 (alt.music.u2/alt.fan.u2) Homepage: http://u2ng.dyndns.org
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Someone

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Nov 29, 2000, 7:50:30 PM11/29/00
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Mengmeng Zhang wrote:
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> Someone <jlmN...@gol.com> wrote:
> > Beter yet you might ask - How many children is enough?
>
> I'd say, "However many the parents believe is enough."

The world has over 6 billion people. Many of them don't have enough to
eat, clean drinking water, or access to education. When is enough
enough?


nichy

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Nov 30, 2000, 3:00:00 AM11/30/00
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SO I take it you won't procreate - good for you.

Someone <jlmN...@gol.com> wrote in message news:3A2622...@gol.com...

Someone

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Nov 30, 2000, 3:00:00 AM11/30/00
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Joe wrote:
>
> Someone:
> But those 6 billion are spread unevenly thoughout the world. How does a
> couple in, say, Canada having a child worsen the situation in, say,
> Ethiopia? Perhaps this is the root of the differing views here.
>

The couple in Canada can adopt one of the parentless children from
Ethiopia.

Vortex

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Dec 1, 2000, 3:00:00 AM12/1/00
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On Thu, 30 Nov 2000 08:32:28 -0500, Joe intelligently said:

>Regardless, is it safe to say then, that it's the subject of
>overpopulation and/or Bono's remarks about it that is the sore point
>here, and not the fan response (re: 'YAY!')?
>
>--
>
>joe

It's never safe to say anything to Someone who makes "sense". Vortex.

Jennifer Lyon

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Dec 1, 2000, 3:00:00 AM12/1/00
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----------
In article <3A2622...@gol.com>, Someone <jlmN...@gol.com>
wrote:

> The world has over 6 billion people. Many of them don't have enough to
> eat, clean drinking water, or access to education. When is enough
> enough?

Think of it this way-- maybe Bono and Ali's kids will grow up to
be the kinds of people who will figure out how to solve some of
the problems in this world.

Someone

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Dec 2, 2000, 1:09:17 AM12/2/00
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Joe wrote:
>
> Someone:
>
> < Joe wrote:
> < >
> < > Someone:
> < >
> < > But those 6 billion are spread unevenly thoughout the world. How does a
> < > couple in, say, Canada having a child worsen the situation in, say,
> < > Ethiopia? Perhaps this is the root of the differing views here.
> < >
> < The couple in Canada can adopt one of the parentless children from
> < Ethiopia.
>
> So no one should have children, only adopt? We should all stop having
> children until every child who needs parents is adopted? You don't have
> to answer - we both know obviously not. However, that's what your
> idealistic response implies. It would be -wonderful- if they did. But not
> every couple is going to adopt. So are they allowed to have children? If
> so how many? One? Two? Three? Two natural and one adopted by law? Six?
> Based on what? Who gets to decide how many is too many? What if someone
> with the exact right number of children accidentally becomes pregnant?
>
> As I said, I agree parts of the world suffer from overpopulation, and
> something needs to be done. However, the issue here is singling out two
> people as you have - which I disagree with.
>
> --
>
> joe


In the end it all comes down to individual action. These individuals are
simply examples - high-profile examples.


Someone

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Dec 2, 2000, 1:09:20 AM12/2/00
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Jennifer Lyon wrote:
>
> ----------
> In article <3A2622...@gol.com>, Someone <jlmN...@gol.com>
> wrote:
>
> > The world has over 6 billion people. Many of them don't have enough to
> > eat, clean drinking water, or access to education. When is enough
> > enough?
>
> Think of it this way-- maybe Bono and Ali's kids will grow up to
> be the kinds of people who will figure out how to solve some of
> the problems in this world.

Then carry that line of reasoning to its end.


Vikash Jansari

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Dec 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM12/4/00
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well said.

--
Vik


"Jennifer Lyon" <Jennif...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
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>
>
> ----------
> In article <3A2622...@gol.com>, Someone <jlmN...@gol.com>
> wrote:
>

> > The world has over 6 billion people. Many of them don't have enough to
> > eat, clean drinking water, or access to education. When is enough
> > enough?
>

Someone

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Dec 4, 2000, 3:00:00 AM12/4/00
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That "well said" was - may I be the first to say - well said.


Vikash Jansari wrote:
>
> well said.
>
> --
> Vik
>
> "Jennifer Lyon" <Jennif...@prodigy.net> wrote in message
> news:909m9h$466s$1...@newssvr06-en0.news.prodigy.com...
> >
> >
> > ----------
> > In article <3A2622...@gol.com>, Someone <jlmN...@gol.com>
> > wrote:
> >

> > > The world has over 6 billion people. Many of them don't have enough to
> > > eat, clean drinking water, or access to education. When is enough
> > > enough?
> >

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