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Richard A. Abbott wrote: it looks as though this event could be a tad overdue. So's the Big One in California. Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Algoraphobia: An exaggerated fear of the outside world rooted in the belief that one might spontaneously combust due to global warming.

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Stan Shannon wrote: Hey, if thats the way you see it, there's not much else I can say As an example of how latecomers to an organization throw out the original supporters, the history of the Nazi party can't be beat. I copuld have just as easily talked about the Bolsheviks and the Menshevics or Stalin and Beria or the founders of the Confederation known as the United States. Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Algoraphobia: An exaggerated fear of the outside world rooted in the belief that one might spontaneously combust due to global warming.

Stan Shannon wrote: The efforts to control economics by politics has always resembled a greased pig catching contest more than anything else. Someone pointed out that since political power has the ability to create problems for commerce, it also has the ability to create advantages. I'm not sure that hands-off is the only advantage - you have said you are in favor of regulation. Re Roman tariffs, it may be simply be that Rome's tariffs - being well regulated and less extortionate that that of the several thousand warlords they replaced, represented a lowering of the cost of goods and an increase in supply. Jon Smith & Wesson: The original point and click interface Algoraphobia: An exaggerated fear of the outside world rooted in the belief that one might spontaneously combust due to global warming.

Ilíon wrote: rather than trying to play "Gotcha" :rolleyes: Dystopia 1. Wells' story is a ripping yarn satirising the British class system as at the end of the 19th century. The Eloi were the rulers; they are the evolution of indolence, where all is provided by the labour of others. The Morlocks were the ruled; they are the evolution of the providers, the miners, the sweat-shop workers, the servants below stairs, the machine operators. Out of sight, out of mind. The Morelocks did not reduce the Eloi to their 'childlike' state, they merely took advantage of it. And they don't farm the Eloi, they hunt. Dystopia 2. De Tocqueville posited that democracy could create citizens who related to the state as children do to a parent. Of course it could (so, too, could a charismatic despot). The difference is that in a democracy, you get to change your parents. Ilíon wrote: Training up the "citizens" to be Eloi is part of the mildness of happy-face despotism. The USA and Canada have not yet renounced democracy for despotism, happy-faced or otherwise, and the "citizens" are actually citizens. Whether the majority of the citizens of the USA and Canada are resigned, docile, and 'childlike', you are in a better position to say than I. Childlike Innocent, trusting, simple, naive, credulous, artless, ingenuous, guileless, unfeigned, trustful. It really does depend on the child. :) Bob Emmett

Rob Graham wrote: justice with revenge But isn't there a saying like 'Tit for Tat' too? Vasudevan Deepak Kumar Personal Homepage Tech Gossips The woods are lovely, dark and deep, But I have promises to keep, And miles to go before I sleep, And miles to go before I sleep!

Rob Graham wrote: I bet some heads will roll on this one. I'm sure, some one will pay heavy price for this. Next time Hil calls Lavrov... Hey, let us forget what happen last week, let us start all over again. No problem Hil...Hold on let me grap the button.... Yusuf

did anyone tell you you hit like a little girl? wait that's cry

Stan Shannon wrote: This is good stuff...[^] Interestingly , the DoD blocks thaty link :confused:

Give them all ativan and tell them they are ADD, then when you crushed their spirit, fault them for not being creative.

Slightly OT I always liked your sig Chris especially given my circumstances. I was married for 28 years, most of which I allowed my wife to manage the money. Basically she pyramided up debt by obtaining new credit to the point where it all blew up one day, and was the primary cause of demise of marriage. State law made me liable for 50% of all debt she racked up ( even if it was solely in her name and I was unaware of it) that neatly crushed me. Now that I've recovered, I made my recovery based on the concept of paying cash as I go. I have 1 credit card with a sufficient limit should work require me to travel, and only use it for that. Like you I save an "allowance" towards something until I can pay outright for it. For instance my "big" screen TV started going south last fall, by Christmas time I'd saved enough to get a new flat-screen I was happy with. The not having to worry about making payments if my job would be affected by the current crisis were all just icing on the cake for me. {edit}Something odd just happened and 2 posts occurred , deleted one(/edit)

naw who you kidding Walmart has a strict policy requiring a personality for all greeters :|

Because when you restrict a fire's oxygen supply, it makes carbon monoxide. Actually, I don't know why.

led mike wrote: He is the "leader" of the party that makes points about "values" all the f***ing time. Could you actually provide a quote or something? led mike wrote: You guys are all full of sh*t. Some of you are educated and well read an so you spin up a line of bullsh*t that effectively pulls the wool over on a lot of people, I'm just not one of them. I'm not the one doing the wool pulling, Mike. Limbaugh has had three divorces. So what? There were no children involved, and neither of us has any idea what the circumstances were. What I do know is that the first two occured before Rush was successful. With the list of people out there who would be willing to pay big money for any negative information on him, I can only conclude that whatever caused the divorces, it had nothing to do with any kind of illicite behavior on Limbaughs part, otherwise we would have all been informed about it long ago. As far as the drug addiction is concerned it appears that he has dealt with it legally and personally. My own mother, a fine christian, became addicted to codiene as a result of migraines so I understand a little about the difficulties related to such medicines. All of this indicates that Limbaugh is a flawed human being worthy of our christian forgiveness. I certainly would not vote for him in any political campaign, but his talent in articulating the conservative cause is second to none. He is a true genius at what he does. He has earned his status and my respect. Sorry that has you foaming at the mouth. Chaining ourselves to the moral high ground does not make us good guys. Aside from making us easy targets, it merely makes us idiotic prisoners of our own self loathing.

GMs further impact on the stock market is limited as their stock is selling for less than $2. It would have a psychological effect and a big impact on parts suppliers, though.

Oakman wrote: But if you know that there is a race going on, you can infer that there is something racing and that there will be a winner. How do I know that there's a race going on? Maybe it's just a bunch of people milling, about betting on anything they can think of just to pass the time. So they don't have to focus on the uncomfortable question of why they're there in the first place. Oakman wrote: Then perhaps you should live your life as if it were the case, until you can prove differently. I dunno.

kmg365 wrote: but it was cute never the less. I thought so ... and I don't particularly like cats.

You can get a stable link by getting the video (actually the link) emailed to you. http://cosmos.bcst.yahoo.com/up/player/popup/index.php?cl=12316243[^] John Carson