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You're the one criticizing the system, kiddo. Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

fat_boy wrote: looks Scottish to me I was going to say lowland gorilla but Scots is close enough... :-) "If you think it's expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur." Red Adair. nils illegitimus carborundum me, me, me

Quoted[^] Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

I thought you were blaming the fluoride in the water supply as to why you're so fucked up? Once you agree to clans, tribes, governments...you've opted for socialism. The rest is just details.

My dear friend, Your story although quite sad does not hold a candle in the wind with the crap that the love of my life put me though. Same story, although I come back to her after leaving her for her own good 16 years ago to make amends for treating her badly. And I did, I went totally insane due to all the jealousy and crap she introduced into our love life. So I come back 16 years later and she tells me again I am the greatest love of her life and she just spent 11 years with someone she didn't love just to be comfortable. And she introduces me to her 16 year old little sister, who happens to look alot like both of us, whom she supposedly adopted when her father passed away. Well she also told me she didn't know about her sister when we were together cause her and her father weren't speaking, but I remember talking to him on the tele, and there was no new marriage he was a drunk living alone with no children and no wife. So where sis the sister come from? Then I discover hidden cameras all over her house, no kidding. i tell her about it cause her recently told me about a psycho she dated who was putting spyware on her phone and computer to spy on her, so I think he put the cameras in right? She tell me I'm crazy and wants nothing to do with me, I ask for closure and to talk things out, the sister calls me and tells me she is going to kill me, I call the police on her and don't talk to her for 4 months. Then out of the blue I call her to see if we can talk... No! Then I send her some emails telling her that some of the things she was doing in her life; I won't mention, are going what is causing her all the pain in her life and she is taking it out on me... Long story short... I get arrested for harassment, spend 1 and 1/2 weeks in jail, I'm on bond right now, my lawyers is breaking my client attorney privilege, and I get a mysterious facebook from a young girl with a profile picture looking just like her sister having the same name I intended to name my daughter that she aborted in 1995, so she says any way. Thing is it's not a normal name. In fact it's not even a name, it's a number, and the only other person in the whole world who knew I was going to name our daughter that is my X-Fiancee'. And during those 16 years we were apart, there wasn't a day that went by that I didn't have the thought of killing myself, for want her back in my life. And the life I lead 1/2 the time was normal and f'ed up, the other half was just fed up. And the number of time I put myself in a position w

This one is a classic. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tXsrSRK2WbI&feature=related[^] I'll have to get the DVDs! Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

My liege! :-D L u n a t i c F r i n g e

RichardM1 wrote: It went from a Newtonian place, where a god could only interact by breaking physics, to one where the fundamental fabric is open to manipulation, without destruction of the rules it was built on. As I have been saying all along, there is no proof, either for, or against. If the hand of God comes out and thumps me in the head, right in front of you, you'll say "just an alien". You will always be able to point to the unknown and say that's the only place a god could operate. The universe was set up that way. First, we are not smart enough to know everything, except at a very abstract level. Second, If you believe in God, as described in the Bible, it is clear there can be no proof for God. God specifically calls out that faith is required, not knowledge, so unknown is built right in. I'm sure you will agree with the first reason. Or, from another perspective, it went from a world where we could only explain natural phenomena through deities, to one where we understand how things work, right down to the quantum level. But see, science teaches us that there IS an explanation, though we may not know it yet. Religion tries to teach you that their answer is correct, but there will NEVER be proof. Never. The entire argument for the existence of "god" is "Trust me." That, to me, kills its credibility entirely. And if the argument FOR the existence of "god" has no credibility, then why should I even consider the possibility to be statistically significant? Since I have no "faith," and therefore no reason to believe in "god," then why should the possibility of its existence be weighted equally? Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

Vikram A Punathambekar wrote: You want a Sting song with Marsalis's sax, with awesome lyrics, check out Englishman in New York. I'll see if I can find it. L u n a t i c F r i n g e

I liked the aethist door knockers! Take a look at this guy: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LfhDK0kuy9E[^] very funny. Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

Josh Gray wrote: it's the inability for so many to know when to add 'ly' to a word. Think different. Blame Apple. He said, "Boy I'm just old and lonely, But thank you for your concern, Here's wishing you a Happy New Year." I wished him one back in return.

Yeah, its the only reference I could find to how Wallonia might be broken up, Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

Well, I'm not sure how clear cut their measures are now.. some of the questions they ask seem pretty weird :) As for those who don't want to get a genetic profile, I assume they'll be paying the maximum amount? For two reasons: 1) There is a significant chance that they're trying to hide something. 2) You get more profit out of those who refuse for political reasons. Or maybe they'll just be refused, for non-compliance with corporate policy.

d@nish wrote: I do not think so. Think again: As a stunning trade coup it is as impressive as sending ice cubes to Iceland - the UK's favourite curry is being exported to India and Bangladesh. [^] Chicken tikka masala and balti chicken are among 50 English versions of traditional Indian dishes on the menu at the event in Kolkata, the city that claims to be where the UK’s love affair with curry began. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/worldnews/article-1267476/Taste-Britains-Curry-Festival-Chicken-tikka-masala-headlines-India.html#ixzz10zjNPsCS[^] Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

PogoboyMtK wrote: begging the almighty to vindicate him from the persecutions 'vindicate him from'? Dont you know what vindicate means? Its not save, or spare, or release. Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

PogoboyMtK wrote: LIA happened somewhere between 1250 and 1650 1750 is the date used by the IPCC as the point at which the LIA cooling ceased. And yes, NASSA are lying. If you didnt know that then you dont know anything about the way in which NASA (GISS run by Hansen) use software to extend the warming of a particular station 1500 miles into the surrounding region and thus show non existant warming. This naturally shows that based on a one small area of the west antarctic peninsula they can show the graphic you linked to. http://wattsupwiththat.com/2009/06/28/nasa-giss-adjustments-galore-rewriting-climate-history/[^] And as you yourself pointed out, the rest of Antarctica is cooling, and so proved your previous statement that the south pole is warming is wrong. Anyway, here is alegorical evidence about the advance of glaciers in Switzerland: Farms and villages in the Swiss Alps were destroyed by encroaching glaciers during the mid-17th century[^] http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/ice/lec19/holocene.htm[^] http://www2.sunysuffolk.edu/mandias/lia/little_ice_age.html[^] http://www.historicalgeophysics.ax/sp/11.pdf[^] http://www.ipcc.ch/ipccreports/tar/wg1/064.htm[^] http://academic.emporia.edu/aberjame/ice/lec19/lec19.htm[

Well you're right that actions have consequences and if the Park 51 center is built that could upset some people enough to inflict violence on muslims. The people who would be in the wrong in this scenario are the ones who resort to violence. I don't really see any similarity between this and the conflict in the Middle East. There is no right to toss missles at Israel. But that also does not give Israel the right to starve and kill the people of the west bank and gaza. That's collective punishment and it is wrong.

I knew you missed in more than one sense, but you keep upping the count.

But colors... They're so pretty... Thankfully, I live literally on the edge of the urban area of Calgary, so I don't have issues with lights (at least in one direction). Jupiter is a beautiful site right now from here. modified on Friday, September 24, 2010 9:47 AM