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    Distind wrote: This guy appears to be the Al Gore of the denial side to me Yeah, he is well known for it. Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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    Does anyone else remember the spoof 'The Bel-Air Arabs', on the old SNL? Gilda Radner as Granny... can't remember the rest. One line from the theme song stuck with me, though... 'And then one day he was out shooting at some Jews, and up through the ground came bubbling crude...' :laugh: L u n a t i c F r i n g e
  • We had a "new" idea, so we made it weird!

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    No, they've built plants here, too. Mostly because their own labor priced itself out of the picture along with the cost of transporting cars across an ocean, two oceans in your case. But they're still not domestic companies. Once you agree to clans, tribes, governments...you've opted for socialism. The rest is just details.
  • Top climate change sceptic does U-turn

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    Obviously he has been coerced into changing views by secret para-military government organizations. -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
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    "That was crap." maybe? -- Kein Mitleid Für Die Mehrheit
  • Interesting study of US raw/adjusted rural/urban data sets.

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    William Winner wrote: My first question about this analysis is why in the world would you arbitrarily choose to select a station from within each state? I dont know, he doesnt explain why he chooses that. However, since he is comparing the raw data for each station to the adjusted data produced by GISS and NOAA it isnt an affecting factor. He has after all got 96 stations in total, 48 urban and 48 rural where GISS have 118 in total. Perhaps he just wanted an equal number of rural and urban stations and using the whole 118 stations doesnt give him that. William Winner wrote: Personally, I have no idea of the best way to measure global temperatures In order to simplify the process, and obviate the need for adjustments, I would start by analysing purely rural data. Because its not so much WHAT the global average temperature is, but how its CHANGING thats important. And for that it doesntf matter what the humidity, altitude, or population is (provided it isnt growing and thus urbanising a previously rural station). Do you see my point? Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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    Yes, I watched Cosmos a few times all the way through. And I have the book. :) Now the question is, did he consciously rip it off from McDonald's? Once you agree to clans, tribes, governments...you've opted for socialism. The rest is just details.
  • Another oil rig exploiding ugh

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    Or inspired them to work for a living? Join the cool kids - Come fold with us[^]
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    It's a pseudonym? :doh: :laugh: Once you agree to clans, tribes, governments...you've opted for socialism. The rest is just details.
  • Damn, I want to be a socialist!

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    but really, are you just joking? This is comical what you wrote here... Carbon12 wrote: vacation time for employees Do you work a normal job? When you negotiate a salary, the vacation is part of the negotiation. No coercion. Can you explain why you bring up vacation? I surely don't understand.
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    :omg: Does that win the "Find the longest URL in existence." ;P "People demand freedom of speech to make up for the freedom of thought which they avoid."
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  • IAC report on the IPCCs 4AR

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    Oh and incidently you can now see why I responded to Ians post with a :zzz:. When I later posted a link to NOAA website showing how frequent and widespread the sensor failures are he didnt respond despite his response to my previous post demanding a NOAA cite and criticising me nor not providing it. So you see, he is only interested in arguing not the facts, thats why I cant be bothered with him amymore. Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
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    I watch a Steelers game every now and again. It's weird the way the hair sticks out of his helmet. He's a helluva football player, though. Gotta give him that. Everybody SHUT UP until I finish my coffee...
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    Which both the radical Jews and Muslims require. Before long, the black hats are expected to be the majority in Israel. Once you agree to clans, tribes, governments...you've opted for socialism. The rest is just details.
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    djj55 wrote: Heck, here in the States we have drug users and felons but the guy who bet on the games is banned for life??Confused The Pakistani cricket team is touring England. During a recent game the English team came from behind to record a really good win. It's now come out that the game was likely thrown by members of the Pakistani team. In the past members of the Pakistani team have been found guilty of using drugs and cheating in other ways like tampering with the ball during play to make it behave differently.
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    :rolleyes: :zzz: :zzz: That's called seagull management (or sometimes pigeon management)... Fly in, flap your arms and squawk a lot, crap all over everything and fly out again... by _Damian S_
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    You felt that I was rtefering to you? Surely if you dodnt think this then you arent part of the 'some' I mentiom. Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription
  • Cozy Public Toilets, Heart Attacks and Dump trucks

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    Alan Burkhart wrote: you don't slather it on wily nily like Dial Especially your Willy. :) Alan Burkhart wrote: I'm rather glad I don't work in the oil patch anymore I'm rather glad to be out of Texas, too, even though Big D wasn't pumping much oil. Once you agree to clans, tribes, governments...you've opted for socialism. The rest is just details.