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Good. I'd say it's high time for everyone to wake up. I didn't pray for it, though maybe it couldn't have hurt (or helped lol) Josh Davis Always looking for blackjack. Or maybe White Frank. One of the two.

They changed their name 21 years ago. Obama is over double that? I know that I didn't start seeing BP signs in Chicago until well into the 90s. The gas stations there only change signs if the old one falls apart, they have a remodel, or they change companies. It could be an old habit or trying to distance this from a US company. Either way, he's taking heat for this and he's trying to get rid of it. If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

RichardM1 wrote: someones property Well, it was common property (as is much of France in fact, where the forests and scrub land are owned by the commune, or parish if you like) and so free for all to use. As for a stranger wandering through, and camping on it, or sholoting a rabbit for dinner, I am fairly sure the locals wouldnt get too pissed off. Of course if an entire tribe moved in and started to use the land things might get a bit heated, but that is human nature. What DID happen was the worst. The rich local bigwig just fenced the land off and called it his, and then prosecuted anyone who went on it. ANd that is quite a different story. Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

He has made other doctrinal assertions about tongues whose basis I do not understand, but that just means I don't understand them (until after he explains, then I can say if he is wrong or not ;P ) fat_boy wrote: You say it is given in order to preach and IS comprehensible by some. I say it, but I am trying to describe what the Bible literally says, not interpreting it, about Pentecost. fat_boy wrote: Interesting difference, and implies aquite a lot. There are differences that matter, and differences that don't. The Bible, as far as I know, doesn't require us to agree on the "don't" category. You say I have to speak in tongues if I'm saved, I'll argue about what the Bible says. You tell me works are required to be saved, you might as well be talking about Zeus, because that is not what the Biblical God says. fat_boy wrote: Have to get you and Christian to battle this one out, it wil be interesting. I don't think I'm up for doing that in public. I'll crush someone's argument (or get mine crushed) in public, but that is just arguing. This is a little more delicate on both sides. It won't get either of us sent to Hell, but could really piss someone off. As you are quick to point out, this isn't always rational. Sorry. Opacity, the new Transparency.

I thought it was hilarious. Humour is often a mechanism used to deal with tragedy. That doesn't mean he thinks the actual oil spill is funny. Christian Graus Driven to the arms of OSX by Vista. Read my blog to find out how I've worked around bugs in Microsoft tools and frameworks.

The reason the Dutch are voting right wing is to protect their attitude of tollerance because the massive immigraiton and subsequent strength of Islam, a notably intollerant religion, is changing Holland in a way in which ordinary people dont like. Dont appologise for having respect for your own culture, and the Dutch shuold have a lot of respect, since it has for centuries been the most modern society on earth, in many respects. And just because the Nazis existed 70 years ago does not mean right wing parties are inherently wrong. And also dont forget it is our fear of being seen as right wing that has allowed liberal attitudes to prosper that have generated this backlash: For example, when the state didnt react to Muslims protesting with 'I love AlQuaeda' head scarves in Britain, then the British reacted, by voting right wing and electing BNP members to the EU parliment. Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

In NZ, it is the McGillicuddy Serious Party :omg: I don't speak Idiot - please talk slowly and clearly 'This space for rent' Driven to the arms of Heineken by the wife

I got to look that up last night. If I could give you a 5, I would. If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

HAHAHAHAHAHA Yea, cause all those idiots claiming Obama was anti-gun were right. He immediately got rid of anything he could. Here's one to look at: A group of people claim that the President will get rid of guns. These people are all gun store owners. So a bunch of idiots go into their stores and buy guns, just in case. These gun store owners therefore get rich. Conspiracies are much easier to find if you look in your back yard. Not exactly sure how a guy who's job is to sign bills manages to bankrupt me or make me do anything, but apparently he has super powers. How anyone knows who I voted for, and why they'd hate me when over hlaf of them voted for the same guy is beyond me. I didn't vote for a guy with heart conditions that had a complete moron as a runningmate, and I sold out the country? CaptainSeeSharp wrote: You are a piece of crap. Feel free to look in the mirror. If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

So you won't actually stand up for anything, but you expect other people to do it for you? Grats on being a coward. How's it working for you? If I have accidentally said something witty, smart, or correct, it is purely by mistake and I apologize for it.

That Just Rocks Panic, Chaos, Destruction. My work here is done. or "Drink. Get drunk. Fall over." - P O'H

Christian Graus wrote: so while they wish they could 'shut them down', 'they can't or they might be exposed'. But their decision on the Euro will pass unnoticed. :-D Bob Emmett New Eugenicist - The weekly magazine for intelligent parenting.

CaptainSeeSharp wrote: Well, you are going to have to put up taxes, cut government spending, and raise interest rates, as do all of us, and it has nothing to do with Austrian school of economics and everything with Keynesian economics. It has to do with central banks flooding the world with cheap currency and credit, and governments and private sector taking on massive debt (with the help of the central banks flooding the world with cheap currency and credit). None of which is germane to the subject under discussion: the theories of Milton Friedman. As a self-styled Libertarian, you extolled these theories. Here is what real Libertarians think of them Milton Friedman Unravelled [PDF][^]: In common with their Keynesian colleagues, the Friedmanites wish to give to the central government absolute control over these macro [economic] areas, in order to manipulate the economy for social ends, while maintaining that the micro [economic] world can still remain free. In short, Friedmanites as well as Keynesians concede the vital macro sphere to statism as the supposedly necessary framework for the micro-freedom of the free market. You understand nothing of that which you parrot. There's a blockage in the Gentlemen's Rest Room. Don't forget to roll your sleeves up. Bob Emmett New Eugenicist - The weekly magazine for intelligent parenting.

They wanted to invite you to a girls night out?

Distind wrote: It's f***ing asinine. I agree.[^] Bob Emmett New Eugenicist - The weekly magazine for intelligent parenting.

Phone call for Mr lunaticFringe we have a gentleman from BP on the line asking if you can help with a little well problem they are having You cant outrun the world, but there is no harm in getting a head start

fat_boy wrote: An anarchic system needs its members to behave responsibly to succee Exactly... That's the big hole in the libertarian agenda... Absolute freedom only works if you trust in the "goodness" of human nature. In the real world, that's a pretty bad assumption. Proud to have finally moved to the A-Ark. Which one are you in? Author of the Guardians Saga (Sci-Fi/Fantasy novels)

Certainly not! :) ------------------------------------ I will never again mention that I was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel. Dalek Dave

CaptainSeeSharp wrote: Leave the discussion to the people who know what they are talking about. As the following clearly indicates that you do not know what you are talking about (Keynesian Marxist :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:), perhaps you should leave the discussion. CaptainSeeSharp wrote: What we have now is a Keynesian Marxist Command & Control economy. CaptainSeeSharp wrote: Your ignorance is that of a child. A level to which you can only aspire. Bob Emmett New Eugenicist - The weekly magazine for intelligent parenting.

You can take that kind of tock outside, right now! Opacity, the new Transparency.