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See, that was a pretty good joke; contemporary, with a decent punch line. :thumbsup: "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

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fat_boy wrote: God what a tedious pedant you are sometimes ftfy ___________________________________________ .\\axxx (That's an 'M')

In the US it was sold as the Hillary Clinton bucket. Only instead of a red box it came with a left wing. :laugh: Latest toys built for fun: 3D gravity simulation using xbap full size Google image search.

William Winner wrote: Traditionally, Republicans view the Constitution through the idea that it should be interpreted exactly as the framers would. Actually, that's completely wrong - it's the Liberterians that believe that (and if I was forced to establish an affiliation, that's who I would side with). Neither the Democrats NOR the Republicans are interested in what was intended by the Constitution. Granted, Democrats are moderately more prone to "convenient interpretation" than the Republicans, but they're both guilty of it. It's pretty much a known fact that governments get real nervous when the populace is armed. William Winner wrote: Except when it comes to the 2nd. The views get switched there. Democrats say that the framers needed the public to be able to "bear arms" because without a militia (note that it says "well regulated militia"), we would never have been able to raise an army large enough to defeat the British. Even with it, we couldn't without the help of the French. By my view, every abled-bodied citizen is already in the Militia, and are expected to come to the defence of the country when called upon to do so. In order to participate with the militia, they need to keep/bear arms. Early drafts of the amendment included a concientious objector clause to allow people to opt out if their religious views precluded the keeping/bearing of arms, but it was struck out before approval and ratification. In 1833, Joseph Story wrote this prophetic statement: The importance of this article will scarcely be doubted by any persons, who have duly reflected upon the subject. The militia is the natural defence of a free country against sudden foreign invasions, domestic insurrections, and domestic usurpations of power by rulers. It is against sound policy for a free people to keep up large military establishments and standing armies in time of peace, both from the enormous expenses, with which they are attended, and the facile means, which they afford to ambitious and unprincipled rulers, to subvert the government, or trample upon the rights of the people. The right of the citizens to keep and bear arms has justly been considered, as the palladium of the liberties of a republic; since it offers a strong moral check against the usurpation and arbitrary power of rulers; and will generally, even if these are successful in the first instance, enable the people to resist and triumph over

The Man from U.N.C.L.E. wrote: America have never had the public take up guns to fight the government This is simply wrong. America was forged in EXACTLY that crucible. The opinions of the founders regarding government and power were formed in the run-up to the revolutionary war (between our two countries*), which is why the Bill of Rights exists. Events from all over the world after the founding of the country have only confirmed the need for the citizens of a country to assert their control over their governments - peaceably if at all possible, but assert them regardless. The 1st amendment is the preferred method of preventing tyranny. The 2nd amendment exists in case the 1st amendment fails. * I point this out not to be condescending, but because I'm not sure if Brits have a different name for the event. Before .NET 4.0, object Universe = NULL;

Shouldn't that be "No swimming for muslims during ramadan"?? If the whole idea is, like many religious traditions, that the worshipper is supposed to sacrifice ( X| ) to please their god, how is it a sacrifice, when no one else is swimming either? Seems to me that is the school administrators are interposing themselves between muslims and their god. Also, can't they just remind muslim children not to drink the water? By the logic of not making swimming available to all, so that muslim children are not tempted to drink the water, we should also stop selling all food during ramadan as well. Children might be tempted to eat if they see others eating. Before .NET 4.0, object Universe = NULL;

Deffinitely Guardian readers! :) Morality is indistinguishable from social proscription

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:-D Leave it up, those folks in The Lounge need to get a sense of humor. Once you agree to clans, tribes, governments...you've opted for socialism. The rest is just details.

Wonderful! :laugh:

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Now that is funny. "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

I just wonder how the daddy's face looked like at the end! hehehe ^_^ but yeah, such stuff happen in real life.. you joke has some wisdom among its lines - know exactly what the other person is asking about before rushing to answer :)

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