War on science?
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wizardzz wrote:
ped as in foot comes from Latin ped, for foot.
Doh! Of course it does. :doh:
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Not the first - there was this in 2001: The Man Who Sued God[^] and probably earlier ones.
Ideological Purity is no substitute for being able to stick your thumb down a pipe to stop the water
Looks like they have again stolen plot got inspired form an English movie.
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Okay... so where the priests molesting feet? My stars, that whole thing is sicker than I imagined.
And as I spent 10 years regularly visiting pediatric doctors, you can see that I'm traumatised.
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And as I spent 10 years regularly visiting pediatric doctors, you can see that I'm traumatised.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
And as I spent 10 years regularly visiting pediatric doctors, you can see that I'm traumatised.
Are you sure they weren't foot whores? You're a filthy, filthy man.
Given that I was having operations to have my feet straightened, I find that in a little bad taste.
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Given that I was having operations to have my feet straightened, I find that in a little bad taste.
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Nah, I was only yanking your chain (even though I really was having my feet straightened).
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Nah, I was only yanking your chain (even though I really was having my feet straightened).
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Does this straightening start out by taking ones foot out of ones mouth? :P :ducksforcover:
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Does this straightening start out by taking ones foot out of ones mouth? :P :ducksforcover:
"I had the right to remain silent, but I didn't have the ability!"
Ron White, Comedian
No. It involves removing it from the arse of people who think they're funny. ;P
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wizardzz wrote:
It's quite relevant to the title
Errm, no it's not. There was absolutely sod all to do with religion in the verdict, the article or even the case itself. By all means, trash peado (not pedo - that's to do with feet) priests in the Soapbox, but keep the lounge free from it.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
pedo - that's to do with feet
Who's to say these priests don't have a foot fetish? ;P Sexual_fetishism[^] That could be priests in drag depicted in the linked article.
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
pedo - that's to do with feet
Who's to say these priests don't have a foot fetish? ;P Sexual_fetishism[^] That could be priests in drag depicted in the linked article.
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I'm on-line therefore I am. JimmyRopesThis whole sordid scandal just gets worse. Are there no depths of depravity they wouldn't stoop to?
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This whole sordid scandal just gets worse. Are there no depths of depravity they wouldn't stoop to?
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Are there no depths of depravity they wouldn't stoop to?
Hard to say. They are not known for discretion. :^)
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No. It involves removing it from the arse of people who think they're funny. ;P
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Close enough Pete! If you could only get close enough to that destination you mentioned. I mean on your feet! :P (I'll forfeit any responses from here on as I feel that I've already taken this too far. So many ill meaning retorts unsaid . . have to refrain . . must cope with failing to not appearing to be complete bunghole) :)
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"Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila. A regional court found them guilty of multiple manslaughter" :wtf: They should have put to trial all the engineers and building contractor who did not do their jobs of designing and building that can withstand earthquakes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20025626[^]
Nihil obstat
Japan should jail the entire met office then? Even with the enormous amount of effort put into earthquake research, we still can't predict it. Rather than putting these brains into jail, it would be much more beneficial for them to double their efforts to improve earthquake prediction technologies. On the flip side, in Japan we have the national broadcaster running emergency earthquake reports with rather flustered news anchors repeating like a parrot that there is a possibility of tsunami at the slightest of tremors. Good effort, but as we know, the biggest tsunami we've had since the 3-11 is like 50cm or something. I worry people are going to get too used to this kind of thing and still fail to evacuate when the real thing strikes.
Almost, but not quite, entirely unlike... me...
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"Six Italian scientists and an ex-government official have been sentenced to six years in prison over the 2009 deadly earthquake in L'Aquila. A regional court found them guilty of multiple manslaughter" :wtf: They should have put to trial all the engineers and building contractor who did not do their jobs of designing and building that can withstand earthquakes. http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20025626[^]
Nihil obstat
Perhaps the judges were retards!
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MehGerbil wrote:
if they would have warned of a risk and a panic ensued
Most unlikely, all the locals knew that there had been a number of recent tremors. All they wanted to know was whether it was safe to stay in their houses, or should they keep outdoors as much as possible. Having followed the advice of the "experts" quite a few lost their lives. That surely is as close to criminal negligence as you can get.
One of these days I'm going to think of a really clever signature.
The geologists said an earthquake was unlikely, but possible. They did not advise people to stay indoors. The majority of the people who gave that advice were not put on trial.
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Where you and I might differ, wizardzz, is that some sort of blowback should happen for those careless scientists who like to bandy about as 'facts' those things that are only best 'guesses'. I know the power is enticing, but they need to resist or face the consequences. Where did the people get the idea that the local scientists could predict an earthquake or call an all clear? Nobody can do that with 100% accuracy. As someone who has watched many of our freedoms errode because a board of unelected scientists have decided what is good for me or what is not good for me - well, I'm glad to see some blowback for the arrogance. That said, I don't see what these guys could have done to avoid jail. People are dangerous to lead.
MehGerbil wrote:
As someone who has watched many of our freedoms errode because a board of unelected scientists have decided what is good for me or what is not good for me - well, I'm glad to see some blowback for the arrogance.
Exactly what country do you live in? Certainly isn't the US since all such decisions are via politians, political appointees and/or via businessmen. Also curious about the "many" and "freedoms" part. Both at the general term definition level and the specific leval. Do you have an example of say three specific ones? And could you insure that the examples explains exactly what freedom no longer exists?
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I agree with your point. It is, however, FEMA's job to deal with whatever happens, people listening or not, and dealing with lawlessness by confiscating guns is IMO criminal.
wizardzz wrote:
It is, however, FEMA's job to deal with whatever happens, people listening or not, and dealing with lawlessness by confiscating guns is IMO
First, it is not the governments job, any part of the government to do deal individually with every idiotic choice of every single citizen. Second rights, including the explict ones in the bill of rights, are not absolute and that fact has been upheld by the Supreme Court. There are situations in which the government is allowed to infringe on rights which is is not allowed to do generally. (Many examples of that even during normal situations.) And the first point applies to that too.
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wizardzz wrote:
It is, however, FEMA's job to deal with whatever happens, people listening or not, and dealing with lawlessness by confiscating guns is IMO
First, it is not the governments job, any part of the government to do deal individually with every idiotic choice of every single citizen. Second rights, including the explict ones in the bill of rights, are not absolute and that fact has been upheld by the Supreme Court. There are situations in which the government is allowed to infringe on rights which is is not allowed to do generally. (Many examples of that even during normal situations.) And the first point applies to that too.
Isn't FEMA supposed to have a plan for emergencies? They are an entire agency, it's their job to plan for this stuff. And isn't people not cooperating with instructions part of a comprehensive plan? If it's not the government's job, then maybe FEMA shouldn't exist. I'd be fine with that.
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Isn't FEMA supposed to have a plan for emergencies? They are an entire agency, it's their job to plan for this stuff. And isn't people not cooperating with instructions part of a comprehensive plan? If it's not the government's job, then maybe FEMA shouldn't exist. I'd be fine with that.
wizardzz wrote:
And isn't people not cooperating with instructions part of a comprehensive plan?
Could be. For example one plan could be - let them die. Or shoot them depending on the type and situation for non-cooperation. Just like disaster medicial triage planning specifically allows for that option. As does controlling looting.
