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<r>(sigh) Smoking's a sad topic for me. My father was a very strong, robust outdoorsman until he came down with emphysema from smoking. In the next ten years, he couldn't even stand up in the shower for the lack of oxygen. Finally, the massive heart attack killed him at 55. My poor wife a...

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spot wrote: I hate catching myself name-calling or reduced to insults. Derision is far harder to avoid.

I agree 100% And I am as guilty as anyone of this...but I'm working on it!:o

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Actually, what I find oppressive is when people devolve into name-calling, insults, and derision. That's no fun for anyone.

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How about "Shalmirane" or "Shadizar?"

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<r>You know what's funny? On the other boards I frequent, where there is heavy moderation, it's hardly ever used! For some reason, just knowing that you could get in trouble seems to keep everyone civil. Weird, huh? I guess it's kind of like having an authority figure in the room as oppos...

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Marie5656 wrote: Jives..you were in 6th grade in 1930? Damn, Skippy...you look good for your age.

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ROFL! No...apparently he really did discover it in 1930, but I discovered he discovered :wah: it in 1970!

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Well thank you, Floppy. That was very sweet of you!

What I miss about BR is her way of trashing America-Haters. She and I always worked together on those threads. She could really let them have it!:wah:

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Oh..I remember! Capt_Buzzard!:)

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<t>Hey...that reminds me, Criss.. Remember when Bullet was still posting on here? For a while there it was only Bullet, LC, Me, You, Tombstone, Anastrophe, Suresh Gupta,, a couple of others, and the old guy...what was his name? You know the Irish guy that started his own boards? "The Captain?" ...

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chonsigirl wrote: Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930.........................

LOl! Well then I guess the news only got to Montana by 1970!! ROFL!!

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Heck, I'd be too afraid my head would break out and all the zits would be visible!! Although looking like a gangster would be pretty cool.:wah:

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<t>My prayers are with you Criss. You and I go back to the earliest days of the boards. You were the one who recommended me for Mod and stuck by me through thick and thin in the old Mod's lounge. Sure we clashed on a few topics, but we agreed on so many more. You have always been a true friend to me...

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<t>I was in 6th grade (I think) when they discoverd Pluto. At first it was just called "Planet X" and it had a real mystery around it! Everyone at school was really excited because the information on it was so sketchy. Could it have life? Alien civilizations? I even ordered a book on it's discovery ...

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<t>There was a group of teens protesting in Salt Lake City the other day. They seemed normal and well-adjusted. But I thought, "If you were raised that way, how would you know what is well-adjusted or not?" Are the kids just brainwashed? Indoctrinated? And if they are and they are well-fe...

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<r>Jives wrote: This post really strikes a chord with me. You see....my wife really did know she had terrible health problems when she married me. She had already had two bowel resections and a complete hysterectomy as well as a long history of other ailments. I met her during a period of...

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<r>Forum: a place for people to express their opinions. Unfortunately, some of you see this as your own private club and anyone who has an opinion you don't like gets insulted and bullied. Won't work on me, though. I personally don't like you guys any more than you like me, an...

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<t>nvalleyvee wrote: Gosh.......BTS and I are 50 and need $450.00 worth of drugs each month......without insurance...............with insurance it is $105.00. I know what you mean! When it came out my RA medicine (Arava) was $412.00 a bottle!! That's totally ridiculous!! ...

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koan wrote: Has anyone successfully cast a spell?

No...that would get you damned to Hell. Even if it didn't work, the appeal to Satan for help counts against you.

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<r>BabyRider wrote: Now THAT'S the ticket, cars!!! My choice is the Mossberg. And you? :yh_bigsmi Yikes! Let's hope it's not some drunk teenager that's mistaken your home for his. My Dad's best friend in the 1980's heard a noise ans surprised someone coming through his window. ...

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cherandbuster wrote: Jives

Can't you just go away?

You first.

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Ahhh...another popularity contest. Just like a playground!

I guess I'd like to meet Chonsi, it'd be fun to exchange teacher strategies with her!;)

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<t>This one's easy for me: 1. Sleep in to 9:00 2. Eat some Captain Crunch. 3. Power up the Playstation and play some RPG for a couple of hours. 4. Go to the aquatic Center and go swimming for a couple of hours. 5. Dry off in a lounge chair, sunt...

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buttercup wrote: if you see the garden as a school playground you cant go far wrong

ROFLMAO!! You're killin' me, Buttercup!:wah:

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<t>Pinky wrote: At the end of the day, if someone is that much of a fruit loop that they're going to attack you, they will do it anyway, whether it's with a gun, knife or any old blunt instrument to hand. True enough Pinky, but you do have a better chance at running away or even fi...

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BabyRider wrote:

I'm sure he was drunk and panicked. Doesn't excuse being an a$$hole, though.

Freakin A! Well...just when you think life is boring, that's when this kind of thing happens to you! Great story, BR!:D

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lol. I remember when ladycop used to post everything in solid bold letters.

I could never figure that one out either. I think it's just trendy.:wah:

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<r>gmc wrote: posted by captain Ray Judging by some of the posts round here it seems also to be an increasingly paranoid one. Didn't you see Farenheit 9/11? All of America is flat out scared out of their little minds! I told the kids a couple of months ago to ...

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<t>The critics all said that the plot was overly complex with too many characters and too little characterization for most people. that's probably what's putting people off. Personally, being a movie buff, I scorned the first POTC because almost every single scene is a straight out-and-ou...

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DesignerGal wrote: likes to pick on me. :yh_cry

Yeah...I know how you feel. I feel the same way about you.

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<r>Beautiful example of circular logic, spot. Spot, everyone knows that you don't like America's policies, its President, its ideology, and even most of its people. Can I ask you one thing? Is there anything about America you do like?<EMOJI seq="1f615" tseq="1f615">:confused:</...

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<t>Adam Zapple wrote: In what way did I make that comparison? This is one of those occasions where it helps to clear ones mind of preconceived notions and open it to new ideas and really try to understand what someone is trying to say. You can do that and still disagree, but when you miss the point ...

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<r>Well, my point ws that a homosexual lifestyle breeds disease and less life expectancy. Both things cost society, meaning you and I. I checked with the CDC and this is what I got: <URL url="http://www.cdc.gov/search.do?action=search&queryText=homosexual&x=0&y=0"><LINK_TEXT t...

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<r>buttercup wrote: definition - A member of a couple, especially a married couple, who exchanges sexual partners - People active in the sexual swinging lifestyle. i dont see how this could possibly benefit a couple's relationship but it seems quite widespread & popular, your thoughts...

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I love science fiction.

I hate traffic jams.

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<t>Scary. Really, really scary. let's see...possible scenario. Lebanon doesn't back down and declares war on Israel. Israel slaughters them for about a week, then Iran joins the fight. Iran begins to lose (those Israelis are TOUGH!) so they decide to use one of their nukes on an Israeli ...

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The main thing is that if we want to be seen as better than the terrorists and "in the right." We shouldn't ignore the one thing that makes us different than them....our laws.

If we do, then we become the very thing we are fighting.

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lol. yay! A friend from Canada just for you, Minks! Hiya, Fisher!

(Jives waves):yh_peace

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<r>OpenMind wrote: the worst to have hit Bombay since August 1993 when 260 people were killed in a series of bomb attacks attributed to Muslim-dominated underground gangs. What is it with Muslims and bombs? Is radical Islam a threat to the whole world? It sure seems like it.<E>:(</E...

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<t>DesignerGal wrote: What do you guys think about this? I find it deplorable! WTF?!?!?! Deplorable? YES! Also despicable, detestable, and abhorrent. Thanks for giving our entire country a black eye, just when we didn't need that. I guess what worries me the most is, how ...

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<r>tmbsgrl wrote: Don't you hate that!!! Them people make me mad sometimes...:-3 I usually have everything ready in advance so I don't hold up the line! <E>:)</E> Yeah, and the ones that decided to strike up a conversation with the checker after they've already finished the transact...

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I guess I'm a prude too. I only ever went to bed with a girl that I was in love with and wanted to marry. Sometimes it didn't work out, but I never viewed sex as any kind of "casual" thing. I always viewed it as a serious and deeply personal thing.

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Hiya Venus! How's your summer going?:D

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Is there any chance of genetic inbreeding from 1st cousins?

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No kidding. I sometimes wonder what the ad people are thinking of when I see ads. i especially don't like ads where the people act in stupid and strange ways that regular people would never act.

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Seems to me that there is historical precedent for this kind of thing. Indoctrinating the young, I mean. Didn't Adolf Hitler have his "Hitler Youth?"

Oh...and the Japanese "Kamakaze" ws made up of young boys too, wasn't it?;)

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<r>Lulu2 wrote: FLOPSTOCKI'm still waiting for someone to explain (in a logical way, not a religiously based one) how it is that same-sex marriages "threaten" heterosexual ones. OK...no religious reasons, eh? How about medical ones? <URL url="http://www.narth.com/docs/whi...

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chonsigirl wrote: Loving wife, mother, and teacher

Yep, I'm hoping for "Loving father, husband, and teacher."

That says enough for me.

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Bez wrote: He definitely didn't engage his brain before he spoke :rolleyes:

The days when people take this kind of thing as a "joke" ended on 9/11.

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<r>BabyRider wrote: We will probably wipe ourselves out long before anything drastic with the universe happens, so I'm not real concerned about it. That's too pessimistic of a view for me. After all, we've already come a long, long way. We've eradicated many diseases and are active...

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<t>I've read a bunch of his stuff. Pretty startling, but of course he had to be very careful. Any predictions he couldn't write off as "poetry" would get him burned at the stake. I seem to remember that he went into a room in the abbey where he lived. Lit one candle and stared at it witho...

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