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- Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:36 pm
- Forum: Scotland
- Topic: Smoking Ban in Scotland
- Replies: 95
- Views: 8224
Smoking Ban in Scotland
<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.<br/> <br/> My poor wife a...
- Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Moderation
- Replies: 94
- Views: 5323
Moderation
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
I agree 100% And I am as guilty as anyone of this...but I'm working on it!:o
- Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:18 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Moderation
- Replies: 94
- Views: 5323
Moderation
Actually, what I find oppressive is when people devolve into name-calling, insults, and derision. That's no fun for anyone.
- Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:17 pm
- Forum: Space and Astronomy
- Topic: Name the new planet
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2287
Name the new planet
How about "Shalmirane" or "Shadizar?"
- Fri Sep 01, 2006 12:14 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Moderation
- Replies: 94
- Views: 5323
Moderation
<r>You know what's funny? On the other boards I frequent, where there is heavy moderation, it's hardly ever used!<br/> <br/> 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...
- Fri Sep 01, 2006 7:06 am
- Forum: Space and Astronomy
- Topic: It finally happened..Pluto has been demoted!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4467
It finally happened..Pluto has been demoted!
Marie5656 wrote: Jives..you were in 6th grade in 1930? Damn, Skippy...you look good for your age. ...
ROFL! No...apparently he really did discover it in 1930, but I discovered he discovered :wah: it in 1970!
ROFL! No...apparently he really did discover it in 1930, but I discovered he discovered :wah: it in 1970!
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:10 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 106880
BRs mom asked me to do this..
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:
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:
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 4:01 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 106880
BRs mom asked me to do this..
Oh..I remember! Capt_Buzzard!:)
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:58 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 106880
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<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?"<br/> ...
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:50 pm
- Forum: Space and Astronomy
- Topic: It finally happened..Pluto has been demoted!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4467
It finally happened..Pluto has been demoted!
chonsigirl wrote: Clyde Tombaugh discovered Pluto in 1930.........................
LOl! Well then I guess the news only got to Montana by 1970!! ROFL!!
LOl! Well then I guess the news only got to Montana by 1970!! ROFL!!
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:49 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Girls Not Allowed To Read This..Or Else !
- Replies: 52
- Views: 2083
Girls Not Allowed To Read This..Or Else !
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:
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:32 pm
- Forum: Members' News
- Topic: BRs mom asked me to do this..
- Replies: 1417
- Views: 106880
BRs mom asked me to do this..
<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...
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:25 pm
- Forum: Space and Astronomy
- Topic: It finally happened..Pluto has been demoted!
- Replies: 44
- Views: 4467
It finally happened..Pluto has been demoted!
<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 ...
- Thu Aug 31, 2006 3:21 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Warren Jeffs Arrested, FINALLY!
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2649
Warren Jeffs Arrested, FINALLY!
<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?"<br/> <br/> Are the kids just brainwashed? Indoctrinated? And if they are and they are well-fe...
- Wed Aug 30, 2006 1:20 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: KARMA - did I go overboard today?
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1918
KARMA - did I go overboard today?
<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.<br/> <br/> I met her during a period of...
- Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:53 am
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Gun grabbers speak freely (thanks to you and me..)
- Replies: 102
- Views: 11162
Gun grabbers speak freely (thanks to you and me..)
<r>Forum: a place for people to express their opinions.<br/> <br/> 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. <br/> <br/> Won't work on me, though. I personally don't like you guys any more than you like me, an...
- Tue Jul 18, 2006 9:40 am
- Forum: Fitness Nutrition
- Topic: I could not decide where to put this
- Replies: 10
- Views: 2644
I could not decide where to put this
<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.<br/> <br/> <br/> I know what you mean! When it came out my RA medicine (Arava) was $412.00 a bottle!! That's totally ridiculous!!<br/> <br/> ...
- Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:26 am
- Forum: Magic Mystery
- Topic: Spells and voodoo
- Replies: 28
- Views: 35914
Spells and voodoo
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.
No...that would get you damned to Hell. Even if it didn't work, the appeal to Satan for help counts against you.
- Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:23 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: A great security idea
- Replies: 24
- Views: 2464
A great security idea
<r>BabyRider wrote: Now THAT'S the ticket, cars!!! My choice is the Mossberg. And you? :yh_bigsmi<br/> <br/> <br/> 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.<br/> ...
- Tue Jul 18, 2006 7:21 am
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Gun grabbers speak freely (thanks to you and me..)
- Replies: 102
- Views: 11162
Gun grabbers speak freely (thanks to you and me..)
cherandbuster wrote: Jives
Can't you just go away?
You first.
Can't you just go away?
You first.
- Mon Jul 17, 2006 1:32 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Who Would You Meet And Why
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3681
Who Would You Meet And Why
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!;)
I guess I'd like to meet Chonsi, it'd be fun to exchange teacher strategies with her!;)
- Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:37 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Lazy Sunday?
- Replies: 65
- Views: 3895
Lazy Sunday?
<t>This one's easy for me:<br/> <br/> 1. Sleep in to 9:00<br/> <br/> 2. Eat some Captain Crunch.<br/> <br/> 3. Power up the Playstation and play some RPG for a couple of hours.<br/> <br/> 4. Go to the aquatic Center and go swimming for a couple of hours.<br/> <br/> 5. Dry off in a lounge chair, sunt...
- Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:31 pm
- Forum: Discuss
- Topic: Are the rules clear here?
- Replies: 107
- Views: 20004
Are the rules clear here?
buttercup wrote: if you see the garden as a school playground you cant go far wrong
ROFLMAO!! You're killin' me, Buttercup!:wah:
ROFLMAO!! You're killin' me, Buttercup!:wah:
- Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:29 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Gun grabbers speak freely (thanks to you and me..)
- Replies: 102
- Views: 11162
Gun grabbers speak freely (thanks to you and me..)
<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. <br/> <br/> <br/> True enough Pinky, but you do have a better chance at running away or even fi...
- Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:27 pm
- Forum: Welcome To My Day!
- Topic: An incredible ending to a boring night at work...
- Replies: 29
- Views: 2695
An incredible ending to a boring night at work...
BabyRider wrote:
I'm sure he was drunk and panicked. Doesn't excuse being an a$$hole, though.
Freakin A! Well...just when you think life is boring, that's when this kind of thing happens to you! Great story, BR!:D
I'm sure he was drunk and panicked. Doesn't excuse being an a$$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
- Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:25 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Specsavers
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1482
Specsavers
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:
I could never figure that one out either. I think it's just trendy.:wah:
- Mon Jul 17, 2006 12:23 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Gun grabbers speak freely (thanks to you and me..)
- Replies: 102
- Views: 11162
Gun grabbers speak freely (thanks to you and me..)
<r>gmc wrote: posted by captain Ray<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Judging by some of the posts round here it seems also to be an increasingly paranoid one.<br/> <br/> <br/> 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 ...
- Mon Jul 17, 2006 8:44 am
- Forum: Films Cinema Forum
- Topic: POTC - Dead Man's Chest
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1681
POTC - Dead Man's Chest
<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.<br/> <br/> Personally, being a movie buff, I scorned the first POTC because almost every single scene is a straight out-and-ou...
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:06 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: I think anastrophe
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1359
I think anastrophe
DesignerGal wrote: likes to pick on me. :yh_cry
Yeah...I know how you feel. I feel the same way about you.
Yeah...I know how you feel. I feel the same way about you.
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 2:05 pm
- Forum: Societal Issues News
- Topic: Terrorism = America
- Replies: 178
- Views: 9640
Terrorism = America
<r>Beautiful example of circular logic, spot.<br/> <br/> 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?<br/> <br/> Is there anything about America you do like?<EMOJI seq="1f615" tseq="1f615">:confused:</...
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:54 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Courts Reject Gay Marriage
- Replies: 83
- Views: 7965
Courts Reject Gay Marriage
<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 ...
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 1:41 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Courts Reject Gay Marriage
- Replies: 83
- Views: 7965
Courts Reject Gay Marriage
<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:<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.cdc.gov/search.do?action=search&queryText=homosexual&x=0&y=0"><LINK_TEXT t...
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:22 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: swingers
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2886
swingers
<r>buttercup wrote: definition - A member of a couple, especially a married couple, who exchanges sexual partners - People active in the sexual swinging lifestyle.<br/> <br/> i dont see how this could possibly benefit a couple's relationship but it seems quite widespread & popular, your thoughts...
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:19 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: I Love, I Hate:
- Replies: 30
- Views: 1924
I Love, I Hate:
I love science fiction.
I hate traffic jams.
I hate traffic jams.
- Thu Jul 13, 2006 8:18 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Israel and Lebannon
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2224
Israel and Lebannon
<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. <br/> <br/> Iran begins to lose (those Israelis are TOUGH!) so they decide to use one of their nukes on an Israeli ...
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:13 pm
- Forum: Current Political Events
- Topic: This is outrageous
- Replies: 23
- Views: 3279
This is outrageous
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.
If we do, then we become the very thing we are fighting.
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:11 pm
- Forum: Introductions
- Topic: Another newbies hello
- Replies: 59
- Views: 2648
Another newbies hello
lol. yay! A friend from Canada just for you, Minks! Hiya, Fisher!
(Jives waves):yh_peace
(Jives waves):yh_peace
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 12:10 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Seven blasts push Bombay to the brink of collapse
- Replies: 7
- Views: 1012
Seven blasts push Bombay to the brink of collapse
<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.<br/> <br/> <br/> What is it with Muslims and bombs? Is radical Islam a threat to the whole world? It sure seems like it.<E>:(</E...
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 11:04 am
- Forum: Crimes Trials
- Topic: Iraq Rape/Murder Investigation
- Replies: 50
- Views: 6755
Iraq Rape/Murder Investigation
<t>DesignerGal wrote: What do you guys think about this? I find it deplorable! WTF?!?!?!<br/> <br/> <br/> Deplorable? YES! Also despicable, detestable, and abhorrent. Thanks for giving our entire country a black eye, just when we didn't need that.<br/> <br/> I guess what worries me the most is, how ...
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:31 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Anything RANDOM Goes Here!!
- Replies: 19852
- Views: 5669321
Anything RANDOM Goes Here!!
<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><br/> <br/> <br/> Yeah, and the ones that decided to strike up a conversation with the checker after they've already finished the transact...
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:29 am
- Forum: Friends, Relationships, Advice
- Topic: casual sex partners
- Replies: 51
- Views: 3472
casual sex partners
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.
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:26 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: hey gang!!
- Replies: 22
- Views: 1396
hey gang!!
Hiya Venus! How's your summer going?:D
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:25 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: children of 1st cousin relationships
- Replies: 65
- Views: 2914
children of 1st cousin relationships
Is there any chance of genetic inbreeding from 1st cousins?
- Wed Jul 12, 2006 9:24 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Sony Pulls Controversial Dutch PSP ad
- Replies: 21
- Views: 2385
Sony Pulls Controversial Dutch PSP ad
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.
- Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:55 pm
- Forum: International Politics
- Topic: Just go and kill yourself, there's a good boy.
- Replies: 35
- Views: 4422
Just go and kill yourself, there's a good boy.
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?;)
Oh...and the Japanese "Kamakaze" ws made up of young boys too, wasn't it?;)
- Tue Jul 11, 2006 12:50 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Courts Reject Gay Marriage
- Replies: 83
- Views: 7965
Courts Reject Gay Marriage
<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.<br/> <br/> <br/> OK...no religious reasons, eh? How about medical ones?<br/> <br/> <URL url="http://www.narth.com/docs/whi...
- Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:21 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: What would your EPITAPH say about you
- Replies: 38
- Views: 2356
What would your EPITAPH say about you
chonsigirl wrote: Loving wife, mother, and teacher
Yep, I'm hoping for "Loving father, husband, and teacher."
That says enough for me.
Yep, I'm hoping for "Loving father, husband, and teacher."
That says enough for me.
- Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:19 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Deeply Offended!!
- Replies: 10
- Views: 1627
Deeply Offended!!
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.
The days when people take this kind of thing as a "joke" ended on 9/11.
- Mon Jul 10, 2006 12:06 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: How Will It End?
- Replies: 58
- Views: 1817
How Will It End?
<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. <br/> <br/> <br/> 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...
- Mon Jul 10, 2006 9:52 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Lifes little mysteries
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1042
Lifes little mysteries
<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.<br/> <br/> I seem to remember that he went into a room in the abbey where he lived. Lit one candle and stared at it witho...