Search found 128 matches
- Wed Oct 26, 2005 10:03 am
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Guns Down Under
- Replies: 4
- Views: 1964
Guns Down Under
<t>From: Ed Chenel, A police officer in Australia<br/> <br/> Hi Yanks,<br/> <br/> I thought you all would like to see the real figures from "Down Under". It has now been 12 months since gun owners in Australia were forced by a new law to surrender 640,381 personal firearms to be destroyed by our own...
- Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:46 am
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3745
Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
Protect yourself. Stop the predator. Re-load. Call 911.
Attached files
Attached files
- Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:43 am
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3745
Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
When a local gang is in your living room at three in the morning, would you still advise to use pepper spray?
Attached files
Attached files
- Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:38 am
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3745
Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
History shows that governments abuse their monopoly on effective weapons.
Your fellow Americans are more trustworthy.
Attached files
Your fellow Americans are more trustworthy.
Attached files
- Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:36 am
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3745
Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
And the argument against this is?
Attached files
Attached files
- Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:35 am
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
- Replies: 11
- Views: 3745
Thoughts to Ponder - firearm related that is..
May I add some visible comments to this thread?
Thank you!
Attached files
Thank you!
Attached files
- Thu Oct 20, 2005 10:13 am
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Facts For Those Who Think:
- Replies: 13
- Views: 3430
Facts For Those Who Think:
<t>So, when will you ever drop this "poor me" slavery thing? Will it take a thousand years? Two thousand? Three thousand?<br/> <br/> Since when have Blacks been the only ones who have been enslaved? (Do you really know your history?)<br/> <br/> A little advice for you: The groups who have moved on f...
- Thu Oct 06, 2005 2:31 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Everlite Flashlight
- Replies: 4
- Views: 676
Everlite Flashlight
<t>libertine wrote: This is probably not the correct forum,but it feels like a good place. HAs anyone else seen the T.V. commercial about this EverLite Flashlight that you shake to charge. One minute is good for one hour light. It works on the "Faraday effect" which I don't necessarily understand al...
- Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:10 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Three-fifths of Britain's Youth Gangs have guns
- Replies: 9
- Views: 4526
Three-fifths of Britain's Youth Gangs have guns
<t>Tony Blair has seen to it that only criminals have the guns<br/> <br/> Death of a Teenage Father Highlights the Plight of Britain's Gun<br/> <br/> Generation<br/> <br/> Terri Judd and Ian Herbert, Independent (London), 9/2005<br/> <br/> Ramone Cumberbatch, a proud teenage father, had been seen re...
- Thu Oct 06, 2005 1:09 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: UK Gun Ban: No Guns = No Crime. Right?
- Replies: 79
- Views: 6846
UK Gun Ban: No Guns = No Crime. Right?
<t>Executive propose to crackdown on knife-crime:<br/> <br/> A crackdown on Scotland's appalling knife-crime record began its<br/> <br/> parliamentary passage today. The Executive published the Police Bill<br/> <br/> which includes proposals to increase sentences for carrying offensive<br/> <br/> we...
- Fri Sep 16, 2005 9:06 am
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Brits Demand The Right To Defend Home Against Burglars
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11700
Brits Demand The Right To Defend Home Against Burglars
<t>Many nights, Miss P. had a .38-caliber pistol in one hand and rosary beads in the other. <br/> <br/> New Orleans and other areas affected by Hurricane Katrina guns proved as necessary to life as food and water. Many people saved their lives and protected their property with guns. Without the guns...
- Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:21 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: FEMA's Intentional Blocking of Aid
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1034
FEMA's Intentional Blocking of Aid
<t>Bez wrote: I've just heard that the guy heading the FMEA in N.O. has been called back to Washington...does this mean he's sacked ???<br/> <br/> <br/> Yes. This goofball is responsible for FEMA for Kidz RAP.<br/> <br/> Haven't heard it? Listen to your tax dollars being flushed down the toilet.</t>
- Sun Sep 11, 2005 10:17 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: A 76,000$ mortgage and you get $11,000 to pay it off.......
- Replies: 30
- Views: 2306
A 76,000$ mortgage and you get $11,000 to pay it off.......
<r>mominiowa wrote: From what she was saying-- there are people who can not get flood insurance there..they were too close to the water. The insurance she has will cover only the loss value because there area was looted...So they are working with her on theft cost only. They are not returning phone ...
- Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:59 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Everyone Certainly is Appreciative
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2047
Everyone Certainly is Appreciative
<t>lady cop wrote: my point was only that many diverse people were going to be placed in extremely close physical proximity in stressful circumstances...worrying about their homes and lives. friction and tempers had to be considered. heat and uncertainty.discomfort. the unknown. fear. a ripe atmosph...
- Mon Aug 29, 2005 5:37 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Everyone Certainly is Appreciative
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2047
Everyone Certainly is Appreciative
<t>lady cop wrote: i am not quite sure if this was tongue-in-cheek...but i will say this, it was anticipated that tempers may fray in that environment, and anything that could be used as a weapon needed to be confiscated. it's like jail...people would be amazed at what is converted to weapons. <br/>...
- Mon Aug 29, 2005 4:26 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Everyone Certainly is Appreciative
- Replies: 18
- Views: 2047
Everyone Certainly is Appreciative
<t>Everyone Certainly is Appreciative<br/> <br/> That's a quote from the Fox News reporter on scene at the Superdome in New Orleans, thanking two National Guard privates for confiscating, among other things, a fork, plastic disposable razors, allen and ratchet wrenches, pocket knives, scissors, comb...
- Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:24 pm
- Forum: Christianity
- Topic: Pat Robertson Calls For Assassination Of Venezuelan President...
- Replies: 95
- Views: 6562
Pat Robertson Calls For Assassination Of Venezuelan President...
<t>Mr. Robertson, the Pope you are not. Shame on you. You display Christian ideals as much as a leper has a clear complexion.<br/> <br/> PAT ROBERTSON - Founder and Chairman, The Christian Broadcasting Network<br/> <br/> Televangelist Calls for Chavez' Death<br/> <br/> Aug 22 11:06 PM US/Eastern<br/...
- Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:19 pm
- Forum: The Pets In Our Lives
- Topic: My 11 year old dog is Jonesing
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2336
My 11 year old dog is Jonesing
nvalleyvee wrote: :yh_rotfl :yh_rotfl The dog looses.
But maybe he was really the top dog for those past 11 years!
But maybe he was really the top dog for those past 11 years!
- Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:17 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Anyone here
- Replies: 14
- Views: 823
Anyone here
nvalleyvee wrote: I feel so lonely in the Garden by myself. It is late so I understand.
I'm here with you. But falling asleep. :wah:
I'm here with you. But falling asleep. :wah:
- Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:16 pm
- Forum: Problems, Solutions Feedback
- Topic: how do you
- Replies: 3
- Views: 872
how do you
kmhowe72 wrote: How do you become a supporting memeber.
kmhowe and bez,
Join the club! I signed up using the link on right hand side of the top page too. I don't post too much but I enjoy reading and using the webmail and other items. Bye for now.
kmhowe and bez,
Join the club! I signed up using the link on right hand side of the top page too. I don't post too much but I enjoy reading and using the webmail and other items. Bye for now.
- Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:11 pm
- Forum: The Pets In Our Lives
- Topic: My 11 year old dog is Jonesing
- Replies: 40
- Views: 2336
My 11 year old dog is Jonesing
<r>nvalleyvee wrote: I never had a problem with my dog at 10 years old. I married BTS and he started with the table scraps for her in the house. I always said it was going to be a real problem. Well D'OH . This dog ate my chicken thigh off my plate tonight - off the dining room table.!!! I told BTS ...
- Mon Aug 22, 2005 11:02 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: They thank YOU at the pump.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 656
They thank YOU at the pump.
<t>Scrat wrote: Pretty soon they are going to be loaning instead of paying. <br/> <br/> MOSCOW, August 22 (RIA Novosti) - Russia paid $2 billion of the final early installment on its debt to the Paris Club of Creditor Nations Monday, the Finance Ministry said. <br/> <br/> Russia has paid off a total...
- Mon Aug 22, 2005 10:57 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: The Obstacle of an Armed Citizenry
- Replies: 90
- Views: 6755
The Obstacle of an Armed Citizenry
<t>Xxena wrote: Was not responding to him, but his comment at the Troll's squewered POV...<br/> <br/> I think he knows I didn't mean him but if not..<br/> <br/> Poor dogs, they gave up and are just lying here sighing very heavily... I have to let them out for the last time and get some zzz's.<br/> <...
- Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:36 pm
- Forum: Problems, Solutions Feedback
- Topic: New Subscribers Can't Edit Their Profiles
- Replies: 34
- Views: 3911
New Subscribers Can't Edit Their Profiles
<t>MicahLorain wrote: It is quite ridiculous to block newer members and those with lower incomes from even editing their own profiles!! Not even send PM's?? Can't help but wonder what you all are thinking with these restrictions.<br/> <br/> <br/> Quit complaining! I understand the lower incomes argu...
- Fri Aug 19, 2005 9:32 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: The Obstacle of an Armed Citizenry
- Replies: 90
- Views: 6755
The Obstacle of an Armed Citizenry
<t>MicahLorain wrote: In my neighborhood everyone is armed too. With unregistered weapons that are used to kill people and wound or threaten whatever businesses are left. 74 homicides this year alone in my town. 90% in the urban core. Armed suburbanites and rural residents have nothing to fear. Of c...
- Tue May 10, 2005 11:11 am
- Forum: General Religious Discussions
- Topic: Religion is blah!!!
- Replies: 43
- Views: 3827
Religion is blah!!!
<t>skittles2004 wrote: I'm losing my mind here(hmm that seems to happen a lot) I've read the bible and studied it, i've gone to almost every meeting of church, and all i still hear is BLAH BLAH BLAH!!! i dont know if its because i would rather watch NASCAR or doing my homework. But why is church so ...
- Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:14 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: What Would Cause You To Leave?
- Replies: 218
- Views: 26327
What Would Cause You To Leave?
<t>anastrophe wrote: david, once again, you are leaping to conclusions about people you don't know. you branded me a right-wing neo-con corporo-fascist, before really knowing a thing about me. what good does the labeling do, particularly when done so aggressively? how does it or will it bring about ...
- Thu Apr 21, 2005 10:08 am
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: What Would Cause You To Leave?
- Replies: 218
- Views: 26327
What Would Cause You To Leave?
David813 wrote: How the hell do you know!? It takes alot more to insult me than that!!
Apparently not.
Apparently not.
- Sat Mar 26, 2005 11:26 am
- Forum: Bizarre News Stories
- Topic: Squeezed by a tax on the Charmin?
- Replies: 5
- Views: 778
Squeezed by a tax on the Charmin?
<r>BTS wrote: Florida's Legislature is flush with good ideas. Sen. Al Lawson's involves a two-cent-per-roll tax on toilet paper to pay for wastewater treatment and help small towns upgrade their sewer systems.<br/> <br/> The Democratic lawmaker's pay-as-you-go bill has been the source of many jokes ...
- Mon Mar 14, 2005 1:31 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Gun Control II
- Replies: 134
- Views: 9340
Gun Control II
<t>Bothwell wrote: <br/> <br/> I know it is in the constitution as the right to bear arms but I would love to know the statistics on how many citizens have actually managed to successfully defend themselves or their properties with a privately held weapon as opposed to the number of accidental shoot...
- Tue Jan 18, 2005 5:58 pm
- Forum: Gun Control
- Topic: Brits Demand The Right To Defend Home Against Burglars
- Replies: 65
- Views: 11700
Brits Demand The Right To Defend Home Against Burglars
<t>Lon wrote: As an American here in New Zealand, I get a kick out of an article in the local press discussing what is reasonable force in protecting yourself and property from burglars. Current laws, like the U.K, appear to protect the burglar, and in fact, do nothing at all to discourage burglary....
- Thu Jan 13, 2005 1:01 pm
- Forum: Friends, Relationships, Advice
- Topic: You Your Neighbors
- Replies: 41
- Views: 3898
You Your Neighbors
<t>How do you get along with your neighbors?<br/> <br/> Do you want to get along with them? Or, would you like to remain at a distance? <br/> <br/> If you live in the city do you even know who they are? <br/> <br/> Is it a good thing to get to know your neighbor?<br/> <br/> Was there ever a time you...
- Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:54 pm
- Forum: Work Employment
- Topic: What will get the U.S. Economy strong again
- Replies: 5
- Views: 3986
What will get the U.S. Economy strong again
<t>Julie Grace wrote: Japan is threatening to sell off the U.S. dollar stating that it is useless. <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Really? What story are you referring to? "useless?"<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> The trade value between the U.S. dollar and the Great Britain Pound is almost 3 dollars to one. ...
- Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:42 pm
- Forum: Bizarre News Stories
- Topic: Ice cream for dogs launches
- Replies: 2
- Views: 1184
Ice cream for dogs launches
Too much time on their paws!
- Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:41 pm
- Forum: Travel Vacation
- Topic: Jamaica or Bust
- Replies: 8
- Views: 2062
Jamaica or Bust
Personally, I am not comfortable having to travel to a place where you need bodyguards.
What about staying at the secluded, armed, and fortified resort? Makes me wonder what I am doing there.
What about staying at the secluded, armed, and fortified resort? Makes me wonder what I am doing there.
- Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:38 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Who's Best Judge
- Replies: 7
- Views: 756
Who's Best Judge
Can't stand to watch any of those shows! The parade of idiots before the bench makes me depressed.
- Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:33 pm
- Forum: Work Employment
- Topic: The Millionare Mindset
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3048
The Millionare Mindset
<t>Julie Grace wrote: What do you think it takes to have a Millionare Mindset? <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> Some say that to become a millionare it takes doing something that works and is profitable over and over again until it multiplies into millions. Some say that millionares overcame at least one fin...
- Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:30 pm
- Forum: Warfare Military
- Topic: Allies should say sorry to Iraqis now.
- Replies: 17
- Views: 458
Allies should say sorry to Iraqis now.
I'm sorry that many of them don't have the guts to fight for their own freedom.
- Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:21 pm
- Forum: Bizarre News Stories
- Topic: Jesus Dental X-Ray
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2262
Jesus Dental X-Ray
<t>Sold! For $1,000.00<br/> <br/> Description (revised) <br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> I went in for a routine dental exam on Monday November 29, 2004. The image of Jesus Christ appeared on my x-ray. The dental staff also agreed it was Jesus Christ.<br/> <br/> This is the original x-ray from that exam. The...
- Sun Dec 26, 2004 3:16 pm
- Forum: Bizarre News Stories
- Topic: Man gets back at neighbors by painting home brilliant green
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2001
Man gets back at neighbors by painting home brilliant green
Good for him! I've been to Lockport. Not a very upscale place at all. I wonder if his neighbors ever bothered to talk to him about his truck.
- Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:11 pm
- Forum: Word Games
- Topic: Word Association
- Replies: 1252
- Views: 166558
Word Association
Rachel wrote: Sex
Adult
Adult
- Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:10 pm
- Forum: Friends, Relationships, Advice
- Topic: Divorce
- Replies: 60
- Views: 7240
Divorce
<t>koan wrote: Should it be harder to get a divorce or harder to get a marriage licence?<br/> <br/> Many people,myself included, get married because of pregnancy then end up with problems because the marriage was not strong. Should they stay together for the kids? Should they have gotten married bec...
- Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:08 pm
- Forum: Travel Vacation
- Topic: Brazil anyone?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1753
Brazil anyone?
Are there any security issues or worries if you are in Brazil and you are an American? Kidnappings?
- Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:07 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Too much Horsepower!!!
- Replies: 9
- Views: 880
Too much Horsepower!!!
Never too much horsepower! (Well, almost.)
- Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:04 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Condi Rice On Trial....for/against
- Replies: 17
- Views: 2781
Condi Rice On Trial....for/against
With the deluge in intelligence coming in every second, how would one know which report to act on? Ms. Rice is very intelligent. What about the conspiracy stories that were just posted here? Any value in that?
- Tue Dec 14, 2004 6:01 pm
- Forum: Our Current Decade
- Topic: US 'Obsessed' By Celeb Culture
- Replies: 16
- Views: 10327
US 'Obsessed' By Celeb Culture
I am a celebrity in my own mind.
When I can remember. :wah:
When I can remember. :wah:
- Tue Dec 14, 2004 5:56 pm
- Forum: General Chit Chat
- Topic: Executed or not!
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1459
Executed or not!
<t>livnnlrnin wrote: Since CA hasn't executed anyone, (including Charles Manson) in over 20 years, I'd say he's likely to be there for the duration of his life.<br/> <br/> <br/> <br/> There's 640 other inmates on death row at San Quentin ahead of him, so even if they do start executions again, Peter...
- Thu Nov 04, 2004 11:08 am
- Forum: Presidential Elections Campaigns
- Topic: Carnival Cruise Lines Offer
- Replies: 4
- Views: 7761
Carnival Cruise Lines Offer
<t>We at Carnival Cruise Lines didn't forget that a lot of entertainers had promised to leave the country if George W. Bush were to be re-elected President.<br/> <br/> With that in mind, we have a Special Offer for those who still want to keep their promise!<br/> <br/> Attention: Would Alec Baldwin,...
- Wed Nov 03, 2004 2:11 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Shot Dead, film man who upset Muslims
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5227
Shot Dead, film man who upset Muslims
<t>capt_buzzard wrote: Because they have put their life in the hands of their saviour G.W.Bush. :-6<br/> <br/> <br/> This is making light of a real issue. President Bush is not their saviour.<br/> <br/> The preaching of tolerance is so easy to do. I want to see once, in my lifetime, a tolerant lefti...
- Wed Nov 03, 2004 1:55 pm
- Forum: Current Events
- Topic: Shot Dead, film man who upset Muslims
- Replies: 61
- Views: 5227
Shot Dead, film man who upset Muslims
<r>capt_buzzard wrote: A Dutch moviemaker who outraged Muslims has been shot dead in a busy street.<br/> <br/> Theo Van Gogh, a distant relative of artist Vincent Van Gogh, had made a controversial film about a Muslim woman being abused in an arranged marriage which led to death threats being made a...