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How much does it cost to *run* the Vatican? by Jody January 2, 2014 9:10 pm

Y'know, - - - by bowser 2014-01-02 23:04:51
- When you run a government . . . by DanS 2014-01-03 10:59:54
- No one puts a gun to her head and forces her to contribute. by ER 2014-01-03 05:15:31
  - Quoting Condi Rice. by bowser 2014-01-03 16:42:12
    - Hardly . . . by DanS 2014-01-04 07:21:26
      - You are, of course, correct. by bowser 2014-01-04 20:17:52
      - The opulence of the Vatican is centuries old. by TB 2014-01-04 08:14:46
        
        Troof... by Jody 2014-01-04 10:30:58
        
        Why the heartburn? by TB 2014-01-04 10:46:25
        
        Dang it Tom by Jody 2014-01-04 11:40:33

Does the Pope understand? by Jody January 2, 2014 10:25 am

Hah, hah, hah, hah!!! by bowser 2014-01-02 22:51:39
- So... by Jody 2014-01-03 14:39:57
  - If I missed the topic, what was it? by bowser 2014-01-04 10:13:27
I think the pope needs to keep his mouth shut. by Jody 2014-01-02 15:59:49
- It looks like the Pope has the Right sweating bullets... by ER 2014-01-02 17:24:53
  - I have no idea what the right thinks by Jody 2014-01-02 17:37:24
Yeah, its terrible how the rich are picked on. But... by ER 2014-01-02 11:17:49
- Napoleon Bonaparte by ER 2014-01-02 13:16:20
  - PJ O'Rourke by Robert 2014-01-02 13:30:58
    - "Tax the rich, feed the poor... by ER 2014-01-02 14:33:25
- "Stupidity is far more dangerous than evil, for evil takes a break from time to time, stupidity does not." by TB 2014-01-02 12:04:13
  - I'm sorry. That is a completely stupid comment.` by bowser 2014-01-02 22:55:22
  - JFK by ER 2014-01-02 13:06:18
    - Good. by TB 2014-01-02 14:43:17
      - Yes, and thank you for Your service. by ER 2014-01-02 15:36:34
    - Oh wow... by Jody 2014-01-02 14:33:04
      - I don't think JFK was talking about charitable donations. by ER 2014-01-02 14:39:41
        
        Actually, he was talking foreign aid. In both of these quotes. by TB 2014-01-02 15:46:20
        
        No, it was really all about guillotines. by ER 2014-01-02 16:00:34
- “You catch more flies with honey than you do with vinegar” by Jody 2014-01-02 11:58:45
  - Technically untrue . . . by DanS 2014-01-04 04:34:22
  - Thomas Jefferson by ER 2014-01-02 13:07:24
    - The actual quote: by TB 2014-01-02 14:58:56
      - Tom was heavy stuff, Tom. (n/t) by DanS 2014-01-04 04:37:43
      - Sally Hemmings' part got edited out too. by ER 2014-01-02 15:39:38
        
        That's how history is lied about. by TB 2014-01-02 16:04:06
        
        All quotes are taken out of context. by ER 2014-01-02 16:22:49
        
        Then don't use quotes to make your points. by TB 2014-01-02 16:37:35
        
        The fundamentals of tyranny and and freedom change continuously. by ER 2014-01-02 16:52:18
    - I love his mansion, Monticello! by Jody 2014-01-02 14:37:03
      - Yes, his slaves kept it spotless! by ER 2014-01-02 14:41:30
        
        I know, right? by Jody 2014-01-02 16:05:09
        
        If you knew... by ER 2014-01-02 16:23:53
        
        Heh by Jody 2014-01-02 17:33:28
        
        So was I. by ER 2014-01-02 18:09:27
        
        I would have no need to "brief" Jefferson on anything. by TB 2014-01-02 19:51:40
        
        I'd tell him about Vaginal ultrasound probes. by ER 2014-01-02 20:32:10
        
        Make that $1000. by TB 2014-01-02 21:22:34
        
        There isn't the slightest doubt in my mind Mr J and I would get along just fine. by ER 2014-01-02 21:46:37

When was the last time you visited your local Army-Navy Surplus store? by ER January 4, 2014 5:52 am

There simply isn't any "surplus" anyone wants any more. by bowser 2014-01-04 09:51:53

Mars is warmer than Alberta Canada by johannes January 2, 2014 8:13 pm

probably only a couple of inches off the ground by FrankC 2014-01-03 12:54:59
Your freezer is MUCH warmer than Alberta. Or Manitoba. by bowser 2014-01-02 23:52:33
- You should have been here in July, it was so warm by johannes 2014-01-03 22:33:00
The story here is about Winnipeg Manitoba, by johannes 2014-01-02 20:23:38

101 ideas by Jody January 1, 2014 6:51 pm

...huh... by DanS 2014-01-03 12:32:17
- Not me. by Jody 2014-01-03 16:08:24
100 Good ideas by SteveS 2014-01-02 07:27:54
For such a corny topic, there are some great ideas in there. by bowser 2014-01-01 22:05:24

The Big B.O. by ER January 2, 2014 5:29 am

Well of course by Robert 2014-01-03 11:59:46
- We used to have a joke about scientists and engineers. by ER 2014-01-03 16:07:11
There are plenty of B.O. liberals out there, bright, etc... by FrankC 2014-01-02 12:00:35
- My post isn't about libs or cons... by ER 2014-01-02 12:53:32
  - Well, I have to say it seems to be... by FrankC 2014-01-02 15:54:18
    - Well - - - - by bowser 2014-01-02 22:39:20
      - By the way, - - - - by bowser 2014-01-02 22:47:44
    - I don't think there is any fundamental difference between business and government. by ER 2014-01-02 16:09:52
      - Probably not by FrankC 2014-01-02 17:31:16
        
        That has its problems, too. by ER 2014-01-02 17:52:03

Dave Barry's Year in Review by TB December 31, 2013 9:43 pm

Enjoyed it while participating in the Tour De France. by Ainz 2014-01-02 22:50:43
Fun read by SteveS 2014-01-02 07:08:16

Mark Zuckerberg shoots to the top of the list of US philanthropists by Jody January 2, 2014 9:06 pm

Peter Capaldi, the new Doctor (NSFW) by Robert January 2, 2014 8:19 pm

Perhaps we will finally see some... by FrankC 2014-01-02 20:58:00

Why doe the advertising industry... by ER December 30, 2013 6:37 pm

I have twisted off on many a de-evolving commercials. by Jody 2013-12-31 16:23:34
- I look at it a little differently. by ER 2013-12-31 17:30:24
  - I once wrote an epistle about yogurt by Jody 2014-01-01 10:10:01
  - if you’re too dim to see the scam, then you deserve to get taken by FrankC 2013-12-31 18:08:53
    - I don't think anybody deserves to be scammed, by ER 2013-12-31 18:47:11
      - No one deserves to suffer not man or beast... by FrankC 2013-12-31 22:10:33
        
        I know I'm an elitist. by ER 2014-01-01 07:04:18
        
        Long fingernails? (just an aside) by FrankC 2014-01-01 12:08:01
        
        Cubans are not immune to racism. by ER 2014-01-01 13:25:57
        
        P.S. by FrankC 2014-01-01 12:34:41
        
        Not all racism is about black. by ER 2014-01-01 16:05:04
        
        Hispanics are not a homogeneous group/ by ER 2014-01-01 13:40:29
        
        Something like 70 percent of the political donations of the advertising industry go to Democrats. by TB 2013-12-31 23:23:37
        
        You ever notice? by bowser 2014-01-01 22:02:39
        
        What' the reason? by ER 2014-01-02 06:09:38
        
        Ah Hah! just as I suspected by FrankC 2014-01-01 00:01:06
They are doing exactly what they want to do. by bowser 2013-12-30 22:24:43
Yes, but . . . by DanS 2013-12-30 19:43:54
- It's sad, by ER 2013-12-30 20:15:58

Some aphorisms on language by ER December 23, 2013 9:56 am

Languages have commonalities which are built into the brain. by bowser 2014-01-01 21:56:57
Speaking only for myself, by Robert 2013-12-23 22:58:46
- Say whut? by ER 2013-12-24 07:41:49
nice post ER by hank 2013-12-23 20:34:40
- Thanks, hank. by ER 2013-12-23 21:39:09
  - Or by hank 2013-12-23 21:59:28
    - Is this what you mean by self-referential? by ER 2013-12-23 22:36:32
      - What the hell are you guys talking about? by CJB 2013-12-24 08:35:46
        
        Sock-Puppeteer conversation. by TB 2013-12-24 10:29:52
        
        BTW: Whatever happened to Goth Girl? by CJB 2013-12-24 11:52:36
        
        I was hacked! by hank 2013-12-25 05:40:34
      - self-something, certainly by Robert 2013-12-23 23:00:07
An example of subtlety from ancient Greek by ER 2013-12-23 11:54:53
In the beginning, was the Word. by ER 2013-12-23 11:05:27

BBC programming by FrankC December 30, 2013 5:13 pm

Oh hell yes by Robert 2013-12-30 20:12:05
Not my cup of tea by ER 2013-12-30 18:17:07
- Understandable, I guess by FrankC 2013-12-31 02:14:12
  - That may be a bit too extreme, I didn't mean to come across so doctrinaire about it. by ER 2013-12-31 11:53:54
    - PS, by ER 2013-12-31 12:19:55
- You don't have to choose by Robert 2013-12-30 20:08:59
  - Holmes was the equivalent of James Bond. by ER 2013-12-30 20:50:03
    - that works by Robert 2013-12-31 12:24:39
  - Not to change the subject, by ER 2013-12-30 20:43:08
    - Where to begin? by Robert 2013-12-31 12:43:13
      - Pro forma rant, eh? by ER 2013-12-31 15:21:46

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