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You don't need a weatherman to know which way the wind blows. ER September 10, 2025 4:56 pm (Space/Science)

All we are saying, is give war a chance BuckGalaxy September 5, 2025 1:30 pm (CurrentEvents)

He should know better. ER September 1, 2025 8:20 pm (Space/Science)

There's more than Floyd RobVG August 20, 2025 12:24 am (Off-Topic)

Season 3 - Foundation BuckGalaxy August 2, 2025 12:33 pm (Science Fiction)

Alien:Earth RobVG August 16, 2025 1:44 pm (Science Fiction)

Trump grovels BuckGalaxy August 17, 2025 12:43 pm (CurrentEvents)

"Cancel culture" podrock September 3, 2025 8:32 am (CurrentEvents)

Clare Torry RobVG August 26, 2025 7:42 pm (Off-Topic)

Existing instrument on Mars Curiosity Rover could be used to detect life BuckGalaxy August 18, 2025 12:48 pm (Space/Science)

Lateral Thinking BuckGalaxy August 23, 2025 11:57 am (Off-Topic)

SNW: The Finest Frontier BuckGalaxy August 23, 2025 12:20 am (Science Fiction)

In Response to ER's COPS Program by Vitruvius March 23, 2012 8:56 pm

The police don't like people doing their job for them. Not only can it lead to big trouble when ... by ER 2012-03-24 00:05:33
A COPS program like mine is great for a quiet neighborhood because it reassures the residents, discourages villains, and frees up ... by ER 2012-03-23 23:24:20
You have to wonder about the kind of person who thinks they can make a difference doing this, and then ... by bowser 2012-03-23 22:09:10
- Blue lights are not a good idea. by ER 2012-03-24 10:07:11
  - They aren't legal and are probably more trouble than they are worth. I'd guess very foolish. I have ... by bowser 2012-03-24 10:31:32
It's weird. Most of my life, there weren't any. Or at least, none that made the news. by TB 2012-03-23 21:26:05

Underground "sonic booms" in Wisconsin by RobVG March 21, 2012 8:13 am

Cave Collapse, probably. This area of the state has lots of dolomite bedrock, and is known for karst formation. Here's ... by podrock 2012-03-21 10:28:17
- Ooops...I was wrong...a closer look at the geology map of the state, and local reporting, the bedrock in the area ... by podrock 2012-03-22 12:35:07
  - USGS says: earthquake by podrock 2012-03-23 16:40:38
- And another geological formation is gone. Normally I wouldn't care (these things happen all the time naturally), but personally, ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 16:24:17
  - Gone? No, just eroded a bit, leaving a pile of rubble. Completely natural process. I can show you outcrops of ... by podrock 2012-03-21 18:33:53
    - The "Jefferson Process" - "Movin' On Up". by bowser 2012-03-22 14:50:19
  - Your concern is very valid. Much of Florida is Karst topography, and when the water table is dry, underground ... by ER 2012-03-21 18:11:11
    - What caught my eye was the article said they had about twenty reports, which is similar to my relative's situation. ... by podrock 2012-03-21 18:47:05

Safeway pulls 'pink slime' beef by ER March 21, 2012 3:34 pm

If the meat packers has consulted the fishing industry, they would have come up with something like "Tenderized, High Protein, ... by bowser 2012-03-22 23:18:43
Sounds like dog food to me. (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-21 17:36:33
- A dog would probably smell the residual ammonia and refuse to touch it. by ER 2012-03-21 17:54:02
  - This stuff has been in hamburger for years. by TB 2012-03-22 16:12:15
    - Pink Slime. It's good for you! by ER 2012-03-22 16:29:22
      - I didn't say any of those things. by TB 2012-03-22 19:43:38
        
        You said every one of those things. by ER 2012-03-22 20:33:08
        
        You have a point there. by TB 2012-03-22 20:52:58
Sounds like something that goes on Comestible. Also, "Pink Slime"? Seriously Fox? by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 16:19:14
- That's not what Safeway calls it. by ER 2012-03-21 16:38:16
- Fox didn't coin the term. by TB 2012-03-21 16:23:16

You heard it here first. by ER March 22, 2012 9:49 am

Heh...actually I already knew...I have a friend that sells real estate....he lives on Merritt Island. My husband subscribes to Florida ... by Jody 2012-03-22 16:34:00
Construction in office and residential has picked up in recent months here too, but this is kind of an exceptional ... by TB 2012-03-22 16:10:12

In conjunction with Bowser's post.... by Jody March 20, 2012 6:29 pm

Calley was a scapegoat, was not set up. He ordered the shootings and participated. There is evidence he ... by bowser 2012-03-20 21:22:41
- I know I'm probably missing something here, but could you elaborate on your point? First you say he was ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 23:14:51
  - I'll try. In Vietnam there were "free fire zones", areas where everyone was regarded as a hostile and it ... by bowser 2012-03-21 00:52:58
    - Ok, THAT, I understand. Thanks for clearing it up. If you ask me, this "Free fire" thing is illegal. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-21 17:14:59
      - Consider US troops moving into Germany in WWII. Artillery shot at everything, troops shot at anything, the entire country ... by bowser 2012-03-22 12:25:48
      - "Free fire zones" are fairly common. All of Germany and Japan were such, but that changes when the territory ... by bowser 2012-03-22 09:45:46
      - I understand that before they declared a "free fire zone" they air-dropped leaflets over the area warning the villagers they ... by ER 2012-03-21 17:25:15
        
        That was early on. The "strategic hamlet" idea was akin to moving Native Americans onto urban reservations. ... by bowser 2012-03-22 02:04:13
        
        By the way, more recently, Fallejuh in Iraq was similar. US forces dropped leaflets on a city of 350,000 ... by bowser 2012-03-22 09:41:40
        
        Apparently this idea goes way back. My Cuban cousin Rudy, who also served in the US Army during the ... by ER 2012-03-22 05:36:51
Hmmm.... they did try to embellish Thompson's intervention after the fact (He reported the incident, and led the rescue of ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 20:36:09

US serviceman kills 16 Afghanis - US does not let Afghan police talk with him. by bowser March 16, 2012 11:51 pm

If we had a couple of divisions full of men just like him, this war would've been over years ago. by Lee 2012-03-20 15:28:24
- Wow... just wow. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-20 23:18:01
- Talk about stereotypes... by ER 2012-03-20 17:00:53
- Yeah, shoot a bunch of women and kids. That works. by TB 2012-03-20 16:30:17
A bit old, but still fresh. The circumstances around the shootings are brow-raising at the very least. A man with ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-17 10:42:09
- I think your instincts are right on about this. A man with a sterling record going berserk in such ... by ER 2012-03-18 05:31:48
  - The point I was trying to make is that he killed 16 Afghanis and the Afghani police don't even get ... by bowser 2012-03-18 10:22:51
    - You're preaching to the choir, Bowz. by ER 2012-03-18 13:12:18
      - One feels a great deal of sympathy for the guy, and can understand him. So what is justice for ... by bowser 2012-03-18 13:34:11
        
        It will be interesting to track the parallel cases of this shooting and the Fort Hood shooting. by TB 2012-03-18 14:02:32

Breaking News: Invisible Children is doomed by Vitruvius March 19, 2012 1:29 pm

It's a little more involved than that YouTube. by TB 2012-03-19 13:40:55
- Still, I'm cautious as to their actual cause. Everyone's known about Kony for years - What was this video ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-19 19:45:00

Afghan Murder Suspect Bales 'Took My Life Savings,' by ER March 20, 2012 4:17 am

Unfortunately there are no psych evaluation tests for the military that a cracker jack hell bent for election person ... by Jody 2012-03-20 06:35:33

California's disgraced politicians, and where they are now by TB March 19, 2012 6:58 pm

Two term limit - one in office, one in jail. Old bumper sticker. by bowser 2012-03-19 21:03:03

Sweden moving toward "cashless" economy by TB March 19, 2012 3:44 pm

......John Pinnete was a freaking prophet..... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-19 19:59:40
I pity the drug culture, and barter will replace "under the table". (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-19 18:32:23
- That is an aspect, isn't it. by bowser 2012-03-19 20:56:03

Escape from Camp 14 by TB March 18, 2012 7:07 pm

In the context of political demonization and pounding of the drums of war, these things must be taken with a ... by bowser 2012-03-18 19:24:45
- He probably should have posted that on flame don't you think? by RobVG 2012-03-18 22:01:01
  - It was a legitimate comment. But I'm going to try to shove this over to Current Events. by TB 2012-03-19 08:59:07
    - To be clear, I was talking to Bowser about you (Tom) (n/t) by RobVG 2012-03-19 18:18:34
    - Woot! It worked! The list on the left doesn't update though. by TB 2012-03-19 09:00:11
  - EDITED: When you're politically hypersensitized, every report of an atrocity is interpreted as a malicious dig at the other side. ... by ER 2012-03-19 06:16:44
    - Bowser was the one that gave it a little shove in the direction you're talking about by RobVG 2012-03-19 08:32:15
      - The truth, as always, is somewhere in between. It's only good manners not to cause trouble by dropping little ... by ER 2012-03-19 09:29:50
      - A longer story than necessary about that post. I had just finished reading a story about Cuba arresting protesters prior ... by bowser 2012-03-19 09:24:18
        
        Hey, I didn't throw a flag by RobVG 2012-03-19 18:13:19
    - IIWLUTM....( If it were left up to me) I personally no longer care about what happens elsewhere. However that being said...because ... by Jody 2012-03-19 08:30:27

Executive Order -- National Defense Resources Preparedness by TB March 18, 2012 6:30 am

Wingnutdaily: Voice of Reason in Stupid Right-Wing Freakout About Martial Law!? Here. You guy, I’m worried about WND, Joseph Farah’s No. 1 ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-03-19 09:57:43
- Too late. It's no fun now. by TB 2012-03-19 10:08:33
First people tell us we should use our power to vote, or lose it. Then we're presented with few ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-03-18 14:50:29
And yes, this is a trap. by TB 2012-03-18 07:54:23
- Yep. That's why I'm not commenting. by ER 2012-03-18 09:08:56
  - This would be a lot more fun if I could pull up a few Bush-era posts. by TB 2012-03-18 09:21:58
    - Don't worry about it. We'll take your word for it. by ER 2012-03-18 09:26:44

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