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The 1% RobVG October 27, 2025 10:54 am (Off-Topic)

Message in a bottle BuckGalaxy October 29, 2025 10:55 am (Off-Topic)

According to some, we're a nation of illiterate dependents looking for a handout RobVG October 27, 2025 8:56 pm (CurrentEvents)

Parting Shot ER October 27, 2025 4:36 am (Off-Topic)

Space X put on notice RobVG October 20, 2025 4:55 pm (Space/Science)

There is no bottom to this barrel... RL October 19, 2025 5:40 pm (CurrentEvents)

John Wheeler's philosophy: "Beyond the Black Hole" RL October 16, 2025 10:00 pm (Space/Science)

Brosz baffled, Bondi busts Bolton ER October 16, 2025 2:08 pm (CurrentEvents)

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

Where we are now RL October 8, 2025 6:02 pm (CurrentEvents)

No sugar tonight in my coffee, no sugar tonight in my tea ER October 15, 2025 5:07 pm (Space/Science)

Science backs up what I have been saying for years... RL October 15, 2025 7:59 pm (CurrentEvents)

Digging up skeletons by Eri May 29, 2011 8:35 pm

We already know what the Democratic candidate supports. There's nowhere to go from there but up, no matter who ... by TB 2011-05-29 20:42:17
- Up? I don't think so. In fact, I can't think of one candidate that is anywhere near up. ... by Eri 2011-05-30 03:39:48

In Memoriam by Eri May 29, 2011 3:57 pm

I don't think any of his relatives would mind this going out on Memorial Day. by TB 2011-05-29 19:37:07
- I hope not. by Eri 2011-05-29 20:40:49
Lovely....and Richard had a little boy type laugh Eri....the kind where he sorta giggled. He referred to you as Patricia. I ... by Jody 2011-05-29 17:31:56
- Slick shared with me some of his war memories and how he lost his thousand yard stare. When I ... by Eri 2011-05-29 20:40:06
  - You have been through a lot yourself Eri. You love deeply. by Jody 2011-05-30 04:38:03

"Weinergate." Heh. by TB May 29, 2011 12:31 pm

I didn't know who Weiner was until I saw him on TV today, and I realized he's a very lib ... by ER 2011-05-31 06:58:00
Being a staunch supporter of Weiner, I must say these three things: 1. In this day and age, the likelihood ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-05-31 00:15:16
If he did it, them what we're seeing is political darwinism. He'll deserve the trip to oblivion that he'll get. If ... by mcfly 2011-05-29 15:41:35
- That's the trouble with Darwinism. Sometimes the fit don't survive either. by ER 2011-05-29 16:41:29
Now, now, Tom. I'm surprised at you. That is NOT an erect penis. He just lost his ... by Eri 2011-05-29 15:00:20
- My proctologist's partner was Dr. Rumph. I shee-it you not. by Jody 2011-05-29 17:34:20

New record set by Eri May 29, 2011 3:17 am

Missing are down to 40, thank the Lord. I hope that goes down to 0 without any more dead. by Eri 2011-05-30 05:36:21

The shale boom in Texas by TB May 28, 2011 1:50 pm

How we know the lightbulb ban is a bad idea... by TB May 28, 2011 6:29 am

Wow, you really twisted that one all out of shape. The article doesn't blame Bush for anything. It merely mentions the ... by mcfly 2011-05-28 07:50:33
- They mentioned it as a Bush law twice. Nobody mentioned the law's sponsors, or the great Democratic 100-Hour Plan ... by TB 2011-05-28 08:37:29
  - Energy costs money, but as long as squandering it is profitable for someone, energy waste will be promoted and encouraged ... by ER 2011-05-28 09:13:10
    - If prices are allowed to go where they naturally go, the system works. If prices of a commodity are low in ... by TB 2011-05-28 09:36:20
      - As General Giap once told Henry Kissinger, "That may very well be true, but it is irrelevant". Energy consumption is an ... by ER 2011-05-28 09:59:54
        
        Nobody is going to suddenly run out of oil in a year. Or even twenty years. Most intelligent ... by TB 2011-05-28 10:59:17
        
        No one has ever fully trusted the government. Not even Liberals. But lately, its the Conservatives who simply cannot ... by ER 2011-05-28 11:21:12
        
        It's a good idea to have a healthy distrust of anyone or anything that can throw a lot of weight ... by TB 2011-05-28 12:26:34
        
        True, but never forget, the best way for a regulator to make money is to accept bribes from those he ... by ER 2011-05-28 12:51:09
        
        That's where the competition comes in. If you have more than one regulatory agency, they have a huge incentive ... by TB 2011-05-28 13:10:27

Why Obama doesn't speak well off the prompter... by TB May 27, 2011 1:16 pm

No, it's true. I have the same problem. by mcfly 2011-05-27 17:02:10
- Well, I was referring to my big giant brain getting in the way. No wait...it's my big giant ego. Yeah, that's ... by mcfly 2011-05-27 19:35:59
- I do, too, although I have trained myself to speak more slowly and think about what I'm saying so I ... by Eri 2011-05-27 17:09:14
  - I can not public speak. That scares the living bejeebus outta me. by Jody 2011-05-27 18:24:23
  - And here I thought it was just because he was a Democrat. by ER 2011-05-27 17:33:22
    - LOL. Poke. Poke. (Careful, you'll wake up TB poking him like that.) by Eri 2011-05-27 21:10:55
      - No need to worry about that. He monitors all our communications continuously for signs of political incorrectness, and if ... by ER 2011-05-28 04:20:22

My good friend was in St. John's Med Ctr. when the tornado hit by Eri May 27, 2011 11:47 am

Only five patients and one visitor were killed at the hospital, which considering the damage and the direct hit, is ... by TB 2011-05-27 12:25:15
- Realistically, there may have been more dead from St. John's. An eyewitness reported she witnessed a 300 lb. man ... by Eri 2011-05-28 07:14:19
  - The current official list only has thirty or so names on it. Obviously, next of kin and such have ... by TB 2011-05-28 07:42:45
- If Annie said some babies died, they died. It may not have been within the confines of St. John's, I'm ... by Eri 2011-05-27 17:14:31
  - As you say, she may be talking about wherever she was evacuated to and not the hospital proper. Let's ... by TB 2011-05-27 19:56:05
- Photos here. by TB 2011-05-27 12:29:29

Why they're not hiring by TB May 27, 2011 9:30 am

Nice try but it backfires by Eri May 27, 2011 7:45 am

Count me as in favor of... by Jody May 27, 2011 6:17 am

Newt Gingrich - A Psychological Profile by Eri May 26, 2011 4:41 pm

This is your basic hoggy washy *I know what is ailing the world* kibble and bits. Just ask me...I am the ... by Jody 2011-05-27 06:35:55
Showcase wife? She belongs in a glass case--at the Smithsonian. Her hair is perfect...Wa-hoooooooooooo! http://totallylookslike.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/callista-gingrich-totally-looks-like-the-joker.jpg So the Gingbling was bought on credit, ... by ER 2011-05-26 18:46:09
- Yikes! You're right. Clicky by Eri 2011-05-26 23:09:30
- While he's talking about how frugal he is? Excuse me.... Yep, it's his money but when he says pridefully that ... by Eri 2011-05-26 22:55:21
  - Well, if it's ok to slam environmental activists for living energy-profligate lifestyles, and its allowed to condemn defenders of the ... by ER 2011-05-27 04:42:34
    - "Well, if it’s ok to slam environmental activists for living energy-profligate lifestyles, and its allowed to condemn defenders of the ... by TB 2011-05-27 09:15:50
      - You answered precisely the way I expected you to. Nothing the fascists do is to be questioned, or even ... by ER 2011-05-27 11:19:37
        
        Please stop using the word "fascism." Seriously. It does not mean what you think it does. What exactly is ... by TB 2011-05-27 12:12:00
        
        I'll stop using the word "fascism" when you stop using the word "socialist", for anyone who says or thinks anything ... by ER 2011-05-27 12:29:15
        
        These words have meanings. Documented ones. I try to use them accurately. But again, I'm flexible. If you ... by TB 2011-05-27 12:38:16
        
        Tom, I don't even want to talk about it any more. You feel you have the right to insult the ... by ER 2011-05-27 12:48:52
        
        I can live with that definition. We can't all have the moral authority of Ted Kennedy, Bill Clinton, or ... by TB 2011-05-27 13:17:49
        
        John Ensign. by ER 2011-05-27 17:36:53
    - I wasn't talking about his attempt at keeping government frugal. He said HE was frugal. Which is an ... by Eri 2011-05-27 07:34:49
    - Diamonds my dear Watson...are what the women earn for giving great head. Diamonds are a girl's best friend. by Jody 2011-05-27 06:38:52
      - Well! Since you it THAT way... Diamonds are a boy's best friend too. by ER 2011-05-27 06:56:58
        
        ...anyway I can help my boys keep up. by Jody 2011-05-27 08:04:31
Good article. Nothing to do with Gingrich, but good article. Not sure what spending your own money at Tiffany's has ... by TB 2011-05-26 17:08:04
- I did. I had read it in at least two places by Eri 2011-05-26 23:01:46
  - This is what his daughter says about it. Democrats really, really shouldn't be bringing up the subject of marital fidelity and ... by TB 2011-05-27 08:50:00

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