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Another problem with the FBI. And no one is held accountable. by bowser April 16, 2012 12:14 am

Americans are known throughout the world as being determined to crush your carpals and yank your arm out of its ... by ER 2012-04-17 17:40:11
Some of these issues later in the article are important, but the "shake hands" thing just sounds like a ham-handed ... by TB 2012-04-16 07:31:36
- That is an interesting document. Read the entire thing. Had an interesting thing happen at the hospice. ... by bowser 2012-04-18 15:29:36

Another complaint. by bowser April 15, 2012 3:43 pm

We have a plethora of hispanics that offer lawn services and there is a price war right now due to ... by Jody 2012-04-16 08:37:07
- An unusual scientifical facktoid: A group of hammerhead sharks and a group of Hispanics are known by the same ... by bowser 2012-04-16 10:17:09
  - Guess you guys never saw the movie.... I don't think his plethora has been removed yet. by Jody 2012-04-16 15:39:30
  - I belong to a bevy of bitches. by Jody 2012-04-16 14:42:44
  - I had my plethora surgically removed. Does that mean I'm still hispanic? by ER 2012-04-16 10:53:44
    - Can't really say...drop yer drawers...lemme see. by Jody 2012-04-16 14:43:31
      - "When in doubt, by ER 2012-04-16 19:50:30
        
        The Nuge is huge. I prefer Beat It...by Michael Jackson.;) by Jody 2012-04-17 07:08:45
        
        I prefer Whip It. Whip it Good. (Devo) by ER 2012-04-17 07:20:41
    - Well, as you know, the plethora is easy to remove once they get through all that brain tissue. Quite ... by bowser 2012-04-16 13:05:28
I feel your pain by RobVG 2012-04-15 22:03:42
Get a goat. by Jody 2012-04-15 19:37:49
- I've had goats, great animals, wonderful. And while they will eat blackberry leaves, cedar seedlings, celery, tomatoes and tomato ... by bowser 2012-04-16 00:29:34
  - Most of the "grazing services" around here use sheep. by TB 2012-04-16 07:39:56
    - Great idea. Did you know that goats make great pack animals? They have to be selected, some won't ... by bowser 2012-04-16 10:11:52
Don't you know you're not supposed to fix things yourself? by podrock 2012-04-15 19:29:29
Just don't mow the thing. It'll look a lot cooler and more "natural"; like your very own miniature park! by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-15 19:09:00
Every screw that's larger than it needs to be to do its job wastes money and resources. by TB 2012-04-15 17:06:36
- Size doesn't matter, it's the tensile strength. n/t by RobVG 2012-04-15 22:06:14
  - Good point, but most commercial screws are made from similar materials. by TB 2012-04-16 07:25:32
    - Between Home Depots supply and NASAs needs are those from an industrial supply house which will have screws and bolts ... by bowser 2012-04-16 09:48:45

Business Insider - "15 Mind-Blowing Facts About Wealth And Inequality In America" by bowser April 13, 2012 1:10 am

My first thought about the disappearance of the middle class is outsourcing of jobs. Shit isn't something like 42,000 factories that ... by Jody 2012-04-13 17:55:49
What JimH said. (A commenter to the article Bowser linked to) by ER 2012-04-13 09:09:22
- Comments are closed now. Too bad. by TB 2012-04-13 09:50:30
  - I would suggest you aim your rebuttals at the devastating facts and statistics in Bowser's original post instead of squandering ... by ER 2012-04-13 10:21:43
    - What, refute the numbers, methodology, sources, or premises? by TB 2012-04-13 11:13:37
      - I think you're starting to catch on. by ER 2012-04-13 11:25:41
        
        Did you care to address any of the points I made? by TB 2012-04-13 11:27:09
        
        TB, this is about the point I made. You really aren't involved in this. You unabashedly advocate a ... by bowser 2012-04-13 11:50:22
        
        Did you care to address any of Bowser's? by ER 2012-04-13 11:37:26
        
        We really can't expect that. As I said, he supports the idea of a plutocracy, and I was asking ... by bowser 2012-04-13 13:20:25
        
        Oh for cryin outloud Bowser...I will answer your Flame the way I see fit...when I have the time. It won't be ... by Jody 2012-04-13 15:26:56
        
        You don't need to be religious, and you don't need to be black to love gospel music. by ER 2012-04-13 13:35:43
        
        Always liked that song, and it just isn't done well by whites. by bowser 2012-04-13 13:44:15
        
        After the past few days, you need yet another demonstration? There's nobody home. by TB 2012-04-13 11:44:00
        
        I'll let Bowser argue his own case. My comment on his post is below. by ER 2012-04-13 11:48:40
In any highly complex system, like a national economy, all sorts of unexpected or emergent behaviors may arise. Some ... by ER 2012-04-13 05:47:06

Our tax dollars at work by TB April 13, 2012 3:38 pm

The Scottish verdict by ER April 12, 2012 4:50 am

Imagine how hard it must be to find an unbiased jury.... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-12 21:38:28

Pick the group by TB April 12, 2012 10:28 am

Actually, I liked all three. I can't give any a complete thumbs up, the same comment I made about ... by ER 2012-04-12 16:13:42
- About the highlighter: Actually, I can't see any point I couldn't support in general. I might withold judgement ... by ER 2012-04-12 16:18:54
  - Addendum: Upon closer inspection... I cannot support these two items. The first violates my position on freedom of speech, the second ... by ER 2012-04-12 16:35:21
    - Don't work too hard on it. I nailed my point quite a while ago. by TB 2012-04-12 19:54:47
      - Hey, I got no problems with ducks by ER 2012-04-12 20:00:21
A little hint: by TB 2012-04-12 15:39:42
That reminds me... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-12 14:26:09
- I wouldn't mind seeing it. by TB 2012-04-12 15:48:37
  - True, dat. I shall be sure to do so. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-12 21:32:34

And I thought it was 57 by ER April 12, 2012 5:33 am

They truly believe that. It takes a loose mind to stretch that far, a mind capable of believing anything ... by bowser 2012-04-12 13:41:25
- Why don't you pass the time by playing a little solitaire? by ER 2012-04-12 14:21:34
Actually, it's more like 76. by TB 2012-04-12 07:47:37
- No, Tom, you've got it wrong. by ER 2012-04-12 08:30:51
  - I've watched those two videos and I can't see any substantive difference between them, other than he mumbles something about ... by ER 2012-04-12 09:03:55
    - BTW, I once played softball at a Socialist Workers Party of America 4th of July picnic (my girlfriend at the ... by ER 2012-04-12 09:18:04
      - I don't know. Is your name proudly displayed on the DSA membership lists? by TB 2012-04-12 09:42:32
        
        Tom, I can't help what you want and I have no control over what you believe. But that doesn't ... by ER 2012-04-12 11:06:05
        
        Bigfoot isn't real. Pelosi, Ellison, and Obama are. That makes a difference. by TB 2012-04-12 11:26:17
        
        The only real difference is YOU don't like Pelosi, Ellison and Obama. And why should I base my likes and ... by ER 2012-04-12 12:11:14

The Flame Board! by TB April 12, 2012 8:04 am

Hah! I posted this on Facebook! by Jody 2012-04-12 11:06:41
A typical TB post. Impressive, unbelievable, funnier 'n' hell, a great addition to the HZ. That was truly ... by bowser 2012-04-12 10:44:05

On engineering, government, and complex fixes by TB April 11, 2012 12:10 pm

It would be nice to fix everything at once, but humans don't have that kind of foresight. One thing ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-11 22:15:50
- Start here: by TB 2012-04-12 08:20:15
You and ER agreeing on something? *Checks outside for burning rain* by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 19:39:33
- Actually, he's trying to set me up by using my own words against me. Just follow this thread a little ... by ER 2012-04-11 20:07:20
  - Subtlety can sometimes be a liability here. by TB 2012-04-11 20:13:04
    - You'd think by now you'd realize you're not being very successful at communicating your ideas. That could be the result of ... by ER 2012-04-11 20:19:35
      - Hey now... Calm down before you guys say something you regret later. After all, it doesn't matter who's wrong or ... by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 21:27:50
        
        Like this? by podrock 2012-04-12 05:42:48
        
        The easiest way I found is to go to the YouTube page for a video. by TB 2012-04-12 07:53:19
        
        One caveat: by TB 2012-04-12 08:23:58
      - There are other possible options. by TB 2012-04-11 20:45:20
        
        Sure. All your critics could be dead wrong and just stubbornly refuse to listen to your logic. by ER 2012-04-11 21:21:22
        
        Heh. Bingo. by TB 2012-04-11 21:42:51
        
        Squeeeeeek... by TB 2012-04-11 21:43:44
Simple answer: Treat law like software. by Robert 2012-04-11 14:26:31
Everything you say is undoubtedly true. But the problem of the engineer is very different from that of the ... by ER 2012-04-11 13:41:23
- Predictable? by TB 2012-04-11 14:55:16
  - One example of the problem here. by TB 2012-04-11 14:59:17
    - It all matters where you draw the line. We draw it in different places. But that line must ... by ER 2012-04-11 15:47:12
      - When you finally understand there is self-interest on both sides of this issue, the discussion can proceed. by TB 2012-04-11 15:58:24
        
        I have no doubt there is self-interest involved on both sides. I just think one side has more motivation, ... by ER 2012-04-11 17:52:41
        
        "I just think one side has more motivation, resources, organization, experience and history with bending public opinion to their purposes. ... by TB 2012-04-11 18:03:08
        
        Be careful, TB. You've recognized that similarities in partisan rhetoric suggest that political speech may be more a function ... by ER 2012-04-11 19:36:30
        
        What I hoped you'd notice is that, historically, governments match that description far more than businesses do. by TB 2012-04-11 20:06:24
        
        Yeah, right. Socialized Medicine is the first step to the Gulag. by ER 2012-04-11 20:15:43
        
        We weren't discussing socialized medicine. by TB 2012-04-11 20:43:47
        
        Sure Tom. And any form of social welfare, will automatically steer us in this direction. If your ludicrous comparison was ... by ER 2012-04-11 21:34:13
        
        We weren't discussing socialized medicine. by TB 2012-04-11 21:40:28

Democratic leaders in 2006 by TB April 11, 2012 9:16 pm

Big surprise there. As we know oil prices are set by global markets so all of this is nonsense. ... by BuckGalaxy 2012-04-11 22:03:34
Okay, you've got them there. Both sides love shooting each other down about oil and gas prices. by VelociraptorBlade 2012-04-11 21:19:30

Anybody else stocking up on popcorn... by TB April 11, 2012 8:58 pm

So what can a poor boy do? by ER April 9, 2012 3:54 am

If this place is any indication... by RobVG 2012-04-09 18:13:13
- If I had it to do all over again, I'd study music. People say it is like mathematics, although ... by ER 2012-04-09 19:30:34
It can fill yer belly n/t by RobVG 2012-04-09 17:13:32
I'm trying to think of changes in society that have succeeded. The anti-smoking campaign is one, and the anti-Union ... by bowser 2012-04-09 10:10:43
- Individuals can make a difference, but they take heavy casualties, too. I respect and admire them, but I do not envy ... by ER 2012-04-09 11:15:18
  - I believe we all want our lives to have meaning. Those who know this also know we have to ... by bowser 2012-04-10 09:04:00
    - You're a wise man, Bowser. by ER 2012-04-10 10:26:49
      - You're very kind, and way too modest. And trapped. Your COPS activity is important in two ways. One is ... by bowser 2012-04-10 19:17:51

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