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Myth No. 9: We Evolve - gbaikie - 4/21/2005 8:04:54 AM

White smoke?? Habemus Papam?? - Raoul - 4/19/2005 3:55:38 PM
- re: Crowds are cheering, bells are ringing and.....the world is waiting! (n/t) - Raoul - 4/19/2005 4:12:09 PM
  - It seems appropriate to bring up the topic of Galileo and the Papacy. - Jacob Samorodin - 4/19/2005 5:04:20 PM
    - When a religious authority uses its power to suppress a scientific teaching, it's religion vs. science. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2005 11:11:57 AM
    - No, it doesn't - Fox - 4/19/2005 5:42:20 PM
      - re: No, it doesn't - Jacob Samorodin - 4/19/2005 6:09:19 PM
        
        And a happy Passover to you too. - Mary Anne - 4/20/2005 10:54:23 AM
        
        Suessen Pesach - Fox - 4/21/2005 2:00:27 AM
        
        uncalled for (n/t) - Tony - 4/19/2005 6:27:58 PM
        
        Second that (n/t) - LJ - 4/19/2005 6:45:22 PM
        
        Beside which... - Tony - 4/20/2005 4:49:34 PM
  - re: It's Ratzinger - Benedict XVI (n/t) - Raoul - 4/19/2005 4:46:44 PM
    - A German Pope - Scott Evil - 4/19/2005 5:16:05 PM
      - Alles ist ordnung! - phil - 4/19/2005 6:47:30 PM
      - Conservative Pope... - FrankC - 4/19/2005 5:53:13 PM
        
        you never know .. - Daniel - 4/21/2005 4:20:42 AM
        
        re: Conservative Pope... - Davin L. - 4/19/2005 9:24:01 PM
        
        78??? - Tony - 4/19/2005 6:29:08 PM

Be fat, live longer - gbaikie - 4/20/2005 5:11:13 AM
- Hey, at least Michal Moore has that going for him. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 4/21/2005 12:33:02 AM

The Myth of EU Standard of Living - phil - 4/17/2005 2:36:08 PM
- Living as an American expatriate in W. Germany - Gary - 4/18/2005 4:41:21 PM
  - So, how's the German economy lately? - Tom Brosz - 4/20/2005 4:28:31 AM
- Ever gone there a bit and hung out with the natives? - DL - 4/18/2005 5:37:47 AM
  - re: Ever gone there a bit and hung out with the natives? - phil - 4/18/2005 8:47:57 PM
    - Oh come on Phil! - Scott Evil - 4/19/2005 5:53:20 PM

RoP Update: Honor Killing du jour - p - 4/17/2005 4:46:31 PM
- OK. Try this one. RoP. Invaded Iraq. (n/t) - Bowser - 4/18/2005 12:32:35 AM
- Jonestown, Waco, Mormons. - Bowser - 4/17/2005 6:15:52 PM
  - When Mormans attack... - p - 4/17/2005 10:10:42 PM
    - You could benefit from understanding the topic. - Bowser - 4/18/2005 5:47:59 AM
    - They have thousands of victims a week... - R.L. - 4/18/2005 12:22:47 AM
      - OK, point well taken (n/t) - p - 4/18/2005 12:52:59 AM
        
        While you are in an agreeable mood.... - R.L. - 4/19/2005 3:48:38 AM
        
        re: While you are in an agreeable mood.... - p - 4/20/2005 12:06:59 AM
  - Uh...who did the killing in Waco? (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/17/2005 7:38:49 PM
    - Do you think Koresh would have let it end any other way? - R.L. - 4/17/2005 9:53:20 PM
      - I guess we'll never know. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/18/2005 12:41:10 AM
  - Nutcases abound. By the way, Jim Jones was an avowed Marxist. - David F Mayer - 4/17/2005 6:17:19 PM
- Try to understand their point of view. - David F Mayer - 4/17/2005 6:10:41 PM

9:03 AM. April, 19, 1995. Lest we forget. - Jacob Samorodin - 4/19/2005 2:34:36 PM
- It's Patriots Day! - p - 4/19/2005 7:08:33 PM
- It was a real sad day for the USA - Scott Evil - 4/19/2005 5:35:32 PM

"April 15th: You're getting screwed - Tax changes that missed the headlines impact your bottom line" - Bowser - 4/16/2005 6:57:28 PM
- The key is the "Social Security" + "Payroll Tax" combination - David F Mayer - 4/17/2005 5:34:56 AM
  - What the heck is a "proportionate amount?" - Tom Brosz - 4/18/2005 12:45:58 AM
    - Cap off contribution. Benefits should have means test. - David F Mayer - 4/18/2005 2:49:49 PM
    - re: I think that is exactly what he is proposing... I would go a step farther... - Scott Evil - 4/18/2005 1:22:57 PM
      - One problem with your idea - Larry J - 4/18/2005 6:51:46 PM
        
        So let them rich SOB's sell their property and move to the hills of Kentucky where the cost of living is much less! - Scott Evil - 4/19/2005 5:46:57 PM
- The key words here, of course, are "share of their incomes." - Tom Brosz - 4/16/2005 7:22:31 PM
  - The Man said - "some of the people ALL of the time". - Bowser - 4/17/2005 3:21:16 AM
    - Numbers are numbers. - Tom Brosz - 4/17/2005 3:50:57 AM
  - BTW... - Tom Brosz - 4/16/2005 7:38:53 PM
    - But those are facts Tom, we're ranting ideology here... Arf! (n/t) - p - 4/16/2005 8:26:51 PM
      - You are a caution, Phil. Good one!!!! (n/t) - Bowser - 4/19/2005 6:45:23 AM

"DeLay plays defense on ethics allegations" (Very little clucking - but he's not a D) - Bowser - 4/19/2005 7:42:53 AM

Lasers To Signal Airspace Breaches - Eric - 4/17/2005 7:17:33 PM
- >:( - R.L. - 4/17/2005 8:34:37 PM
  - ÂºÂ¿Âº - Eric - 4/18/2005 12:22:18 AM
    - Eric, that is nonsense... - R.L. - 4/18/2005 12:40:30 AM
      - There's no conspiracy theory folks. The military has a history of using people for their test. n/t - Eric - 4/18/2005 2:09:51 PM
        
        You are making an accusation of a crime - R.L. - 4/18/2005 6:45:31 PM
        
        re: You are making an accusation of a crime - Eric - 4/18/2005 7:53:20 PM
        
        SO lets recap your position.... - R.L. - 4/18/2005 10:26:57 PM
    - Yeah, wait until I tell you about the top secret Paranoia Ray. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/18/2005 12:35:03 AM
      - Damn it Tom!!! That is top secret! Did you not get the memo?! - R.L. - 4/18/2005 6:49:53 AM

Next Time Magazine Cover? - p - 4/17/2005 5:53:01 PM
- She is "attainable" by the right-wingers, hereabouts? - alcaray - 4/18/2005 5:52:07 PM
  - Shhhhhsh! Gentlemen don't tell (n/t) - p - 4/18/2005 8:43:13 PM
- Time Magazine falls for satirical posters - Tom Brosz - 4/18/2005 5:21:25 AM
- One of my favorite conservative psycho hose beasts! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/17/2005 7:37:44 PM

North Korea Advances Science - David F Mayer - 4/18/2005 3:25:55 PM
- I hear they are also doing wonderful work studying the effects of very low caloric intake on lengthening the human lifespan. (n/t) - Scott Evil - 4/18/2005 4:12:18 PM
  - "lengthening"? You must mean "shortening" - David F Mayer - 4/18/2005 5:58:04 PM

Request for assistance from the centrists on this board. - David F Mayer - 4/17/2005 6:15:33 PM
- I am always happy to help a 'fellow centrist'!! - R.L. - 4/17/2005 10:39:19 PM
- Why? - FrankC - 4/17/2005 10:03:01 PM
- Not worth it. - Tom Brosz - 4/17/2005 7:36:26 PM
  - Point well taken. These psychos are really something else. (n/t) - DFM - 4/18/2005 2:46:31 PM
- "guys who make Stalin look like a moderate" - Bowser - 4/17/2005 6:21:19 PM

Progress report. ("when you say something as President you better make it clear so everybody understands " - Bowser - 4/18/2005 6:42:07 AM

1,556 - Donald - 4/17/2005 4:41:22 PM

30th Anniversary Today - phil - 4/17/2005 4:24:31 PM

Ukraine's Prime Minister - Tom Brosz - 4/15/2005 4:05:56 PM
- Isn't Energia Corp. a Ukranian company? (n/t) - Lee - 4/16/2005 3:41:33 AM
  - "Energia" used to be the name of a rifle grenade that did not work very well. (n/t) - DFM - 4/17/2005 5:41:18 AM

Mainstream Media Caught Faking the News - Again - phil - 4/15/2005 10:22:01 PM
- Well, the report covered what WOULD have happened - David F Mayer - 4/17/2005 5:39:33 AM
- Michelle Malkin runs down the list... - Tom Brosz - 4/16/2005 12:20:02 AM
  - re: Michelle Malkin runs down the list... - p - 4/16/2005 1:43:38 AM
- Perspective - Bowser - 4/15/2005 10:50:51 PM
  - re: Perspective - Tom Brosz - 4/15/2005 11:58:50 PM
    - Even if I were to accept your ridiculous position, - Bowser - 4/16/2005 1:44:28 AM
      - BTW, the 100,000 number is a lie, too. - Tom Brosz - 4/16/2005 7:02:53 AM
        
        re: Even if it's 10 times less - Raoul - 4/16/2005 8:11:04 AM
        
        A lie is a lie (n/t) - gbaikie - 4/16/2005 12:00:00 PM
        
        Tell that to Bush, et al. - Bowser - 4/16/2005 6:59:00 PM
        
        re: Responsability is responsability (n/t) - Raoul - 4/16/2005 4:09:59 PM
        
        re: Responsability is responsibility - gbaikie - 4/17/2005 3:48:06 AM

Important Warning - Save Your Soul! - p - 4/16/2005 9:33:36 PM

No evidence of abuse - Donald - 4/16/2005 2:45:42 PM
- An interesting sidestory - Donald - 4/16/2005 2:57:59 PM
  - re: An interesting sidestory - Tom Brosz - 4/16/2005 5:47:55 PM
    - Well, aside from the conservative baptist judge who ruled that there was ample evidence that TS never wanted to be carried on in the state she was in (n/t) - Davin L. - 4/16/2005 8:23:14 PM
    - Hmmmm...so lets see... - Donald - 4/16/2005 7:44:09 PM

Ex-CBS Journalist Mary Mapes Assumes the Victim Position in Her New Book - phil - 4/15/2005 10:55:22 PM

Media prayers answered... - Tom Brosz - 4/15/2005 4:23:40 PM
- If you havent been seeing OFF news in the papers recently - Tony - 4/15/2005 5:43:01 PM
  - ABC in Australia makes the BBC look like Fox News. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/15/2005 9:37:11 PM
- Meanwhile Kofi blames US & UK for "Oil for Food" scandal - phil - 4/15/2005 5:31:20 PM

China arms embargo - SteveS - 4/15/2005 2:25:36 PM
- "discriminatory" and "moral relativism" - Gary - 4/15/2005 3:22:34 PM
  - re: "discriminatory" and "moral relativism" - SteveS - 4/15/2005 8:42:21 PM

This QUACKS me UP! - carl - 4/8/2005 7:26:47 PM
- MODERATOR: Carl started this- I was just Emu-lating him!! (n/t) - R.L. - 4/14/2005 9:26:34 AM
- But who gets the BILL?! - R.L. - 4/8/2005 8:33:44 PM
  - You were clearly winging it on that post - DL - 4/8/2005 10:33:50 PM
    - Both of you suck when it comes to puns. - RobVG - 4/9/2005 4:15:21 AM
      - and your contribution is where? (n/t) - D - 4/11/2005 5:24:29 AM
        
        I gave at the office. - RobVG - 4/12/2005 3:06:32 AM
        
        Harshness or mallardroitness? ;-) (n/t) - Tony - 4/12/2005 3:59:15 PM
        
        I think that was the winner- maybe we should stop before it takes a Tern for the worse... (n/t) - R.L. - 4/13/2005 2:49:30 AM
        
        *moan* - Davin L. - 4/12/2005 5:26:58 PM
        
        Puns are not ny forte, but come on - that was good enough for one feather in my cap (n/t) - Tony - 4/12/2005 6:32:58 PM
        
        Or good enough to be tarred and feathered. (n/t) - Davin L. - 4/12/2005 9:53:48 PM
        
        Tony is Robin this board of its dignity (n/t) - r.l. - 4/12/2005 5:32:53 PM
        
        Eider left it with ducks if I were you. (n/t) - Tony - 4/12/2005 6:32:04 PM
        
        You should be ostrichsized by the community (n/t) - R.L. - 4/12/2005 9:34:29 PM
        
        Call me gullible, but if I swallow this one, I'm sora to egret it - LJ - 4/12/2005 10:02:37 PM
        
        After taking a gander at your post, I am going to be the better man and tern the other cheek... (n/t) - R.L. - 4/12/2005 10:14:10 PM
        
        Wren are you going to learn, I'm a plover not a fighter (n/t) - LJ - 4/14/2005 6:40:55 PM
        
        Owl try to remember that... (n/t) - R.L. - 4/15/2005 12:20:52 AM
        
        TWEET! Flag on the play! Called for illegal re-use of the "tern" pun! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2005 5:38:13 AM
        
        Don't you mean 'ill-eagle'? - R.L. - 4/14/2005 9:24:00 AM
        
        Aw, CRAP! - Tom Brosz - 4/14/2005 4:46:41 PM
        
        You both are demonstrating diar-rhea of the Pun.... Its a serious mallardy caused by fowel water or food. - Davin L. - 4/12/2005 9:51:21 PM
  - Scrooge McDUCK - carl - 4/8/2005 8:42:32 PM

You know what they say....... - Tony - 4/14/2005 8:53:26 PM
- re: You know what they say....... - Raoul - 4/14/2005 9:44:52 PM

10 Emerging Technologies - phil - 4/13/2005 4:33:16 PM
- Another one - David F Mayer - 4/13/2005 5:59:44 PM
  - Oh great...Interupt the currents and plunge the Earth into an Ice Age. - A. Leftleaner - 4/14/2005 5:00:30 PM
    - What are you talking about? (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/14/2005 5:40:38 PM
  - Underwater turbines - Jack Herer - 4/13/2005 6:14:04 PM
    - Certainly POSSIBLE where strong currents flow. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 4/13/2005 6:34:30 PM
      - re: Certainly POSSIBLE where strong currents flow. - Bowser - 4/13/2005 9:39:16 PM
        
        They have supported the PLO for decades. - David F Mayer - 4/13/2005 9:41:04 PM

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