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Question, a la Jody: Would you rebuild and move back to Galveston? (n/t) - Bowser - 9/25/2008 2:02:46 PM
- Answer a la Bowser: Depends. - Jody - 9/25/2008 7:40:17 PM
- re: Question, a la Jody: Would you rebuild and move back to Galveston? - REB - 9/25/2008 2:31:10 PM
  - Galveston needs a retractable sea wall. - Eri - 9/26/2008 4:05:03 AM
    - re: Galveston needs a retractable sea wall. - Nick Hoffman - 9/26/2008 4:07:55 AM
      - ROFL! Good idea for Wall Street! - Eri - 9/26/2008 4:09:42 AM

Rum and Coca-Cola - ER - 9/25/2008 1:21:51 PM
- La compaÃ±Ãa BacardÃ - z - 9/26/2008 3:58:36 AM
- I'll drink to that :) (n/t) - REB - 9/25/2008 4:17:38 PM
- OOPs, forgot the link! - ER - 9/25/2008 1:24:13 PM
  - My favorite is.... - Lindy - 9/25/2008 4:32:27 PM
    - CRUZAN is paint thinner. - ER - 9/25/2008 5:26:04 PM
      - re: CRUZAN is paint thinner. - Lindy - 9/26/2008 1:18:13 AM
        
        Not to BVI - ER - 9/26/2008 3:13:40 AM

"You Walk Away" The home ownership disconnect. - RobVG - 9/26/2008 2:54:13 AM
- "You Walk Away" The car ownership disconnect. - Bowser - 9/26/2008 3:50:11 AM
- (Meant for Offtopic) (n/t) - RobVG - 9/26/2008 2:55:04 AM
  - okay (n/t) - modpod - 9/26/2008 3:37:34 AM
    - Hey, magic! (thanks) (n/t) - RobVG - 9/26/2008 3:45:48 AM

End of the season finale` - Lindy - 9/25/2008 11:19:36 AM

Global Poverty Tax? - Jody - 9/25/2008 2:53:13 AM

Hypothetical Question: - Jody - 9/23/2008 2:48:49 PM
- If you mean militarily strong... - alcaray - 9/24/2008 7:47:33 AM
- Economically or militarilly ? - Raoul - 9/24/2008 5:56:02 AM
- re: Hypothetical Question: - gbaikie - 9/24/2008 12:45:39 AM
- Not very Hypothetical... - Nick Hoffman - 9/24/2008 12:20:16 AM
  - I agree. Hang tight, we're going to find out (n/t) - McFly - 9/24/2008 5:31:19 PM
- re: Hypothetical Question - TB - 9/23/2008 5:27:59 PM
  - re: Hypothetical Question - Eri - 9/24/2008 3:44:15 AM
  - Please, TB. - Bowser - 9/23/2008 7:57:40 PM
- Pretty much the same thing that's happened to every other country which has suffered the same fate. - ER - 9/23/2008 3:28:14 PM

Bill Whittle: "The Undefended City" - TB - 9/20/2008 12:26:30 AM
- I don't know... I've seen a lot of really poorly run gas stations. - TAFKASE - 9/24/2008 4:10:58 AM
- Trust the MBA, not the shopkeeper - dtb - 9/23/2008 8:30:58 PM
  - re: Trust the MBA, not the shopkeeper - TB - 9/23/2008 9:03:48 PM
    - Incidentally... - TB - 9/23/2008 9:23:59 PM
      - I think you'll find that most come from sales. - TAFKASE - 9/24/2008 4:14:59 AM
- How about "The Foreclosed City"? - Mary Anne - 9/20/2008 3:35:51 AM
  - I keep thinking about that with no results. - Bowser - 9/20/2008 5:51:15 AM

Do you think (or care) that OJ Simpson will be able to have a fair trial? - Jody - 9/22/2008 10:33:09 PM
- I think he is getting one. - TAFKASE - 9/24/2008 4:07:40 AM
- Well, I, um, er... - McFly - 9/23/2008 5:32:26 PM
- Of course, I care! - Eri - 9/22/2008 11:24:50 PM

What happened to add free pay TV - Delbert - 9/22/2008 9:17:29 PM
- By the way, there are even commercials on "commercial-free" satellite radio. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/23/2008 7:49:45 PM
- HBO, Showtime, Starz etc fit your bill (n/t) - Tony - 9/23/2008 3:30:54 PM
  - re: HBO, Showtime, Starz etc fit your bill - Delbert - 9/23/2008 3:58:46 PM
- re: What happened to add free pay TV - ER - 9/23/2008 1:08:26 AM

Solar Generator - REB - 9/22/2008 5:50:35 PM
- That's not a bad deal for what it is. - Bowser - 9/22/2008 7:01:31 PM
  - Solar Panels - REB - 9/22/2008 7:11:07 PM
    - To start up a small business - Eri - 9/22/2008 11:30:32 PM

S. FL. GIS EXPO - ER - 9/21/2008 11:40:29 PM

Galveston 1900 hurricane memorial - TB - 9/16/2008 5:36:36 PM
- re: Galveston 1900 hurricane memorial - Debi - 9/21/2008 8:49:53 PM
- re: Galveston 1900 hurricane memorial - REB - 9/17/2008 5:15:51 PM
  - The statue survived Ike. - REB - 9/17/2008 5:32:13 PM
    - Maybe not. - REB - 9/17/2008 6:28:59 PM
      - Wait! Maybe so! - TB - 9/18/2008 5:19:44 AM
      - Per the Today Show this morning, it's gone. - Eri - 9/18/2008 3:12:44 AM
- Memorial for remembrance of past hurricane victims did not survive Hurrican Ike - z - 9/16/2008 10:12:33 PM

How many zeros in a billion? - Eri - 9/20/2008 2:21:57 PM
- It'll be interesting to see what conclusions you eventually arrive at. - TB - 9/20/2008 6:11:35 PM
  - What is interesting to me is agree with you on some of the basics. - Eri - 9/21/2008 5:22:57 AM
    - I once wrote this in an entirely different context... - ER - 9/21/2008 12:00:19 PM
      - Good analysis (n/t) - Eri - 9/21/2008 4:46:24 PM
- There are 9 (at least, in the US) - ER - 9/20/2008 6:11:05 PM

Do you feel marajuana should be legalized? (n/t) - Jody - 9/18/2008 12:40:41 PM
- The one thing we must remember about the killer weed... - ER - 9/19/2008 1:51:13 PM
  - What would you tell the people who have had marijuana destroy their lives? - Bowser - 9/19/2008 3:06:49 PM
    - re: What would you tell the people who have had marijuana destroy their lives? - ER - 9/19/2008 3:40:53 PM
      - re: What would you tell the people who have had marijuana destroy their lives? - Bowser - 9/19/2008 3:57:46 PM
        
        Agree to disagree? - Lindy - 9/20/2008 12:52:54 AM
- The real reason marajuana can't be legalized - George Bush - 9/19/2008 2:40:23 AM
- Should be legalized for medical use. Prescription. (n/t) - Eri - 9/19/2008 1:37:37 AM
  - The only legitimate medical use is to prevent marijuana withdrawal for addicts. - Bowser - 9/19/2008 3:11:18 AM
    - Marijuana can prevent nausea for those going through chemo - Eri - 9/19/2008 5:16:47 AM
      - That's all true. And there are more effective ways to deal with those conditions. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/19/2008 6:22:18 AM
        
        Not necessarily. - Eri - 9/19/2008 2:45:39 PM
- No. - Bluh - 9/19/2008 12:48:48 AM
- Marijuana is harmful... - alcaray - 9/18/2008 9:50:26 PM
  - Nighty night alcaray,*zzzzzzz* see you in the mornin'. (n/t) - Jody - 9/19/2008 1:07:05 AM
- Roll me a joint, woman. - ER - 9/18/2008 8:15:41 PM
  - It is written - Robert - 9/18/2008 11:44:04 PM
    - C'mon, TB. WISE UP! - ER - 9/19/2008 12:00:19 AM
      - "Closet??" - TB - 9/20/2008 7:58:53 PM
        
        "a little creepy" is the understatement of the year. - ER - 9/21/2008 11:35:13 AM
      - It was only in the brownies. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/19/2008 12:41:14 AM
        
        It's always in the brownies... (n/t) - ER - 9/19/2008 1:27:04 AM
        
        It all winds up in the brownies. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/19/2008 2:19:28 AM
- Count me with Bowser. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/18/2008 7:24:51 PM
  - And by the way - Laurie Street - 9/18/2008 8:35:06 PM
  - Remember Prohibition? Worked great, didn't it! (n/t) - Laurie Street - 9/18/2008 8:24:33 PM
    - Old school doesn't work. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/18/2008 8:48:48 PM
      - Fines then, be that way. - Laurie Street - 9/18/2008 9:36:01 PM
        
        It's tough. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/18/2008 9:44:18 PM
      - re: Old school doesn't work. - Laurie Street - 9/18/2008 9:11:47 PM
        
        Nothing's perfect. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/18/2008 9:30:58 PM
        
        So, your answer to my question is Yes. (n/t) - Laurie Street - 9/18/2008 9:37:36 PM
        
        Hardly. And you know it. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/18/2008 9:55:47 PM
        
        "Utopia!" - Robert - 9/18/2008 11:16:44 PM
        
        re: "Utopia!" - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/19/2008 12:53:52 AM
        
        re: "Utopia!" - ER - 9/19/2008 1:35:10 AM
- In the legal arena, it should be treated exactly the same as alcohol. (n/t) - TB - 9/18/2008 6:03:09 PM
- Absolutely - but it won't happen. - Laurie Street - 9/18/2008 5:41:42 PM
  - Entrenched interests - Robert - 9/18/2008 5:57:11 PM
- Possession should be DECRIMINALIZED - Lindy - 9/18/2008 4:31:32 PM
- Of course not. - Bowser - 9/18/2008 3:01:30 PM
  - re: Of course not. - Laurie Street - 9/18/2008 5:45:51 PM
    - I can't think of any socially redeeming qualities for either. - Bowser - 9/18/2008 6:23:49 PM
      - "Ideally alcohol and tobacco should be banned." - Lindy - 9/19/2008 12:25:30 AM
- re: Do you feel marajuana should be legalized? - gbaikie - 9/18/2008 1:57:05 PM

Blonde Joke - Lindy - 9/21/2008 4:00:34 AM
- OMG....what a hoot! Thanks! (n/t) - Jody - 9/21/2008 6:51:40 AM
- LOL! (n/t) - Eri - 9/21/2008 4:57:29 AM

Does Red Tide serve a purpose in the oceans' ecosystem? (n/t) - Jody - 9/20/2008 7:13:43 PM
- Do poison mushrooms serve a purpose in our ecosystem? - Eri - 9/20/2008 7:43:17 PM
  - No, but magic mushrooms do! (n/t) - ER - 9/20/2008 7:51:25 PM
    - LOL! - Eri - 9/20/2008 8:02:05 PM
      - Just a bit of advice... - ER - 9/20/2008 8:34:44 PM
        
        Good idea! - Eri - 9/20/2008 9:28:34 PM
        
        Psilocybin silliness - ER - 9/20/2008 10:50:49 PM
        
        ... and who LIKE you! (n/t) - Eri - 9/20/2008 11:11:14 PM
- We don't know for sure. - ER - 9/20/2008 7:34:10 PM
  - Good post. (n/t) - Eri - 9/20/2008 7:44:50 PM
    - I agree (n/t) - TB - 9/20/2008 7:49:04 PM
      - As do I (n/t) - Fox - 9/21/2008 2:53:15 AM

Quote of the day (on the economy). - Eri - 9/20/2008 7:27:40 PM
- heh...it is a global economy. (n/t) - Jody - 9/20/2008 11:54:55 PM
- The middle one has bothered me for a while now. - Mary Anne - 9/20/2008 10:37:55 PM
  - At least... - Fox - 9/21/2008 2:51:09 AM
  - Of course... - Eri - 9/20/2008 11:09:56 PM

"Get Sarah Palin's Book FREE. A $15.95 Value You Can't Miss . . . " - Bowser - 9/18/2008 10:11:17 PM
- Honky Tonk Wimmen - ER - 9/20/2008 6:55:52 AM

Controversial Statue in El Paso Texas. - Jody - 9/19/2008 2:38:21 AM
- re: Controversial Statue in El Paso Texas. - REB - 9/19/2008 2:36:34 PM
  - Yes REB..please ask her. (n/t) - Jody - 9/19/2008 9:45:42 PM
- What I don't like is the whitewashing of history - Socrates II - 9/19/2008 12:01:01 PM
  - A statue is generally to eulogize a great figure or one who - Jody - 9/19/2008 11:26:18 PM
  - re: What I don't like is the whitewashing of history - Jody - 9/19/2008 9:44:33 PM

How important is a VP? - Jody - 9/18/2008 12:39:30 PM
- 2 Words..SPIRO T. AGNEW - carl - 9/19/2008 1:45:57 PM
  - Remember Dan Quayle?..tsk tsk.. (n/t) - Jody shaking her head - 9/19/2008 9:39:55 PM
- VERY, especially if.......... - Lindy - 9/18/2008 4:36:01 PM
  - *snicker* (n/t) - Jody - 9/19/2008 1:07:50 AM
- On a scale of 1 to 10, the VP is either a 1 or a 10. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/18/2008 4:31:38 PM

Do you feel celebrities' endorsements help or hinder a presidential candidate? - Jody - 9/18/2008 6:13:57 PM
- For whatever reason..Barbra Streisand appears to have alot of clout with Democrats. (n/t) - Jody - 9/19/2008 9:37:00 PM
- When I saw Trump was for McCain, I was sure my choice of Obama is right. - Eri - 9/19/2008 1:35:02 AM
- The mean nothing to me; but clearly they sway some people (n/t) - Robert - 9/18/2008 11:45:03 PM
  - Famous people. - ER - 9/19/2008 12:13:06 AM

"Turns out, Bigfoot was just a rubber gorilla suit." - Bowser - 8/20/2008 12:51:02 AM
- They should be charged as a fraud - Lindy - 8/20/2008 1:50:27 AM
  - re: They should be charged as a fraud - Michael Gmirkin - 9/19/2008 3:36:47 PM

I feel a soap box comin' on... - Jody - 9/15/2008 11:06:21 AM
- re: I feel a soap box comin' on... - REB - 9/17/2008 9:07:33 PM
  - re: I feel a soap box comin' on... - Eri - 9/18/2008 3:17:23 AM
- I your best self-interest - Eri - 9/16/2008 2:19:19 AM
  - Another reason to vote for McCain/Palin. - Lee - 9/17/2008 12:01:13 AM
    - When did Obama get a senate? Hey, I want a senate! (n/t) - alcaray - 9/17/2008 6:54:57 PM
      - I suggest keeping the Senate away from teens, too (n/t) - Robert - 9/18/2008 11:46:20 PM
        
        You guys are right. Much more responsibility than I want to take on. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/19/2008 12:37:59 AM
      - And do you really have enough time to properly care for a senate? (n/t) - McFly - 9/18/2008 2:03:01 PM
  - re:Taxes - SteveS - 9/16/2008 5:50:25 PM
    - Social Security is a whole separate issue - z - 9/16/2008 10:36:51 PM
      - Private accounts - TB - 9/17/2008 1:45:58 AM
        
        Social Security should not be invested in stocks - z - 9/17/2008 5:26:41 AM
        
        Depends. - TB - 9/17/2008 6:48:36 AM
  - ***SLAP*** - Jody - 9/16/2008 3:12:19 PM
    - re: slap - TB - 9/16/2008 5:19:39 PM
  - Wow! - McFly - 9/16/2008 1:51:46 PM
- Stay cool. - TB - 9/15/2008 4:38:49 PM
  - Solid advice - McFly - 9/15/2008 5:30:15 PM
- Choices - Lindy - 9/15/2008 1:06:48 PM
- Hey you, my soap's still in that box! - McFly - 9/15/2008 11:46:31 AM
- Hey you, my soap's still in that box! - McFly - 9/15/2008 11:46:07 AM
  - Thanks you two...I need *something* to hold onto...keep 'em comin'! (n/t) - Jody is confused. - 9/15/2008 3:54:38 PM
    - This will be the first time I have voted Democrat.. - Jody - 9/16/2008 3:17:30 PM
      - re: This will be the first time I have voted Democrat.. - Lindy - 9/16/2008 4:32:42 PM
        
        It just seems that McCain is hated simply because he is a Republican... (n/t) - Jody - 9/17/2008 4:04:17 PM
        
        I don't *hate* McCain by any stretch - McFly - 9/18/2008 1:59:22 PM
        
        He's being held responsible for eight years of Republican failure - Robert - 9/17/2008 9:39:54 PM
        
        And his pathetic judgment in choosing Palin for VP. - Eri - 9/18/2008 3:31:00 AM
        
        I wonder how much say the presidential candidates really have in choosing their running mate. (n/t) - Jody - 9/18/2008 12:13:44 PM

quote from a texbook - Ø±Ø¬Ù„ Ù…Ù† ÙˆÙ‚Øª - 3/9/2008 9:04:10 AM
- Time Travel Cat - TB - 3/12/2008 2:45:17 AM
  - always looking for a door into summer - podrock - 3/12/2008 4:37:12 AM
    - A Heinlein timeline? (n/t) - ARRELL - 3/12/2008 4:47:55 PM
- Okay, Future Man...how do we pronounce your name? - Jody - 3/11/2008 5:30:37 PM
- re: quote from a texbook - Ø±Ø¬Ù„ Ù…Ù† ÙˆÙ‚Øª - 3/9/2008 9:07:54 AM
  - On having moved this thread: the Many Zones interpretation - Fox - 3/10/2008 12:16:59 AM
    - On the massive effort involved in time travel - Robert - 3/10/2008 4:39:22 PM
      - re: On the massive effort involved in time travel - Ø±Ø¬Ù„ Ù…Ù† ÙˆÙ‚Øª - 3/12/2008 5:50:05 AM
    - interpretation and translation - Ø±Ø¬Ù„ Ù…Ù† ÙˆÙ‚Øª - 3/10/2008 3:07:33 AM
      - Send me an email - Fox - 3/10/2008 4:50:20 PM
        
        I am sure I will have already sent it... (n/t) - Ø±Ø¬Ù„ Ù…Ù† ÙˆÙ‚Øª - 3/10/2008 6:34:51 PM
      - re: interpretation and translation - Sdai ØªÙ‚Ù†ÙŠÙ‡ - - 3/10/2008 6:59:17 AM
        
        Poli Sci Fi - McFly - 3/10/2008 4:05:19 PM
        
        Laugh it up... - TB - 3/10/2008 5:13:25 PM
        
        "Itâ€™s true that her record in office has been one of failure....." - Tony - 3/10/2008 6:20:20 PM
        
        Bears repeating... - McFly - 3/11/2008 1:03:42 AM
        
        If she got elected, a Democratic Congress will take her apart limb by limb! - Eri - 3/10/2008 10:30:38 PM
        
        Yeah, yeah - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/10/2008 7:41:19 PM
        
        So this is what our politics has devolved into? - Lee - 3/11/2008 11:12:58 PM
        
        Actually, I just like Condi. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/12/2008 10:59:52 PM
        
        "so that the brighter folks could keep the lowest common denominator from dominating." - ARRELL - 3/12/2008 11:08:03 PM
        
        So you're unhappy with the Republic? - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2008 12:28:03 AM
        
        Huh? - ARRELL - 3/13/2008 2:07:20 AM
        
        Sorry, I misread your intent. - SDAI-Tech1 - 3/13/2008 2:30:25 AM
        
        *Nobody* wonders why you think homogeneous societies are better. - Mary Anne - 3/12/2008 11:50:09 AM
        
        We've been picking out leaders because they were white and male for a long time. - alcaray - 3/12/2008 2:27:26 AM
        
        I'm not saying that. - Lee - 3/12/2008 3:32:54 PM
        
        It is all about votes and what attracts them. (n/t) - alcaray - 3/12/2008 5:16:20 PM
        
        That's my point. - Lee - 3/12/2008 10:45:26 PM
        
        Sadly, we have to go with the voting public that we have. - alcaray - 3/13/2008 1:19:56 AM
        
        "Bring her on!" (n/t) - Tony - 3/11/2008 12:17:02 PM
      - Cut the crap "Man From Time" and let's see some stock figures and lottery numbers already. (n/t) - TB - 3/10/2008 3:18:25 AM
        
        bad interpretation... very nearly opposite of what I said - Ø±Ø¬Ù„ Ù…Ù† ÙˆÙ‚Øª - 3/11/2008 1:35:54 AM
        
        Please contact me - Francois.Huetz@cern.ch - 9/18/2008 12:07:34 AM
        
        Please contact me - Francois.Huetz@cern.ch - 9/18/2008 12:07:18 AM
        
        You lose - TB - 3/11/2008 3:02:57 PM
        
        Just like the hoaxes by the UFO loons, it falls apart in the details - ARRELL - 3/12/2008 7:54:57 PM
        
        "the obvious culprit" - Robert - 3/13/2008 4:34:35 AM
        
        ;) (n/t) - Jody - 3/13/2008 4:07:58 AM

Life on the US Gulf Coast explained - Laurie Street - 9/17/2008 2:28:15 PM
- Hmm - apparently the image pointed to changes daily - sorry (n/t) - LS - 9/17/2008 9:28:52 PM

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