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More proof that we really live on Bizarro World - Socrates II - 9/17/2008 4:30:33 PM
- Sad, but true. There are some things you should remember, though. - Bowser - 9/17/2008 6:58:35 PM

"We should plant a flag. Take the oil, take the money," he said. "We deserve reimbursement." - alcaray - 9/16/2008 7:23:58 PM
- An HZ person makes the news. Way to go!!! (n/t) - Bowser - 9/17/2008 3:53:16 AM
- "What change looks like" - ER - 9/16/2008 8:20:06 PM
  - On that same site (scroll down to the bottom) - ER - 9/16/2008 8:29:15 PM
- What I'd like to know - Laurie Street - 9/16/2008 7:36:39 PM
  - Why? To impress chicks, of course. - ER - 9/16/2008 7:53:24 PM
    - Sounds like she was impressed - all the way to her fence. (n/t) - LS - 9/17/2008 5:32:11 PM
      - You know why this is news? - Bowser - 9/17/2008 5:59:19 PM

Off to that Great Gig in the Sky - podrock - 9/16/2008 7:11:05 PM
- Shine on, you crazy diamond. - ER - 9/16/2008 7:44:50 PM
  - re: Shine on, you crazy diamond. - podrock - 9/17/2008 12:53:33 AM

Amazing display of power and coordination - Laurie Street - 9/15/2008 11:14:20 PM
- That's incredible, even if they would squirt steroids instead of bleeding. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/16/2008 3:29:03 PM
- They are built rather symetrically - Lindy - 9/16/2008 2:18:59 AM

SO YOU'RE GOING TO GET SUCKED INTO A BLACK HOLE - Bowser - 9/15/2008 7:42:51 PM
- Assuming you didn't get swatted by a planet on the way in - Bluh - 9/16/2008 12:38:23 AM
- Well, as my old Scoutmaster used to say, "Be Prepared". - Bowser - 9/15/2008 8:58:07 PM
  - "Bring up a child the way he should go, and he will not depart from it." - ER - 9/16/2008 12:44:30 PM
    - Lehrer had a funny parody which has become American policy. - Bowser - 9/16/2008 2:20:38 PM
  - Tom Lehrer - Nick Hoffman - 9/16/2008 3:45:35 AM
    - Elemental - podrock - 9/16/2008 4:22:49 AM
- "Increases my paranoia..." - ER - 9/15/2008 8:30:49 PM

I Can See Russia From My Homeâ€™: Fey Parodies Palin on SNL Season Opener - Vowser - 9/14/2008 1:46:21 PM
- He Picked a Girl (As His VP) - Laurie Street - 9/15/2008 9:33:03 PM
- Wonderful! - McFly - 9/14/2008 6:56:31 PM
  - Aya...mighty fine comedy there-a (n/t) - Jody - 9/14/2008 9:20:56 PM
    - Now you done it, Jody, I have Alaskan friends. - Jacob - 9/15/2008 5:57:21 PM
      - A conspiracy of cartographers. - ER - 9/15/2008 7:01:02 PM
- No wonder I was so attracted to Palin. - ER - 9/14/2008 4:50:44 PM
  - Fey the FOXXXXX - carl - 9/15/2008 4:26:22 PM
  - Be still my heart - Robert - 9/14/2008 11:17:24 PM
    - It's not Palin's wit I was attracted to. - ER - 9/14/2008 11:55:14 PM
      - This really isn't as sexist as it sounds. - Bowser - 9/15/2008 2:26:57 PM
        
        That is often culturally determined... - ER - 9/15/2008 5:54:46 PM
        
        e.g. Jennifer Lopez! (n/t) - z - 9/15/2008 6:50:41 PM
      - Down boy! ;-) (n/t) - Eri - 9/15/2008 3:18:11 AM
- I saw it live from New York! - Eri - 9/14/2008 4:18:33 PM
  - Let's GOTO War with RUSSIA - carl - 9/15/2008 4:27:42 PM
- This is (you should pardon the word) hysterical! (n/t) - Mary Anne - 9/14/2008 3:57:39 PM
  - "Ask her what she thinks about dinosaurs!" - Socrates II - 9/15/2008 10:51:19 AM
    - Keeping it safely in the past - ER - 9/15/2008 1:32:46 PM
      - Have you ever been to Oklahoma or Kansas? - z - 9/15/2008 3:44:29 PM
        
        Don't leave Texas out - Fox - 9/15/2008 5:17:01 PM
        
        IDiots? Good one, Fox! (n/t) - Eri - 9/15/2008 5:23:53 PM
        
        Thanks... but not original - Fox - 9/15/2008 11:34:43 PM

Do you think Time Travel will ever be possible? - Jody - 9/13/2008 10:02:16 PM
- A practical application of Cerenkov radiation in tachyon detection (1972) - ER - 9/15/2008 12:13:19 AM
  - I must say, ER - Socrates II - 9/15/2008 5:30:51 PM
- re: Do you think Time Travel will ever be possible? - ER - 9/14/2008 4:44:55 PM
  - We are travelling forward in time now - Bluh - 9/14/2008 6:43:22 PM
    - Just don't tell Techie. - ER - 9/14/2008 8:30:32 PM
      - re: Just don't tell Techie. - Bluh - 9/14/2008 9:57:27 PM
        
        Now you're starting to lose me... (n/t) - ER - 9/14/2008 11:57:15 PM
        
        Correction - Bluh - 9/14/2008 10:07:48 PM
        
        Yeehaw!...I love your imput!! (n/t) - Jody - 9/14/2008 10:29:03 PM
    - Interesting responses to a great question! - McFly - 9/14/2008 7:22:43 PM
- Well, it either already IS... - nick hoffman - 9/14/2008 12:00:08 AM
  - re: Well, it either already IS... - Marcia - 9/14/2008 12:34:22 AM
    - IS... - nick hoffman - 9/15/2008 5:13:58 AM

It's distressing to read how many lies the US told along the way. - Bowser - 9/14/2008 8:53:54 PM

Dubai - Bluh - 9/13/2008 12:37:23 AM
- Why don't we do things like that anymore? (n/t) - Lee - 9/14/2008 1:35:23 AM
- Fascinating. - TB - 9/13/2008 10:12:12 PM
- Actually, its an alien invasion beachead. - ER - 9/13/2008 1:59:42 AM
  - It may be that this is their plan for when they run out of oil. - alcaray - 9/13/2008 2:53:54 AM
    - Flawed logic - Bluh - 9/13/2008 7:09:09 AM
      - The trick is to build a thriving business/cultural center before the oil runs out. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/13/2008 8:06:53 AM
        
        The super rich will always need security and privacy. And Dubai has to spend their money somewhere. - Bowser - 9/13/2008 4:42:36 PM
        
        re: "... and reasonable weather" - Fox - 9/14/2008 1:35:31 PM
        
        The super rich also need a place... - ER - 9/13/2008 7:42:04 PM
        
        Beats blowing yourself to smithereens to get the same thing! (n/t) - Bowser - 9/13/2008 7:49:09 PM
        
        Mazeltov. - ER - 9/13/2008 11:21:16 PM
        
        You got me curious. - Bowser - 9/14/2008 1:17:24 AM

Tell me why I should care. - Eri - 9/12/2008 4:27:32 PM
- Because, presumeably, you are a decent human being? (n/t) - ARRELL - 9/13/2008 12:51:28 AM
  - I'm about as compassionate and soppy as you can get... - Eri - 9/13/2008 5:28:12 AM
    - So if we 'accidentally' kill a few children or civilians its all good....? - ARRELL - 9/13/2008 7:14:44 PM
      - You know, for about 10 minutes on 9/11/01, I wanted to turn all of southwest Asia into a glass parking lot. - Mary Anne - 9/14/2008 3:59:59 AM
    - re: I'm about as compassionate and soppy as you can get... - Lindy - 9/13/2008 12:58:11 PM
      - Just the males who condone this crap or do nothing about it. (n/t) - Eri - 9/13/2008 4:03:44 PM
- Look around you. - Bowser - 9/12/2008 7:24:44 PM
- You should care because lashing out blindly and killing Muslim civilians is EXACTLY what Al Queda is hoping we'll do (n/t) - z - 9/12/2008 6:14:50 PM
  - Burying young girls alive? That's just sick! - Eri - 9/13/2008 12:28:08 AM
    - "Their society does not deserve to survive" - Lindy - 9/13/2008 1:38:48 AM
      - That's a cop-out. - Eri - 9/13/2008 5:32:04 AM

Robert Muraine's awesome Ikea robot dance commercial - Bluh - 9/13/2008 5:55:31 PM
- It is funny... - alcaray - 9/13/2008 9:51:18 PM
- Very cool. - RobVG - 9/13/2008 7:00:24 PM

Stem Cell Therapy a reality. - Jody - 9/12/2008 9:30:20 PM
- Supersize and go upscale: Long stemmed cell therapy. (n/t) - Bowser - 9/13/2008 6:01:38 PM

Oil Companies have our Mortgage, food monies - carl - 9/12/2008 1:39:46 PM
- Involuntary Redistribution of Wealth - Eri - 9/12/2008 4:58:00 PM
  - How Long to Stop It? - carl - 9/13/2008 2:24:27 PM
    - Unfortunately, it's us. - Eri - 9/13/2008 4:05:20 PM

Tricked Out Smart Cars - Bluh - 9/12/2008 10:50:11 PM
- Hilarious - McFly - 9/13/2008 2:06:54 PM
- Cute little cars - Eri - 9/13/2008 5:25:44 AM
- Cool! - TB - 9/13/2008 12:40:24 AM
  - Meyers MANX from 60's worth $$$$$$$$ - carl - 9/13/2008 2:22:18 PM

Criminal Profilers: A pseudoscience? - Jody - 9/11/2008 2:00:51 AM
- re: Criminal Profilers: A pseudoscience? - gbaikie - 9/11/2008 3:11:00 PM
  - I would not call the use of inductive reasoning "soft science". (n/t) - alcaray - 9/12/2008 7:45:06 PM
  - By George, I think he's got it! - Mary Anne - 9/12/2008 6:44:09 PM
    - "Microscopes are prudent in an emergency" - ER - 9/12/2008 8:12:51 PM
- Yes. - ER - 9/11/2008 3:30:47 AM
  - You might find it interesting to investigate the process a bit. - Bowser - 9/11/2008 4:23:12 AM
    - That's not profiling. That's detective work. - ER - 9/11/2008 10:26:48 AM
      - Profiling is not what you see on TV. - alcaray - 9/12/2008 1:25:06 AM
      - OK, don't. - Bowser - 9/11/2008 2:27:43 PM
    - "No one stabs another person 20 times simply to kill them." - ARRELL - 9/11/2008 4:39:15 AM
      - Obviously that could happen. And when is the last time you heard of that? - Bowser - 9/11/2008 5:10:27 AM
        
        "And when is the last time you heard of that?"- I guess my point is... - ARRELL - 9/11/2008 5:24:43 AM
- Nope. Profiling is a science. - Eri - 9/11/2008 3:02:16 AM
  - "... if it didn't work, they wouldn't still be using it." - ER - 9/11/2008 1:10:29 PM
  - Well.... - ARRELL - 9/11/2008 3:41:45 AM
- No. - Bowser - 9/11/2008 2:19:33 AM
  - Just the facts, ma'am. - ER - 9/11/2008 1:02:17 PM
    - I don't believe one has to worry about profiling being taken too seriously. - Bowser - 9/11/2008 2:36:56 PM

Particle collider no threat, safety panel says - Johannes - 9/8/2008 3:04:51 AM
- 1000 protons - Laurie Street - 9/8/2008 3:58:34 PM
  - re: Ahh.. Thanks for the calculation. - Johannes - 9/9/2008 12:53:46 AM
  - Being off by just 17 orders of magnitude is an improvement for Johannes - ARRELL - 9/8/2008 4:35:57 PM
- re: Particle collider no threat, safety panel says - Lindy - 9/8/2008 2:07:21 PM
  - reality check at the click of a button - SDG - 9/9/2008 11:12:01 PM
    - Have you seen this? - Mary Anne - 9/10/2008 3:48:30 AM
      - Or this? - Fox - 9/12/2008 12:05:40 AM
        
        Very interesting Webcams - Robert - 9/12/2008 2:30:24 AM
    - LOL - Lindy - 9/10/2008 1:51:34 AM
  - Open Doorway to Alternate EARTH - carl - 9/9/2008 6:50:05 PM
  - re: Particle collider no threat - Raoul - 9/8/2008 2:56:15 PM
    - I'd be interested to know if those powerful magnets will disturb Earth's magnetic field. - Jacob - 9/8/2008 7:29:25 PM
      - Ummm- in a word, NO (n/t) - ARRELL - 9/9/2008 3:17:42 AM
  - Link - Lindy - 9/8/2008 2:23:24 PM
- ummmm erg. So how much is that? - Eri - 9/8/2008 4:11:13 AM
  - re. one million ergs is a megalerg - Johannes - 9/9/2008 1:08:40 AM
    - Cool! Thanks for the explanation. - Eri - 9/9/2008 3:20:22 AM
      - rWatts a JIGG-a-Watt? - carl - 9/9/2008 6:51:18 PM
  - The staff at Cern are special volunteers... - alcaray - 9/8/2008 5:01:36 AM
    - "Time for a new Timmy..." (n/t) - Fox - 9/9/2008 5:12:39 PM
    - Sort of like the Queen's Own... - Laurie Street - 9/9/2008 3:55:52 PM
    - LOLOL!. (n/t) - Eri - 9/9/2008 12:43:35 AM

Goes to character, honesty, ethics. And Palin goes to church. - Bowser - 9/10/2008 4:09:56 AM
- The complaints, mostly hearsay. - RobVG - 9/11/2008 3:46:13 AM
  - Did you read what the judge ordered? In court? And why? - Bowser - 9/11/2008 4:28:29 AM
    - re: Did you read what the judge ordered? In court? And why? - SDG - 9/11/2008 6:50:42 AM
      - You see, this makes me wonder if *that* is real. - Mary Anne - 9/11/2008 5:52:19 PM
    - Did you read Palin's email? - RobVG - 9/11/2008 4:56:57 AM
- Abuse - RobVG - 9/11/2008 2:51:45 AM

CNN Money - "Study blames speculation for oil's rise." - Bowser - 9/10/2008 5:21:31 PM
- The ugly side of free enterprise - Lindy - 9/10/2008 11:23:00 PM
  - "...13 Interior Department employees...having sexual relationships with...oil company employees..." - ER - 9/11/2008 3:38:19 AM

KIM Jong Il ILL in N Korea? - carl - 9/9/2008 4:39:37 PM
- We hope! (n/t) - Eri - 9/10/2008 12:43:44 AM

Sarah Palin Supports Aerial Hunting of Bears and Wolves - Lindy - 9/8/2008 4:31:17 PM
- HOPE She Hunts in DC - carl - 9/9/2008 4:08:02 PM
- Wolves - Laurie Street - 9/8/2008 5:42:33 PM
  - I wonder if pack psychology has a plan B... - alcaray - 9/8/2008 9:39:19 PM
  - re: Wolves - Lindy - 9/8/2008 8:23:23 PM
    - re: Wolves - gbaikie - 9/9/2008 4:44:50 AM
      - Sure we do. (n/t) - alcaray - 9/9/2008 5:35:50 AM
- ...and Democrats - McFly - 9/8/2008 4:47:46 PM
  - Are you saying that Democrats are wolves in sheep's clothing? ;-() (n/t) - Jacob - 9/8/2008 7:25:57 PM

Secret video of McCain offering VP spot to Palin has come to light... - z - 9/8/2008 6:16:07 AM
- Absolutely wonderful - Lindy - 9/8/2008 2:15:54 PM

Obama the Lightgiver - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/6/2008 5:12:51 PM
- Wi-Fi Alert. (n/t) - ER - 9/7/2008 11:45:14 AM
  - Amyone else get the impression that he writes that crap with one hand and his pants around his ankles? - ARRELL - 9/7/2008 1:43:54 PM
    - Actually, it's more like comix. - ER - 9/7/2008 3:04:10 PM
- "Use the *Force* "Obama-Wan" (n/t) - Yoda - 9/7/2008 11:11:56 AM

Francorchamps Formula One Grand Prix - Raoul - 9/7/2008 1:57:25 PM
- re: Francorchamps Formula One Grand Prix - Doug Ellison - 9/7/2008 2:35:13 PM
- This is REAL auto racing! - ER - 9/7/2008 2:13:50 PM

Afghanistan population statistics - Bluh - 9/4/2008 4:07:24 AM
- "We can beat back the Taliban, Al Quaida, and anyone else." - Bowser - 9/4/2008 2:50:48 PM
  - What you are prescribing for Afghanistan is a Quarantine - Bluh - 9/4/2008 11:08:07 PM
    - I suggest you read about the Carlisle Indian School. - Mary Anne - 9/5/2008 4:05:11 PM
      - What I was thinking - Bluh - 9/5/2008 11:21:24 PM
        
        Deriving their just power from the consent of the governed... - Mary Anne - 9/6/2008 12:22:58 AM
        
        Then three possibilities exist - Bluh - 9/6/2008 1:02:04 AM
        
        The best option - Bluh - 9/6/2008 1:16:28 AM
        
        Another question. - Lee - 9/7/2008 1:54:47 AM
    - An invasion is not the way to help a society develop. - Bowser - 9/5/2008 2:19:36 AM
      - re: An invasion is not the way to help a society develop. - Bluh - 9/5/2008 11:18:54 PM
        
        A couple of things. - Mary Anne - 9/6/2008 12:37:25 AM
        
        Close. - Bowser - 9/6/2008 1:47:52 AM
        
        Those without knowledge of history are doomed to repeat it. - Bluh - 9/6/2008 4:17:26 AM
        
        "And why should we tolerate....." - Lindy - 9/6/2008 5:16:33 PM
        
        Review the historical British, Russian and recent American efforts in Afghanistan. - Bowser - 9/6/2008 5:06:11 AM
      - "Do away with the users and vendors" - Lee - 9/5/2008 2:54:56 AM

Passing the Torch - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/4/2008 7:29:43 AM
- Goetterdaemmerung it all - ER - 9/4/2008 2:16:26 PM
  - You know it. - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/4/2008 11:53:12 PM
    - What in blazes are you talking about? - ER - 9/5/2008 12:10:46 AM
      - re: What in blazes are you talking about? - Marcia - 9/5/2008 3:31:53 AM
        
        Freedom, sweet Freedom - Lindy - 9/5/2008 4:27:36 PM
        
        Leave SDAI alone? - ER - 9/5/2008 12:44:54 PM
        
        (shrieking) Quit picking on me ER!!!!! - SDAI-Tech1 - 9/5/2008 6:15:12 PM
      - re: What in blazes are you talking about? - Lindy - 9/5/2008 12:33:50 AM

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