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A beautiful Remembrance (Veterans) Day tribute - LJ - 11/10/2004 8:24:12 PM
- re: A "Thank You" from a milblogger - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 5:18:59 AM
- Found some history on Remembrance Day - REB - 11/11/2004 5:24:11 PM
- "Who is He?" and "What is a Vet?" - Larry J - 11/11/2004 5:19:17 PM
- The 17-year-old said she thinks we should go back to calling it "Armistice Day". - Mary Anne - 11/11/2004 3:02:08 PM
  - re: The 17-year-old said she thinks we should go back to calling it "Armistice Day". - RNE - 11/17/2004 4:12:45 PM
  - I would like to cast my vote with your 17 year old. (n/t) - Publius - 11/17/2004 3:29:52 AM
  - Remembrance Day - REB - 11/11/2004 4:13:51 PM
- Thanks! (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/11/2004 2:53:56 AM

This is weird, funny, fantastic but true. - Jacob Samorodin - 11/15/2004 2:59:22 PM
- Not one 'fact' in your post was true - R.L. - 11/15/2004 3:48:26 PM
  - It is only a joke. (n/t) - DFM - 11/15/2004 5:14:18 PM
  - ;-) ;-) ;-) ;-) - Jacob Samorodin - 11/15/2004 4:16:55 PM
    - Huh? (n/t) - R.L. - 11/15/2004 4:37:50 PM
      - re:You having a bad day? :-( (n/t) - Jacob Samorodin - 11/15/2004 4:53:38 PM
        
        Sorry to get personal here, R.L., but I have a theory! - Jacob Samorodin - 11/15/2004 5:08:39 PM
        
        Maybe it just wasn't funny.... (n/t) - Tony - 11/15/2004 6:33:43 PM

some fun chemistry demos - Daniel - 11/6/2004 10:01:39 AM
- Nitrogen triiodide is VERY dangerous, putting it mildly. (n/t) - DFM - 11/15/2004 6:14:03 AM
  - NONSENSE I made the stuff all the time as a kid... - R.L. - 11/15/2004 12:43:42 PM
    - You'd be astonished at how many space nuts were pyromaniacs as kids. - Tom Brosz - 11/15/2004 6:02:35 PM

Could Bill run as Hillary's VP? - Buck Galaxy - 11/14/2004 10:29:33 PM
- In one word: NO. It is not legal.The qualification for VP are exactly the same as for P, and Clinton is not qualified being a two-termer. (n/t) - David F Mayer - 11/15/2004 6:19:42 AM
- re: Could Bill run as Hillary's VP? - Tom Brosz - 11/15/2004 4:15:57 AM
- Would Hillary let him? - Mary Anne - 11/15/2004 12:12:41 AM
- Don't Think So - Mark Eby - 11/14/2004 11:40:16 PM

Dollywood Values - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2004 10:05:22 PM
- Dollywood is a fun place. - Lee - 11/15/2004 5:42:58 AM

Pass Rating 673.6 - Mark Eby - 11/14/2004 12:17:30 AM
- Surprise, Surprise, Surprise - Mark Eby - 11/15/2004 4:03:54 AM
- 10 down 2 to go - FrankC - 11/14/2004 4:39:22 PM
  - Given Up On Your Team? - Mark Eby - 11/14/2004 6:26:59 PM
    - Never give up - FrankC - 11/14/2004 6:43:15 PM
- I hope so.. - Todd - 11/14/2004 4:06:14 AM
  - 55% of ESPN's Online Voters Say Can Oklahoma. - Mark Eby - 11/14/2004 4:53:05 AM
- Carnell Williams, Auburn Tigers, in the game with Georgia. - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2004 2:24:46 AM
  - Pretty Good For A Non-sports Fan. (n/t) - Mark Eby - 11/14/2004 3:21:39 AM
    - Wasn't easy. - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2004 6:47:38 AM
      - LOL - FrankC - 11/14/2004 4:43:34 PM
        
        I took it as a challenge for someone who is butt-ignorant about sports. - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2004 8:29:25 PM
      - Would Have Been Easier - Mark Eby - 11/14/2004 3:24:56 PM
- PS My Other Team Opened Up A Big Can of Whupass on # 4 - Mark Eby - 11/14/2004 12:28:04 AM

"Dick" Cheney - Tom Brosz - 11/15/2004 2:25:45 AM

Vitamin E woe is me - FrankC - 11/14/2004 4:30:21 PM
- "More likely to die"...Of what? - RobVG - 11/14/2004 5:47:49 PM
- Besides the clinical suggestions in the article, here's another - Mary Anne - 11/14/2004 4:50:52 PM
  - I'm with Mary Anne - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2004 8:27:59 PM
- Don't worry too much, Frank - Fox - 11/14/2004 4:47:14 PM

And now for something completely different... - Tom Brosz - 11/14/2004 7:13:47 AM

Marathon race for Governor in Washington state. - RobVG - 11/13/2004 4:25:40 PM

Poverty in England - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 12:58:11 AM
- Well, I read it and now I have a headache - Mary Anne - 11/7/2004 4:44:38 PM
  - Welfare cultures - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2004 12:45:10 AM
    - Your ideologically driven thread - Daniel - 11/9/2004 3:48:03 PM
      - As I pointed out with Canada... - Tom Brosz - 11/9/2004 5:30:48 PM
        
        hey, wait a minute - - Daniel - 11/9/2004 6:54:51 PM
        
        The emmigrant problem is significant - FrankC - 11/10/2004 9:54:42 PM
        
        an example of health care cost in the US - FrankC - 11/10/2004 10:05:03 PM
        
        Ok, then I confine myself to general principles - Daniel - 11/9/2004 5:50:24 PM
        
        re: general principles - Tom Brosz - 11/9/2004 8:52:17 PM
    - If you fix a problem, what happens to a bureaucracy whose life depends on the existence of that problem? - LJ - 11/8/2004 8:05:01 PM
      - Private vs. public - Tom Brosz - 11/9/2004 9:23:50 AM
        
        "In the private sector, when you run out of customers..." - LJ - 11/9/2004 11:14:53 PM
        
        Businesses have competitors. Government agencies don't. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/10/2004 3:40:20 AM
        
        Only when businesses decide the market served by the government agencies isn't worth going after. - Mary Anne - 11/11/2004 1:04:47 PM
        
        Oh, by the way... - Tom Brosz - 11/11/2004 10:33:53 PM
        
        Soooo.... private business is interested in areas where they can make slim to no profits because they can make money at it? - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 4:51:05 AM
        
        Slim? Yes. - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 6:02:06 AM
        
        Blue babies - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 6:14:46 AM
        
        re: Blue babies - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 6:46:34 AM
        
        BTW - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 2:33:06 PM
        
        The line is the one we draw ourselves. - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 2:23:52 PM
        
        Budgets - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 11:05:17 PM
        
        All the numbers need three more zeros at the end. - Mary Anne - 11/13/2004 2:15:36 AM
        
        P.S. - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 11:09:36 PM
        
        True enough, but that also works two ways... - Tom Brosz - 11/11/2004 10:31:48 PM
        
        Liberals are a lot happier when everyone has a way to get around. - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 4:58:27 AM
        
        This isn't getting anywhere. - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 6:12:05 AM
        
        I'm not talking about *the* Yugo. I'm talking about *your* Yugo. It's a symbol. - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 6:24:35 AM
        
        Government regulation - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 6:53:20 AM
        
        Robber barons and their voracious behavior precipitated government regulation. - Mary Anne - 11/12/2004 2:45:24 PM
  - Circular Logic - Mark Eby - 11/7/2004 6:17:30 PM
    - Bandaids for hemmorhages - Mary Anne - 11/7/2004 6:41:13 PM
      - Your Not Addressing The Rejection Of Help Issue - Mark Eby - 11/7/2004 7:37:04 PM
        
        I did. You're not listening. But I'm not speaking in a straight line, either. - Mary Anne - 11/7/2004 10:37:54 PM
        
        A Significant Fraction & Maybe A Majority But Not An Overwhelming One - Mark Eby - 11/7/2004 11:33:41 PM
        
        But why are they self-destructive? - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 12:40:14 AM
        
        Why are Jerry Springer's guests idiots? - Lee - 11/8/2004 8:12:46 AM
        
        You've interviewed them? - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 11:47:39 AM
        
        Good question. - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2004 12:50:40 AM
        
        It might be because we didn't ask. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 2:12:29 AM
- Dubyuh will show a thing or two to those commie ingrates (n/t) - Dame Maggie - 11/6/2004 7:43:23 AM

Hot smokin' DAMN! - Tom Brosz - 11/11/2004 11:41:25 PM
- Semi-related topic: Japanese animated Christmas recommendation... - alcaray - 11/12/2004 4:52:10 PM
  - I also highly recommend this movie. - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 8:01:44 PM
    - When you learn the girl's secret issue that made her a runaway... - alcaray - 11/12/2004 8:15:49 PM
  - Oh, the plot... - alcaray - 11/12/2004 4:56:18 PM

Islam: the new Communism? - Archbishop Pell - Daniel - 11/12/2004 12:17:06 PM
- Belmont Club comments on this - Tom Brosz - 11/12/2004 7:57:10 PM

Something for everyone. - RobVG - 11/12/2004 3:05:28 AM
- LOL...thanks - Lindy - 11/12/2004 4:58:46 AM
  - Something for adults only - Lindy - 11/12/2004 5:07:25 AM
- WTF? (n/t) - phil - 11/12/2004 3:50:42 AM

Obviously, further proof of the'entitlement mentality' ;) - Daniel - 11/10/2004 4:32:49 PM
- Almost became an "Art Bell" story. - Tom Brosz - 11/10/2004 9:16:23 PM
  - Hopefully he's in a straight jacket somewhere......... - Lindy - 11/11/2004 5:37:45 AM

A time to die. - Lee - 11/2/2004 9:31:02 AM
- re: Sorry to hear it Lee. - Scott Evil - 11/3/2004 6:18:52 PM
- Feel for you - Art Martin - 11/2/2004 10:49:51 PM
- re: A time to die. - Tom Brosz - 11/2/2004 5:14:16 PM
- In a decent way - SteveS - 11/2/2004 5:14:00 PM
  - She resisted to the end. - Lee - 11/3/2004 12:46:11 AM
    - Your sadness is a reflection of how much she meant to you. (n/t) - LJ - 11/3/2004 5:53:39 PM
    - It will help............ - Lindy - 11/3/2004 2:57:15 AM
    - Now that's one tough pooch - SteveS - 11/3/2004 1:17:36 AM
- Keep the good memories.... - LJ - 11/2/2004 5:10:20 PM
- Dogs have short lives. - Bowser - 11/2/2004 2:12:23 PM
  - re: Dogs have short lives. - cody - 11/10/2004 7:28:44 PM
    - re: Dogs have short lives. - LJ - 11/10/2004 8:37:00 PM
  - We can only hope (n/t) - p - 11/4/2004 2:53:00 AM
- re: A time to die. - REB - 11/2/2004 1:10:41 PM
  - Sorry for your family pooch - Lindy - 11/2/2004 2:27:21 PM

The mega rock star of the near future: Mozart's clone - Buck Galaxy - 11/4/2004 6:06:32 PM
- believing that character and personality can be recreated from DNA alone, is sheer ignorant stupidity - Daniel - 11/4/2004 6:14:25 PM
  - Anyone with kids knows that at least some personality traits they are born with. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 7:07:14 PM
    - I'm suprised that you haven't read me properly - Daniel - 11/5/2004 7:25:51 PM
      - I guess even further clarification could be necessary - - Daniel - 11/5/2004 7:32:50 PM
        
        Murphy's Law of the HZ - LJ - 11/5/2004 9:15:53 PM
        
        Well, I will interpret Tom's absence of reply as complete acquiescence to my point of view - daniel - 11/6/2004 6:07:08 AM
        
        Genetic Mozart - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 8:08:18 PM
        
        Well, in that case, even if there was a point there .. - Daniel - 11/7/2004 5:29:14 AM
        
        Eugenics mentality - Tom Brosz - 11/7/2004 7:08:40 AM
        
        Ok, so then I take it you agree with me, essentially - Daniel - 11/9/2004 3:24:44 PM
        
        All the more reason for us to bring some order to this duct tape masterpiece known has Humanity. - Lee - 11/9/2004 12:54:40 AM
        
        Maybe so, but... - Tom Brosz - 11/9/2004 9:27:40 AM
        
        It will be taken slow, but the step will be taken - Lee - 11/9/2004 11:24:53 PM
        
        Love your analogy, Tom! Perfect! (n/t) - LJ - 11/9/2004 11:16:46 PM
        
        I'm out of the loop till Tuesday - will read Scopes then (n/t) - Daniel - 11/8/2004 7:05:17 AM
  - I didn't say "character and personality can be recreated" - Buck Galaxy - 11/5/2004 4:22:29 AM
    - Creativity is a function of CHARACTER and PERSONALITY, which is in the very least, PARTIALLY determined by upbringing and environment - Daniel - 11/5/2004 4:41:23 AM
      - re: Creativity is a function of CHARACTER and PERSONALITY, which is in the very least, PARTIALLY determined by upbringing and environment - Buck Galaxy - 11/5/2004 5:12:18 AM
        
        Wrong, and wrong. - Daniel - 11/5/2004 5:34:19 AM
        
        re: Wrong, and wrong. - Buck Galaxy - 11/6/2004 10:24:04 PM
        
        I don't advocate Skinner - just a proper balance between genetics and environment - Daniel - 11/7/2004 5:48:20 AM
    - Creativity and intelligence are developed. They are not ONLY a function of inheritance. It is stupid to think that you can recreate a Mozart just by cloning his DNA. (n/t) - Daniel - 11/5/2004 4:38:51 AM
  - Character traits seem to be genetically based - Lee - 11/5/2004 1:25:13 AM
  - Did you see the Boys from Brazil? (n/t) - alcaray - 11/4/2004 6:54:16 PM

Scopes Trial - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 9:11:51 PM
- Without getting to deep into it... - SDAI-Tech1 - 11/9/2004 7:59:13 PM
- So what is your point here, really? Just point-scoring? - Daniel - 11/9/2004 4:02:47 PM
  - re: point-scoring? Why not? - Tom Brosz - 11/9/2004 5:14:48 PM
    - Why not? good question. - Daniel - 11/9/2004 5:20:50 PM
- William Jennings Bryant may have been opposed to Social Darwinism, but that's not how Tennessee wrote its statute. - Mary Anne - 11/7/2004 2:54:50 PM
  - "We all do them." At least you admitted that. - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2004 12:00:17 AM
    - "At least": how generous - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 12:08:48 AM
      - You know, I'm thinking of moving to Santa Cruz or Berkeley. - Tom Brosz - 11/8/2004 12:47:46 AM
        
        My husband's job - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 12:56:50 AM
  - re: William Jennings Bryant may have been opposed to Social Darwinism, but that's not how Tennessee wrote its statute. - gbaikie - 11/7/2004 11:20:21 PM
    - A little history: - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 12:05:14 AM
      - re: A little history: - gbaikie - 11/8/2004 1:03:18 AM
        
        She was told it was "inappropriate for school". - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 2:04:15 AM
        
        re: She was told it was "inappropriate for school". - gbaikie - 11/8/2004 3:24:49 AM
        
        The book was singled out. It was no different from any other book except for its content. - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 4:28:48 AM
        
        re: The book was singled out. It was no different from any other book except for its content. - gbaikie - 11/8/2004 7:04:50 AM
        
        SSR as applied in the school in question. - Mary Anne - 11/8/2004 11:24:44 AM
        
        re: SSR as applied in the school in question. - gbaikie - 11/8/2004 12:02:42 PM
- Joining The Republican's Creationist Agenda Too? - Mark Eby - 11/7/2004 3:22:05 AM
- Oh, and the original David Brooks article - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 9:13:11 PM

A retrospective on the Hillary Clinton Presidencies 2008-2016 - phil - 11/9/2004 7:32:14 PM

Childish act has consequences - Larry J - 11/4/2004 11:02:59 PM
- It is difficult to imagine anyone calling Bush a moron...... (n/t) - Publius - 11/5/2004 5:07:36 PM
  - What do you call a party that keeps getting defeated by a 'moron'? - Larry J - 11/7/2004 3:28:28 PM
  - Why? - Mark Eby - 11/6/2004 7:36:22 PM
  - Google Francoise Ducros (n/t) - LJ - 11/5/2004 9:00:16 PM
  - SShhhh! or God will get you...... (n/t) - Lindy - 11/5/2004 6:05:38 PM
- re: Childish act has consequences - ebnelson - 11/5/2004 12:03:53 AM

improving efficiency in a competitive world - Daniel - 11/6/2004 3:41:21 PM
- Somethings not right. - RobVG - 11/7/2004 4:16:28 AM
  - yes, not everything is visible .. - Daniel - 11/7/2004 5:23:28 AM
- A Hint? - Mark Eby - 11/7/2004 3:23:43 AM
  - sorry, I was away, thanks Rob for explaining (n/t) - Daniel - 11/7/2004 5:22:05 AM
  - I'll be darn. Looks like a genuine craze. - RobVG - 11/7/2004 4:24:25 AM
- So, training or heredity? ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 8:59:52 PM
  - neither - pressure of the competitive market ;) (n/t) - Daniel - 11/7/2004 5:30:43 AM

New at the comic store - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 5:09:47 AM
- This looks like a compilation of his limited series dating back to the beginning of Green Man Press. - Mary Anne - 11/6/2004 5:27:17 AM
  - Some of this stuff sure brings me back... - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 7:59:15 PM
    - Steeleye - Fox - 11/7/2004 3:58:08 AM

To the Blue States: "So You Want To Be Part of Canada?" - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 11:44:01 PM
- This is how it should be done. - Bowser - 11/6/2004 1:10:04 AM
  - Only if you include a wall to keep the poverty-ridden socialists up North. ;) (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 1:19:28 AM
    - BTW... - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 1:21:56 AM
- re: Escaping from a new country, the DSA? - Raoul - 11/6/2004 12:05:06 AM
  - Ah, the Guardian, and another snotty little professor. - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 1:14:29 AM
    - re: Humor - Raoul - 11/6/2004 2:03:25 PM
      - Yeah. There were no insults at all in his article. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 8:01:28 PM
    - Now you know how I feel about Ann Coulter. (n/t) - Mary Anne - 11/6/2004 1:19:11 AM
      - LOL! - Tom Brosz - 11/6/2004 1:24:30 AM

"20 reasons not to post your picture on the Internet" - Tom Brosz - 11/5/2004 7:21:46 PM
- Funny (n/t) - Mark Eby - 11/6/2004 3:43:12 PM
- LOL, there goes another keyboard (n/t) - FrankC - 11/5/2004 11:41:30 PM
- Funny! Those are really well-done. (n/t) - alcaray - 11/5/2004 9:01:38 PM
- ROTF&LMFAO!!! (n/t) - ebnelson - 11/5/2004 8:58:24 PM

Possible future of Rohrabacher's amendment - Daniel - 11/6/2004 10:22:32 AM

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