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| Member number | 2669 |
| Title | Infiltrator |
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| Homepage | http://www.haus53.com |
| Registered | Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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| The ever classic "what did you have for dinner" topic in General | |
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written Wednesday, May 21 2003 13:43
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ooooh, I thought wychie was scorp's toadie... :eek: It's gonna be: leftover grilled kielbasa with rice pilaf and a mixed salad. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Tuesday, May 20 2003 17:57
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2 cents here: I'd have to agree that there is some bias in favor of Alec. He can get away with some pretty radical ****. BUT! I've also seen him make some valid, insightful, and educated posts, which I have not seen from tGM. Don't get me wrong, I think you're both pretty funny, but tGM treats EVERY topic as if it was his personal comedy routine. I think if he had something to say every now and then, people would be a lot more forgiving. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Monday, May 19 2003 14:24
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But, isn't the US gov't doing this exact thing right now, and has been for a while? The US prints way more money than they have the economic wherewithal to back. Lucky for them, the US $ is the preferred currency for oil trading, so that huge sums of currency get shuffled around the globe without ever coming home to roost. Again, there are theories that the war on Iraq was necessary because Iraq had switched to the Euro for oil trading, which had serious potential to destabilized the dollar and hence the whole US economy. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 18 2003 12:16
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I'd have to disagree with the assertion that military weapons are well-protected. The GAO (General Accounting Office) did an inventory of the Army not too long ago, and found something like 200,000 items worth US$400 million missing. At some point, the army had 'lost' a surface-to-air missle battery. Sure, most of these are probably accounting errors, but if you have such a huge army as the US does and are spread over as many countries as the US is, soldiers selling off materiel for a few extra bucks or locals helping themselves to stockpiles will practically be the order of the day. If you're interested in the GAO report: http://www.fas.org/asmp/resources/govern/ns00109.pdf -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 18 2003 09:18
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Arxalant? -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 18 2003 06:27
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You know, I've always thought that people who vote Republican and aren't industrialists do it either out of tradition, spite, lack of information, religious reasons, regional bias, or are gung-ho NRA members. Either that or they subscribe to Ayn Rand's theories about how good unrestrained industry is for us all. That seems to get them enough votes, though. The Democrats are no saints, don't get me wrong, but they seem more inclined to use gov't dollars to get things moving for the poorer classes than their laissez-faire Republican counterparts. They're more interested in backing failing industries only to act surprised when the next Enron drops. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Saturday, May 17 2003 14:25
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Oh, you mean like a miscellaneous? Good idea. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Friday, May 16 2003 14:58
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Sir David, let's not start this crap again. Smoking pot does not, nor will it ever equal owning an illegal machine designed to afflict maximum pain and death at a distance. I see nothing wrong with smoking a plant, but I have major qualms about owning a man-made killing tool, regardless what flag-waving freedom you think it stands for. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Friday, May 16 2003 14:42
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You don't need semi-automatic anything to hunt with. Nor pistols. Rifles and shotguns, okay. Nothing else. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Thursday, May 15 2003 15:36
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Actually, relations with Canada haven't been this tense since the war of 1812. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Thursday, May 15 2003 14:52
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quote:I shot who in the whatnow? I don't believe i've posted anything inflammatory...yet. At least not intentionally. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Thursday, May 15 2003 14:49
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GOP Will Let Gun Ban Expire House Won't Act on Assault Weapons The Republican-controlled House will not renew the federal ban on Uzis and other semiautomatic weapons, a key leader said yesterday, dealing a significant blow to the campaign to clamp down on gun sales nationwide. House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Tex.) said most House members are willing to let the ban expire next year. "The votes in the House are not there" to continue the ban, he told reporters. His spokesman, Stuart Roy, said, "We have no intention of bringing it up" for a vote. As majority leader, DeLay decides which bills are voted on in the House. Because the 1994 assault weapons ban expires next year, the House and Senate must pass legislation to renew it by Sept. 13, 2004. If Congress does not act, the AK-47 and 18 other types of semiautomatic weapons that were outlawed a decade ago by President Clinton and a Democratic-controlled Congress would be legal again, handing a major victory to the National Rifle Association and other gun rights groups. Past votes and an NRA survey of lawmakers before the 2002 elections suggest that a majority of House members oppose renewing the ban, GOP officials said. But several Republicans, who requested anonymity, said some pro-gun GOP leaders worry that if members are forced to into a roll call vote, they might switch under pressure from gun control advocates. President Bush, whose support of the assault weapons ban dates to his 2000 campaign, has drawn rebukes from NRA members and some GOP lawmakers. But several Republicans close to the White House said Bush has no plans to lobby lawmakers aggressively to extend the ban. That would allow him to officially oppose the NRA without completely turning against the powerful gun lobby by fighting to maintain a ban on semiautomatic weapons. "The White House seems to think that the bill will never reach the President's desk," said a recent alert sent to members of the Gun Owners of America, a gun rights group with close ties to Republicans. "At least that is what top officials are counting on. In pursuing this strategy, they are trying to please both sides and are playing a very dangerous game." Congressional Republicans said Congress will renew the ban only if Bush publicly and firmly insists. "If the president demands we pass it, that would change the dynamics considerably," a House GOP leadership aide said. "The White House does not want us" to vote. In a letter to Bush, Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) said: "It is now time for us to stand up against the unconstitutional gun-grabbing and help our nation in this time of great need by allowing law-abiding citizens to use the weapon of their choice." It is unclear how much pressure Bush and congressional Republicans will be under to bring up the volatile gun issue, especially in the 2004 election year. While many leading Senate and House Democrats are pushing legislation to renew the ban, the issue is not sharply partisan. Many rural and southern Democrats, including a few who voted for the ban in 1994, oppose its renewal and reflect a notable shift in the politics of guns over the past decade. An aide to a Senate Democrat who voted for the ban in 1994 and faces reelection next year said many Democrats "hope it never comes up." The reason for the turnabout is rooted, in part, in the fallout of the 1994 vote and Vice President Al Gore's 2000 presidential campaign loss. In 1994, the Democratic-controlled House and Senate narrowly passed the ban on the sale and possession of 19 semiautomatic rapid-fire guns and ammunition clips holding more than 10 rounds. Proponents of the ban said those weapons and copycat versions that do not fall under the ban are frequently used in violent crimes, including the deaths of scores of law enforcement officials. Opponents said the ban violates the constitutional right to bear arms. In May 1994, the Democratic-controlled House passed the Clinton-backed gun ban by two votes. A few months later, House Speaker Thomas Foley (Wash.), Judiciary Committee Chairman Jack Brooks (Tex.) and several other Democrats who supported the ban were voted out of office after the NRA and other gun activists targeted them in a political campaign. The NRA's power ebbed and flowed throughout the rest of the 1990s, hitting a high-water mark after Gore's narrow loss in 2000. Gore lost gun rights bastions such as Arkansas, West Virginia and his home state of Tennessee, in part, some Democratic analysts believe, because he was seen as hostile to gun owners. In this year's first debate among Democratic presidential hopefuls, only Al Sharpton vigorously endorsed the registration and licensing of handguns. Most congressional Democratic leaders and presidential candidates strongly support the assault weapons ban and appear ready to wage a public fight over an issue they believe may pack a political punch with independents and women, in particular. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) and Charles E. Schumer (D-N.Y.) recently introduced legislation that would extend the Clinton gun ban with only minor modifications. If the House rejects the renewal, however, Senate action will not matter. In the House, Reps. John Conyers Jr. (D-Mich.) and Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.) introduced a tougher bill last week that would ban a larger number of guns. "I don't want to put my members in any trouble. But if we actually face this, the American people [will support] keeping assault weapons from going back on the street," McCarthy said. © 2003 The Washington Post Company Heh. Bwahahaha. BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH. Happiness is a warm gun. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
| The Summer Movie Threat... in General | |
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written Thursday, May 15 2003 08:23
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| What World Leader to like best. in General | |
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written Wednesday, May 14 2003 16:15
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X, I'd be interested to see your vote for favorite world leader. Let's face it, nobody's perfect, and if you're in a position of great power, even your most minute abuse could have great repercussions, planned or unplanned. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Wednesday, May 14 2003 16:09
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 Alec: 16 Scorp: 9 Rebuttal! Rebuttal! Rebuttal! -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
| What World Leader to like best. in General | |
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written Monday, May 12 2003 14:34
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In Germany, it was Babar, if I remember correctly, as "Barbar" is the word for barbarian. But regardless. If you speak of fictional characters, surely you must concede that the greatest leader would be Ming the Merciless.  He may not have done so well ruling Earth, but he seemed to have a pretty firm grip on Mars. Note the lovely beard. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Monday, May 12 2003 14:15
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You know, everyone always chooses a sudden death. There's a lot to be said for seeing your own end; you can make peace with yourself and the world, see loved ones one last time, etc. Sure, the wasting away and endless suffering part isn't nice, but how much fun is it to be alive one minute and gone the next? I think a semi-protracted death is the way for me, being crushed by something or horrendously injured, waiting for someone to show up to help you. Your body puts you in shock anyways so you can't really feel the horrendous pain, and perhaps you'll be able to have some happy thoughts before it's lights out. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 11 2003 06:45
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I actually have tried that not too long ago. I rented me some Spielberg movies, including one of the Indiana Jones ones, Jaws, Close Encounters, and Goonies (this was done over the stretch of a couple of weeks). Jaws and Goonies stand the test of time, everything else not so much. The Indiana Jones films are full of some pretty awful cultural stereotypes. Close Encounters turns into Velveeta at the end. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 11 2003 06:19
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Um, how is shounen-ai different from yaoi? Is one less crass or something? -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 11 2003 06:17
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So what happened to Drakefyre? Was there a coup? Is there a corpse? -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Sunday, May 11 2003 06:16
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written Sunday, May 11 2003 06:02
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Personally, I think the best thing that Señor Spielbergo ever had his hand in was "Goonies". It's been all downhill since then. The whole Hollywood glitz-machine really bothers me. It is sad to see how many people follow the lives of their favorite stars religiously only to avoid looking at the reality surrounding them. Just about anyone in the street can tell you more about J-Lo and Ben Affleck than what Bush's tax cut is all about. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Saturday, May 10 2003 12:49
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...I mean, thread. Last weekend saw the opening of X-2 (the new X-Men movie), which could be argued was the kickoff to the summer movie season. I'd like to see what people's thoughts are on this yearly spectacle: Do you wish Hollywood would sink into the sea already? How do you feel about Jim Carrey making more money in three months than you will your entire life? Do you wish French movies would have endings? Do you wish American movies wouldn't have endings? Are you particularly excited about some upcoming movie? Do you think Glitter, Crossroads, and Spice World are the three best movies ever? Steven Spielberg: Overrated hack or creative genius? How about the possibility of a Spidweb movie? Which game? (Included for relevancy's sake) Etc. Go nuts. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Saturday, May 10 2003 12:11
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If you'd like an honest vote, how about Ahmed III? A very enlightened man for his time, he tried very hard to avoid wars, introduced western reforms to his Empire, and nearly crushed the Russian tsar when he finally couldn't avoid war anymore.  He also had a nice beard. -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |
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written Saturday, May 10 2003 11:51
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Future buddha looks like he has a moustache. Do you have a moustache? -------------------- ... Posts: 647 | Registered: Wednesday, February 19 2003 08:00 |