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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Saturday, April 21 2007 13:00 Profile #7 You know, spam used to make some sense. Now it has become pathetic. How about a debate on stricter internet access controls? -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Friday, April 20 2007 11:50 Profile #35 quote: Originally written by isjoeythere: A bit off topic still, but Spent Salmon, you do know who Ron Paul is, right? Calling Ron Paul a member of the same breed as the other politicians on the hill is crazy. He is the only elected politician we currently have that is serious about increasing the freedom of ALL American citizens and upholding the constitution of the United States. Did you read my post? I only talked about supporters of Ron Paul, not the man himself. As far as his uniquitude, I cry bull. You have no personal knowledge of every elected official in the country, and neither does Mr Paul. To make such a statement does a disservice to yourself, Mr Paul, and all the hardworking polititians in the USA. And you are absolutely right. You are a bit off topic, and a bit late in the day. The only reason I bother to reply is because some people think I never spam. I need to disprove that theory with extreme prejudice. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
Learn how it's done. in General
Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Friday, April 20 2007 09:16 Profile #9 (1) What's your main goal in life? Win a million dollars without trying. (2) If you won a million dollars, what would be your first thought? Huh, that's odd. (3) When you are mad; do you usually stay angry or do you yell to release the anger? Neither. (4) Tell us an anecdote of anything that happened to you today. I gave the dog a bone. (5) What's your current Philosophy on life? -Live and let live. Unless you are a tuna. (6) If you created a deadly disease, what would you call it? -Interpornwebnetitis. (7) What should you be doing right now? -Working, I suppose. (8) If this were Southpark, what character do you think you'd be? No clue, don't watch it. (I'm a heathen, I know) (9) What occupations you wanted to be when you were a kid ? Jetset playboy. (10) What happened to those dreams? What are you implying? (11) Describe the last dream you can remember. I was in the hot tub with Erika and Joanna and (12) If you were a supermodel, which supermodel would you be? This is a crappy question. (13) If you had to live in a hole, what kind of creature would you be? Woodpecker. (14) If you could have one thing right now, what would it be and why? One of them time-stop thingies so I could get a bunch of work done today. (15) Name one thing about you that embarrasses you. When my brain starts leaking. (16) Do you usually walk around your house with sandals or barefoot? Hiking boots or slippers. (17) Have you ever gotten something you really wanted but thought you wouldn't get? The girl. (18) Name one thing you are presently excited about or fascinated by. Halibut season starts in 282 hours or so. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Friday, April 20 2007 08:50 Profile #53 One must look past the pink, shimmery exterior to see the true meaninglessness of my posts. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Thursday, April 19 2007 15:25 Profile #85 Three cheers for propaganda!!! Long may it influence weak minds! -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Wednesday, April 18 2007 17:42 Profile #45 quote: Originally written by Dolphin: quote: Originally written by Spent Salmon: But anyways, I was able to post 500 times in a month without getting banned or canned, so why on earth would that have happened to Sara? It's more about content than number of posts. I've yet to see you outright spam. Thanks! -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Wednesday, April 18 2007 16:54 Profile #75 1. The NRA argument is old and tired. 2. Don't ask someone else to monitor your consumption of media. 3. Arguing for stricter controls on one thing, and less strict controls on another is generally a double edged argument. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
Shades of Gray is Released! in Blades of Avernum
Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Wednesday, April 18 2007 16:27 Profile #18 We all know that Bart Simpson is the namesake of Barton, so it hardly surprises that there would be more then one. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 17:45 Profile #66 (Answering Slith) A month or so ago, there was a fellow that wrote for Outdoors magazine who made a statement on his weblog to the effect that AR-15 rifles should not be allowed for hunting. A huge number of gun owners took offense to that, as did certain manufacturers who were sponsoring this guy. Short story, he was fired, disgraced, and spent a bunch of effort back pedaling. I agreed with him. AR-15s are marketed as a hunting rifle for "varmints." You know, the crap that you don't want to eat, but just feel like shooting because it is alive and perhaps within your shooting range. They look (because they are copies) like the M-15. They look like assault weapons. I don't want to be walking down a logging road (with my pistol in its holster) and turn the corner to come across a group of camo-clad hunters carrying what look like assault weapons. I wouldn't freak out, but imagine that a city person might do that. I got quite a bit of flack for supporting (a) Jim Zumbo's right to have his opinion, and (b) his position that AR-15s shouldn't be used because they look too much like assault weapons. I supported him because hunters and gun owners are finding that some people don't want anyone to own guns, and it seemed like a reasonable way of improving the common perception of hunters. I think of myself as a hunter, rather than a gun owner. I choose the gun as my tool because I lack the stealth to archery hunt and I believe I could get a cleaner kill with a rifle. I own a semi-automatic weapon though. It is a Remington 740 and is about 50 years old. Each time I pull the trigger, a bullet leaves the barrel. Well, up to 4 times, since that is the capacity of the weapon. It looks like a hunting rifle, yet it is a semi. Honestly, if I had the money I would get a bolt-action rifle since I think they are more practical. But this is a decent tool, and has put a lot of food on my table. I guess I don't understand the mentality that drives a person to own a weapon merely for the sake of ownership, but I will never stand in their way if it is legal. That is the part about being American I like. I get to do my thing because it causes no harm to others, and I don't bother other people for their hobbies unless it is causing harm to me. :) Edit- Legal purchase of firearms creates very few criminals. Unfortunately some do get stolen from legal owners for various reasons. Responsible owners make sure that it is very difficult to steal weapons, and disable them as well. I do. I don't really know what tension you are talking about though. You should realize that I live in the country, with < 20 houses per square mile. The closest town is 2000 people, and is 7 miles away. I don't carry a weapon unless I am going hiking, fishing, or hunting. There is no point otherwise. [ Tuesday, April 17, 2007 18:16: Message edited by: Spent Salmon ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 17:00 Profile #63 quote: Originally written by Spokesmage of the Dead: What benefits? Nald is just curious, mind you, and not taking any sides here. As it seems I am in the vocal minority, I'll just point out I've already answered that question. You may not see benefit where I see benefit, and that is fine. Taking guns away from me is not going to save any lives. Taking guns away from me is not going to change anything, except that I don't get to do certain things that are legal in this state and country. My weapons are not readily stolen, as that is a problem. Looking back, I mispoke and erred in calling out Enraged Slith as a troller. He specified handguns, and I combined his post with the one above (Goldenking) in my mind when I replied. It was to Goldenking that I levy the charge of trolling, as his sole contribution to a thread expressing concern for fellow Spiderweb enthusiasts and later to the students, friends, and familes of VTech, was a call for modification of the Bill of Rights. Again, E. Slith, I apologize for the slander. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 16:36 Profile #61 quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Don't be a jerk. Having guns may bring benefits. But judged in relation to saving people's lives, those benefits are minimal. That's what I actually said, not whatever you thought you read. If you disagree, make a real argument and quit trolling. Actually, Slith was trolling and I took the bait. Using the tragedy at Virginia Tech to champion the disarming of all America seems a little extreme. As to arguing, I'm not. You are welcome to your opinion about gun ownership. But when assessing benefits, please restrict yourself to a statement that you don't find ownership to be a benefit. Countless Americans do find it to have benefits, and to imply otherwise is discounting their intelligence. quote: Greater cause than saving thousands of lives each year? What on earth are you talking about? How about smoking? While I realize that wiki is a crappy resource, this seems to indicate that your impression of gun related fatalities is a little off. I'm sure with a little more digging, a person could assess how many violent gun crimes were perpetrated by the owners of legally obtained firearms or legally owned rifles, or illegally obtained weapons. I agree that guns as a vehicle for violence is a thing that should be stopped. I just happen to think that exploring the roots of the problem is a lot more helpful to society than changing the means. But that's just my attitude. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 15:55 Profile #56 quote: Originally written by Ash Lael: Illegal guns begin as legal guns, generally. More legal guns means more opportunity for people to get illegal guns. Short of banning the manufacture, distribution, ownership, possession, or use of firearms by anyone, there is no way to keep them from people who get them through illegal means. Countless thousands of military weapons have gone missing over the years. Thousands of police issue weapons have been lost. Reduce the motive to use/possess a gun illegally, and there will be fewer illegally possessed guns. Edit: Tully, don't be silly. We all know that the government thinks you are mostly harmless. [ Tuesday, April 17, 2007 16:12: Message edited by: Spent Salmon ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 15:41 Profile #51 quote: Originally written by Kelandon: You don't have the right to shout "FIRE!" in a crowded theater. That's a restriction on your liberty, yet you aren't out in the streets protesting it. Incorrect. You lack the right to cause a false alarm. Everyone has the right to announce a fire exists. quote: We already recognize that there is some amount of reasonable restriction on our liberty, and the only real question is how much for what benefit. Such actions are taken very infrequently, and certainly for greater cause than this. quote: The benefits of people having guns seem minimal. The real benefits (self-defense, for example) could be achieved by other means. You seem uniquely qualified to make a statement like that. I assume you have studied this in-depth, conducting numerous interviews with actual gun owners, and have summarily decided that they are all idiots, for they own something that lacks benefit. How gracious of you to take such a parental attitude. :rolleyes: -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 15:30 Profile #45 quote: Originally written by i: While it might make it more difficult, those truly motivated can get almost anything.* Absolutely. 100%. That is the motive behind my earlier posts, in that preventing the motivation is 100% effective in reducing painful swelling and massacres. Only when it was suggested that law-abiding citizens be penalized by society for the actions of criminals do I protest. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 15:17 Profile #42 quote: Originally written by Kelandon: If I could save ten people's lives by forcing a thousand to find a new hobby, I'd do it. What if instead you concentrated on keeping firearms away from people that are restricted from owning weapons? We already have a system in place that ensures that firearms are only legally sold to a subset of our population. Your proposal to allow human life to serve as a counterbalance to human liberty and pursuit of happiness seems like a slippery slope. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 15:13 Profile #41 I own rifles because I hunt for food. I own a pistol because there are cougar and bear that live in the woods around me. I carry when I am out fishing or hiking so that if I was to be attacked I could either scare the animal or kill it. But honestly, why the heck do you feel enabled to require a motive check for weapon owners? No one is running around asking prospective car buyers why they need a car and then checking the list of reasons to see if they will be granted that right. No one asks why a person buys or possesses anything that commonly kills people, except of rifles and handguns. Why is that? Edit - splng [ Tuesday, April 17, 2007 15:18: Message edited by: Spent Salmon ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 14:56 Profile #37 It is not ownership of firearms that makes a murderer, if that was the implication behind the notion of repealing the second Amendment to the Constitution. There are millions of law-abiding citizens that own guns and who would never dream of using those guns except in sport (hunting) or self-defense. There are some folks who have actually suggested that if the lily livered liberals hadn't emasculated gun ownership, it may have been possible that some of those college students could have had concealed weapons permits and been carrying at the time of the massacre. It is likely, due to the heavy load of courses required to get such a permit, that any CWP person could have taken down that gunman with one shot. Some universities don't allow their Public Safety officers to carry weapons at all, probably because they fear some public relations fiasco. The long and short of it is that this guy was determined to do damage, and he was able to do so. We should let the "professionals" worry about policy changes and be more concerned about our own backyards. To reiterate - if you are in school, or have a job, or drive a car, or talk on the phone, or breath; be nice to five strangers today. Smile at someone. Let someone cut in front of you. Tell that telemarketer that you aren't interested and have a nice day. Plug a parking meter. Just do something to make a difference. To Marlenny - Society has decided that society has the authority and responsibility to punish crimes against members of society. This disconnect is hard on some people, and they feel that nothing has been done to assuage the wrong they have experienced. It's real hard to un-do a rape. Having the rapist spend time in a prison doesn't un-do the rape, and so it may be necessary to take "revenge." The main reason eye-for-eye was not accepted by society is the fallability of justice. Without proof, how do we (society) know that the punished was guilty? As is evidenced in many debates in this forum, people are obsessed with the idea of proof, and of absolutes. Were I in charge of making some decisions, and I had to decide what to do if a woman killed her rapist, I would choose to misdemeanor her for some junk charge like illegal discharge of weapon within city limits. About Synergy - Some people react with instinct, and others don't. My instincts have always had me leaping to save someone or catch something. My wife tends to react the opposite way, by withdrawing or freezing up. Neither way is right, but it sure is nice to know that both exist in society. [ Tuesday, April 17, 2007 15:07: Message edited by: Spent Salmon ] -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 14:39 Profile #42 This is the problem with society today. We are just so wrapped up in making sure people don't hurt themselves. What's next? Personal injury lawyers that will pursue cases where someone's cyber-ego is dented by a particular telling post? But anyways, I was able to post 500 times in a month without getting banned or canned, so why on earth would that have happened to Sara? -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 11:22 Profile #19 At least one person... I'm tempted to borrow a digital movie camera and make a short film. I have a cell phone I hate, and a .357 than make loud noises. I think there is a plot in there somewhere. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 11:06 Profile #26 Iwo Jima. Battle of the Bulge. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 09:35 Profile #16 quote: Originally written by LF: While I seriously doubt that the countless signals in the air are healthy for us, I don't really think they're enough to cause global famine(that's what global warming is for). Personally, I blame farmers. Seriously, how in the hell do you lose bees? Anyway. When will people learn that correlation & connection aren't the same thing and that you can't just measure 1 singular thing in an experiment. When you do that there's just not enough data to draw accurate conclusions. Interesting outlook. I wish you well. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Tuesday, April 17 2007 06:10 Profile #7 quote: Originally written by Dr. Johann Georg Faust: quote: Originally written by Spent Salmon: Not bothering to read, I'll assume that article is chronicling the disappearance of many of the pollinators in the world. One could easily surmise that this will mean fewer fruits and vegetables, trees and shrubs, and eventually the demise of vegans. You're trolling, right? One can assume that humor in the face of world-wide disaster is lost on you. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Monday, April 16 2007 20:00 Profile #4 Not bothering to read, I'll assume that article is chronicling the disappearance of many of the pollinators in the world. One could easily surmise that this will mean fewer fruits and vegetables, trees and shrubs, and eventually the demise of vegans. But don't worry. We Americans have seen this coming for about a decade now and have a workforce in place to cover this loss. Anyone that has been downsized by the offshoring of medium wage jobs can bee assured that they will have new work soon in the sex industry. -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Monday, April 16 2007 16:21 Profile #25 1. I heard you get a trophy for joining 100 shareware web boards. 2. I did it because it needed to be done. 3. Do you really need attention that badly? -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00
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Jumpin Salmon ? Man, ? Amazing Member # 5755	written Monday, April 16 2007 15:35 Profile #9 When I first heard the news this morning, it was only 21 confirmed deaths, whereas now it stands at 33. My sympathies are with the families and friends of all the victims, and most importantly with the family of the gunman. Through no action of their own, they are in the tough place of asking themselves what they could have done differently to prevent their son from being a mass-murderer. It won't surprise me if there are profound changes in their lives. For what it is worth, I'm not sure a person can be regarded as sane if they begin such a rampage. It takes something switching off in the brain in order to regard a human as meat. No matter the cause, I'm not sure that anything could be done to prevent such an action in the future, other than to encourage students to be kinder, to not bully, and to see that others are just as human as they. It seems all to frequent that strangers are disregarded and ignored, when simple kindnesses can be extended through no effort. I wonder what he would have done if ten people had smiled at him and said "Good morning" while he was walking down the path to the dormitory... -------------------- quote: Originally written by Kelandon: Well, I'm at least pretty sure that Salmon is losing. Posts: 4114 \| Registered: Monday, April 25 2005 07:00

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