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• An oil price/drilling thread - Awe-d-o-file 09:12:05 06/25/08 (2)
  • You might be interested in what New Mexico's Jeff Bingaman has to say. - free.ranger 09:34:09 06/25/08 (1)
    • Regarding Bingaman's comments - Road Warrior 11:51:12 06/25/08 (0)
• Important article for those who cellar beer. - clarkjohnsen 08:41:56 06/25/08 (2)
  • I've been to this guy's Seattle store. - free.ranger 09:47:14 06/25/08 (0)
  • That's true, Clark,...... - feet's too big 09:41:39 06/25/08 (0)
• Exxon skates away. - free.ranger 07:48:07 06/25/08 (2)
  • RE: Exxon skates away. - Awe-d-o-file 09:20:25 06/25/08 (1)
    • RE: Exxon skates away. - unclestu52 12:49:50 06/25/08 (0)
• what's your most annoying sound? - Green Lantern 05:48:19 06/25/08 (21)
  • Other people's bass...usually in cars, but also in neighboring houses or apts. NT - Jay F 17:32:10 06/28/08 (0)
  • The way teenage girls crescendo the last word of every sentence. nt - Quadzilla 12:00:04 06/25/08 (3)
    • Are you talking about "upspeaking"? - Jay F 17:29:47 06/28/08 (0)
    • Good one? That was, like, a really good answer? - Enophile 14:33:54 06/25/08 (1)
      • But ... like, you nailed it with the question marks? nt - Quadzilla 18:24:15 06/25/08 (0)
  • Any sound that has occurred enough to annoy me...the very next time it does it...and then the next time... - Enophile 11:46:35 06/25/08 (0)
  • Maggie Thatchers voice makes my skin crawl....-t - John_the_Scot 11:31:19 06/25/08 (1)
    • see response to "Fran Dredger" below. nt - dave c 14:36:14 06/25/08 (0)
  • Fran Drescher's voice (nt) - Neil E. 10:47:18 06/25/08 (2)
    • why pick on her voice... - dave c 14:35:23 06/25/08 (1)
      • Because if she lost her voice - Bruce Kendall 14:48:01 06/25/08 (0)
  • The words "We need to talk". -t - Bruce Kendall 10:37:31 06/25/08 (2)
    • ... and "What are you thinking about?" -t - Quadzilla 11:57:34 06/25/08 (1)
      • At least with that one - Bruce Kendall 13:18:00 06/25/08 (0)
  • Cell phone "tune" rings. What's wrong with a bell? nt - clarkjohnsen 10:12:42 06/25/08 (1)
    • Yeah, there are few things worse than listening to - Bruce Kendall 15:33:14 06/25/08 (0)
  • Car alarms whose sensitivity is set high enough - LWR 07:44:23 06/25/08 (0)
  • The dog barking constantly in the yard across the creek from us - Road Warrior 07:23:44 06/25/08 (0)
  • these three peg my stress level - Prisoners 07:20:34 06/25/08 (0)
  • Emergency vehicles w/sirens blaring... - eppis1 06:53:50 06/25/08 (0)
  • probably "techno" music,.... - feet's too big 06:25:35 06/25/08 (0)
• Odds on bombing Iran - rockpassion 00:05:20 06/25/08 (9)
  • I think - Redwing 13:23:53 06/26/08 (0)
  • RE: Odds on bombing Iran - 3fd 13:25:28 06/25/08 (0)
  • RE: Odds on bombing Iran - Awe-d-o-file 08:48:52 06/25/08 (0)
  • Odds against: oil prices are killing the economy. * - mr grits 05:47:26 06/25/08 (0)
  • RE: Odds on bombing Iran - J.Mac 02:13:00 06/25/08 (3)
    • Interesting perspective - Redwing 13:38:23 06/26/08 (0)
    • RE: Odds on bombing Iran - 3fd 13:23:39 06/25/08 (0)
    • RE: Odds on bombing Iran - rockpassion 08:57:11 06/25/08 (0)
  • RE: Odds on bombing Iran - J.Mac 02:10:17 06/25/08 (0)
• All quiet on the Iraqi Front ... - halfnote 21:47:18 06/24/08 (19)
  • Yes, we kicked out a Secular leader, now there's an enabled Iran/Iraq Shia majority, and our military defends - jdaniel@jps.net 08:46:53 06/26/08 (5)
    • RE: Yes, we kicked out a Secular leader, now there's an enabled Iran/Iraq Shia majority, and our military defends - halfnote 20:48:51 06/26/08 (4)
      • RE: Yes, we kicked out a Secular leader, now there's an enabled Iran/Iraq Shia majority, and our military defends - Jim in Blacksburg 09:38:02 06/27/08 (0)
      • Can representative democracy and Islam co-exist? - jdaniel@jps.net 21:44:20 06/26/08 (2)
        • Good point! - halfnote 21:36:40 06/27/08 (1)
          • To be fair, Christains put the world through a lot of pain before wrestling their religion with pragmatism - jdaniel@jps.net 22:20:45 06/27/08 (0)
  • RE: All quiet on the Iraqi Front ... - Awe-d-o-file 09:30:52 06/25/08 (5)
    • yes! - unclestu52 12:58:13 06/25/08 (4)
      • RE: Gee! How come ... - halfnote 18:12:39 06/25/08 (3)
        • You make a wonderful point sir (nt) - Redwing 19:24:35 06/26/08 (0)
        • "a true prospect for victory" Where" - dave c 01:00:41 06/26/08 (1)
          • RE: "a true prospect for victory" Where" - Redwing 19:41:46 06/26/08 (0)
  • thanks for the humor. nt - geoff 09:06:23 06/25/08 (0)
  • It's quiet in Iraq? Seven US soldiers killed in the last two days is quiet? - Rob Doorack 08:33:37 06/25/08 (0)
  • RE: All quiet on the Iraqi Front ... - rockpassion 23:54:23 06/24/08 (3)
    • The Fox is in its hole... - mpathus 00:16:00 06/25/08 (2)
      • RE: The Fox is in its hole... - Awe-d-o-file 09:55:55 06/25/08 (1)
        • RE: The Fox is in its hole... - 3fd 13:30:56 06/25/08 (0)
  • Good. - Poindexter 22:35:50 06/24/08 (0)
• Does anyone here consider themselves a complete Conservative or a complete Liberal? - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 20:16:30 06/24/08 (32)
  • The "denial of Human complexity" is one of the off-shoots of these poison Conseravative times. - jdaniel@jps.net 08:38:50 06/26/08 (1)
    • Ummmmmm-Errrrrrrr-no! - kavakidd 12:46:20 06/26/08 (0)
  • RE: Does anyone here consider themselves a complete Conservative or a complete Liberal? - Michael Samra 04:47:35 06/26/08 (1)
    • "and is against many social programs like welfare" so just how liberal is she? - dave c 12:30:19 06/26/08 (0)
  • Very interesting post - JoshT 20:59:30 06/25/08 (0)
  • "We as a nation will typically vote on what we are fed by our media." The greatest danger to the Republic -- - clarkjohnsen 11:23:03 06/25/08 (8)
    • RE: "We as a nation will typically vote on what we are fed by our media." The greatest danger to the Republic -- - Michael Samra 14:03:32 06/26/08 (1)
      • "Because of the media,we will never know the truth." Ain't *that* the truth?! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:36:59 06/27/08 (0)
    • the Media/Government Complex is a serious complaint - dave c 14:32:50 06/25/08 (5)
      • Uncanny insight into the crux. ~t - mpathus 21:32:01 06/26/08 (0)
      • "Running Dogs!" Excellent! I myself am hungry for any scrap of such Iron Curtain eloquence! - JoshT 21:08:15 06/25/08 (3)
        • Radio Free Albania in fact! - dave c 00:52:36 06/26/08 (2)
          • Too funny! Thanks for the chuckle. :-) nt - JoshT 07:59:12 06/26/08 (1)
            • before British Tv went 24 hours a day... - dave c 13:27:00 06/26/08 (0)
  • RE: Does anyone here consider themselves a complete Conservative or a complete Liberal? - Awe-d-o-file 08:52:36 06/25/08 (0)
  • It is interesting that so many here want to characterize others but not themselves - Norm 05:30:29 06/25/08 (0)
  • my karma ran over your dogma - dave c 22:53:04 06/24/08 (2)
    • Yep, after the shearing is done... - mpathus 23:34:04 06/24/08 (1)
      • some oracles need bones cast... - dave c 00:12:12 06/25/08 (0)
  • I don't think they exist except in characterizations of... - mkuller 21:18:33 06/24/08 (1)
    • Yup, good point, but, but, but . . . - JoshT 20:55:21 06/25/08 (0)
  • I have no idea what those labels mean. - free.ranger 20:24:59 06/24/08 (10)
    • RE: I have no idea what those labels mean. - halfnote 22:02:51 06/24/08 (6)
      • RE: I have no idea what those labels mean. - rockpassion 23:27:30 06/24/08 (2)
        • RE: I have no idea what those labels mean. - halfnote 19:16:24 06/25/08 (1)
          • " I don't know what I have said above could be characterized that way" Everything. nt - dave c 00:56:43 06/26/08 (0)
      • RE: I have no idea what those labels mean. - dave c 22:58:34 06/24/08 (2)
        • Truly - kavakidd 23:02:06 06/24/08 (1)
          • basic economics? - dave c 00:14:05 06/25/08 (0)
    • I can't. Everyone has their own idea. - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 20:27:01 06/24/08 (2)
      • Not sure I ever knew. - free.ranger 20:45:28 06/24/08 (1)
        • "the canned "liberal", "conservative" labels have become just substitutes for thinking. ".... - feet's too big 23:46:50 06/24/08 (0)
• Coupla Pub shots from - kavakidd 20:04:15 06/24/08 (0)
• Did the Bush Adminstration Sanction Torture - rockpassion 14:34:20 06/24/08 (5)
  • The answer is YES to all three, but who will bring them to justice? (nt) - mkuller 21:14:56 06/24/08 (0)
  • RE:Torture - cdb 20:05:11 06/24/08 (0)
  • Sanction torture? No, they exhalted it! They made torture an act of patriotism! - Enophile 14:51:31 06/24/08 (2)
    • You mean McCain? - mkuller 21:16:57 06/24/08 (0)
    • that's just one of the many charachteristics - Prisoners 15:04:12 06/24/08 (0)
• are these the worst people in Australia? - dave c 14:27:32 06/24/08 (0)
• Americans seem to be becoming anti-American - dave c 14:04:24 06/24/08 (6)
  • Still waiting for "stimulus checks"? - mpathus 18:56:57 06/24/08 (1)
    • Now that is a very good question and I would like to say... - dave c 19:37:53 06/24/08 (0)
  • I've always thought it my patriotic duty - Prisoners 14:55:54 06/24/08 (3)
    • who says Americans don't get irony - dave c 18:01:07 06/24/08 (2)
      • You are correct - Prisoners 19:07:44 06/24/08 (1)
        • I'm not usually... - dave c 19:42:13 06/24/08 (0)
• This man has it right in repudiating Howward Dean's remarks - Michael Samra 05:10:04 06/24/08 (5)
  • A rightwing agitator placed the “advertisement” in October 2004….. - three_sox 06:00:57 06/24/08 (4)
    • Don't be disheartened Soxie, I am neither fish nor fowl... - Gak! 11:45:58 06/24/08 (1)
      • "and don't waste my time with rabid partisans.".... - feet's too big 13:02:58 06/24/08 (0)
    • RE: A rightwing agitator placed the “advertisement” in October 2004….. - Michael Samra 08:31:24 06/24/08 (1)
      • he's equally talking about you, Michael. nt - dave c 13:54:31 06/24/08 (0)
• A US veteran speaks - dave c 04:43:21 06/24/08 (0)
• how quickly the years pass - Michael Samra 22:57:46 06/23/08 (0)
• My New George Guitar - Mark Cashman 11:48:37 06/23/08 (4)
  • That's going to be one sweet-sounding guitar... - sherod 21:16:13 06/24/08 (2)
    • RE: That's going to be one sweet-sounding guitar... - Mark Cashman 06:16:21 06/25/08 (1)
      • cats and guitars - dave c 15:33:28 06/25/08 (0)
  • Very cool! - Bruce Kendall 11:53:31 06/23/08 (0)
• I heard a report this morning that the broadcast media - Bruce Kendall 11:27:36 06/23/08 (4)
  • it's that kind of thinking... - dave c 14:54:49 06/23/08 (2)
    • Well, maybe that plus the little side issue - Bruce Kendall 15:15:20 06/23/08 (1)
      • Well, Bruce... - dave c 17:52:16 06/23/08 (0)
  • Most of this goes to the local media outlets. nt - Norm 11:34:17 06/23/08 (0)
• Political flag-waving - clarkjohnsen 10:42:11 06/23/08 (1)
  • Political flag-waving - dave c 14:53:25 06/23/08 (0)
• Proof that God loves us - clarkjohnsen 10:39:39 06/23/08 (6)
  • The Beer Store is a venerable Canadian institution Clark ... - Quadzilla 07:09:10 06/24/08 (0)
  • RE: Proof that God loves us - feet's too big 12:36:29 06/23/08 (4)
    • I can’t imagine buying beer from an establishment that looks like it belongs in a trailer park…. - three_sox 17:01:31 06/23/08 (3)
      • Well, Sox.... - feet's too big 23:42:38 06/23/08 (1)
        • My dear Feets' .... - three_sox 00:25:26 06/24/08 (0)
      • I assumed he was thankful... - dave c 17:57:24 06/23/08 (0)
• "Where are all of the Hollywood celebrities holding telethons asking for help in restoring Iowa?" - clarkjohnsen 09:19:15 06/23/08 (11)
  • I see you’re talking up the place & people again? ~t - three_sox 17:07:30 06/23/08 (1)
    • funny how cj's continual anti-American posts go uncommented on by wingnuts - dave c 17:55:10 06/23/08 (0)
  • where are you? nt - dave c 14:47:40 06/23/08 (0)
  • Actually, the Corp of Engineers said this morning that a Reagan policy keeps them from building strong levees - Norm 11:42:10 06/23/08 (3)
    • The '93 floods - unclestu52 11:27:19 06/24/08 (2)
      • And dikes were built to protect farm lands in the flood plain, as well as a big shopping center. - Norm 19:00:01 06/24/08 (1)
        • dikes or dykes? I know some are... large, but... nt - dave c 00:54:54 06/26/08 (0)
  • Check your timeline ...tnt - late 10:06:49 06/23/08 (0)
  • Most of the people in Iowa know well enough that it is their own - Maniac 09:28:58 06/23/08 (2)
    • Same's as those good people in Mississippi after Katrina. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:33:10 06/23/08 (1)
      • If only Katrina victims has planted corn the years before. nt - Norm 11:44:14 06/23/08 (0)
• George Carlin Passes - audioAl 04:12:04 06/23/08 (12)
  • I think with all the euphemisms that Carlin fought against, Passed. . - John PA 15:17:46 06/23/08 (0)
  • RE: George Carlin Passes - rockpassion 14:31:46 06/23/08 (1)
    • "Comedienne".... - Tom 17:30:29 06/23/08 (0)
  • He had a polished routine, ...definitely not an impromptu comedian. - Jack Seaton 12:49:01 06/23/08 (1)
    • Pullllleeeeeeeezzz....nt - budget fi 19:12:55 06/23/08 (0)
  • Big loss. He displayed our idiocy and hypocrisy in hi-rez. nt - Rick W 08:51:29 06/23/08 (0)
  • shit, piss, fuck, cunt ,cocksucker, motherfucker and tits.... - Awe-d-o-file 08:48:35 06/23/08 (1)
    • I wondered what they were. . - John PA 10:40:57 06/23/08 (0)
  • I hope Joe Pesci was listening. n/t - Prisoners 07:10:57 06/23/08 (0)
  • RE: RIP buddy! - jtkarma 06:41:41 06/23/08 (0)
  • big fan of his; one of my top 3 comedians of all time! -nt - Green Lantern 05:45:24 06/23/08 (0)
  • RE: George Carlin Passes - gearhunter 05:25:04 06/23/08 (0)
• Non vinyl related - One of my heros, George Carlin has died. - marc-homeslice 22:48:11 06/22/08 (31)
  • RE: I seen Carlin live in the mid 80's - Condorsat 05:43:51 06/24/08 (0)
  • Early stuff was funny. - Biff 09:43:33 06/23/08 (15)
    • He became increasingly bitter, misanthropic and unfunny. Lenny Bruce at least stayed funny. nt - clarkjohnsen 11:43:51 06/23/08 (4)
      • Tend to agree; hope he wasn't alone at the end. - mpathus 20:03:59 06/23/08 (0)
      • Lenny Bruce wasn't a comedian; neither was Mort Sahl. - cdb 19:37:56 06/23/08 (1)
        • Lenny Bruce became extremely bitter at the end.... - opinionated 20:16:26 06/23/08 (0)
      • He became increasingly bitter, misanthropic and unfunny...clarkjonhsen describing himself [xo] - opinionated 12:35:01 06/23/08 (0)
    • RE: Early stuff was funny. - Neil49 10:12:04 06/23/08 (9)
      • D'oh... - budget fi 19:30:42 06/23/08 (0)
      • I'm curious .... - reelsmith. 10:41:18 06/23/08 (7)
        • RE: I'm curious .... - Neil49 11:01:08 06/23/08 (6)
          • "Doug Steenland". Now you've done it.... - JimK 11:59:55 06/23/08 (0)
          • Fred Allen, Jack Benny, Bob Hope -- SID CAESER!! nt - clarkjohnsen 11:42:45 06/23/08 (3)
            • I assume you're referring to SID CAESAR[xo] - opinionated 07:20:48 06/25/08 (0)
            • Oh man....... Sid's "Show of Shows" was some of the best writing and improvisation anywhere, anytime - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 15:27:37 06/23/08 (0)
            • Steve Allen, too... and Robert Klein. (nt) - mhardy6647 12:07:46 06/23/08 (0)
          • Jonathan Winters ... - reelsmith. 11:03:50 06/23/08 (0)
  • Carlinisms ... - reelsmith. 06:44:39 06/23/08 (1)
    • Great stuff. - budget fi 19:21:21 06/23/08 (0)
  • He was a seriously funny guy... - Bry 04:22:09 06/23/08 (0)
  • Dunno about non-vinyl. "Class clown" remains my favorite - Opus 104 02:49:53 06/23/08 (1)
    • RE: Dunno about non-vinyl. "Class clown" remains my favorite - marc-homeslice 07:53:23 06/23/08 (0)
  • A great loss. - newdreams 00:49:48 06/23/08 (0)
  • RE: Non vinyl related - One of my heros, George Carlin has died. - Tao 00:30:01 06/23/08 (1)
    • Wow.. very interesting.. - marc-homeslice 07:57:53 06/23/08 (0)
  • he had a profound influence on my worldview - trav 00:05:44 06/23/08 (1)
    • In a similar vein.. - Prisoners 07:16:00 06/23/08 (0)
  • Bummer. An original talent. RIP George. - Scottrt 00:01:27 06/23/08 (0)
  • RE: Non vinyl related - One of my heros, George Carlin has died. - sharpnine 23:33:04 06/22/08 (0)
  • Damn that's too bad... - RGA 23:18:07 06/22/08 (1)
    • RE: Damn that's too bad... - M3Man 23:39:15 06/22/08 (0)
• Rules for the Non Military - Michael Samra 04:55:38 06/23/08 (24)
  • RE: Rules for the Non Military - Jim in Blacksburg 14:05:39 06/24/08 (1)
    • RE: Rules for the Non Military - Michael Samra 03:58:05 06/26/08 (0)
  • "If you are reading it in English, thank a V eteran '" - dave c 14:06:45 06/23/08 (15)
    • "For a country that's never been invaded..." - Biff 14:52:45 06/23/08 (14)
      • RE: "For a country that's never been invaded..." - Michael Samra 11:13:47 06/26/08 (0)
      • 12 million "illegal immigrants". ~t - mpathus 20:19:00 06/23/08 (0)
      • Check your WW2 history book - Postal Grunt 20:11:19 06/23/08 (0)
      • "Maybe that's why it's never been invaded" - Rob Doorack 17:43:04 06/23/08 (9)
        • Mmmmm... not exactly shock and awe is it nt - dave c 17:59:02 06/23/08 (8)
          • RE: shock and awe - unclestu52 11:15:49 06/24/08 (0)
          • Shock and Awe? - Prisoners 19:22:28 06/23/08 (6)
            • and which state of the union is The Coral Sea in? Montana? nt - dave c 20:52:55 06/23/08 (5)
              • Well, plenty pf American sailors paid for it. - Prisoners 22:04:02 06/23/08 (4)
                • Why not claim Iraq by that logic. Vietnam... - dave c 23:08:00 06/23/08 (3)
                  • If you see a parallel between - Prisoners 06:51:28 06/24/08 (2)
                    • this is like explaining things to 6 year olds. - dave c 18:04:20 06/24/08 (1)
                      • RE: this is like explaining things to 6 year olds. - Michael Samra 03:55:46 06/26/08 (0)
      • What? Nobody wants it? - dave c 15:00:07 06/23/08 (0)
  • Looks more like the rules for the SA - Rob Doorack 06:18:10 06/23/08 (1)
    • A better idea - unclestu52 11:54:23 06/23/08 (0)
  • this Squid approves!-nt - Green Lantern 05:58:18 06/23/08 (3)
    • RE: this Squid approves!-nt - Michael Samra 06:25:51 06/23/08 (2)
      • Five pounds plus one - dave c 20:54:08 06/23/08 (0)
      • THIS former Squid... - Prisoners 06:57:21 06/23/08 (0)
• who said being 4 legged cant be fun? - Michael Samra 04:48:46 06/23/08 (0)
• The greatest is gone. - Prisoners 02:04:07 06/23/08 (0)
• Former Yorkshire man selling Aussie lifestyle….. - three_sox 23:38:10 06/22/08 (2)
  • There are evidently long-term consequences.... - feet's too big 01:00:48 06/23/08 (1)
    • We do have black sheep here as well…. - three_sox 01:15:59 06/23/08 (0)
• Tagger falls-too bad. What a shame. - Duilawyer 20:19:23 06/22/08 (1)
  • DUI, a legal question/opinion regarding running over a tagger who fell - Road Warrior 21:53:40 06/22/08 (0)
• Genie,and older but a gooder - Michael Samra 19:31:34 06/22/08 (0)
• US$500 barrel of oil in 3 to 5 years. Is this guy credible? - jusbe 06:44:46 06/22/08 (21)
  • Boeing economics think $80 in early 2009. No one really has a clue. nt - Norm 17:25:39 06/22/08 (0)
  • Since State taxes on motor fuel are % based, - cdb 13:34:32 06/22/08 (2)
    • Not % based in Texas or Louisiana or most other states - Road Warrior 21:55:05 06/22/08 (1)
      • Thanks, I did mean in *my* State... - cdb 07:58:28 06/23/08 (0)
  • yes - tunenut 12:57:15 06/22/08 (0)
  • I've read two articles recently... - mkuller 11:49:22 06/22/08 (1)
    • If it were only about commuting, it wouldn't be so bad. - jusbe 05:59:00 06/23/08 (0)
  • We need to drill in ANWR so we can drop that price by 32 cents. - j_thunders 10:32:34 06/22/08 (10)
    • Anybody, on either side of the issue, who claims to know what ANWR production is going to do - Road Warrior 22:04:57 06/22/08 (3)
      • If that's true that no one knows, - j_thunders 23:23:47 06/22/08 (2)
        • Hey JT, this is the BEST BY A LONG DHOT website I've come across - Road Warrior 06:25:03 06/23/08 (1)
          • Thanks, mang. - j_thunders 10:28:18 06/23/08 (0)
    • RE: We need to drill in ANWR so we can drop that price by 32 cents. - halfnote 20:36:54 06/22/08 (4)
      • Got it! He must be of the instant gratification generation. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:50:07 06/24/08 (0)
      • Maybe he just hates planning ahead... and all those who do. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:21:55 06/23/08 (1)
        • Maybe you are going to say something smart in this discussion. - j_thunders 10:26:14 06/23/08 (0)
      • You are incorrect. - j_thunders 22:51:22 06/22/08 (0)
    • 10 years from now. n/t - Prisoners 11:36:25 06/22/08 (0)
  • He's a Peak Oil guy - late 09:26:25 06/22/08 (2)
    • RE: Never fear, the Brits have the answer - Epstein 09:57:18 06/22/08 (1)
      • It's being sold as.. - John_the_Scot 11:26:59 06/22/08 (0)
• R.I.P. Jane McGrath .... - three_sox 21:15:28 06/21/08 (1)
  • RE: R.I.P. Jane McGrath .... - Bill the K 22:30:54 06/21/08 (0)
• Doctor's funeral - Michael Samra 20:20:03 06/21/08 (1)
  • RE: Doctor's funeral - 3fd 04:08:10 06/22/08 (0)
• illegal wiretapping the legal Republican way... - dave c 16:40:15 06/21/08 (4)
  • As a child I learned the technique of smoke signals - LWR 19:30:45 06/21/08 (1)
    • Hey, where you been? Good to see you back. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:24:27 06/23/08 (0)
  • If Executive written certification can be back dated... - mpathus 17:20:48 06/21/08 (1)
    • isn't... - dave c 00:23:43 06/22/08 (0)
• Republican meets Democrat - sherod 16:12:45 06/21/08 (10)
  • A different republican meets a different democrat - dave c 23:20:43 06/23/08 (0)
  • You ruffled their feathers with that one! And produced even more humor: - clarkjohnsen 09:31:39 06/23/08 (0)
  • RE: Republican meets Democrat - rockpassion 11:24:51 06/22/08 (3)
    • Would the joke have been humorous to you... - sherod 12:42:07 06/22/08 (1)
      • RE: Would the joke have been humorous to you... - rockpassion 22:50:22 06/22/08 (0)
    • "defray any attempt at facing reality and providing meaningful alternatives" - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 11:39:44 06/22/08 (0)
  • RE: Republican meets Democrat - middleground 18:53:11 06/21/08 (3)
    • RE: Republican meets Democrat - sherod 19:08:00 06/21/08 (2)
      • RE: Republican meets Democrat - Michael Samra 15:53:05 06/22/08 (0)
      • "A house divided against itself cannot stand," - Mossback 02:28:20 06/22/08 (0)
• RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA - dave c 14:07:04 06/21/08 (7)
  • RE: RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA - Bill the K 20:21:19 06/23/08 (2)
    • I posted it here before... - dave c 04:49:10 06/24/08 (1)
      • RE: I posted it here before... - Bill the K 09:02:24 06/24/08 (0)
  • yes, they look to be on top of all the teams in the finals so far - Frihed89 04:00:37 06/22/08 (1)
    • RE: yes, they look to be on top of all the teams in the finals so far - 3fd 04:12:53 06/22/08 (0)
  • RE: RUSSIA RUSSIA RUSSIA - Awe-d-o-file 15:00:56 06/21/08 (0)
  • Grrr... - WW85 14:36:07 06/21/08 (0)
• Just watched an Aussie Football match.. - Bill the K 11:14:51 06/21/08 (7)
  • I like the officials in the white coats at the goals - Neil E. 20:06:05 06/21/08 (1)
    • Yah, I forgot about them! - Poindexter 10:31:50 06/22/08 (0)
  • \\\Perhaps Soxie could explain if it is not too much of a bother///....... - three_sox 18:28:55 06/21/08 (0)
  • Anyone else remember when it was a staple of early ESPN? - J.Mac 15:27:01 06/21/08 (0)
  • RE: Just watched an Aussie Football match.. - Awe-d-o-file 15:05:05 06/21/08 (0)
  • as far as I can tell after 9 years here... - dave c 13:43:37 06/21/08 (0)
  • Daft 'ard barstids - Poindexter 11:55:11 06/21/08 (0)
• Euro 2008 finals - Bill the K 08:54:07 06/21/08 (1)
  • Not going to happen - Frihed89 03:58:18 06/22/08 (0)
• headlines from the year 2029 - Michael Samra 19:40:00 06/20/08 (10)
  • OK, how about... - Enophile 22:16:47 06/20/08 (8)
    • LOL! (nt) - mkuller 10:55:02 06/21/08 (0)
    • Point of information - opinionated 09:52:12 06/21/08 (2)
      • How 'bout posting some pics of you in a LSU marching band outfit :-) xo - Rick W 10:10:24 06/21/08 (1)
        • We got paid to be in the band......pay me and I'll produce...... - opinionated 11:56:52 06/21/08 (0)
    • Bravo! -t - Bruce Kendall 09:35:53 06/21/08 (0)
    • RE: OK, how about... - Bill the K 22:25:53 06/20/08 (2)
      • wait... there's more just in... - dave c 00:09:39 06/21/08 (1)
        • It gets worse... - Enophile 08:43:54 06/21/08 (0)
  • "a woman with her mouth shut. "You just can't help it can you? - dave c 22:08:36 06/20/08 (0)
• one morning, one OPFH and the result is... - dave c 19:21:00 06/20/08 (4)
  • It looks like you had a walkout!!!! - three_sox 20:22:44 06/20/08 (3)
    • L'apres midi d'un Oz-Pom from Hell - dave c 22:04:44 06/20/08 (2)
      • Floor to ceiling glass is fantastic... - mpathus 22:29:47 06/20/08 (1)
        • nothing here, in the long run, is sans cat! - dave c 00:01:07 06/21/08 (0)
• The official 2008 "off sides" thread - Awe-d-o-file 17:35:39 06/20/08 (15)
  • RE: The official 2008 "off sides" thread - 3fd 04:16:42 06/22/08 (0)
  • "can't cheat every second" - WW85 14:33:44 06/21/08 (2)
    • RE: "can't cheat every second" - Awe-d-o-file 15:09:10 06/21/08 (1)
      • "ever fading from the game nitpicks"??? - WW85 15:45:32 06/21/08 (0)
  • RE: The official 2008 "off sides" thread - Jim in Blacksburg 21:57:54 06/20/08 (2)
    • Well, in baseball they can just cheat before the game . . . - Poindexter 20:53:25 06/21/08 (0)
    • RE: The official 2008 "off sides" thread - Awe-d-o-file 07:31:42 06/21/08 (0)
  • FOUL! - dave c 19:30:36 06/20/08 (5)
    • Whoa! - opinionated 21:25:57 06/20/08 (4)
      • Exactly.... - John_the_Scot 11:18:30 06/22/08 (3)
        • RE: Exactly.... - opinionated 13:44:49 06/22/08 (2)
          • penalising the non-offending team - dave c 17:42:34 06/22/08 (1)
            • RE: penalising the non-offending team - opinionated 22:47:00 06/22/08 (0)
  • While we're at it - Neil E. 19:16:55 06/20/08 (0)
  • RE: The official 2008 "off sides" thread - mags5000 18:31:40 06/20/08 (0)
• A Piece of Symbolic Art? Or just plain fun? - petertg 12:30:07 06/20/08 (4)
  • The answer to both questions is... - GTShelby350 15:14:29 06/20/08 (0)
  • The turnip festival people were supposed to buy that, - Bruce Kendall 13:45:10 06/20/08 (2)
    • Yup, the folks of Eastham, MA really blew it - petertg 18:39:44 06/20/08 (0)
    • ROTFLMAO! :-) nt - JoshT 15:22:38 06/20/08 (0)
• This is WAY more fun than - kavakidd 07:41:03 06/20/08 (8)
  • Stearman? - Poindexter 22:14:31 06/20/08 (1)
    • Yup - kavakidd 22:19:42 06/20/08 (0)
  • front seater has resemblance to guy that made our speakers (nt) - Craiger56 10:59:10 06/20/08 (5)
    • Oooops! - kavakidd 11:48:58 06/20/08 (2)
      • RE: Oooops! - Craiger56 15:45:45 06/20/08 (1)
        • I forgot that - kavakidd 17:20:21 06/20/08 (0)
    • C'est - kavakidd 11:45:04 06/20/08 (1)
      • is that beard... - dave c 13:34:12 06/20/08 (0)
• I'll be pulling this weekend or Kitchenosaurus Rex - dave c 16:00:19 06/19/08 (11)
  • You're a typical knee-jerk liberal. - free.ranger 19:25:44 06/19/08 (0)
  • RE: I'll be pulling this weekend or Kitchenosaurus Rex - halfnote 16:28:34 06/19/08 (9)
    • RE: I'll be pulling this weekend or Kitchenosaurus Rex - Michael Samra 22:43:36 06/19/08 (3)
      • can anyone tell me what he is on about? nt - dave c 05:55:44 06/20/08 (2)
        • RE: can anyone tell me what he is on about? nt - Michael Samra 07:56:45 06/20/08 (1)
          • "third-person singular simple present farts"? I have no idea what your posts are about - dave c 13:24:02 06/20/08 (0)
    • "The righteous armies of Allah" storming my kitchen? - dave c 17:46:00 06/19/08 (4)
      • well done, dave c. nt - halfnote 17:50:22 06/19/08 (3)
        • is that a misprint, halfie? you're not usually so nice... - dave c 17:52:40 06/19/08 (2)
          • Be forewarned ... - halfnote 17:57:43 06/19/08 (1)
            • well stone me... - dave c 18:00:37 06/19/08 (0)
• what's afoot in Canada? - dave c 13:19:39 06/19/08 (7)
  • Underachieving - LWR 05:51:42 06/20/08 (0)
  • A localised extreme reaction... - feet's too big 01:36:46 06/20/08 (0)
  • People doing the Hokey Pokey in the wrong places? - Bruce Kendall 15:42:45 06/19/08 (0)
  • About 30.48 cm (nt) :-) - Neil E. 13:25:13 06/19/08 (3)
    • 31.0 here, and I just checked..... - Bruce Kendall 14:46:59 06/19/08 (2)
      • RE: 31.0 here, and I just checked..... - Neil E. 14:56:39 06/19/08 (0)
      • 'I haven't been up that way...' - dave c 14:52:19 06/19/08 (0)
• the face lift - Michael Samra 11:22:36 06/19/08 (1)
  • RE: She should have gotten the "Knob" - Epstein 01:58:27 06/21/08 (0)
• pics of the flooding - Rick W 10:15:28 06/19/08 (16)
  • Thousands of dead pigs floating in the river- yum! n/t - Awe-d-o-file 17:06:56 06/20/08 (0)
  • Sad commentary - unclestu52 13:04:09 06/20/08 (0)
  • Which tells you... - dave c 15:00:31 06/19/08 (7)
    • Speaking of poo - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 09:13:52 06/20/08 (3)
      • Still used in Korea - JoshT 13:42:56 06/20/08 (0)
      • You're right - unclestu52 12:56:11 06/20/08 (0)
      • Huh! Look who's poo pooing poo. One of the biggest poo pighters! nt - clarkjohnsen 09:42:39 06/20/08 (0)
    • RE: Which tells you... - pburant 20:19:17 06/19/08 (2)
      • Just give it some lipstick and a better name! - Postal Grunt 20:19:34 06/22/08 (0)
      • Which tells you...the 'aversion' is a survival response - hitsware 20:29:03 06/19/08 (0)
  • That really puts things into perspective. - Bruce Kendall 11:57:59 06/19/08 (1)
    • Right. As though "television news coverage" ever does. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:59:10 06/20/08 (0)
  • I have seen most of these. It is amazing that we failed to realize that the river has to go higher to pass the - Norm 11:49:51 06/19/08 (1)
    • RE: I have seen most of these. It is amazing that we failed to realize that the river has to go higher to pass - mpathus 16:43:06 06/21/08 (0)
  • Wow. - Enophile 11:17:00 06/19/08 (1)
    • RE: Wow. - Neil E. 13:18:41 06/19/08 (0)
• So much for free speech! - Awe-d-o-file 09:21:59 06/19/08 (24)
  • RE: So much for free speech! - middleground 04:35:07 06/20/08 (0)
  • I don't get it.... - pburant 10:48:41 06/19/08 (20)
    • RE: I don't get it.... - Awe-d-o-file 12:41:00 06/19/08 (18)
      • Warped sense of entitlement - pburant 14:39:03 06/19/08 (4)
        • "Warped sense of entitlement" - dave c 14:55:34 06/19/08 (3)
          • RE: "Warped sense of entitlement" - pburant 15:40:51 06/19/08 (2)
            • as if... - dave c 17:51:26 06/19/08 (1)
              • Loads - pburant 06:52:42 06/20/08 (0)
      • That's not a freedom of speach issue - JoshT 12:44:01 06/19/08 (12)
        • If there were TRUE "free speech", the government would be... - clarkjohnsen 09:04:36 06/20/08 (0)
        • RE: That's not a freedom of speach issue - Awe-d-o-file 08:26:09 06/20/08 (8)
          • The whole thing may or may not stink, but . . . - JoshT 15:20:15 06/20/08 (1)
            • RE: The whole thing may or may not stink, but . . . - Awe-d-o-file 17:53:04 06/20/08 (0)
          • RE: That's not a freedom of spinach issue - pburant 11:38:37 06/20/08 (5)
            • media bias - dave c 13:30:20 06/20/08 (4)
              • No - pburant 14:00:35 06/20/08 (3)
                • "if you dont' like how the big boys are playing, you are free to beat them at their own game" - dave c 14:15:44 06/20/08 (2)
                  • So the solution is to put the media under public (government) control? - JoshT 15:17:17 06/20/08 (1)
                    • "belong to political parties" - dave c 17:19:48 06/20/08 (0)
        • so is it a freedom of spineapple issue? - dave c 17:54:20 06/19/08 (1)
          • Yeah, well . . . - JoshT 08:05:52 06/20/08 (0)
    • Nor do I . . . - JoshT 11:08:30 06/19/08 (0)
  • Oh, how about trusting the troops to know BS when they see it? - jdaniel@jps.net 09:28:08 06/19/08 (1)
    • RE: Oh, how about trusting the troops to know BS when they see it? - Awe-d-o-file 09:58:35 06/19/08 (0)
• International Friendships in Scientific Research - JoshT 09:05:08 06/19/08 (2)
  • Same thing's true in audio, at CES -- but sadly not here on WC. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:45:24 06/20/08 (0)
  • RE: International Friendships in Scientific Research - feet's too big 10:00:27 06/19/08 (0)
• "No Democrat running for president has won the male vote since 1964." -- Boston Globe - clarkjohnsen 08:57:07 06/19/08 (9)
  • A restatement. Whites have not voted for a Democrat since 1964 - Norm 10:16:12 06/19/08 (4)
    • RE: A restatement. Whites have not voted for a Democrat since 1964 - middleground 04:37:59 06/20/08 (3)
      • voting is compulsory here in Australia - dave c 17:29:51 06/20/08 (2)
        • Blame the electoral college - WW85 13:48:47 06/21/08 (1)
          • The Electoral College does discard the minority party vote, but it does reach a voting outcome quickly - Norm 07:49:09 06/22/08 (0)
  • Bill Clinton 1992. - j_thunders 10:12:00 06/19/08 (2)
    • He narrowly lost the white vote. nt - Norm 11:12:08 06/19/08 (1)
      • That's not what the quote said. - j_thunders 11:26:25 06/19/08 (0)
  • FWIW, Obama has a very easy-going uncontrived masculinity... - jdaniel@jps.net 09:17:16 06/19/08 (0)
• If only we had drilled in ANWR 10 years ago, this could have been avoided. - j_thunders 06:17:55 06/19/08 (32)
  • The best thing the USA can do is encourage "Demand destruction". - oscar 20:35:54 06/19/08 (0)
  • RE: If only we had drilled in ANWR 10 years ago, this could have been avoided. - halfnote 15:20:23 06/19/08 (13)
    • It's not just Democrats. - j_thunders 20:55:52 06/19/08 (3)
      • RE: It's not just Democrats. - halfnote 21:57:56 06/19/08 (2)
        • Don't blame the auto industry? - j_thunders 23:38:51 06/19/08 (1)
          • RE: Don't blame the auto industry? - halfnote 20:02:31 06/20/08 (0)
    • RE: Invest in Nuclear Energy? - Postal Grunt 19:42:55 06/19/08 (8)
      • RE: Invest in Nuclear Energy? - halfnote 21:28:31 06/19/08 (7)
        • Cars are a Knotty problem - Postal Grunt 20:05:38 06/20/08 (6)
          • The crux of the issue - unclestu52 12:33:48 06/21/08 (2)
            • Nice essay, stu ... a few thoughts - halfnote 21:11:56 06/21/08 (1)
              • a few thoughts - unclestu52 21:27:48 06/22/08 (0)
          • RE: Cars are a Knotty problem - halfnote 20:23:35 06/20/08 (2)
            • I'm not holding my breath for pragmatism anytime soon - Postal Grunt 21:45:32 06/21/08 (1)
              • RE: I'm not holding my breath for pragmatism anytime soon - halfnote 22:09:32 06/21/08 (0)
  • I don't claim to have any new solutions......... - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 07:05:23 06/19/08 (16)
    • RE: synthetic lubricants - cdb 20:12:48 06/19/08 (0)
    • interesting article in the paper today - unclestu52 12:08:11 06/19/08 (6)
      • Stu, would you PLEASE cut it out!!! - halfnote 17:48:25 06/19/08 (5)
        • Well consider the following - unclestu52 23:39:17 06/19/08 (4)
          • RE: Well consider the following - halfnote 20:40:55 06/20/08 (3)
            • RE: Well consider the following - unclestu52 13:03:10 06/21/08 (2)
              • stu, you're way off target here ... - halfnote 21:49:28 06/21/08 (1)
                • On Being off target here ... - unclestu52 22:22:32 06/22/08 (0)
    • That's not gouging - pburant 11:03:09 06/19/08 (2)
      • Good point, but the benefits of accepting credit cards........ - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 11:51:49 06/19/08 (1)
        • Wanna see the math? - pburant 12:21:38 06/19/08 (0)
    • There are places, states, where cash has always earned a lower price. nt - clarkjohnsen 08:59:10 06/19/08 (0)
    • You need to change credit cards - Road Warrior 08:24:00 06/19/08 (0)
    • Good post. - j_thunders 07:20:18 06/19/08 (2)
      • Agreed. -t - Bruce Kendall 11:32:09 06/19/08 (0)
      • Thanks dude - J-PMatt@Comcast.Net 07:57:30 06/19/08 (0)
• Blondes - Michael Samra 01:47:52 06/19/08 (0)
• Had it happened in Fenway Park, like the World Series... - clarkjohnsen 09:09:01 06/18/08 (9)
  • Proof that nobody cares about the NBA any more... - Enophile 08:19:26 06/19/08 (0)
  • Kobe, to become a legend a'la Bird, Jordan, Magic... - Green Lantern 18:50:38 06/18/08 (3)
    • He ran into a little obstacle called DEFENSE - pburant 06:57:07 06/19/08 (1)
      • New banner... new Garden! nt - clarkjohnsen 08:41:46 06/19/08 (0)
    • Nope. Kobe's going to be another Allen Iverson -- no more, no less. nt - free.ranger 19:10:54 06/18/08 (0)
  • Picture of the Day - Mark Cashman 13:15:28 06/18/08 (2)
    • Look at all them old timey Boston Celtics celebreating! It does good to my soull! - J.Mac 01:29:44 06/19/08 (0)
    • Happy for 'em. Celtics reminded of me of 70's Knicks champs. A real TEAM. nt - Rick W 13:28:34 06/18/08 (0)
  • I lived in Los Angeless for thirty years before retirning - Wendell Narrod 10:24:48 06/18/08 (0)
• I wonder if there is a correlation between political views and music preference. - Rick W 09:06:22 06/18/08 (19)
  • I doubt it - mhardy6647 05:45:14 06/20/08 (0)
  • RE: I wonder if there is a correlation between political views and music preference. - middleground 04:40:39 06/20/08 (0)
  • This is one of the things that bothers me the most: the denial of Human Complexity - jdaniel@jps.net 09:11:51 06/19/08 (1)
    • "probably just human nature" - dave c 13:40:18 06/19/08 (0)
  • I doubt that there's a meaningful corellation between political instinct and musical taste.... - feet's too big 16:00:16 06/18/08 (4)
    • RE: I doubt that there's a meaningful corellation between political instinct and musical taste.... - Bill the K 20:15:14 06/18/08 (3)
      • As always, Bill.... - feet's too big 02:14:27 06/19/08 (2)
        • RE: As always, Bill.... - Bill the K 10:12:30 06/19/08 (1)
          • The 21st is indeed very pleasant,.... - feet's too big 11:13:20 06/19/08 (0)
  • speaking as a "leftie"... or am I? - dave c 14:04:40 06/18/08 (1)
    • RE: speaking as a "leftie"... or am I? - Bill the K 20:04:38 06/18/08 (0)
  • I not sure anyone has - kavakidd 12:55:09 06/18/08 (1)
    • "The pap that so many called Jazz in the 70s and 80s." Oh, BURN! And it's still around. nt - clarkjohnsen 13:06:46 06/18/08 (0)
  • RE: I wonder if there is a correlation between political views and music preference. - Stephæn 12:22:10 06/18/08 (3)
    • I'm a libertarian for timbre! nt - clarkjohnsen 13:24:33 06/18/08 (1)
      • but a contrarian for much else, clark. nt - dave c 15:33:46 06/18/08 (0)
    • OK! What did you discover - kavakidd 12:29:39 06/18/08 (0)
  • I don't think there's a correlation - GTShelby350 11:33:19 06/18/08 (1)
    • That sounds - kavakidd 12:31:22 06/18/08 (0)
• "The 'Science vs. Religion Debate' has heated up again." - clarkjohnsen 08:08:38 06/18/08 (2)
  • RE: "The 'Science vs. Religion Debate' has heated up again." - halfnote 17:55:46 06/19/08 (1)
    • Idiots. They're blind idiots. Just one more item of proof there. nt - clarkjohnsen 09:10:34 06/20/08 (0)

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