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Huh?

Sounds like a domestic dispute to me.

Been a while since I entered in a trailer park rat shoot though, maybe this is how they are done nowadays.

Originally posted by skywisenight

Originally posted by gnomexxx

This EXACTLY one of the reasons I refuse to get a cell phone.

I don't care if I seem ancient or archaic.  I am not someone on a leash and if I want to be unavailable I don't feel like I need to make an excuse for it.

I second this!  I also refuse to own a cell phone for these very reasons.  It's not that there aren't moments that I wish I had one, they just don't out weigh the cost/bother/leash associated.

I gave up my cell 4 years ago and in that time I can recall 3 (THREE!) times when I actually needed a cell phone. Are they a convenient gadget? Sure, but I don't live a life governed by convenience anyway. Also, I have heard some of the most intimate details from complete strangers while they were talking on cell phones in public. Sometimes quite disturbing details.

With e-mail, skype, and voice mail, there is no need for a cell phone. If I want to crash my car from distraction, the radio should serve just fine, and the DJ won't laugh at me while I'm doing it.

Originally posted by Enigma

ah shit

I read it wrong. I sincerely apologize to Dailybuzz for my comments. Dammit, I think my intelligence just dropped 10  notches.

Thanks for the insight, Zorvan. I just committed to a heavy blond moment in this thread.

It was my fault. I could have worded it better but I was in a rush.

Originally posted by Enigma

Google isn't stupid enough to politically aligned themselves in such a severity like that.

There's gotta be something else going on. Who knows tho in this crazy world.

Thank you Enigma.

The non-conspiracy nut count in this thread is now 3.

Originally posted by Cabe2323

Plus without the "I am going to pull out the troops" mantra Obama has no experience to fall back on.  If the war is over it is great for the American People but really it is a detriment to Both Campaigns.  I would like to think more so to Obama though. 

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Well, apparently the national security advisor shares Obama's view that more political progress will be made without U.S. troops in Iraq. I'm not sure how that could favor McCain who wants to leave troops there.

What changes are necessary besides Iraq? I dunno . . . maybe the economy, health care, poverty, education, foreign relations, energy policy, the environment. To me, it sounds like without the war, McCain has nothing to run on. It may be time for another new-hire in the upper echelon of his campaign. Maybe a new handler can drum up a stance that sounds convincing.

Originally posted by Enforcer71

I never did have a problem with GM's even way back in beta. I remember during beta the tombstones would spawn under the game world and withing 10 min of filing a petition someone was there and recovored it no problem.

 

I havent had to petition since I have been back, which is a good thing, but its nice to know they are still on top of the petitions.

My experiences after launch with Sigil were horrid. I waited sometimes 2 days for a response and sometimes never even received a response at all. I give complete credit to Moonlite for turning the in-game support around. There were very few things that made me happy in game after SOE took over, but CS was definitely one of them. Although, I did receive support from some GMs that were not very familiar with the VG game play, I always received a timely response and conclusive action. I'm sure it has only gotten better if they have been able to maintain a GM staff that has gained experience with common issues.

Support in VG is top notch, and Moonlite deserves all the credit in my opinion.

Originally posted by Cabe2323

If we sign a new SOFA before the election and agree to a withdrawal does that take a lot of wind out of Obama's sails?  I mean a huge part of his election is that he was always against the war and the war is wrong and we can't win, but wouldn't this mean we won?

Yes, the surge worked. The war has been won. Iraq is now a democracy. The Bush administration is responsible for all of it.

Now, can we bring the troops home please?

What kind of hack would make such a proclamation?!

Oh, wait . . . . it's their national security advisor.

Looks like the war has been won. Congrats to the U.S. military and the Bush administration for the victory. Time to go.

Not so fast, don't we have to discredit this guy's opinion in some way? I mean, it is election season and all.

Particularly interesting:

FDR said “there is nothing to fear but fear itself.”

And that’s why Obama and his supporters work around the clock to conjure up fear in American voters.

Apparently, nothing strikes fear in people like the word "HOPE". Who knew?

I think it's hilarious that you right-wingers call liberals "conspiracy nuts". Thanks for the laugh though. I hope you can overcome your search engine woes and get this cycled to your lemmings asap.

All of the information in that video (and more) can be found at the site listed HERE.

That's hilarious.

I used to read "the ONION" a lot. This thread title and MS involvement reminded me of this story.

Originally posted by Enigma

Oxford did a study on it (wished I could find the link) but yeah you could misspell a lot and people can read it as fast as if it was spelled right

Tkae tihs for exmpale, yuo cna probalby raed this as fsat as if ti wsa seplled rgiht.

I was looking for that article a couple weeks ago and couldn't find it.

I'll put in:

1 grilled cheese sandwich (sharp cheddar and provolone, with fresh basil and a slice of tomato)

1 bowl of tomato soup

1 tin of cocoa/hazelnut wafer sticks.

I'll take out:

German potato salad - never tried any, sounds good.

Originally posted by Cabe2323

It was quite possible in a split Germany with lots of people upset post WW2.  Also in Japan where we dropped two atomic bombs on them and killed tons of people and left hundreds of thousands more (if not millions) affected by the radiation. 

So apparently you also see Iraq as no different than Japan or Germany. I can now understand why you think McCain's statement was a sensible one.

www.youtube.com/watch

I wonder why there is christian persecution in Iraq? Maybe it's because we are dealing with religious radicals, trying to drive us off their holy land.

Originally posted by Vemoi

I notice you arn't saying professional.

If you have 98% liberal historians, they will probably vote 98% that Bush is the worst. Survey journalist and you will probably come up with the same results. Meaningless.

How do historians rate a president on something that hasn't been resolved.

I'm sorry that these professional historians didn't consult with you before making their decisions. I'm sure you could have educated them on the proper way to judge a sitting president.

As far as 98% liberal, the survey was open to all historians. If conservatives have problems getting the memo out to their friends, it's not the fault of the surveyor. Or, are you insinuating that 98% of ALL professional historians -and journalists- are liberal in nature?

Maybe politics aren't the driving force here. Perhaps 98% of historians think the Bush presidency was a failure because it's true, ever consider that possibility?

Originally posted by Enigma

 

No one knows the exact meaning behind the lyics but if Osborne ever tells you let me know :)

Well, she's keeping mum about it presently.

I'm not sure whether that's good or bad. Sometimes I want to know precisely what an artist meant when they wrote a song, other times I find comfort in my own thoughts about them.

I am pretty sure (from the first verse) that it's about a drug addicted prostitute, but the second verse on adds some questions that I haven't found answers for. Is she doing drugs with the prostitute? Is she just watching her from afar? Is she a nun running a shelter where the prostitute sleeps? How does 'a rosary' tie in?

Is it written in first person as the prostitute, feeling inferior to a person trying to help her? Or, is it written in second person, observing all that the prostitute goes through?

Originally posted by hazmats

now, let's finish the rest of the quote from McCain...

"As long as Americans are not being injured or harmed or wounded or killed..."

OK, so how many deaths and injuries does it take until he admits it's not possible?

With all the music threads that have cropped up lately, I figured you all may be primed to help me with something I've been working on for a while now. What does this song mean to you -if anything?

Joan Osborne - St. Teresa

Sit down on the corner, just a little climb
When I make my money, got to get my dime
Sit down with her baby, wind is full of trash
She bold as the street light, dark and sweet as hash

Way down in the hollow, leavin' so soon
Oh, St. Teresa, higher than the moon

Reach down for the sweet stuff, when she looks at me
I know any man sees you like I see
Follow down the side street movin' single file
She say...
That's where I'll hold you, sleeping like a child

Way down in the hollow, leavin' so soon
Oh, St. Teresa, higher than the moon

Just what I've been needin', feel it rise in me
She say...
Every stone a story, like a rosary
Corner St. Teresa, just a little crime
When I make my money, got to get my dime

Way down in the hollow, leavin' so soon
Oh, St. Teresa, higher than the moon

You called up in the sky
You called up in the clouds
Is there something you forgot to tell me...
Tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me, tell me
Show me my Teresa, feel it rise in me
Every stone a story, like a rosary

Originally posted by Vemoi

If you read the "professional" historian comments you will see they are far from unbiased. Worst econemy since the Great Depression? Incompetant cronies? Tax cuts for the rich? Talent for f-ing up?....etc... I would like to see the political makeup of these unbiased "professionals".

If I would have wrote reports like this in the military, they would have been thrown back in my face.

EXCERPT:

There are at least two obvious criticisms of such a survey. It is in no sense a scientific sample of historians. The participants are self-selected, although participation was open to all historians. Among those who responded are several of the nation’s most respected historians, including Pulitzer and Bancroft Prize winners.

Apparently the overwhelming mass of historians who think Bush was a great president were on vacation at the time of the survey. Well, all but 2% of them.

Originally posted by qotsa

Nascar is a way to get from point a to point b. Golf is a game, not a sport.

Actually, NASCAR is a way to get from point A to point A again (a couple hundred times).

There are dozens of activities that are classified as sports that shouldn't be in my opinion. Is fishing a sport? Never got a workout besides 12 oz. curls myself. Maybe deep sea fishing, but cat-fishing, I think not.

I don't think athletes are threatened by any activity being labeled a 'sport'. When Bill Dance wins a gold medal -or any medal for that matter- I'll boycott the olympics.