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Why should the removal of words such as "Gay" and/or "Lesbian" be deemed 'controversial'??

Because it will end up blocking The Flintstones - one of the greatest cartoons ever - just because it uses the word 'gay' in the theme song.

The USA IS a republic (right there in our nati
onal anthem folks)

Yep. Right there in our National Anthem. I'm a little tired, AC can you point that out for us:

The Star Spangled Banner

Oh, say! can you see by the dawn's early light
What so proudly we hailed at the twilight's last gleaming;
Whose broad stripes and bright stars, through the perilous fight,
O'er the ramparts we watched were so gallantly streaming?
And the rocket's red glare, the bombs bursting in air,
Gave proof through the night that our flag was still there:
Oh, say! does that star-spangled banner yet wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave?

On the shore, dimly seen through the mists of the deep,
Where the foe's haughty host in dread silence reposes,
What is that which the breeze, o'er the towering steep,
As it fitfully blows, half conceals, half discloses?
Now it catches the gleam of the morning's first beam,
In fully glory reflected now shines in the stream:
'Tis the star-spangled banner! Oh, long may it wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave!

And where is that band who so vauntingly swore
That the havoc of war and the battle's confusion
A home and a country should leave us no more?
Their blood has washed out their foul footsteps' pollution!
No refuge could save the hireling and slave
From the terror of flight or the gloom of the grave:
And the star-spangled banner in triumph doth wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Oh, thus be it ever, when freemen shall stand
Between their loved home and the war's desolation!
Blest with victory and peace, may the heav'n-rescued land
Praise the Power that hath made and preserved us a nation!
Then conquer we must, when our cause it is just,
And this be our motto: "In God is our trust":
And the star-spangled banner in triumph shall wave
O'er the land of the free and the home of the brave.

Moron. It's the US Pledge of Allegiance that talks about a republic:

"I pledge allegiance to the Flag of the United States of America, and to the Republic for which it stands, one Nation under God, indivisible, with liberty and justice for all."

From the linked page:

The Pledge of Allegiance of the United States is an expression of fealty to the Flag of the United States and the republic of the United States of America, originally composed by Francis Bellamy in 1892 and formally adopted by Congress as the pledge in 1942.[1] The official name of The Pledge of Allegiance was adopted in 1945. The last change in language came on Flag Day 1954 when the words "under God" were added.[2]

It amazes me that my country hasn't collapsed under the massive ignorance and stupidity of my fellow citizens.

Trollin`, trollin`, trollin`, keep them KDoggies rollin`

With apologies to Frankie Laine and I guess I better mosey along before I get caught in the KDoggie stampede...

Rawhide

So, I guess it wasn't true that Love won't hurt anymore.

I guess you missed the reference

Some girl with psychic powers, she said "T-bone, what's your
sign"
I blink and answer "Neon," I thought I'd blow her mind.

-- Tom "T-Bone" Stankus, 1979

You, sir, are a fucking idiot.

And I post anonymously only so that others don't suffer needless de-moderation because of your stupidity.

Makes a bit more sense then going 'Round The World With The Rubber Duck.

no, midgits came at the beginning, not the end.

Nope

Come on it was in a Disny movie

But people don't get that not doing the crime in the first place is a terrible way not to get got.

What is so bad about wanting your linage to remain pure and not become some sort of grey amalgam?

Uh, my lineage is pure. For at least a hundred generations back, all of my ancestors have been human beings. That's as pure as it gets.

As for "race", I think Pete Seeger said it well:

There were no red-headed Irishmen
before the Vikings landed in Ireland
How many Romans had dark curly hair
before they brought slaves from Africa?
No race of man is completely pure,
nor is anyone's mind, that's for sure
The winds mix the dust of every land,
and so will woman and man.

lyrics: http://www.lyricsondemand.com/t/threedeadtrollsina baggielyrics/thewarof1812lyrics.html

Tom Waits? T-Bone Stankus said it first:

http://www.lyricsondemand.com/s/stankastbonelyrics /existentialblueslyrics.html

maybe he doesn't have access to the nigga-net

The criteria are already established in detail in the 4th Amendment's due process and warrants on probable cause, as brought up by another poster in this thread. With whom I agree 100%.

We need more privacy, not more, to be safe and free. Along with the legal checks and balances defined in the law after centuries of experience, like the FISA that Bush violated.

Another broken regulating mechanism is exposure of these crimes by the press. The New York Times published the story of NSA spying breaking the FISA law only after a year sitting on it, because the reporter was publishing it independently in a book. A year during which Bush got narrowly reelected, without the voters knowing they were reelecting such a criminal.

It's clear that we need more personal privacy and more public exposure. That means more rigorous laws and enforcement, including media competition so they don't protect their government patrons as much as expose their competitors'.

Instead we get the Bush campaign slogan "Don't worry, be happy."

Vatsa matta you? Hey!
Gotta no respect. Hey!
Vista not so bad.
Vista nicea face, ah shudduppa your face.

I fear only the Aussies will understand the reference. It won't be as funny if it has to be explained but the following song made it to number one many moons ago here in Aus:

http://www.lyricsondemand.com/j/joedolcelyrics/shu tuppayoufacelyrics.html

But there's a significant difference in what [you] (allegedly) did and what this kid did. If you were involved at all with the posession or sale of marijuana, that is a criminal activity. What this kid did, writing down his vulgar, but non-threatening opinions of the school is not criminal. It is, in fact, constitutionally protected.

1. There is no significant difference. In both cases, the school is overstepping its bounds, involving itself in matters way beyond its purview.

1.a A rumor of criminal activity isn't sufficient for criminal conviction in a court of law. Why should it be sufficient for a school?

2. The Right to Party is protected by the Constitution. Please refer to the famous case Beastie Boys v. Your Mom, in which the Supreme Court ruled that your mom does not have the right to throw away your best porno mag.

I'm a bit confused, but what does any of the above examples have to do with violence?

Tsk. Tsk. Pop culture established this in the 1988 in the US: sex is violent.

Enterprise Babies,
We make our dreams come true,
(Whooohooooaoooo)
Enterprise Babies,
The holodeck will do the same for yooooouuu!

Kirk: When your world... looks... kinda... weird and you wish that you weren't there
Spock: Just close your eyes and make believe (raises eyebrow) and you can be anywhere

Kirk: I like adventure
Spock: Do I have to sing this line?
McCoy: I love great jokes
Klingon: Klingon dance!!

I have no idea what it does

... SUAVE,

Hey, come on, come along take a ride
There's a party over there, that ain't no jive
It's live, live, it's all the way live
Don't even have to walk, don't even have to drive
Just slide, glide, slippity-slide
Just forget about your troubles and your 9 to 5
And just sail on (That's what you do), just sail on
Now this groove's so funky, hey, what to you think
What is it called, let's call it Lakeside stank

Come along and ride on a fantastic voyage

For those who aren't keeping track.

http://www.lyricsondemand.com/soundtracks/s/spamal otlyrics/heisnotdeadyetlyrics.html

Yes. But only for dramatic effect and that seems to be an option specially resevered for a Hollywood Basement... ;)

Oh We're Not Gonna Take It
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
oh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

we've Got The Right To Choose And
there Ain't No Way We'll Lose It
this Is Our Life, This Is Our Song
we'll Fight The Powers That Be Just
don't Pick Our Destiny 'cause
you Don't Know Us, You Don't Belong

oh We're Not Gonna Take It
no, We Ain't Gonna Take It
oh We're Not Gonna Take It Anymore

**Complete lyrics to the song by Napoleon the 14th are right --> here.

I sense a convergence opportunity:
http://www.rupaul.com/
http://www.lyricsondemand.com/onehitwonders/mambo5 lyrics.html
A great big little bit of black transvestite in your -osphere...

Am I the only who makes this connection?

It was a little bit annoying at this year's WWDC. I couldn't get the song out of my head...

Nothing beats the Brady Bunch lyrics!

So one might say they have the skills to pay the bills?

a href="http://www.despair.com/demotivators/limitati ons.html">Stomp! "One of these days, these webbed-feet are gonna walk all over j00!" (Ah, wait. Most of you weren't born yet.)

THIS killed off FM long ago.

I DJ college radio, mostly hardcore and punk. I am not a "shock jock", and most of what I play and say on the air is not intended to get a rise out of people. However, I have almost been kicked off the air multiple times because of the lameass obscenity rules imposed by the FCC. Songs such as this, this, this, and this have cost me much grief in the past.

None of these songs are terribly obscene, and really, the use of this language is really commonplace in our culture now. The reason that blanket laws like this trigger kneejerk, eye-rolling reactions is because it's silly. In the same way that nobody is particularly shocked or taken aback to hear about someone smoking pot or drinking underage, these milquetoast rules dilute the force of the law because nobody takes them seriously.

Likewise, none of the songs that I posted up there are really that offensive; you'd have to be living under a rock to be offended by that. On the other hand, "obscenity" is a really slippery slope. For instance, none of these songs have any bad words.

This song will probably offend you
But what about this one? It's only kind of bad, I guess....
And what about this one?

Where do you wanna draw the line?

Lyrics

As for the 11 minutes and 10 seconds of so-called non-music, who wouldn't want to listen Die Eier Von Satan a recipe for cookies w/o eggs spoken to them in German.

Why can't I use Æ on /.?

I know a secret or two about Goo.
She won't mind if I tell you.

"De do do do, de da da da"
Is all I want to say to you

Then again, maybe you can convince the people laughing at your Franken-Ford that it is "custom" and you are "leet".