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Copyright [CBDTPA] Bill Universally Rejected

smcavoy writes " Globe Technology is carrying a article about the CBDTPA. "We haven't received one e-mail in support of the Hollings bill," said Judiciary Committee spokeswoman Mimi Devlin. "It seems like there's a groundswell of support from regular users." I wonder if the technology industry was pro CBDTPA, would we be hearing as many bad things about it, in the press?"

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  1. Look, Ma by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I do believe it's a f1r5t p05t!

    1. Re:Look, Ma by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      ...or not. Aw, shit.

    2. Re:Look, Ma by Cryptopotamus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      I can't believe it's not butter!

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      Humpty Dumpty was pushed.
  2. first post by crawdaddy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Go, information, go!

    1. Re:first post by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      Die, troll, die.

  3. fp by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    fp! w00t!

    orangeha1rman

    1. Re:fp by smcavoy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      I am Canadian

  4. Movie preview by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    You'd think Portland, Oregon is the last place you'd find a Dutch ex-Marine bookie shoesmith bent on vengence. But you'd think wrong.

    • BLUE MCNUTT: Damn, Ernest, it's just fifty bucks. Can't you let it slide?

      ERNEST: Let -THIS- slide. [ Picks up a sliding foot measuring thingy and whips it through Blue's skull. ]

    Coming this summer from Greedy Bastard Productions: a movie that will BLOW... YOU... AWAY.

    • ERNEST: Nobody crosses me... not Alberto, not Frederick, NOBODY. I built this town on an empire of sneakers and I can topple it quicker than a fifty-foot house of cards.

      SHAGS: I run the warehouses. I handle the distribution. Who the hell do you think you're talking to, pal? I -OWN- you.

    "No movie... [even comes] close." says Irwin Schitthed of the Butter River Times. "The shoesmith action flick to end all shoesmith action flicks" raves Donna Shill of Shoesmith Action Flick Review Monthly.

    • TAFFY: What're you saying? You're closing up shop? You're getting out of the shoe business?

      ERNEST: Yes, I'm getting out of the shoe business... and I'm going into... THE REVENGE BUSINESS.

    PHILLIP J. CORNINGHASH is ERNEST K. SCHLOTTERMEYER in:
    ERNEST K. SCHLOTTERMEYER: SHOESMITH OF JUSTICE

  5. Re:Canadian site..... by tiwason · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Stupid slashdot cut out half my comment.

    screw it, this place sucks anyways...

  6. Re:Trying to make it work... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    I don't normally put these kinda message up, but if I had mod points right now.. this should go up

  7. Re:Woohoo! by PD · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Get a dictionary. A troll is someone who writes something, usually from a Devil's advocate position, though not always, for the PURPOSE of getting a response. Being a pest is not being a troll.

  8. Re:Crash linux with just ONE COMMAND! by nooboob · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    sadly, this is pathetic. go away.

  9. The biggest problem... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    ... is that something as nefarious and nazi gestapo as this was even proposed to congress and taken seriously by them in the first place.

  10. Re:Information by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    seth, why are comments disabled in your journal?

    don't fear the discussion, embrace it.

    what are you so afraid of?

  11. Re:Woohoo! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Ah but the zen question of the days is: If what you say is true, then is being a troll being a pest?

  12. Re:Woohoo! by egburr · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Get an encyclopedia. A troll is a mythological creature. By the way, I couldn't find your definition of troll at either www.dictionary.com or www.webster.com. What dictionary were you looking at?

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    Edward Burr
    Having a smoking section in a restaurant is like having a peeing section in a swimming pool.
  13. FAQ: Bush on Foreign Policy @# +1 ; Fun #@ by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    courtesy The Democratic Underground April 10, 2002 By Jeff Ritchie Given the current war on terrorism, many people are turning their attention toward foreign policy, and some of the people are actually employed in the Bush Administration. To help sort through the complex issues, we present these Frequently Asked Questions. As always, the answers to these questions have been screened through the Office of Homeland Security, and anyone who says otherwise is giving aid and comfort to terrorists. Q: The White House recently announced that it would not recognize the recent elections in Zimbabwe because of massive voter fraud. Does anybody in the White House see the irony in that, considering the Florida Election Controversy in 2000? A: No. Actually the entire White House staff was inoculated against attacks of irony after September 11. Q: Were you also inoculated against shame and guilt? A: Against what? Against who? Ha, ha. Just kidding. No, we never had any of those to begin with. Q: Shortly after the September 11 attacks, the President promised to get Osama Bin Laden "dead or alive." Now that you seem unable to find him, the President is now threatening to invade Iraq. Is this a change of policy? A: In the heat of the moment we all say things that we really don't mean. I mean, it was just a few month before that when President Bush promised to "preserve, protect and defend" the Constitution of the United States. And nobody's holding him to that one. Q: After the President demanded that Israel pull out of the West Bank and cease its military offensive, Israel responded by stepping up its attacks. What will the President do if Israel refuses to comply? A: The President telephoned Prime Minister Sharon yesterday and informed him that if the Israeli army did not pull out of the West Bank, Mr. Bush will shriek like a little girl. Q: Critics have charged that the President's foreign policy is in disarray. Would you comment on that? A: I'm glad you brought that up, because we're all getting tired of the President taking the blame for other people's failures. So far in this Administration, we've met twice with the President of Mexico to discuss issues of vital importance and those meetings, with one minor exception, were a huge success. Q: What was the exception? A: The President really should learn to cut back on the bean burritos, if you know what I mean Q: What about our relations with our other strategic allies? A: The President recently concluded a very successful Far East trip, one in which he congratulated the Japanese on 150 years of partnership for peace with America. Q: Wasn't Japan our enemy during World War II? A: The Japanese? Shit, was that really the Japanese?! We thought it was Taiwan! Q: No. Taiwan is the island that the President referred to as a "country" even though for the past thirty years the U.S. has acknowledged that Taiwan is part of the People's Republic of China. A: He really said that? Well, then who are the Koreans? Q: North or South? A: Oh, you're just screwing with me now, aren't you? Who knew that there were two Koreas? But suffice to say that both Korea are one of the three axes of evil, along with Iraq...and... Q: Iran? A: Yes. Exactly. Iran. Q: None of the September 11 hijackers were from Iran, Iraq, or Korea. In fact, fifteen of the nineteen hijackers were from Saudi Arabia. Why didn't Saudi Arabia make the list? A: We take a comprehensive view of a nation before we declare it a terrorist state. That includes its political climate and its willingness to cooperate in the war on terrorism, not to mention its non-conference schedule and it's won-loss record against ranked opponents. Q: Weren't those last two criteria for getting at-large bids in the NCAA basketball tournament? A: Could be. But in a related matter, we're pleased to announce that the University of Indiana is off our list of terrorist nations. Q: Is that because of their appearance in the NCAA championship game? A: Yes. And because Bobby Knight is now coaching in another time zone. Q: There has been some talk that former President Clinton might be named a Special Envoy to the Middle East to mediate the current Israeli/Palestinian crisis. Could this happen? A: That could happen -- right after we hand over the keys to the White House to Al Gore. Q: So you're saying that... A: Right after Sharon and Arafat get themselves a little apartment in the East Village and open their own custom framing business. Q: So your message is... A: Right after David Spade wins an Emmy. Q: I think I get your point... A: Right after the Red Sox win the World Series. Q: Looking ahead, what are the President's foreign policy objectives for the remainder of his term? A: Right now we're working with the Immigration and Naturalization Service to begin deportation of persons who represent a threat to our nation. Q: You mean some of the 1,000 Arab-Americans being held in prison since September 11? A: No, some of the 49,274,146 people who voted for Al Gore on November 7.