Next I suppose you'll be telling us 'niggardly' is racist...
It isn't racist, but it isn't necessary in most instances either. There are other words that mean the same thing and don't cause confusion about the speaker's message or the motives behind his word choices. Great, now I have tailor my words because some people have poor vocabularies. Isn't that why TV news is so dumbed down? Isn't that why Bush speaks like an eight year old.... sheesh The more I hear stuff like this, the more it seems that Idiocracy is our future.
Your assertion that Iraq was not invaded for its oil because America isn't profiting from it assumes that the orchestrators of the war are/were in some way competent. I think they are very competent. What makes you think they wanted that oil out of the ground now? The oil companies are making insane profit as are other companies directly involved with Iraq, like Halliburton. And that oil is still waiting for these corporations to extract it. They just don't need to do that now.
I know you jest, but don't forget there are lots of other workers that had no jobs as well. Stage hands, drivers, etc etc.... Pretty much normal people.
Oh boo hoo, they chose not to work. They get no sympathy from me. Just curious, how did they choose not to work? The writers are on strike by choice. The other people have no work because nothing is in production. They were laid off.
In all fairness, I'm not sure the "According to Jim" writers deserve your vigorous defense. I know you jest, but don't forget there are lots of other workers that had no jobs as well. Stage hands, drivers, etc etc.... Pretty much normal people.
3 - Most TSA agents are sickos. Every single woman I know that travels a lot has stories of how they are always searched and groped. One executive friend who is drop dead gorgeous has made complains through her lawyer about it, the TSA told her lawyer to basically go away.
treat all TSA agents like retarded 36 year old children, because that is basically what they are. simple, easy to trick, but dangerous if they get in one of their rages. It is stuff like this that really pisses me off. Why the fuck should we put up with this? And yet I know many smart people who are OK with this behavior because it makes them feel safe when flying. And all the while Osama bin Laden is in some cave laughing his arse off because of how stupid and scared our Country has become. Thanks dude... I'd really like to smack you around for that....:p
Leaders don't tell people where to go. They listen to where people want to go, and tell them how to get their. So no room for leaders with new ideas? Your idea of a leader sounds like the information desk at a mall.
Dicks tell people what to do, in the guise of leading. Dicks and assholes have a scam going. Dicks need assholes to justify their existence. And an asshole is just some other pussy's dick. There is no difference. We do not need to cater to alpha types and let them dominate us. They may have served a purpose in the bad old days, but we do not need them now. Look how much Ghandi achieved without a single act of violence. Not all adversaries would be as reasonable as the British. No, I hear you on how we should not need to put up with BS from dicks or assholes, I just don't think that society would be better if somehow they were all removed from the gene pool. Unintended consequences would arise.
No it's not. Dicks want you to think they are different from assholes, but they aren't. Dicks want you to think you can't protect yourself from assholes without them, but you can, even if you are a pussy. Then by definition, they are not pussies.
Dicks are as useless as assholes are. They are both part of the same problem. Society benefits from the arrogant, alpha type. They tend to be great leaders in business and other realms. Sure, part of their mental makeup can be classified as being a dick as well as an asshole. But not all. Look at General Patton. He was a dick. He also was one of the best generals.
I know I am making lots of generalities, but it is true.
And, I believe ALL major roads should be toll so that the people who are actually using a road can pay for it. this is already covered by fuel tax. The more you drive (likely predominately on major roads), the more fuel you use, thus the more tax you pay. Also, the heaver your vehicle, the more fuel you are likely to use, thus the more tax you pay. So what about electric cars? Or cars that run on home made bio diesel. As cars become more fuel efficient, the less revenue you make.
But go ahead and place toll booths at every major road. Traffic would come to a dead standstill. -nB Use the EZPass system.
You're always welcome to start your own company to provide the devices and services you crave. With blackjack and hookers if you want. In fact lets just skip the devices and services and go straight to blackjack and hookers.
No, no, you're looking at this all wrong! This is SPLASHTOP, man! It's instant, it's hip, it's cool, it's edgy! This isn't your father's bootup, man! This is the future! It's Web 2.0 on RUBY RAILS! Don't believe me? Here's our commercial - would FALLOUT FUCKING BOY be in our commercial if this wasn't the way of tomorrow? For shizzle. But does it go to eleven?
Where I live in Southern California, all the chain gas stations and liquor stores card everyone, regardless of age, for both cigarettes and alcohol. Most use those scanners. Huh???? Lived in SoCal my whole life. I think my card was scanned once in the last 5 years. And, yes, I buy plenty of the afore mentioned items.
Why aren't both networks physically completely seperated from each other? If they are not, they will be. This article is FUD. Boeing is not some asshat developer that will allow this sort of thing to happen. Haven't any of you worked in a aerospace environment before?
Now that's funny. Without religion, why would you stone a woman... in "adultery"? What's that? Don't confuse man's attempt to use (insert any social movement) to control things. Have people used religion to justify horrible acts, YES! But have people followed their faith to do wonderful acts on behalf on mankind? YES! Faith and belief is a personal thing. Those who use it to promote some all encompassing idea is suspect. If you have it, you know it. I cannot explain it more than that.
What the fuck are you talking about? Nothing about what you do has anything to do with forensic evidence in the legal sense. Unless you're presenting before a court this has nothing to do with you. And if you are presenting before a court, I sure as hell want you to have a license. My biggest issue is who decides who gets a license. My government right now is in full paranoid mode right now. I don't trust them making that decision. If you are presenting evidence in a court of law, you need to be able to prove that you are an expert in your field. This restriction goes beyond that. This restriction at its heart restricts access to knowledge and information.
What a load of crap. My job requires us to perform such checks on a regular basis. These requirements are required by Government agencies in order to work on specific projects. Requiring some ridiculous license to read log files will only create a glut of "so called" experts much like all those Windows experts a few years back.
Don't be fooled by this. This is yet another attempt of our Government wanting to control access to knowledge.
I'd bet that they are just about average on the IQ thing. When media interviews people, the normal folks are boring so they go after the nut jobs to increase ratings.
If by "intent of the quote" you mean to bluntly explain in one sentence why prison sucks and you don't wanna go there, then yeah. And rape is a big reason why is sucks. It is used as a threat all the time in movies and TV.
If by "intent of the quote" you mean to condone prison rape, then I'd have to disagree:) Just about every movie or story about prison has rape as part of it. Writing the screen play with rape in it does not condone it. Using cute phrases to describe a terrible blight on our society is tasteless at best. And while using that phrase does not condone it, it does imply rape as being a part of our prison system.
First you said...
Although America is a crap country in my opinion that I'd never want to visit, Next you say this when I asked what you don't like about USA.
I don't understand your question I don't live in the US. If this is true, then how did you come to the conclusion in the first statement?
Although America is a crap country in my opinion that I'd never want to visit, Just curious... is it the current government in Washington DC, or all of USA? It is a rather large and diverse country.
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It isn't racist, but it isn't necessary in most instances either. There are other words that mean the same thing and don't cause confusion about the speaker's message or the motives behind his word choices. Great, now I have tailor my words because some people have poor vocabularies. Isn't that why TV news is so dumbed down? Isn't that why Bush speaks like an eight year old.... sheesh The more I hear stuff like this, the more it seems that Idiocracy is our future.
Oh boo hoo, they chose not to work. They get no sympathy from me. Just curious, how did they choose not to work? The writers are on strike by choice. The other people have no work because nothing is in production. They were laid off.
treat all TSA agents like retarded 36 year old children, because that is basically what they are. simple, easy to trick, but dangerous if they get in one of their rages. It is stuff like this that really pisses me off. Why the fuck should we put up with this? And yet I know many smart people who are OK with this behavior because it makes them feel safe when flying. And all the while Osama bin Laden is in some cave laughing his arse off because of how stupid and scared our Country has become. Thanks dude... I'd really like to smack you around for that....
The only people who have to stop at the toll plaza in SoCal are those without EZPass. With EZPass you never have to stop.
I know I am making lots of generalities, but it is true.
-nB Use the EZPass system.
All unconstitutional IMO.
What a load of crap. My job requires us to perform such checks on a regular basis. These requirements are required by Government agencies in order to work on specific projects. Requiring some ridiculous license to read log files will only create a glut of "so called" experts much like all those Windows experts a few years back.
Don't be fooled by this. This is yet another attempt of our Government wanting to control access to knowledge.
I'd bet that they are just about average on the IQ thing. When media interviews people, the normal folks are boring so they go after the nut jobs to increase ratings.
You forgot....
Most slashdot posters are dumb...
First you said... Although America is a crap country in my opinion that I'd never want to visit, Next you say this when I asked what you don't like about USA. I don't understand your question I don't live in the US. If this is true, then how did you come to the conclusion in the first statement?
That quote is probably far older than that movie is. And the intent of the quote is literal.
I still may have an A ticket or two in a used ticket book....