Let's just say it, the war would be a cakewalk and the invading American army will be hailed as liberators! We'll be showered with rose-petals and sweets.
However, for an alternate point of view (in the interest of fairness to obviously uninformed peaceniks....)
"Everybody's asking me what'll happen if we attack Iran. To get a quick preview, just do what this guy in my eighth-grade class did: put a firecracker in your mouth, hold it between your front teeth, and light the fuse."
Hmm, I'd probably make some kind of complicated puzzle (or set of puzzles) for her to solve, with a "map" leading to "some buried treasure." (I don't literally mean a treasure map to pirate gold. Too much chance the professional treasure hunters would get involved.)
Lot's of stuff written by me along the way, and just difficult enough that she'd be working on it for a while.
Obviously, the treasure should be something somewhat valuable but probably more for sentimental value than real money.
The fun is in the trip, not the destination. I guess I always dreamed of being Hari Seldon. (Oh, and speaking of Seldon, probably you'd want some way to reveal steps to her over the years automatically if she started falling behind. Not sure how I'd do that.)
Now, my grandmother gave me my grandfather's beloved train set. Unfortunately, I got it way to young, and even if it hadn't been a problem for me I have a much younger sibling who went through a "Destroy Everything" phase. So that's just a regret.
One lady at a Buddhist temple I go to is involved in a Multi-Level Marketing scheme involving magnets. However, I have no doubt that she really believes in them. She suggested a rather expensive magnetic mattress for my father, who is also having issues with cancer.
(As in he has it, and it is serious.)
She's a kind hearted old lady, but totally deluded.
I mentioned the magnets to my Dad, and we both had a good laugh about them. "Magnets, how do they work?" or just melodramatically "Magnets!" It's a great way to pass the time while he deals with the side effects of the chemotherapy.
Watching The Prisoner with him tomorrow (the original, of course). That should be fun.
However, your wife can think of one, possibly. Hmm, come to think of it, I should be thinking of one for myself. Probably something from the Flying Dutchman, or an episode of Futurama. (I am nothing if not trite.)
Today, PopCap's got a new thing on the streets, Plants vs. Zombies they call it. For just $19.99 they'll get you high on their take on tower defense, and pretty much every dealer in the digital distribution game has it. They've even got a little song to help get the kids hooked. Hey, I wrote a song too. It's called "Oops, I Played Too Much Plants vs. Zombies And I Forgot to Eat and I Died and I Wish I'd Listened to TV and Film Star Robert Loggia."
It's a real catchy tune... until I sing it about you. Stay smart -- stay away from PopCap.
You obviously have a low opinion of comic books, but provided someone actually buys that comic book they aren't buying a comic book.
I have that particular comic book, I paid considerably less that $250,000 for it even if you count the two Nestle's Quik labels I had to send in. Obviously, mine is a reprint of the original. I read it, it's interesting that they hadn't yet determined all the parameters of the character we know today. The story isn't great but it was ok, I guess. Not as good as a Vault of Horror, obviously. (Of course, Captain Marvel is a better Superhero, anyway, even if he has mostly been sadly lost to history.)
Chances are, who ever bought this original edition will leave it in a mylar bag. (Or, heaven forfend it isn't actually in a Mylar Bag, quickly move it to one and seal it for all eternity.)
What they are buying is a historical artifact, that is likely overvalued due to it's scarcity.
This reminds me of that time when my toy company came out with a Teddy Bear that had spring loaded knives under the fur activated whenever a child decided to hug it.
Well, apparently it violated some kind of regulation, and in the court they said I was mad when I argued that their taking violated the Fifth Amendment.
Well, I'll show those who called me mad... I'll show them all... Mwahahaha...
President Barack Obama has announced that on August 31st the United States will cease all combat operations in Iraq, although 50,000 troops will remain until the end of 2011.
This "the United States will cease all combat operations in Iraq" plus this "50,000 troops will remain" is a meaningless statement.
A meaningful statement would be "the United States will cease all combat operations in Iraq" plus "no American troops will remain."
Of course, current right wing propaganda is that the current president is not a warmonger but some kind of pacifist, despite the fact that there s no evidence to suggest that. (Indeed, I'm worried the administration is blundering into a war with Iran.)
Also, please note in the second and third paragraphs how they urge congress to kill the "Buy American" clause in the federal economic stimulus plan.
They were quite successful in effectively killing it, although the media, including the Bretton Woods Committee, reported that it was simply "watered down." (More on that later.)
And who is the Bretton Woods Committee?
Officially, they are an economics group promoting widespread knowledge of the IMF and World Bank.
In actuality, they are the American-based, international lobbyist group for the ultra-rich. (Please note the emphasis on "international.")
Who is paying China to manufacture most of said goods? That's right bitch, Old Glory is.
Financiers are "citizens of the world." Besides, my last few ultimate bosses (or "capo di tutti capi" if you prefer) lived in London and, um, wherever the Hell George Soros lives.
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Sharks with fricken' lazers attached to their heads, obviously.
Let's just say it, the war would be a cakewalk and the invading American army will be hailed as liberators! We'll be showered with rose-petals and sweets.
However, for an alternate point of view (in the interest of fairness to obviously uninformed peaceniks....)
Super War Preview
"Everybody's asking me what'll happen if we attack Iran. To get a quick
preview, just do what this guy in my eighth-grade class did: put a
firecracker in your mouth, hold it between your front teeth, and light the
fuse."
... or, "Watch out, the zombie vultures are attacking!"
Indeed:
Choose Your Own Adventure book as directed graph
I have this hanging on the wall of my cube.
Here is Mario in Choose Your Own Adventure Format:
Choose Your Own Adventure World 1-1
What about the Tech Priests of Mars?
Yes but remember, this is Japan. Tentacle porn there has existed since The Dream of the Fisherman's Wife.
Hmm, I'd probably make some kind of complicated puzzle (or set of puzzles) for her to solve, with a "map" leading to "some buried treasure." (I don't literally mean a treasure map to pirate gold. Too much chance the professional treasure hunters would get involved.)
Lot's of stuff written by me along the way, and just difficult enough that she'd be working on it for a while.
Obviously, the treasure should be something somewhat valuable but probably more for sentimental value than real money.
The fun is in the trip, not the destination. I guess I always dreamed of being Hari Seldon. (Oh, and speaking of Seldon, probably you'd want some way to reveal steps to her over the years automatically if she started falling behind. Not sure how I'd do that.)
Now, my grandmother gave me my grandfather's beloved train set. Unfortunately, I got it way to young, and even if it hadn't been a problem for me I have a much younger sibling who went through a "Destroy Everything" phase. So that's just a regret.
One lady at a Buddhist temple I go to is involved in a Multi-Level Marketing scheme involving magnets. However, I have no doubt that she really believes in them. She suggested a rather expensive magnetic mattress for my father, who is also having issues with cancer.
(As in he has it, and it is serious.)
She's a kind hearted old lady, but totally deluded.
I mentioned the magnets to my Dad, and we both had a good laugh about them. "Magnets, how do they work?" or just melodramatically "Magnets!" It's a great way to pass the time while he deals with the side effects of the chemotherapy.
Watching The Prisoner with him tomorrow (the original, of course). That should be fun.
Epitaph's seem to have gone out of fashion. It's a very old way for a person to say, "I was here. I mattered."
However, your wife can think of one, possibly. Hmm, come to think of it, I should be thinking of one for myself. Probably something from the Flying Dutchman, or an episode of Futurama. (I am nothing if not trite.)
-- PopCap's Plants Vs. Zombies now available
No, no. Iron hand is a martial arts technique he learned at a Shaolin Temple. It will come in handy when he has to fight the Five Deadly Venoms.
Alien monsters are coming to steal our women!!
"Anyone can buy OCP stock and own a piece of our city. What could be more democratic than that?" -- The Old Man, Robocop 2
You obviously have a low opinion of comic books, but provided someone actually buys that comic book they aren't buying a comic book.
I have that particular comic book, I paid considerably less that $250,000 for it even if you count the two Nestle's Quik labels I had to send in. Obviously, mine is a reprint of the original. I read it, it's interesting that they hadn't yet determined all the parameters of the character we know today. The story isn't great but it was ok, I guess. Not as good as a Vault of Horror, obviously. (Of course, Captain Marvel is a better Superhero, anyway, even if he has mostly been sadly lost to history.)
Chances are, who ever bought this original edition will leave it in a mylar bag. (Or, heaven forfend it isn't actually in a Mylar Bag, quickly move it to one and seal it for all eternity.)
What they are buying is a historical artifact, that is likely overvalued due to it's scarcity.
I would never count on Superman to save anybody.
No you wouldn't, see the Gulf of Mexico for details. Our politicians are bought, the future belongs to the corporations.
More than Three, surely, Rules of Aquistion.
Sigh.... that's what I'm going to miss most under the new regime, linking to obscure bits of Star Trek trivia.
I've never been to a mall where the government didn't completely control all the roads that allowed me to get to the mall.
This reminds me of that time when my toy company came out with a Teddy Bear that had spring loaded knives under the fur activated whenever a child decided to hug it.
Well, apparently it violated some kind of regulation, and in the court they said I was mad when I argued that their taking violated the Fifth Amendment.
Well, I'll show those who called me mad... I'll show them all... Mwahahaha...
This "the United States will cease all combat operations in Iraq" plus this "50,000 troops will remain" is a meaningless statement.
A meaningful statement would be "the United States will cease all combat operations in Iraq" plus "no American troops will remain."
Of course, current right wing propaganda is that the current president is not a warmonger but some kind of pacifist, despite the fact that there s no evidence to suggest that. (Indeed, I'm worried the administration is blundering into a war with Iran.)
Let me guess, you never played a Vectrex and were one of those poor souls with 2600 Pac-Man.
It should be possible to recreate Vectrex as long as Vector Graphics monitors are available.
Financiers are "citizens of the world." Besides, my last few ultimate bosses (or "capo di tutti capi" if you prefer) lived in London and, um, wherever the Hell George Soros lives.
Lieutenant, your men are already dead.