100% wrong. In every culture I've been in except Western culture, it is disgusting to even think of sex with a pregnant woman. The women themselves are conditioned to breathe a sigh of relief when pregnant..."whew, no more sex for a year at least, more likely two or three." Sex while pregnant is believed to harm the baby and result in birth defects and reduced intelligence. Such a typical attitude..."we do it in this way in my weird-ass culture, therefore it is immutable human nature."
"until something inevitably goes wrong [go.com]. Rare, but horrible when it happens."
So, which is it, inevitable, or rare? Make up your mind, it ain't both.
And honestly, you might be onto something with that mastectomy thing. The same rationale was used recently to ban large soft drink containers in New York. Keep going and soon we'll get there.
Female circumcision is not "trimming the lips off the pussy". It is removal of the clitoris so the female cannot feel any sexual pleasure and hence will not be tempted to stray from her man, all as Allah planned.
Huh. Well, apparently I hallucinated the "these add-ons have been disabled, please re-download them" dialog box when installing new Firefox version. Guess I picked the wrong week to quit drinking coffee.
FF always breaks the previous version's add-ons when it upgrades. That was kind of a big deal a while back, since add-ons are what make Firefox Firefox. Did they change that, too? Too many changes to keep track of, eh?
"Firefox 15 prevents most memory leaks caused by add-ons, including Firebug. For many users with add-ons installed this will significantly reduce Firefoxâ(TM)s memory consumption, without requiring upgrades to those add-ons."
Yeah, how's the add-on supposed to work without upgrading - Firefox 15 breaks compatibility with all previous add-ons. And to think, the guy who wrote this probably didn't think of it at all...
Criminals don't want to "rejoin" society. They're criminals, that's their job. Derp, derp.
Looking down on others for not knowing Latin? Oh. My. You really are ignorant, aren't you? Latin is a dead language, nobody speaks it and nobody learns it except a select few, which you definitely identify with otherwise you wouldn't expect everyone else to know Latin. A kopek is 1/100th of a Soviet ruble. A Commune is a place of imprisonment for the working class ("let's see your travel pass, comrade") where private property is not allowed.
"Freedom of speech is too precious a freedom to be meddled with..... And since I am sure of this in general, and since I'd expect most of you to be so too, I shall probably shock you when I say it is the purpose of my lecture tonight to argue in one particular area just the opposite. To argue, in short, in favour of censorship against freedom of expression, and to do so in an area of life that has traditionally been regarded as sacrosanct. I am talking about moral and religious education. And especially the education a child receives at home....parents (have) no god-given licence to enculturate their children in whatever ways they personally choose....in short, children have the right not to have their minds addled by (religion). And we as a society have a duty to protect them from it. So we should no more allow parents to teach their children to believe, for example, the literal truth of the Bible, or that the planets rule their lives, than we should allow parents to knock their children's teeth out or lock them in a dungeon. That's the negative side of what I want to say. But there will be a positive side as well. If children have a right to be protected from false ideas, they have too a right to be succored by the truth. And we as a society have a duty to provide it."
-- Nicholas Humphrey, addressing Amnesty International
The comparisons from here on in get worse and worse as he continues to argue that freedom of speech should *never ever* be compromised....except to suppress ideas he disagrees with. The full speech is one long Author Tract about how we should implement utterly draconian Soviet-style anti-religious policies banning parents from bringing up their children in their own beliefs in favour of forcing them to bring them up in *his*.
So, in other words, when I get caught stealing, all I have to do is return what I stole? Then I can try again with no negative effects? Wow, that's an awesome system for evil people. No open fist to the head to discourage further stealing? Judging from "commune" and "kopek", this system seems to be from a socialist country. Which one? I'm moving tomorrow.
Isn't it funny how this argument is always trotted out when the IQ test reveals an inconvenient truth? However, whenever the IQ test reveals something we agree with already, such as people who disagree with my political opinions are stupid, then IQ tests are sound and pretty good all around. Isn't this strange?
So, everyone who doesn't agree with my political beliefs is either stupid, selfish, or looney. Got it.
Gosh, it's like a parody of leftist beliefs from a newscast from the 80s. Diversity. It's not just a catchphrase, it's a reality. Tolerate opposing viewpoints - unless those disagree with our own.
What were you smoking? Like you needed Scorched Earth to run faster? Jeez, I take my turn and then *boop* *boop* *bing* the computer players shoot and I have no idea what just happened. Oh, I'm dead now. That was fun. I don't mind losing, I just want to see WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED.
In no event shall Microsoft be liable for any damages whatsoever, even in the event of fault (including negligence).
-- Windows XP Professional license agreement
Why didn't Microsoft use Comic Sans for their new logo? After all, this typeface is most commonly associated with Windows, even by people who have no idea what fonts are.
If Apple put its manufacturing jobs in America, then Apple would very shortly be a $0 billion company. Just imagine the headline: "New factory to be built by mega-corp right here in River City". Think of all the groups that would oppose it, and think about how well-funded and organized these groups are. They have money, lawyers, and the media on their side. It's the Kobayashi Maru.
The worker who was skewered with the control rod was suicidal. There was no reason for the reactor to explode like that. The post-mortem found no cause for the explosion other than "the guy pulled it all the way out quickly". Investigators found the worker had personal problems. Took another worker with him, too.
The problem is that whatever system replaces capitalism will be much, much worse. Instead of "let's fix the system," we get libtards (your term reversed, how does that feel?) saying "let's burn down the system and implement socialism." Sorry, but you need a proven, workable system before touching the one system that's actually known to function.
And what's with the "Jesus" statement? Are you one of those Christ-tards? Isn't it fun to call people we disagree with "tards"? How do the differently-abled feel about that?
You can get a US passport with same day service. Appear in person at the nearest passport agency, pay a rush fee, and you're done. Apply in the morning, pick it up in the evening.
Nope. Pure projection of your own thoughts and desires, right there. The novel is actually a retelling of an obscure Czech novel about service in the Austro-Hungarian Empire's army in World War I.
China does not permit immigration. You can get a residence permit if you have a real job, but it is only 1 year and is renewed at the pleasure of your local government. I have seen respected businessmen denied for no reason. They have to leave the country and their business predictably fails soon thereafter. There is a China green card program that is granted to a very small number of people every year. You won't get one, don't bother. You can marry a Chinese and get a 1-year "visiting relative" visa that can be renewed as long as you stay married, but this visa class is the same as a tourist visa and you cannot work on this visa, at least not in China. You'd have to have a WWW business or something.
It's funny how people from Western countries with ridiculously lax immigration procedures go abroad, expecting every country to be just like their own. They are shocked, shocked to find out that a visa is a sovereign act of a nation and it is that country's choice to set the rules.
Funny, here I was thinking that Obama's birth was NOT an issue. So, your logic is IF crazy conspiracy theory = true; THEN it's OK to talk about a bunch of high school students ostracizing one of their classmates in the highly public forum. And if someone wasn't popular in high school, obviously it means he's unqualified for public office. That's how it works? And this has to do with Obama how again?
By what standard? The far-left standard? Jeez, if you're to the right of Mao Zedong you get tarred and feathered these days. Not to mention your bizarre opinions of the Pubs aspiration for the Presidency. How, pray tell, does losing help in the supreme court? The sitting President nominates new members. Of course, if you're a Euro-leftist (the only sane people left in the world), you likely have no idea of how the American system works. Give the Constitution a glance, it's a good read. Influenced by Europeans, it was, that should make everyone happy.
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100% wrong. In every culture I've been in except Western culture, it is disgusting to even think of sex with a pregnant woman. The women themselves are conditioned to breathe a sigh of relief when pregnant..."whew, no more sex for a year at least, more likely two or three." Sex while pregnant is believed to harm the baby and result in birth defects and reduced intelligence. Such a typical attitude..."we do it in this way in my weird-ass culture, therefore it is immutable human nature."
So, which is it, inevitable, or rare? Make up your mind, it ain't both.
And honestly, you might be onto something with that mastectomy thing. The same rationale was used recently to ban large soft drink containers in New York. Keep going and soon we'll get there.
Female circumcision is not "trimming the lips off the pussy". It is removal of the clitoris so the female cannot feel any sexual pleasure and hence will not be tempted to stray from her man, all as Allah planned.
Huh. Well, apparently I hallucinated the "these add-ons have been disabled, please re-download them" dialog box when installing new Firefox version. Guess I picked the wrong week to quit drinking coffee.
FF always breaks the previous version's add-ons when it upgrades. That was kind of a big deal a while back, since add-ons are what make Firefox Firefox. Did they change that, too? Too many changes to keep track of, eh?
From one of the links:
"Firefox 15 prevents most memory leaks caused by add-ons, including Firebug. For many users with add-ons installed this will significantly reduce Firefoxâ(TM)s memory consumption, without requiring upgrades to those add-ons."
Yeah, how's the add-on supposed to work without upgrading - Firefox 15 breaks compatibility with all previous add-ons. And to think, the guy who wrote this probably didn't think of it at all...
Looking down on others for not knowing Latin? Oh. My. You really are ignorant, aren't you? Latin is a dead language, nobody speaks it and nobody learns it except a select few, which you definitely identify with otherwise you wouldn't expect everyone else to know Latin. A kopek is 1/100th of a Soviet ruble. A Commune is a place of imprisonment for the working class ("let's see your travel pass, comrade") where private property is not allowed.
-- Nicholas Humphrey, addressing Amnesty International
The comparisons from here on in get worse and worse as he continues to argue that freedom of speech should *never ever* be compromised....except to suppress ideas he disagrees with. The full speech is one long Author Tract about how we should implement utterly draconian Soviet-style anti-religious policies banning parents from bringing up their children in their own beliefs in favour of forcing them to bring them up in *his*.
Just imagine a day when the tech exists to enable us to work in our sleep. About two days after the tech is introduced, it will be mandatory.
So, in other words, when I get caught stealing, all I have to do is return what I stole? Then I can try again with no negative effects? Wow, that's an awesome system for evil people. No open fist to the head to discourage further stealing? Judging from "commune" and "kopek", this system seems to be from a socialist country. Which one? I'm moving tomorrow.
Isn't it funny how this argument is always trotted out when the IQ test reveals an inconvenient truth? However, whenever the IQ test reveals something we agree with already, such as people who disagree with my political opinions are stupid, then IQ tests are sound and pretty good all around. Isn't this strange?
Gosh, it's like a parody of leftist beliefs from a newscast from the 80s. Diversity. It's not just a catchphrase, it's a reality. Tolerate opposing viewpoints - unless those disagree with our own.
What were you smoking? Like you needed Scorched Earth to run faster? Jeez, I take my turn and then *boop* *boop* *bing* the computer players shoot and I have no idea what just happened. Oh, I'm dead now. That was fun. I don't mind losing, I just want to see WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED.
In no event shall Microsoft be liable for any damages whatsoever, even in the event of fault (including negligence).
-- Windows XP Professional license agreement
Because the plural of anecdote is data!
Why didn't Microsoft use Comic Sans for their new logo? After all, this typeface is most commonly associated with Windows, even by people who have no idea what fonts are.
If Apple put its manufacturing jobs in America, then Apple would very shortly be a $0 billion company. Just imagine the headline: "New factory to be built by mega-corp right here in River City". Think of all the groups that would oppose it, and think about how well-funded and organized these groups are. They have money, lawyers, and the media on their side. It's the Kobayashi Maru.
The worker who was skewered with the control rod was suicidal. There was no reason for the reactor to explode like that. The post-mortem found no cause for the explosion other than "the guy pulled it all the way out quickly". Investigators found the worker had personal problems. Took another worker with him, too.
The problem is that whatever system replaces capitalism will be much, much worse. Instead of "let's fix the system," we get libtards (your term reversed, how does that feel?) saying "let's burn down the system and implement socialism." Sorry, but you need a proven, workable system before touching the one system that's actually known to function.
And what's with the "Jesus" statement? Are you one of those Christ-tards? Isn't it fun to call people we disagree with "tards"? How do the differently-abled feel about that?
You can get a US passport with same day service. Appear in person at the nearest passport agency, pay a rush fee, and you're done. Apply in the morning, pick it up in the evening.
What a hateful, ignorant comment. But then, hatred is always found next to ignorance, so I suppose there is no surprise here.
Nope. Pure projection of your own thoughts and desires, right there. The novel is actually a retelling of an obscure Czech novel about service in the Austro-Hungarian Empire's army in World War I.
It's funny how people from Western countries with ridiculously lax immigration procedures go abroad, expecting every country to be just like their own. They are shocked, shocked to find out that a visa is a sovereign act of a nation and it is that country's choice to set the rules.
Funny, here I was thinking that Obama's birth was NOT an issue. So, your logic is IF crazy conspiracy theory = true; THEN it's OK to talk about a bunch of high school students ostracizing one of their classmates in the highly public forum. And if someone wasn't popular in high school, obviously it means he's unqualified for public office. That's how it works? And this has to do with Obama how again?
By what standard? The far-left standard? Jeez, if you're to the right of Mao Zedong you get tarred and feathered these days. Not to mention your bizarre opinions of the Pubs aspiration for the Presidency. How, pray tell, does losing help in the supreme court? The sitting President nominates new members. Of course, if you're a Euro-leftist (the only sane people left in the world), you likely have no idea of how the American system works. Give the Constitution a glance, it's a good read. Influenced by Europeans, it was, that should make everyone happy.