Ever wonder why there are so many words of French origin in the English language? Familiar with that time period when France de facto dominated England, and all people of culture/nobility in England spoke French? Did you know, in fact, that the origin of swear words (such as "shit") were that they were used by the lower classes (and are more authentic english) while classier ways of saying these things (such as "manure") were used by the upper classes (and are thus French).
The French have one military victory, and it messes up our language for centuries!
Of course, I don't KNOW what happens to the soul, but my guess is that you'll wind up with a soul-less human. He will then join the other lawyers, CEOs, and telemarketers.
People with the money to pay for the products, presumably. That includes the rich (who keep getting richer), and the poor (who still scrape together some money from non-outsourcable minimum-wage service jobs)
Selling only to the rich & poor won't cut it. One billionaire isn't likely to buy 200 cars. 200 middle class people WILL buy 200 cars, even though their combined income is far less than the billionaire's. The poor person might buy a $8,000 Geo Metro, but who's going to buy the $40,000 car with all the latest toys? If the corporations kill the middle class, they are signing their own death warrants. They're just too short-sighted to realize it.
If those West/East coast yuppies are too good for the MidWest, that's their problem. The companies should move to the MidWest so the "uncool" people who live here can get jobs. BTW, I live in the MidWest, and I don't give a damn that it ain't "cool". I think it's cool to laugh at the fools paying $,$$$ per month for housing while I pay $200/month for my 100 year old house in a 100 year old "bad" neighborhood, and despite common opinion, I've lived here 40+ years without getting shot.
Why? Because of some outdated concept that murder is wrong?
Nope! Because the risks outweight the benefits. Here's a more likely scenario: UpStart Inc starts taking business from BigBucks Co. Suddenly several companies selling supplies to both companies have to raise their prices. UpStart hasn't build a huge amount of $,$$$,$$$ yet and goes out of business. The suppliers gradually lower their prices.
There's no murder neccesary. There's not even any crime! Well, maybe that guy who talked with all 3 suppliers just before they raised prices, but he didn't even work for BigBucks anymore. Honest!
What do you mean, *going* to see? My GF's family lost the house they had for 35 years to a Big Evil Business. And that happened years ago. Third-world corruption is already here.:(
That may be better than the alternative. I recently received some snail-mail spam for something I might have considered. I recognized them as someone who made some VERY annoying commercials and tossed it in the round file without even looking at it.
I might call them "Mickee Dees", but I still make retching noises and call their product "McBarf" burgers. The ads influenced what I name them, but not what I think of their stuff.
My 2 scents: If a burglar breaks in my house by breaking the nearly useless lock on my Window, the burglar is responsible for the criminal action. However, the Window vendor should also be liable for a whopping lawsuit, especially if he's practically driven other window makers out of business with unfair practices.
There's more than one way to skin a bat, er, cat. Maybe you don't have the physical skills of a Batman, but you could build Iron Man armor. Or maybe you could be a behind the scenes hero like Oracle. Or, if you lack brains, brawn, or money, you can eat a lot of pizza, learn to roll downhill, and bowl criminals over like bowling pins.
In a way, Batman is one of the LEAST realistic superheros. Superman is invulnerable, and Wolverine has a healing factor, but Batman doesn't have any of that. And I don't care how good you are, you'll get injuries that will at least slow you down, and make it more likely that you'll get MORE injuries until it's humanly impossible to continue as Batman does.
I remember working on a project, where one of the specifications was that the rear stairwells of transit buses (in a large U.S. city) had to be urine-proof, because the drivers REGULARLY used the rear stairwell to relieve themselves. It's not entirely the drivers' fault -- they were afraid to leave their vehicles. But doesn't this just seem WRONG? And if it doesn't, if this just seems normal, doesn't that indicate something even worse about this society?
Mental note: next time I take the bus, get off by the FRONT stairwell! Ewwww!
The 2008 elections go as planned. Either some evil Republican gets in and runs this country into the ground, or some evil Democrat gets in and also runs this country into the ground.
SOL does mean "shit out of luck". I didn't realize there were other meanings! Oddly enough, I haven't seen the movie, but I've watched the Stargate SG1 shows. Those Replicators were tiny robots that absorbed technology in order to multiply like viruses. They were impervious to advanced energy weapons, but could be destroyed by old-fashioned guns.
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Luke force-choked Jabba's pig guards when he entered Jabba's palace.
There are always 2. No more, no less.
So, is Darth Bushifus the master, or the apprentice?
It's not really a dupe. This one actually started first, but the others were submitted in Morse Code, so they hit the queue before this one.
The French have one military victory, and it messes up our language for centuries!
Of course, I don't KNOW what happens to the soul, but my guess is that you'll wind up with a soul-less human. He will then join the other lawyers, CEOs, and telemarketers.
I could also use a GQuicken. Until then, I'll still need an OS.
Jail? If this has anything to do with that MP3, I didn't download it! In fact I don't know how it got there. *end nongeek mode*
Selling only to the rich & poor won't cut it. One billionaire isn't likely to buy 200 cars. 200 middle class people WILL buy 200 cars, even though their combined income is far less than the billionaire's. The poor person might buy a $8,000 Geo Metro, but who's going to buy the $40,000 car with all the latest toys? If the corporations kill the middle class, they are signing their own death warrants. They're just too short-sighted to realize it.
If those West/East coast yuppies are too good for the MidWest, that's their problem. The companies should move to the MidWest so the "uncool" people who live here can get jobs. BTW, I live in the MidWest, and I don't give a damn that it ain't "cool". I think it's cool to laugh at the fools paying $,$$$ per month for housing while I pay $200/month for my 100 year old house in a 100 year old "bad" neighborhood, and despite common opinion, I've lived here 40+ years without getting shot.
Nope! Because the risks outweight the benefits. Here's a more likely scenario: UpStart Inc starts taking business from BigBucks Co. Suddenly several companies selling supplies to both companies have to raise their prices. UpStart hasn't build a huge amount of $,$$$,$$$ yet and goes out of business. The suppliers gradually lower their prices.
There's no murder neccesary. There's not even any crime! Well, maybe that guy who talked with all 3 suppliers just before they raised prices, but he didn't even work for BigBucks anymore. Honest!
What do you mean, *going* to see? My GF's family lost the house they had for 35 years to a Big Evil Business. And that happened years ago. Third-world corruption is already here. :(
That may be better than the alternative. I recently received some snail-mail spam for something I might have considered. I recognized them as someone who made some VERY annoying commercials and tossed it in the round file without even looking at it.
I might call them "Mickee Dees", but I still make retching noises and call their product "McBarf" burgers. The ads influenced what I name them, but not what I think of their stuff.
Now where will I buy antivirus software for Linux? Oh, wait, I don't NEED antivirus software on Linux.
after my system got pwned!
"Bones" is Lenard McCoy, not Hank. He also has considerably less hair than Hank.
My 2 scents: If a burglar breaks in my house by breaking the nearly useless lock on my Window, the burglar is responsible for the criminal action. However, the Window vendor should also be liable for a whopping lawsuit, especially if he's practically driven other window makers out of business with unfair practices.
There's more than one way to skin a bat, er, cat. Maybe you don't have the physical skills of a Batman, but you could build Iron Man armor. Or maybe you could be a behind the scenes hero like Oracle. Or, if you lack brains, brawn, or money, you can eat a lot of pizza, learn to roll downhill, and bowl criminals over like bowling pins.
In a way, Batman is one of the LEAST realistic superheros. Superman is invulnerable, and Wolverine has a healing factor, but Batman doesn't have any of that. And I don't care how good you are, you'll get injuries that will at least slow you down, and make it more likely that you'll get MORE injuries until it's humanly impossible to continue as Batman does.
Mental note: next time I take the bus, get off by the FRONT stairwell! Ewwww!
Damn YOU! I had to use google to find out what sesquipedalian meant!
4) None of the above.
The 2008 elections go as planned. Either some evil Republican gets in and runs this country into the ground, or some evil Democrat gets in and also runs this country into the ground.
Why not? Everyone else is.
SOL does mean "shit out of luck". I didn't realize there were other meanings! Oddly enough, I haven't seen the movie, but I've watched the Stargate SG1 shows. Those Replicators were tiny robots that absorbed technology in order to multiply like viruses. They were impervious to advanced energy weapons, but could be destroyed by old-fashioned guns.
Damn, slash ate my *nongeek mode* tags!