Coupon experts say it applies to an old trading stamp promotion law that's still on the books in Indiana, Utah and Washington. In those states, the consumer is not required to purchase the coupon item and may send in 100 coupons for about 50 cents in postage and get back a penny. Some coupons have a higher value, 1/20th of a cent. Manufacturers set their own cash value.
However, these game pieces have no cash value, nor can they be transferred to a third party "...no transfer of prize to a third party permitted and non-cash prizes are not redeemable for cash value." - From the Offical [sic] Rules
Bart: You're probably wondering about the coat hangers. They're to
block the satellite that's been spying on me.
Marge: [with trepidation] Okay...
Bart: It can read your electric organizer from space.
Homer: Even mine? [Bart takes it and smashes it] Hey, I had
Lenny's name on that!
Bart: They have it now.
Lisa: Who are they, exactly?
Bart: Who else? Major League Baseball.
The U.S. attorney in Seattle is heading the case, hmmm why Seattle?? this kid is in some trouble....Oh, and It did effect me, (at work) but patching hundreds of Windows systems is not my responsibility. He will get what he deserves, he knew better.
It's cool to hate the RIAA. But they actually do serve a purpose. What do they do - What do the record companies do? They promote artists. Through this promotion of bands, hopefully the more talented will rise to the top and make money. Labels want an album to succeed, to sell copies, to make money. The problem lies in the fact that it has gotten totally out of hand.
The amount of money in the entertainment (& sports) "industry" is absurd. Salaries are so disproportionate to any other profession that it seems nonsensical. This problem is fixing itself right now. If people have the desire to be an artist or an entertainer, they should do it for the love of their art, not to be a rock star or to make a bazillion dollars. This will also fix what happened to music around the Backstreet era (just selling it). Artists are going to have to accept that they can't make a living by music sales alone. If they want our money they have to do what all high-earning bands do - tour(work for a living).
For this whole artist-semi-direct thing to work, there has to be a way for fans to hear about the music, get the music, and at the same time, the artist has to make a living. Fans can get the music now- that's settled. So the art has to be protected- this article. OK, now we have to replace the RIAA. How can we get these bands out there, how can we get the buzz about the music to the masses? How about good old fashioned word of mouth, fans and touring? Mozart didn't have a contract and a team of lawyers, he didn't need them. He created art for other reasons. The artists must be willing concede a little. They can no longer expect fans to pay 15-20 for an album. They can however expect much more than that in ticket sales. If the music was cheaper to begin with, people would be able to afford to listen to more music, different kinds of music, by different people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That is what art appreciation is all about.
Clinton lied. He was wrong. But everybody lies; Bill Clinton lied about nothing. It wasn't important. No one should have cared. The media grabbed hold, and the Republicans jumped onboard because they saw an oppurtunity to sling some mud on the Democratic President. Sure, it would be the same if a Republican was president. But the Democrats would not have taken it as far, they only do that when the President does something illegal (Watergate - Nixon would have been hounded by the dems until he was impeached). Impeachment is serious. Political espionage suggests impeachment. Lying about a Blow Job does not. All of this happened shortly after Bush lost, Dole lost, and the Republicans took over congress. The partisanship was at its highest. The two sides couldn't reach a consensus, so they shut down the government. The GOP was after Clinton from the beginning. Ken Starr was appointed to investigate "Whitewater" and found nothing. Then Clinton fell into their collective lap. It was just the dirt they needed to win the next war, I mean, election, but they took it too far, and it amost cost them. Years from now, just wait and see who looks like the bigger fool for this "scandal", I really think it hurt the Republicans more than it helped.
Just in case you didn't remember, Clinton was being sued for harassment when he perjured himself.
In the Paula Jones Case? The judge ruled that was immaterial, so that offence doesn't legally exist:) And it really just boils down to that, the law, well... and what your definition of is is.
Yes, I have heard that before, and it's still wrong. The real issue was the "independent" counsel Ken Starr on a sponsored witch hunt. Just wait and see what political party looks stupid for that one 50 years from now.
Three days ago I took my dry-cleaning to the cleaners. I had never taken them to that particular dry cleaner before, but my mates Dick and Harry have always used them. When I got my clothes back, they were clean. Oh yeah, I am in fact an assknob. Thank You
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However, these game pieces have no cash value, nor can they be transferred to a third party "...no transfer of prize to a third party permitted and non-cash prizes are not redeemable for cash value." - From the Offical [sic] Rules
I'm with you... Airborne still has my powerbook, and I can't get an up-to-date break.
Blatently stole from here:
Bart: You're probably wondering about the coat hangers. They're to block the satellite that's been spying on me. ...
Marge: [with trepidation] Okay
Bart: It can read your electric organizer from space. Homer: Even mine? [Bart takes it and smashes it] Hey, I had Lenny's name on that!
Bart: They have it now.
Lisa: Who are they, exactly?
Bart: Who else? Major League Baseball.
The U.S. attorney in Seattle is heading the case, hmmm why Seattle?? this kid is in some trouble....Oh, and It did effect me, (at work) but patching hundreds of Windows systems is not my responsibility. He will get what he deserves, he knew better.
I did one time... I tripped balls dude... oh wait.
Thank god he's 18 and fully accountable.
Armageddon
I always dreamed of having nothing...
If you left a hundred monkeys in front of a hundred typewriters for a hundred years eventually you'd manage to get a Shakespearean sonnet.
At least its better than sending it to Florida.
Actually quite the opposite is true. Oracle states that it will continue support of People Soft products for the next 10 years. (Version 8)
Ani DiFranco did it. She Played and played and played and played.
I HATE 8 track tapes
It's cool to hate the RIAA. But they actually do serve a purpose. What do they do - What do the record companies do? They promote artists. Through this promotion of bands, hopefully the more talented will rise to the top and make money. Labels want an album to succeed, to sell copies, to make money. The problem lies in the fact that it has gotten totally out of hand.
The amount of money in the entertainment (& sports) "industry" is absurd. Salaries are so disproportionate to any other profession that it seems nonsensical. This problem is fixing itself right now. If people have the desire to be an artist or an entertainer, they should do it for the love of their art, not to be a rock star or to make a bazillion dollars. This will also fix what happened to music around the Backstreet era (just selling it). Artists are going to have to accept that they can't make a living by music sales alone. If they want our money they have to do what all high-earning bands do - tour(work for a living).
For this whole artist-semi-direct thing to work, there has to be a way for fans to hear about the music, get the music, and at the same time, the artist has to make a living. Fans can get the music now- that's settled. So the art has to be protected- this article. OK, now we have to replace the RIAA. How can we get these bands out there, how can we get the buzz about the music to the masses? How about good old fashioned word of mouth, fans and touring? Mozart didn't have a contract and a team of lawyers, he didn't need them. He created art for other reasons. The artists must be willing concede a little. They can no longer expect fans to pay 15-20 for an album. They can however expect much more than that in ticket sales. If the music was cheaper to begin with, people would be able to afford to listen to more music, different kinds of music, by different people from different backgrounds and different cultures. That is what art appreciation is all about.
If you look at the chart, 2 of the top 5 ARE running Windows 2000.
Typing of the Dead (Japanese Version) helped me master my ability to type Japanese phrases really, really fast.
Three days ago I took my dry-cleaning to the cleaners. I had never taken them to that particular dry cleaner before, but my mates Dick and Harry have always used them. When I got my clothes back, they were clean. Oh yeah, I am in fact an assknob. Thank You
Actually, It was wonderful, wonderful irony.
Adolf was a commie? There, that's Irony.
Really strange, but I liked it... "A culture without pieties is as flat as one whose piousness is unleavened by irony".
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I always dreamed of having rocks.