If your case has merit, and you stand a good chance of winning money, you'll have no problem finding lawyers (they'll gladly work on contingency if they see money at the end of the tunnel). The problem comes when your case has merit, but you stand no chance of winning any money (i.e., when you're a defendant in a U.S. lawsuit).
Afghanistan has an estimated 28% adult literacy rate, as opposed to a close to 100% literacy rate in the developed world. The vast majority of Afghans can't even spell their own fucking names, and have never (and will never) read a book in their lives.
No, you're blaming the Corps for putting the interests of man ahead of those of fish in their original design. And they were right to to it (and wrong to change their policies later to satisfy a bunch of hippies who demonize humanity and romanticize all other species).
Actually, global warming models predict both increased rainfall *and* drought (and also heat waves *and* cold waves). That way, no matter WHAT happens, the hippies can blame it on global warming. It was too cold this winter? Oh, that was global warming. It was too hot this winter? Oh, that was global warming. Too much rainfall, not enough rainfall, just the right amount of rainfall--that was all caused by global warming.
It's the best con since religion, with its "All good things are caused by God. All bad things are caused by man. Anything bad not caused by man, well that's because God works in mysterious ways" shtick.
Great, now I'm going to miss half my television shows because some hippie wants me to shave a few watts off my electric bill. Isn't it enough that I have to flush my toilet twice as much now (and clean the shit stains left behind) because some hippie said that a 2-gallon toilet was just as good as a 4?
I'll tell you what, I'll get an Energy Star DVR just as soon as Al Gore moves out of his McMansion and stops driving a luxury SUV.
Those two are NOT the same thing. Having a bunch of people editing doesn't help if the few experts get drowned out by the multitude of ignorant assholes who just sit around all day reverting articles.
If you want to really encourage newbies, you need to get rid of the anal-retentive assholes with the "Now that I'm at the party, no one else is invited" attitudes. Every time I've tried to add a quality edit over there, it inevitably got removed for no good reason. And most of the time it's removed by an editor whose sole contribution to Wikipedia seemed to be removing edits. I finally just gave up trying (I suspect I'm hardly alone).
It helps because, if it's a bullshit lawsuit, the defendant will have no problem finding a lawyer willing to work on contingency (because the lawyer knows that if he wins or the case is thrown out, the plaintiff company will be forced to pay him). As it is now, if you get sued and don't have the money to hire a lawyer, you're pretty much fucked, even if the lawsuit is complete bullshit.
You mean you don't feel sorry for a couple of himbo pretty-boys who never had to work a day in their lives and were raised with silver spoons in their mouths? I mean come on, don't tell me that if you went to a college that your dad bought you into even though you're as dumb as a rock, only to have some greedy jew steal your vague idea and make money off of it without giving you a big chunk of it for doing nothing, that you wouldn't be pissed off too. Without those millions, there is the slight possibility that they may have had to engage in ---ugh--- actual labor (perish the thought!). Are you suggesting they should degrade themselves like that?
Yeah, we went ahead and replaced your joists with spaghetti and your foundation with Jello...but we think we can make it work, with a few patches and bugfixes.
You want to know how bad the U.S. population is brainwashed? People *without health insurance* will show up to rallies to protest even the pathetic hint of universal healthcare (derisively called "ObamaCare" here). I wish I were exaggerating. They will actually show up with picket signs to protest a program that would help themselves and their families.
Actually, even Cuba has a much better healthcare system than the U.S. I'm not joking, go look for yourself at the numbers for life expectancy and infant mortality for Cuba vs. the U.S. if you don't believe me. Republicans will never let you know that of course, and the press is too cowardly to report it. But it's right there if you look.
Your national pride is a holdover from the 50's. The rest of the civilized world has moved well ahead of the U.S. in healthcare long ago.
Releasing the sex offenders in most states is the cruelest punishment of all. Most of those guys can't even legally live almost anywhere in the state. Saw a story a while back about a group of them who had took to living under a bridge because they couldn't legally rent any apartment in their city. Not much of a chance for those who legitimately want to go straight and lead a crime-free life. The state is basically guaranteeing that its released criminals will have to turn to crime, just to survive. If that's all that awaits them, the state shouldn't be releasing them (it's cruel to the prisoners and endangers the public).
That pretty much pisses all over your lame argument.
Yeah? Try walking into an ER sometime and asking for heart bypass surgery, or long-term diabetes treatment, or chemotherapy. They'll be pissing all over themselves laughing.
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If your case has merit, and you stand a good chance of winning money, you'll have no problem finding lawyers (they'll gladly work on contingency if they see money at the end of the tunnel). The problem comes when your case has merit, but you stand no chance of winning any money (i.e., when you're a defendant in a U.S. lawsuit).
so money makes people dumb as far as I can tell
Afghanistan has an estimated 28% adult literacy rate, as opposed to a close to 100% literacy rate in the developed world. The vast majority of Afghans can't even spell their own fucking names, and have never (and will never) read a book in their lives.
So your statement is dumb, as far as I can tell.
No, it has a "I don't want my neighbors' backyards all smelling like chickenshit and cowshit" problem.
No, you're blaming the Corps for putting the interests of man ahead of those of fish in their original design. And they were right to to it (and wrong to change their policies later to satisfy a bunch of hippies who demonize humanity and romanticize all other species).
Actually, global warming models predict both increased rainfall *and* drought (and also heat waves *and* cold waves). That way, no matter WHAT happens, the hippies can blame it on global warming. It was too cold this winter? Oh, that was global warming. It was too hot this winter? Oh, that was global warming. Too much rainfall, not enough rainfall, just the right amount of rainfall--that was all caused by global warming.
It's the best con since religion, with its "All good things are caused by God. All bad things are caused by man. Anything bad not caused by man, well that's because God works in mysterious ways" shtick.
Great, now I'm going to miss half my television shows because some hippie wants me to shave a few watts off my electric bill. Isn't it enough that I have to flush my toilet twice as much now (and clean the shit stains left behind) because some hippie said that a 2-gallon toilet was just as good as a 4?
I'll tell you what, I'll get an Energy Star DVR just as soon as Al Gore moves out of his McMansion and stops driving a luxury SUV.
With more people (and more expert people)
Those two are NOT the same thing. Having a bunch of people editing doesn't help if the few experts get drowned out by the multitude of ignorant assholes who just sit around all day reverting articles.
If you want to really encourage newbies, you need to get rid of the anal-retentive assholes with the "Now that I'm at the party, no one else is invited" attitudes. Every time I've tried to add a quality edit over there, it inevitably got removed for no good reason. And most of the time it's removed by an editor whose sole contribution to Wikipedia seemed to be removing edits. I finally just gave up trying (I suspect I'm hardly alone).
It helps because, if it's a bullshit lawsuit, the defendant will have no problem finding a lawyer willing to work on contingency (because the lawyer knows that if he wins or the case is thrown out, the plaintiff company will be forced to pay him). As it is now, if you get sued and don't have the money to hire a lawyer, you're pretty much fucked, even if the lawsuit is complete bullshit.
You mean you don't feel sorry for a couple of himbo pretty-boys who never had to work a day in their lives and were raised with silver spoons in their mouths? I mean come on, don't tell me that if you went to a college that your dad bought you into even though you're as dumb as a rock, only to have some greedy jew steal your vague idea and make money off of it without giving you a big chunk of it for doing nothing, that you wouldn't be pissed off too. Without those millions, there is the slight possibility that they may have had to engage in ---ugh--- actual labor (perish the thought!). Are you suggesting they should degrade themselves like that?
GOSUB "I also miss gosub"
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Behold as we perfect the mousetrap, and also laugh in the face of God himself...but most importantly perfect the mousetrap.
Yeah, we went ahead and replaced your joists with spaghetti and your foundation with Jello...but we think we can make it work, with a few patches and bugfixes.
"Scientists Discover Onion Writer Who's Not Obnoxious, Cynical Prick"
"We were are surprised as everyone else," says lead scientist.
Yes, you are definitely 19.
You want to know how bad the U.S. population is brainwashed? People *without health insurance* will show up to rallies to protest even the pathetic hint of universal healthcare (derisively called "ObamaCare" here). I wish I were exaggerating. They will actually show up with picket signs to protest a program that would help themselves and their families.
Actually, even Cuba has a much better healthcare system than the U.S. I'm not joking, go look for yourself at the numbers for life expectancy and infant mortality for Cuba vs. the U.S. if you don't believe me. Republicans will never let you know that of course, and the press is too cowardly to report it. But it's right there if you look.
Your national pride is a holdover from the 50's. The rest of the civilized world has moved well ahead of the U.S. in healthcare long ago.
If they would rather die, then let them do it and decrease the surplus population.
In other news:
Stay tuned for tomorrow's report: "Everything Was Better When I Was Younger, Reports Random Asshole on Street"
hurting a lawyer gets you the same penalty as hurting a human
It used to technically be a "cruelty to animals" charge, until the animals complained.
Releasing the sex offenders in most states is the cruelest punishment of all. Most of those guys can't even legally live almost anywhere in the state. Saw a story a while back about a group of them who had took to living under a bridge because they couldn't legally rent any apartment in their city. Not much of a chance for those who legitimately want to go straight and lead a crime-free life. The state is basically guaranteeing that its released criminals will have to turn to crime, just to survive. If that's all that awaits them, the state shouldn't be releasing them (it's cruel to the prisoners and endangers the public).
Me too. Might want to reconsider the wording of that headline.
As I pointed out above, try that when you need surgery, treatment for a chronic illness, or any other treatment that isn't an immediate emergency.
That pretty much pisses all over your lame argument.
Yeah? Try walking into an ER sometime and asking for heart bypass surgery, or long-term diabetes treatment, or chemotherapy. They'll be pissing all over themselves laughing.