I would say this calls for the Passive-Aggressive approach. There are several ways of implementing this:
Physical Discomfort:
1. Carry a girlie mag in a bad filled with dirty laundry. Not just clothes you've worn for a day, but the truly nasty, revolting stuff, like a T-Shirt from a keg party (or 5) that was also used as a wash rag, or briefs full of skid marks. Bonus points for any of the following: Condoms with egg whites inside, year-old unwashed socks, or hand-cuffs. Super Bonus Points if you throw in a few pairs of ladies panties with a drop or two of fish oil on them (for that extra "WTF?!" factor).
2. Carry a thumb drive with "2 Girls - 1 Cup" on it. If you can, max out the drive with as many videos from that genre as you can.
3. Clean off your desktop, except for 1 folder labeled "XXX". Put in lots of photos of chicks posing with *lots* of guns and the American flag.
4. Lots of photos from the genre "World's (blank)iest (blank)".
Mental Discomfort:
1. Nothing but sex toys. Include a copy of "Asset Allocation For Dummies". Give your occupation as "Smuggler".
2. Nothing but girlie mags, preferably from the '80s and '90s. Glue pictures of Margaret Thatcher over the faces of all the women.
3. A duffel bag with nothing but extra-large condoms. When they ask you if you are visiting for business or pleasure, fake an orgasm.
4. A duffel bag full of photos of kangaroos and condoms. Include a book on Animal Husbandry.
Honestly, the best way to get someone to stop asking questions is to make them sorry they did in the first place.
In high school, my buddies and I would sneak out and to stay up all night and pull pranks, go trash can bowling, play video games, and swill soda pop like there was no tomorrow. The next day, when I was red-eyed and incoherent, my mother would ask me what the hell I was doing all night and accuse me of sneaking out to do drugs. Whenever I told the truth, she'd angrily say I was lying, doing drugs, and sniff around trying to smell pot (which I didn't smoke). Finally, I told her we were sneaking out to sell mustard gas and C-4 to Ghadafi and his bunch of Libyan nationalists who were going to help us take over Europe. The inquisition stopped then and there.
Dear Sir/Madam,
We will gladly remove the photographs of Stonehenge that you have asked us to remove. However, we require that you provide us with written, notarized documentation detailing:
1. Ownership or controlling interest in Stonehenge by your organization,
2. Transfer of ownership to your organization by the original creator(s) of the work,
and,
3. That the work was, in fact, created by those that transferred ownership to your organization.
Additionally, we would like to take this letter as an opportunity to inform you that we have awarded your organization with lifetime membership in our "Good Luck With That" club, which is an exclusive organization of groups displaying exceptional confidence in their legal endeavors.
Sincerely,
Howard, Fine, and Howard
Attorneys-At-Law
1. Whenever someone announces such bombastic claims like this, the claim is almost NEVER true. A prime example would be the announcement by a researcher of making "Plastic Water". What was missed was that a bunch of chemicals were added to the water, which makes the claim no more remarkable than making Jell-O. With regards to Airbus, it's a cool goal to work towards, but I'll bet THOUSANDS that the fuselage is transparent IN PLACES, but not in others, and using a system of cameras and projectors may SEEM to make the fuselage transparent, but does not ACTUALLY make the fuselage transparent. Just another publicity grab to me.
2. Whenever SlashDot posts articles like these, any well-seasoned SlashDot reader already knows that the headline is almost always bullshit, since they will have plenty of experience reading articles with blatantly misleading headlines.
DHS provides information to a company about someone who poses a real security risk to them (the company). What's so wrong about that?
It's the same as the police informing you about someone who poses a very real threat to you.
If the police had information about someone who posed a threat to me, I'd sure like to know as much about them as I could so I could take the proper measures.....
Namely, a.40 Sig Sauer, a Browning Auto 5, 4 boxes of ammo, and a cooler full of beer.
1: Cell phone jammer. 2: Wi-Fi jammer. 3: Request IT disable hardwire connections to your classrooms during the times that you want to test them.
Invest in a cell jammer and wi-fi jammer, and just take them with you to class. Students shouldn't be cruising the net, "twittering", or IM-ing during class anyways. I'm already looking at a couple of jammers to buy and carrying them with me in my laptop bag. They will be especially useful in the library, where there are WAY too many obnoxious asshats who think their conversation on who slept with who after the last party will help me will help me with my midterms.
Maybe turning the jammers on just long enough to cause the connections to drop, and then shutting them off (a 15 second ON period every 3 minutes?) will piss them off enough to take their calls outside.
Prayer: Demonized as being characteristic of a religious drone, and a religious, close-minded, "Conservative Right-Wing" practice. Also demonized as a practice supportive of a religion and higher power that detractors claim is bogus and non-existent.
Television: Demonized by detractors as the "Idiot Box".
Sex: Demonized as indulgent and deviant by detractors.
Food: Demonized by fatties as being a highly-addictive drug that they are not responsible for consuming in excess.
Again, the "Wizards" at SlashDot let ANOTHER crappy and purely misleading title make its way into "News":
".....95% water along with two grams of clay and a small amount of organic materials."
-So, in all ACTUALITY, the researchers did *NOT* make plastic out of water, the made it out of water, clay, and other chemicals, but not just water.
This use of water is no more remarkable than the use of other absorbant polymers or hydrogels, such as Super Slurper, or for an organic material, Gelatin.
It's about time somebody started seeing such "discoveries" for what they really are: Re-hashed Crap. I'm waiting to see a SlashDot article where somebody discovers The Wheel.
"But what about non-visitors? US citizens don't carry birth certificates or passports with them every day, nor are they required to. So how do they prove their citizenship when stopped?"
-It's called a Valid Driver's License OR Valid State Identification OR Valid Passport OR Valid Military ID.
"Would they just be detained until they can have someone bring their passport to the local jail?"
-No. They would be charged with 'Failure To Identify', which *is* a crime. They would be arrested only if they gave the requesting officer information that didn't match what is on record, and even then, although it IS an arrestable offense, the officer must find reasonable suspicion that the information was volunteered with the intent to mislead him/her, which would be laid out in court as well. That is also a more severe crime (Providing false information to a law enforcement officer). If they get stopped, and they don't have any ID on them, the officer will ask them for NAME, AGE, DOB, ADDRESS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, etc. and check it against records for a match. If they give false information to the officer, then they have a lot more to worry about then forgetting their ID at home. Failing to Identify and Providing False Information are crimes that BOTH citizens AND illegals can be charged with.
"No one seems too concerned with that scenario because of the unspoken assumption that anyone who "looked" like a citizen wouldn't be stopped."
-You CAN'T be stopped without a legally justifiable reason. WITH a legally justifiable reason, ANYBODY can be stopped. There are White people who commit crimes, as well as Blacks, Italians, Finns, Swedes, Brits, and any other race or ethnicity.
"I'm sure the vast majority of people who support this law are confident they won't be stopped and asked for proof of citizenship because they are "obviously" American."
-No, they are probably confident that they won't be stopped and asked for proof of citizenship because their Valid Driver's License/State Identification/Passport/Military Identification will be sufficient enough. I don't know about the cops where you live, but I've never been pulled over by a cop who didn't ask to see my ID (and registration and proof of insurance). Cops are taught to ask for identification in any circumstance where a crime has been committed, or a suspicious circumstance arises (such as someone looking for a lost pet in someone's backyard that a neighbor thought was suspicious). It's called Proper Police Procedure. And yes, there is room for discretion, as a kids cannot be expected to have such identification at all times, or a Hispanic couple who is OBVIOUSLY just out for a walk, and not scoping out burglary targets. It's called common sense. If it looks reasonably suspicious, stop and ask them what they are doing. If it is obvious that someone is out for a walk, move on. If they are peering in windows, looking over their shoulders, walking along houselines, looking over fences, and carrying an empty bag, then the reasonable thing to do is stop them and ask them what they are doing. Proper Procedure also requires that you identify who, exactly, you are dealing with.
Ya know, I think it's about time that "Apple Fanbois" wake the hell up and realize that Apple and Steve Jobs are just as vile as Microsoft and Bill Gates. This kind of pathological delusion is right up there with:
1: Obama 'Birthers' (I'm definitely NOT a fan of Obama, but this is just ridiculous), 2: 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists, 3: The Bible Code, 4: The Kansas Board Of Education, 5: and Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Hairy Ape-Men die-hards.
Honestly, what could anybody possibly gain by supporting Apple and it's Stalinist policy towards anything that criticizes it?
I believe that Toyota's obstinence to providing such information to the concerned parties in the light of such serious safety issues is the result of a serious language barrier between Japanese and American English. Someone should provide the Japs with an accurate explaination of the following important sayings and terminology:
1) "We will screw you to the wall in a court of law",
2) "Gorilla Lawyer assrape",
3) "Pound me in the ass prison",
4) "Contempt Of Court",
5) "There is another nuke headed your way, in the form of a lawsuit",
6) "You don't have a choice",
7) "We're not in Japan",
8) "Supoena",
9) "De-listing"
and last, but certainly not least,
10) "North Korean Menace".
I believe that the clarification and explanation of the aforementioned terms would lead to the speedy resolution of the problems that are currently occurring with the Toyota Motor Corporation and it's products.
Yeah, 30 years of breaking rocks will make a choirboy out of any criminal. If not, then they are probably too far broken and to be a threat when they get out. Either way, they'll DEFINITELY reconsider stepping out of line again if it means a trip back to the State Rock Quarry for another decade.....
Why should law-abiding citizens pay for the cost of dealing with criminals?
I can't believe how someone could manage to think that we should have to pay for this sort of thing. Instead of forcing us to cover the costs, the Government should:
1: SEIZE the criminal's house, car, boat, equity, stocks/securities, EVERYTHING, and put it up for sale, with 100% of the proceeds going towards the cost of their prosecution. Anything left over will go to public schools. Leave them with ONLY the clothes on their backs. If they have children, then they live with the next closest relative. If none exists, then foster care. If one parent is not involved, then they get the cheapest apartment in town and they have to find a way to pay for it (unless of course, they help lock up their spouse, then the Judge can be nice to the uninvolved persons in exchange for helping prosecutors).
2: MANDATORY HARD LABOR. PERIOD. Nothing says "Hmmmmm, maybe I shouldn't do this" like the prospect of literally spending the next 30 years pulling weeds or breaking rocks. Or, if you really wanted to drive the point home, make them dig holes, then fill them back in, then dig holes and fill them back in over and over.
4: HEAVY FINES. Make such fines additional to their reimbursement of prosecution costs, but in such a way that the fines cannot be used to repay the State, but are added on to prosecutorial and investigative costs.
3: PERMANENT SEIZURE of *all* electronic equipment and/or property that falls under their control. This would prevent suspects from transferring their property and money to people that are not involved as a means of keeping out of the Government's hands should they be convicted and/or large fines be levvied against them. This would remove needed capital that convicts (such as Alan Ralsky) can use to start their business back up again when they get out of prison, or to allow them to run the business from prison. If the equipment belongs to someone else, it cannot be permanently seized unless the actual owner is convicted as well.
Of course, all of these things would happen if the suspect(s) are convicted.
I am, for one, getting really tired of seeing criminals being issued "State Restitution Fines" (here in the People's Republik of Kalifornia) that amount to $10-$20 for committing crimes that have thousands of dollars in damages. So, the States eats the bill, getting $20 to pay for everything from the initial report of the crime to the time they are released from custody.
Leave the criminals with deciding if living on Easy Street is worth the risk of living on The Street.
MAKE CRIMINALS PAY FOR THEIR COSTS, NOT LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS.
Maybe fat people should be channeling their frustration into something useful.....Like losing weight.
Honestly, ranting about it on your blog or to a reporter isn't productive. Getting off your fat ass and walking around the block IS.
Seriously, getting pissed off about your situation isn't going to accomplish anything, except telling people that you would rather bitch, whine, and complain about all the problems that being obese is causing you rather than actually working to better your health by exercising and eating healthy.
YOUR fat is YOUR problem. Why should everybody else have to change to accommodate your obesity instead of YOU doing something to change your obesity?
Exercise and eat healthy. Your heart, and the rest of us, will thank you for it.
I'm sure some of the older folks will have favorite cartoonists that some of us are still way to young to remember, but in terms of being able to relate to a strip, both personally and in everyday life (as a sort of 'social commentary'), I think that these four magnificent cartoonists have managed to hit the nail on the head.
I've got to admit, though, that Bill does have a great attitude towards fighting Universal whenever they try to license and merchandise the hell out of his creation.
-The police did EXACTLY what they are supposed to do. When the police are told of a possible bomb threat, they have to treat it as if the 'bomb' is real. In this case, the Principal is the one who told them it was a bomb. Seeing as he is the Principal of a school that, ironically, emphasizes science and technology, he should definitely be fired.
Slashdot Mirror
I would say this calls for the Passive-Aggressive approach. There are several ways of implementing this: Physical Discomfort: 1. Carry a girlie mag in a bad filled with dirty laundry. Not just clothes you've worn for a day, but the truly nasty, revolting stuff, like a T-Shirt from a keg party (or 5) that was also used as a wash rag, or briefs full of skid marks. Bonus points for any of the following: Condoms with egg whites inside, year-old unwashed socks, or hand-cuffs. Super Bonus Points if you throw in a few pairs of ladies panties with a drop or two of fish oil on them (for that extra "WTF?!" factor). 2. Carry a thumb drive with "2 Girls - 1 Cup" on it. If you can, max out the drive with as many videos from that genre as you can. 3. Clean off your desktop, except for 1 folder labeled "XXX". Put in lots of photos of chicks posing with *lots* of guns and the American flag. 4. Lots of photos from the genre "World's (blank)iest (blank)". Mental Discomfort: 1. Nothing but sex toys. Include a copy of "Asset Allocation For Dummies". Give your occupation as "Smuggler". 2. Nothing but girlie mags, preferably from the '80s and '90s. Glue pictures of Margaret Thatcher over the faces of all the women. 3. A duffel bag with nothing but extra-large condoms. When they ask you if you are visiting for business or pleasure, fake an orgasm. 4. A duffel bag full of photos of kangaroos and condoms. Include a book on Animal Husbandry. Honestly, the best way to get someone to stop asking questions is to make them sorry they did in the first place. In high school, my buddies and I would sneak out and to stay up all night and pull pranks, go trash can bowling, play video games, and swill soda pop like there was no tomorrow. The next day, when I was red-eyed and incoherent, my mother would ask me what the hell I was doing all night and accuse me of sneaking out to do drugs. Whenever I told the truth, she'd angrily say I was lying, doing drugs, and sniff around trying to smell pot (which I didn't smoke). Finally, I told her we were sneaking out to sell mustard gas and C-4 to Ghadafi and his bunch of Libyan nationalists who were going to help us take over Europe. The inquisition stopped then and there.
Dear Sir/Madam, We will gladly remove the photographs of Stonehenge that you have asked us to remove. However, we require that you provide us with written, notarized documentation detailing: 1. Ownership or controlling interest in Stonehenge by your organization, 2. Transfer of ownership to your organization by the original creator(s) of the work, and, 3. That the work was, in fact, created by those that transferred ownership to your organization. Additionally, we would like to take this letter as an opportunity to inform you that we have awarded your organization with lifetime membership in our "Good Luck With That" club, which is an exclusive organization of groups displaying exceptional confidence in their legal endeavors. Sincerely, Howard, Fine, and Howard Attorneys-At-Law
Only in America would people pay $200,000 for a plane ride that takes off from the same place they will be landing.
I call "BS" on this article for 2 reasons:
1. Whenever someone announces such bombastic claims like this, the claim is almost NEVER true. A prime example would be the announcement by a researcher of making "Plastic Water". What was missed was that a bunch of chemicals were added to the water, which makes the claim no more remarkable than making Jell-O. With regards to Airbus, it's a cool goal to work towards, but I'll bet THOUSANDS that the fuselage is transparent IN PLACES, but not in others, and using a system of cameras and projectors may SEEM to make the fuselage transparent, but does not ACTUALLY make the fuselage transparent. Just another publicity grab to me.
2. Whenever SlashDot posts articles like these, any well-seasoned SlashDot reader already knows that the headline is almost always bullshit, since they will have plenty of experience reading articles with blatantly misleading headlines.
Did they consider the direction of the flow of molten rock? It will be like trying to drop a pea into a gushing fire hydrant.
If they want something that will survive being covered by lava, they could try tantalum hafnium carbide.
Or, alternatively, they could use dolomite.....
I don't see what the problem is.....
DHS provides information to a company about someone who poses a real security risk to them (the company). What's so wrong about that?
It's the same as the police informing you about someone who poses a very real threat to you.
If the police had information about someone who posed a threat to me, I'd sure like to know as much about them as I could so I could take the proper measures.....
Namely, a .40 Sig Sauer, a Browning Auto 5, 4 boxes of ammo, and a cooler full of beer.
1: Cell phone jammer.
2: Wi-Fi jammer.
3: Request IT disable hardwire connections to your classrooms during the times that you want to test them.
Invest in a cell jammer and wi-fi jammer, and just take them with you to class. Students shouldn't be cruising the net, "twittering", or IM-ing during class anyways. I'm already looking at a couple of jammers to buy and carrying them with me in my laptop bag. They will be especially useful in the library, where there are WAY too many obnoxious asshats who think their conversation on who slept with who after the last party will help me will help me with my midterms.
Maybe turning the jammers on just long enough to cause the connections to drop, and then shutting them off (a 15 second ON period every 3 minutes?) will piss them off enough to take their calls outside.
Results:
Bible: Mellow flavor with hints of Frankincense and Myrrh, with a rich oak finish reminiscent of a witch burning.
Koran: Mellow, earthy tones of camel, with smokey hints of burning tires and Semtex.
Russian Orthodox Bible: Rich smoke with strong Orwellian undertones and pronounced earthy and woody notes.
*ANOTHER* horribly erroneous SlashDot article title.....
I can't give you World Peace, but I *can* give you Whirled Peas.....
Ctrl + Alt + Del
Come on..... Don't NASA engineers know how to reboot after a system hang?!
Already Demonized:
Prayer: Demonized as being characteristic of a religious drone, and a religious, close-minded, "Conservative Right-Wing" practice. Also demonized as a practice supportive of a religion and higher power that detractors claim is bogus and non-existent.
Television: Demonized by detractors as the "Idiot Box".
Sex: Demonized as indulgent and deviant by detractors.
Food: Demonized by fatties as being a highly-addictive drug that they are not responsible for consuming in excess.
This whole thing reads like an episode of Rocky & Bullwinkle.
Boris Badenov: "Everything going fine until Moose and Squirrel!"
Natascha Fatale: "What you mean, dear?"
Boris Badenov: "Everything working fine until we get laptop with Windows!"
Fearless Leader: "First Chernobyl, then Kursk, NOW OUR SPIES!"
Natascha Fatale: "Dahling, least not Moose & Squirrel this time....."
I stand corrected.
Please accept my sincere apologies for any inconvenience.
Again, the "Wizards" at SlashDot let ANOTHER crappy and purely misleading title make its way into "News":
".....95% water along with two grams of clay and a small amount of organic materials."
-So, in all ACTUALITY, the researchers did *NOT* make plastic out of water, the made it out of water, clay, and other chemicals, but not just water.
This use of water is no more remarkable than the use of other absorbant polymers or hydrogels, such as Super Slurper, or for an organic material, Gelatin.
It's about time somebody started seeing such "discoveries" for what they really are: Re-hashed Crap. I'm waiting to see a SlashDot article where somebody discovers The Wheel.
"But what about non-visitors? US citizens don't carry birth certificates or passports with them every day, nor are they required to. So how do they prove their citizenship when stopped?"
-It's called a Valid Driver's License OR Valid State Identification OR Valid Passport OR Valid Military ID.
"Would they just be detained until they can have someone bring their passport to the local jail?"
-No. They would be charged with 'Failure To Identify', which *is* a crime. They would be arrested only if they gave the requesting officer information that didn't match what is on record, and even then, although it IS an arrestable offense, the officer must find reasonable suspicion that the information was volunteered with the intent to mislead him/her, which would be laid out in court as well. That is also a more severe crime (Providing false information to a law enforcement officer). If they get stopped, and they don't have any ID on them, the officer will ask them for NAME, AGE, DOB, ADDRESS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER, etc. and check it against records for a match. If they give false information to the officer, then they have a lot more to worry about then forgetting their ID at home. Failing to Identify and Providing False Information are crimes that BOTH citizens AND illegals can be charged with.
"No one seems too concerned with that scenario because of the unspoken assumption that anyone who "looked" like a citizen wouldn't be stopped."
-You CAN'T be stopped without a legally justifiable reason. WITH a legally justifiable reason, ANYBODY can be stopped. There are White people who commit crimes, as well as Blacks, Italians, Finns, Swedes, Brits, and any other race or ethnicity.
"I'm sure the vast majority of people who support this law are confident they won't be stopped and asked for proof of citizenship because they are "obviously" American."
-No, they are probably confident that they won't be stopped and asked for proof of citizenship because their Valid Driver's License/State Identification/Passport/Military Identification will be sufficient enough. I don't know about the cops where you live, but I've never been pulled over by a cop who didn't ask to see my ID (and registration and proof of insurance). Cops are taught to ask for identification in any circumstance where a crime has been committed, or a suspicious circumstance arises (such as someone looking for a lost pet in someone's backyard that a neighbor thought was suspicious). It's called Proper Police Procedure. And yes, there is room for discretion, as a kids cannot be expected to have such identification at all times, or a Hispanic couple who is OBVIOUSLY just out for a walk, and not scoping out burglary targets. It's called common sense. If it looks reasonably suspicious, stop and ask them what they are doing. If it is obvious that someone is out for a walk, move on. If they are peering in windows, looking over their shoulders, walking along houselines, looking over fences, and carrying an empty bag, then the reasonable thing to do is stop them and ask them what they are doing. Proper Procedure also requires that you identify who, exactly, you are dealing with.
"Ignorance is the root of all evil."
-Kind of an ironic sig to append to such a post.
Ya know, I think it's about time that "Apple Fanbois" wake the hell up and realize that Apple and Steve Jobs are just as vile as Microsoft and Bill Gates. This kind of pathological delusion is right up there with:
1: Obama 'Birthers' (I'm definitely NOT a fan of Obama, but this is just ridiculous),
2: 9/11 Conspiracy Theorists,
3: The Bible Code,
4: The Kansas Board Of Education,
5: and Bigfoot/Sasquatch/Hairy Ape-Men die-hards.
Honestly, what could anybody possibly gain by supporting Apple and it's Stalinist policy towards anything that criticizes it?
I believe that Toyota's obstinence to providing such information to the concerned parties in the light of such serious safety issues is the result of a serious language barrier between Japanese and American English. Someone should provide the Japs with an accurate explaination of the following important sayings and terminology:
1) "We will screw you to the wall in a court of law",
2) "Gorilla Lawyer assrape",
3) "Pound me in the ass prison",
4) "Contempt Of Court",
5) "There is another nuke headed your way, in the form of a lawsuit",
6) "You don't have a choice",
7) "We're not in Japan",
8) "Supoena",
9) "De-listing"
and last, but certainly not least,
10) "North Korean Menace".
I believe that the clarification and explanation of the aforementioned terms would lead to the speedy resolution of the problems that are currently occurring with the Toyota Motor Corporation and it's products.
Yeah, 30 years of breaking rocks will make a choirboy out of any criminal. If not, then they are probably too far broken and to be a threat when they get out. Either way, they'll DEFINITELY reconsider stepping out of line again if it means a trip back to the State Rock Quarry for another decade.....
Why should law-abiding citizens pay for the cost of dealing with criminals?
I can't believe how someone could manage to think that we should have to pay for this sort of thing. Instead of forcing us to cover the costs, the Government should:
1: SEIZE the criminal's house, car, boat, equity, stocks/securities, EVERYTHING, and put it up for sale, with 100% of the proceeds going towards the cost of their prosecution. Anything left over will go to public schools. Leave them with ONLY the clothes on their backs. If they have children, then they live with the next closest relative. If none exists, then foster care. If one parent is not involved, then they get the cheapest apartment in town and they have to find a way to pay for it (unless of course, they help lock up their spouse, then the Judge can be nice to the uninvolved persons in exchange for helping prosecutors).
2: MANDATORY HARD LABOR. PERIOD. Nothing says "Hmmmmm, maybe I shouldn't do this" like the prospect of literally spending the next 30 years pulling weeds or breaking rocks. Or, if you really wanted to drive the point home, make them dig holes, then fill them back in, then dig holes and fill them back in over and over.
4: HEAVY FINES. Make such fines additional to their reimbursement of prosecution costs, but in such a way that the fines cannot be used to repay the State, but are added on to prosecutorial and investigative costs.
3: PERMANENT SEIZURE of *all* electronic equipment and/or property that falls under their control. This would prevent suspects from transferring their property and money to people that are not involved as a means of keeping out of the Government's hands should they be convicted and/or large fines be levvied against them. This would remove needed capital that convicts (such as Alan Ralsky) can use to start their business back up again when they get out of prison, or to allow them to run the business from prison. If the equipment belongs to someone else, it cannot be permanently seized unless the actual owner is convicted as well.
Of course, all of these things would happen if the suspect(s) are convicted.
I am, for one, getting really tired of seeing criminals being issued "State Restitution Fines" (here in the People's Republik of Kalifornia) that amount to $10-$20 for committing crimes that have thousands of dollars in damages. So, the States eats the bill, getting $20 to pay for everything from the initial report of the crime to the time they are released from custody.
Leave the criminals with deciding if living on Easy Street is worth the risk of living on The Street.
MAKE CRIMINALS PAY FOR THEIR COSTS, NOT LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS.
Maybe fat people should be channeling their frustration into something useful.....Like losing weight.
Honestly, ranting about it on your blog or to a reporter isn't productive. Getting off your fat ass and walking around the block IS.
Seriously, getting pissed off about your situation isn't going to accomplish anything, except telling people that you would rather bitch, whine, and complain about all the problems that being obese is causing you rather than actually working to better your health by exercising and eating healthy.
YOUR fat is YOUR problem. Why should everybody else have to change to accommodate your obesity instead of YOU doing something to change your obesity?
Exercise and eat healthy. Your heart, and the rest of us, will thank you for it.
OMG I almost completely forgot Charles Schultz.
Replace Davis with Schultz! .....Good Catch.....
The "Four Great Cartoonists":
1) Bill Watterson
2) Berke Breathed
2) Gary Larson
3) Jim Davis
(in no particular order)
I'm sure some of the older folks will have favorite cartoonists that some of us are still way to young to remember, but in terms of being able to relate to a strip, both personally and in everyday life (as a sort of 'social commentary'), I think that these four magnificent cartoonists have managed to hit the nail on the head.
I've got to admit, though, that Bill does have a great attitude towards fighting Universal whenever they try to license and merchandise the hell out of his creation.
Where can I find articles on that? I want to read more about it, but can't find anything on it!!!
"As for local police, well you can't fix stupid"
-The police did EXACTLY what they are supposed to do. When the police are told of a possible bomb threat, they have to treat it as if the 'bomb' is real. In this case, the Principal is the one who told them it was a bomb. Seeing as he is the Principal of a school that, ironically, emphasizes science and technology, he should definitely be fired.