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Both are still in jail, serving their their sentences. Is being vocal how a minority has prempted justice? In that case, here's another important fact: STFU ASSCRACK

It's funny, but it'd be funnier if it weren't so badly done--it doesn't look enough like the actual ideographs that come with baby paraphernalia, some of which are hilariously gory. But at least we were reminded that Stonehead has some issues, and that Merv, despite his incessant joking in chat, has no functioning sense of humor.

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About 18 years ago I named a scrappy dorm kitten after that album's leadoff single. And though Nigel is not as outspoken as he used to be, he still likes to speak and he loves to be spoken to.

Hot button. Sorry for the rant. Lance, you give away your balls and she'll NEVER respect you...ever...ever. The tip-off was when he offered to buy her something...wow, that really is a hot button for you! hey...have a good weekend! No, when he voluntarily emasculated himself by calling himself stupid and asked for "forgiveness" for simply being a man. THAT was the hotbutton. At the heart of it, why be sorry for being who you are? For being a MAN? Don't think you can't be a sensative, caring guy AND a masculine dude. I find it weird that so many people think the two are not compatible. It's great to see so much support for Gay Awareness Week on this board.

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On a couple occasions I watched the wire lever the hex out of a placement, then the whole contraption slid down and hit me in the balls. So I replaced the wires with spectra and stopped climbing with people who place hexes as the first piece on a pitch.

Leaving alone the found on road dead issue, the Escape's still excessive unless you have six kids and live behind a swamp.

I'd seek out whatever's different about the Midwest. IMHO the coolest thing is the whole Northwoods ecosystem, which has a totally different dynamic from alpine or rainforest ecosystems. And Devils Lake is worth the drive: imagine if Ingalls were composed entirely of that slick green serpentine rock.

It first made its appearance right after the Civil War and was used consistently until the 1880s I believe. It did disappear for a while around the turn of the century, but has been used consistently since the 1930s. It wasn't on any paper currency at all until 1957, when the anti-communist crusade made it the national motto, and wasn't uniformly on coins until 1938.

No, but lots of laws have specific things to say about religion in schools, including the "No child left behind" law, which takes away funding from schools that don't allow public prayer (such as broadcast over the intercom). What's a child most likely to take it to mean? In any case, the laws that deal with public school policy have to appear indifferent to religion, or they violate the establishment clause. If you're into strict constructionism, it's probably relevant that the EC was for the founders about disestablishmentarianism. They were pretty much all Deists or Unitarianists in the first place. I don't much care to remove every reference to religion from government documents, but since US money didn't consistently say "In God We Trust" until the McCarthey hysteria, I'm all for cleaning that particular shit stain off our public property. If it'd stop schools trying to present creationism as science, hell yes. But it wouldn't, it isn't salient enough to be taken as an endorsement by the state, and most kids aren't required to recite it everyday. I personally don't see a lot of harm in this case, other than making the country even more polarized. If it gives us a reason to think about law & religion, well, right on then. I found this quote on the general issue of religion in schools: The Supreme Court has repeatedly held that the First Amendment requires public school officials to be neutral in their treatment of religion, showing neither favoritism toward nor hostility against religious expression such as prayer. Accordingly, the First Amendment forbids religious activity that is sponsored by the government but protects religious activity that is initiated by private individuals, and the line between government-sponsored and privately initiated religious expression is vital to a proper understanding of the First Amendment's scope. As the Court has explained in several cases, "there is a crucial difference between government speech endorsing religion, which the Establishment Clause forbids, and private speech endorsing religion, which the Free Speech and Free Exercise Clauses protect." The Supreme Court's decisions over the past forty years set forth principles that distinguish impermissible governmental religious speech from the constitutionally protected private religious speech of students. For example, teachers and other public school officials may not lead their classes in prayer, devotional readings from the Bible, or other religious activities. Nor may school officials attempt to persuade or compel students to participate in prayer or other religious activities. Such conduct is "attributable to the State" and thus violates the Establishment Clause. from department of ed

Steal It Back handles a lot of police impound etc bikes. Most non-squishy MTBs go for less than $50, plus about $40 shipping.

Ford Escape Hybrid

This is the convincing argument for me, because anybody standing around trying to enjoy a cig in -15 before windchill is bound to be disruptive. NYC's smoking ban was about the workplace, so you'd have to ask how you can make underpaid labor illegal, hazaradous workplaces illegal, etc. For each, it's a matter of the public agency assessing benefits and drawbacks, and that's exactly what's taking place. In any case, it's true that the government doesn't have the right--it has the authority, and it's the prospective business owner that can choose whether or not to run a business. OK, but if we throw out all the protections against workplace hazards, how will you know what the risks are? Say all the local employers band together to refuse to notify workers of any workplace hazards--where is our noble free citizen going to choose to work? Choices for the working poor are limited, otherwise we'd all be CEO. Cite from New York Times, but it's a pay-to-read article When New York City banned smoking in its bars and restaurants last March, opponents warned that the tough new law would drive away customers and devastate businesses. Supporters insisted that New Yorkers would quickly adjust. Nine months later, the impact is hardly so clear cut. An examination of government data, public polls, private surveys and interviews with customers, employees and owners of more than three dozen bars and restaurants around the city shows the law having an impact on some businesses, but certainly not on all. Some restaurants and bars say that business is fine — even thriving, as the economy improves — particularly in places where food is a main draw. Further, a vast majority of New Yorkers have said in recent polls that they are happy with the new law. One survey shows that many regular restaurantgoers see a smoke-free environment as an attraction. The early evidence, however, is that many businesses are unharmed. In fact, though rumors swirl in an environment where every bit of news is trumpeted by the side it favors, a reporter could not verify that one bar, restaurant or club, of the more than 20,000 in the city, had closed solely because of the smoking ban. The ban does not appear to have deterred businesses from opening in New York City. The New York State Liquor Authority, which issues licenses to establishments that serve alcohol, received 127 applications from city businesses last month, compared to 126 in November 2002. The number of licenses granted by the authority in that same period rose to 106 last month, from 75 the year before. The city's Health Department, which enforces the smoking ban, has also analyzed monthly employment numbers and found no overall job loss in the food service and drinking industry. Critics have countered that such findings are politically motivated, and cannot show when establishments cut back shifts and absorb revenue losses. But many restaurants and bars refuse to divulge their finances, making it difficult to gauge the validity of their complaints. Polls back the city's contention that New Yorkers have welcomed the ban. A New York Times poll in June showed that 56 percent of the 962 respondents said they approved of the smoking ban. A Quinnipiac University poll in October found that 62 percent supported the ban. Tim Zagat, the publisher of restaurant guides, surveyed more than 29,000 of his volunteer reviewers this year and found that 96 percent said they would eat out as much, if not more, with the smoking ban. Only 4 percent said they would eat out less. "I don't care how you cut it," Mr. Zagat said. "I think it's long-term good for business."

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It's totally about what kind of person your prospective co-boot-knocker is. Even if they love exactly the same stuff you do, eventually it's going to come out that they love it a little different. If they aren't secure with doing their own thing, there's gonna be trouble in paradise. Unless of course you find someone that follows their man/woman around like a lost puppy. But then you've got a lost puppy.

I'm drunk and I can't find my horse

I'll pretend to mourn Reagan if you promise to mourn Ann Richards when she goes.

I skipped a "Reagan is Dead!!!" party to watch Sifl and Olly last night. Does that count?

Having a SO that loves climbing is fantastic if your relationship is mostly about climbing. If not, it's not really all that important. IMHO it's a little more about finding someone who can enjoy themselves when you're out and about without them.

’Cause he’s always living back in Dixon Circa 1949 And we’re all sitting at the fountain At the five and dime ’Cause he’s living in some b-movie The lines they are so clearly drawn In black and white life is so easy And we’re all coming along on this one ’Cause he’s on a secret mission Headquarters just radioed in He left his baby at the dancehall While the band plays on some sweet song And on a mission over china The lady opens up her arms The flowers bloom where you haved placed them And the lady smiles, just like mom Angels' wings are icing over McDonnell Douglas, olive drab They bear the names of our sweethearts And the captain smiles, as we crash ’Cause in the mind of Ronald Reagan Wheels they turn and gears they grind Buildings collapse in slow motion And trains collide, everything is fine Everything is fine Everything is fine

Are you Arno Ilgner?

Great men can't be ruled

STH's sustained popularity probably has less to do with some essential staying power than with radio stations wrapping it up in nostalgia. Sometimes that happens with songs that weren't even widely played in the first place. Like "Melt With You," which was mainly blackballed to college radio obscurity when it was released, but which now inspires people to "remember" hearing it instead of Huey Lewis or Anne Murray, which were actually on the air at the time. So you'd have to predict how the future broadcasters will want us to remember this decade, in order to say what songs have staying power. Hmm, maybe sometimes a single song can't muster enough staying power on its own. Witness Queen's "We Will Rock You" and "We Are The Champions"--WTF's up with never hearing one of those songs by itself?