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Because, ultimately, we are, in general, a puritanical nation at heart and explaining violence to kids is easier and more comfortable than explaining sex, groping, and complex love triangles. For the tin-foil hat crowd, TV violence ensures healthy military recruitment.

[snark] If there are hot guys in all the billboards, why aren't more guys suffering to look like that? And what about all those ads that make men look like morons who can't tie their own shoelaces and a long-suffering but loving spouse who solves all their problems in a thrice? Oy! The pressure! [/snark] To follow up tvash's (tark? the tarkster? the tarkulator?) point, I have a friend in the international modeling biz and she pretty much validates what you said. From her description, every one of her colleagues is completely messed up and has these horrible dysfunctional family histories. She herself isn't immune to to the latter, but is fortunately from the eating disorder problem. archenemy, that's a good question. since ads are usually driven by client demand, I'd imagine it has to do with clients trying to be 'edgy' instead of pushing a particular ideal of 'beauty'. What better way to separate youth from their dollars than to sell them something that makes them feel they aren't mainstream? After all, the ads are ultimately trying to sell clothes, nothing more.

Celebrity Death Match episode!

You're so mean! I HATE you!

Ooh. There's a thought.... Betting windows are open.

You haven't been banned because every village needs an idiot.

We refuse to accept the metric system. That ought to tell you something right there.

you should be glad someone spared you eating that filth. PJ's pizza blows.

why do you hate America?

Probably just someone from east of King County voicing his opinion of the place on his way back to the non-latte-drinking part of the state.

If your non-climbing friend gets bored or try these isV64u8JRjg rGUmPKi4FlM

funny, i thought the takeaway from that was 'how can anyone trust a government run by paranoid incompetents?'

pamela + nine - melamine - ? + ? - (el or l) + LA

"helping the farmers and workers" = "bailing out agribusiness (our fundraising buddies)"

We'll turn it into a big American amusement park, for you and me.

Ah, you want the Tempura Bacon! 0UVDomqhx2A

come to think of it, when you're going to end up sweating bacon grease, no Islamic terrorist will want to, or be able to, catch you....even if you are only capable of waddling away slowly, stopping to catch your breath every 10 meters.

And they is us (PS. they live in Texas) ZfbTO0GlONU

Stolen climbing booty?

You can check this article in the NY Times Jan 5th. Parks Agency Leaves Controversial Book on Shelf January 5, 2007, Friday By CORNELIA DEAN (NYT); National Desk Late Edition - Final, Section A, Page 14, Column 2, 561 words Also if you just actually read the article on the PEER website they have a link to the FOIA request reply from Interior that states they have no information, meaning they have not conducted any internal review of the policy. It's not so hard if you just read it. It was also reported in Nature, the LA Times, etc.

Oh, well, of course! As long as you believe in time and all that before and after stuff and that quantum mechamagicalistic shizzle....

What I love is when the road is obviously dry but some goober is still in front of you going 20mph like its nothing but black ice in front of him...

I highly doubt it would matter if I could. I've been in these debates before. You have a belief system built up that doesn't permit alteration. Thus, even when presented with evidence to the contrary, you'd deny it. At least a scientist, when presented with actual credible evidence of a supernatural being, would say 'Hey, look at that!' and try to study it and learn more. You seem happy wallowing in your medieval pig sty of ignorance.

FYI: anthropology != evolution science. Ah, anger, denial, and lack of evidence. You are in serious need of a science class. Preferably one with a book that wasn't around during the Inquisition.