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That's depressing.

Yes, Lenin was a murderous, syphilitic, megalomaniacal sociopath. The presence of that statue in Fremont says nothing to the contrary - explicitly or implicitly. There is more than one way to interpret that statue in that location in 2014.

I thought this was going to be another rant about underground power lines

I just learned that Franklin, my partner on this climb, passed away this weekend in the mountains. R.I.P. Franklin, you will be missed!

Ouch! That really sucks. I like that place, and did frequent it. I bought my AT setup there, boots, etc.

What?

Lick Sack,Dwayner!

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You never know... there could very well be some tombs to rob there

Valley of the Kings?

This morning I expelled a fair quantity of type 5. It was foul and reminded me of GGK.

Weird, I thought baseball was like getting castrated with a dull butter knife.... Why does this coming from you not surprise me? Because you have no sense of humor

Weird, I thought baseball was like getting castrated with a dull butter knife....

Cool! Looks like you stayed left of the s-shaped gully and went straight up?

No.. actually there's a similar number of registered vehicles as guns in the US. There ARE more guns, but it's not by much. Wow that's a crazy statistic. However, my point still stands. People are out driving cars all day long every day, in comparison guns don't get used much. if guns don't get used much, they don't need regulated much...i mean if we follow your original logic Look, guns ARE regulated, and so are cars. Cars may be regulated more, but they are used more and are involved in more death and damage to property.

Oh man... I've got bad news for you. I'm guessing you're about 45-50...? he's >>50 and you are right... talk about "out of touch" with the younger generation growing up today...

You're worried about homelessness? Good God, man, there are people out there with substandard health insurance! There's nothing another gov't program can't solve. No more homeless! And it will be 'affordable' too! Hopefully they launch the program with a nifty website - 'getahome.gov'

Is that you making your "Oh Face", Rob? ;-)

You're too mean to kill. And Blanton's will just help keep you preserved (pickled). No bacteria will be able to survive in your body, prolonging your life. But at least you will not be in a hospital - you'll just be on the internet stirring up shit ;-)

Well, Bahrain has an obesity epidemic (almost 30%!) and rates 5th in the world in diabetes -- 15% of the population has it, and it accounts for 5% of all deaths. Cardiovascular deaths account for a third of all other deaths. But I suppose you're right, it's probably their great lifestyle that accounts for their long lives, and not their universal healthcare coverage. Excellent point! I learn so much on cc.com, I hope you guys can tell how appreciative I am I agree with you, we should probably try to model our society after Bahrain Compare these stats to the US, and also to our historical trends over years in these areas. I agree that the rest of the world will soon live like bloated slugs and drain their financial resources extending lives for as long as possible no matter the cost- they just need to hurry up and catch up to us! U. S. A.! U. S. A.!

WOW! This is probably completely unique to the U.S. and obviously a major cause of our outrageously expensive health care system. Quite frankly, it mostly is. You seriously disagree? Is this why countries like Bahrain and Slovenia have a higher life expectancy than us? Probably Europeans live longer because they don't want to, unlike us selfish americans who expect to live into their 80's. Makes sense to me! You've got some awesome ideas! You should consider becoming a writer. yeah, people in Slovenia and Bahrain live just like us. They consume the same # of super-sized #7 meals over the course of 40 years, and warm their car seat and couch with their lard asses just as many hours as the average American! No difference, rob!

Ask GGK

Surely you paid more before the "affordable" care act, FW? I mean, didn't you get more for less $ under Barry's new plan?

Mine was taken away by this president--and then offered back for more than double the price. Affordable? You're delusional. "Affordable" indeed. LOL

You're right, I could have chosen my words better. Not trying to defend the Soviet communist dictators in any way--bastards all. Especially Stalin. But I certainly don't think the people of the former USSR are or were "savages". Just people trying to get through life like the rest of us. The point I was trying to make was that Soviet leaders cared about their own physical survival in some manner. And since they weren't big professors of any sort of afterlife, it stands to reason they wanted to extend their lives as long as possible. Iran's leaders--including the now-gone Ahmadinejad--have professed a belief that their rewards lie in some sort of glorious afterlife. They have also stated publicly that Israel should be wiped off the map. They cannot be trusted with nukes, and I hope that BeBe takes out their program before it's too late. It's hard for me to fathom the darkness that steers someone like Ivan into moral equivalency arguments. Just plain dumb. The Soviets were atheists. If you believe this is "it", you are a bit more averse to launching armageddon than if, say, you believe 72 virgins await you in the afterlife for your righteous holy war