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Reply to A three-dimensional political spectrum quiz in Politics JoeUser Forums

You mean you're manufacturing consent while you raise a barn....

Reply to I'm an idealist! in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

I can be quite quirky in some ways, but the question is does this match your personality history??? It matches pretty well, but I think I took a test like this in February and it said I was a Mastermind, so I think I am cuspy that way in the ideas/facts category.... BTW, welcome to the strategists club

Reply to Imagination runs wild - Price for the love of horror in Misc JoeUser Forums

I am not really afraid of the paranormal... but isolation freaks the crap out of me, so movies like Alien(in space, no one can hear you scream) and The Thing freak the living crap out of me. The first Blair Witch has that same feeling for me... its the isolation... *shudder*

Reply to Kerry's a smarter campaigner than people think in Democrat JoeUser Forums

I trust your assessment on this Brad... after all, in working on Political Machine, I am sure you've seen so many scenarios played out that you have a bit more insight than I would at this moment about it.

Reply to Proof That I'm a Genius in Misc JoeUser Forums

No, your not so much a genius(because of this at least... we all know you are a genius anyway ).... I think you are finding your inner psychic... embrace it TW... embrace it... it will serve you well.

Reply to A three-dimensional political spectrum quiz in Politics JoeUser Forums

No, you are Amish Noam Chomksy....

The Wit and Wisdom of Country Music Titles Pt. 3 in Humor JoeUser Forums

We're almost done... we just have one more list to go... and then there are no more song titles to present... at least in country music... LOL Won't you join us in singing: Queen Of My Double-Wide Trailer Redneck Martians Stole My Baby Refried Dreams She Feels Like A New Man Tonight. She Got The Gold Mine And I Got The Shaft.

Reply to A three-dimensional political spectrum quiz in Politics JoeUser Forums

Could someone explain about the invisible hand thing. Adam Smith wrote a book called "The Wealth of Nations" in which he expanded on the theory of laissez-faire economics... basically that market forces(or the invisible hand ) would guide the economy towards the most stable and effective wages, pr

Reply to Republicans Betray the Democratic Traitor in Politics JoeUser Forums

All the news networks should by Errol Morris-type "Interretrons". Basically it is like having a camera with a teleprompter screen on it, but instead of having words on it, it has the video feed of the person you are talking to, so you can look them in the eye as you are talking to them, and you can gauge their mannerisms and such.

Reply to Thinking vs. Linking in Politics JoeUser Forums

I KNOW I have been apt to throw out a link or two in my time at JU... but most of the time its because I am a bit lazy, not because I am trying to pound a point into the ground.

Reply to Screw you Guys... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Best title ever..... Had to be said.

Reply to Losing it in F&*#ing Wal-Mart in Misc JoeUser Forums

I worked with someone who worked for Wal-Mart... there is a lot of stuff I won't do/buy there....

Reply to Losing it in F&*#ing Wal-Mart in Misc JoeUser Forums

I am a RE-PEAT-OF-FENDER on that one Texas... Though I don't get the menstral cramps REAL hard.

Reply to The old ladies are talking about me in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I usually do the compromised "Hear here!"

Reply to Losing it in F&*#ing Wal-Mart in Misc JoeUser Forums

As long as the older one isn't spelling it on the wall, I think you should be OK

Is there intelligent life in the universe? in Pure Technology JoeUser Forums

I think that to a lot of people, the idea of life on other planets seems like either an inevitability, mere childish speculation or sheer lunacy. I will not try to convince skeptics otherwise. That being said... Anyone whose watched the movie Contact or The Arrival should have a decent idea of where the origin of this speculation begins... at

Reply to How Do We Determine Our Worth? in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'm a bad bad person... but I've learned to live with it...

Reply to Are the Democrats Historically the Party of Civil Rights? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Of course, Barry Goldwater famously opposed both the sending of troops to help integrate the school system in Little Rock and the Civil Rights Act in 1964, and sort of became an iconic conservative Republican.

Reply to I'm an idealist! in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

I'm a strategist Summary of Strategists -Quiet, easy-going and intellectually curious -Use logical, objective thinking to find original solutions to problems -Think of themselves as bright, logical and individualistic -May be impractical, forgetting practical issues, such as paying bills or doing the shopping More about Strategists Strategists are quiet people who like to get to the hear

Reply to Are the Democrats Historically the Party of Civil Rights? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Gideon... does that article also talk about Strom Thurmond and the origins of "the southern strategy"? With Harry Dent, a key aide who later worked for President Richard M. Nixon, Thurmond helped devise the “southern strategy” that paved the way for a Republican majority in the South. Its essence was an appeal to white r

Reply to What is a true friend? in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

I wonder if they mean in someone's life they are only going to ever have at most, 8 true friends...

Reply to Compulsory Voting: A Forum Discussion in Politics JoeUser Forums

Yeah, that would sort of conflict with the ideal of all people being created equal and such....

Reply to My First Trip to a Brothel in Misc JoeUser Forums

I wish you luck Gideon...

Reply to The Wit and Wisdom of Country Music Titles Pt. 1 in Humor JoeUser Forums

Sort of reminds me of what Ferris Bueller said near the end of that movie: You can't respect someone who kisses your ass..."

Reply to The Wit and Wisdom of Country Music Titles Pt. 2 in Humor JoeUser Forums

Well, it looks like you 2 have a working plan now....