PoSmedley

PoSmedley

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[quote who="seanw3" reply="115" id="3080809"]Actually there is alot we can see in the video that tells us a little bit about the father. He showed signs of long term brain damage from alcohol abuse. He has a minor speech impediment, possibly indicating general antisocial behavior. [/quote] I made assumptions like that about a guy in our neighborhood once. Then I learned he had all of those little issues because he got hit by the postal truck he pulled a child out of the way of. Yeah,

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[quote who="seanw3" reply="9" id="3080712"]The problem with making an epic fantasy environment is that it will attract people that want an imaginary universe to live in, as there is little control over the real one. It's pretty easy to get flamed when your fans see you as the creator of an entire universe. Every inconsistency in new iterations of the universe is an affront to these people's reality. And that doesn' even cover the schizophrenics and bipolar people. Fantasy is a dan

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[quote who="OMG_blackmage" reply="112" id="3080702"] When I explain this to someone at my college who was working the staff for student work study, they told me to say I don't have any work experience. which is what will go on my resume, but in fact I do.[/quote] Do they give you a reason not to put it on your resume? Or why it couldn't be creatively described as Shipping Coordinator? I know one reason that has come up in my own experience is bein

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I haven't watched too many of them so I don't know what all they have explored but I would be curious as to what guidelines they have to follow in their story telling. Some things about the Star Wars 'verse are and always will be written in stone for anyone jumping in to the fray of adding to the story arc. What I am particularly curious about is the Star Wars rules on time travel because should that ever be acceptable, the fans will really go nuts (eg Star Trek). Th

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From an article about Lucas retiring from making epic movies like Star Wars. "News of Lucas's eventual departure from the world of blockbusters will surely hit "Star Wars" fanboys the hardest; there will be no more prequels or re-cuts of the series. To the director, though, this comes as a kind of relief. "Why would I make any more when everybody

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[quote who="seanw3" reply="108" id="3080584"]It was funny to watch but not really very good parenting. When you act out of anger and do something rash and public to punish your daughter for acting out of anger and doing something rash and public, you are really just reinforcing the behavior. It would have been better to just make her apologize on her FB account and then make her the cleaning lady for a few months. [/quote] Not being sarcastic, but it's funny how a lot of peop

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[quote who="PoSmedley" reply="10" id="3080572"] Quoting DrJBHL, reply 8You're saying... ? Perhaps there really are no 'good guys' anymore, is how I read it. [/quote] This isn't like nuclear bombs that can be detected and as they are being made or tracked after. There is no physical count or inventory. There is no way to barter or negotiate. Someone will always be making the bigger better virus and because someone will always be making the bigger b

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[quote who="tetleytea" reply="105" id="3080560"]Holy smokes. Did you check to see if you had a case for wrongful termination? If bringing a gun to work is illegal in your state, you were whistleblowing. Next time you turn someone in like that make you sure have documentation of your whistleblowing. [/quote] They waited 30 days, called it a work force reduction, and threw a six month severance package at me along with a waiver not to sue. The only rea

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[quote who="Uvah" reply="5" id="3080541"] Target the bad guys and let the others quake in their boots.[/quote] I guess what concerns me is that everyone mentioned here has their own ideas on who the bad guys are and aren't. They may even have some in common. The definitely have more they disagree on, I'm sure. Unlike the stand-off you might say exists between some of the nuclear capable countries, we have yet

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="101" id="3080496"]Discharging a firearm to 'make a point' is NOT 'controlled'. A SANE response with the same result.....turn it on and stick it in a bucket of water.[/quote] I'm not trying to be flip or sarcastic, but is this an anti-gun thing for you? Would it have been better for you if he did it in a shooting range or similarly more controlled environment? Personally, I hate guns. I will pr

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Good morning. I'll be around today. Sorry I missed yesterday. My hands and arms were pretty bad. I got online but it was difficult just to maneuver the mouse and I could only stay on for a minute or two here and there and finally just gave up. I'm a little better today and want to finish this chapter up if possible. I really got get a different mouse. Hopefully, next week I will be on my way to having the pain addressed and corrected.

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[quote who="Jafo" reply="98" id="3080486"]Am I the only person here that thinks there's a real problem where you have a red-neck with attitude.... some recalcitrant brat....and a GUN? From the it-only-could-happen-in-America-Dept. In the 'civilized world' Child Services would be removing the kid.[/quote] First, it's difficult to classify him a Redneck. Why? This wasn't some ignorant backwoods yocal going off. This was a well thought ou

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[quote who="Wizard1956" reply="88" id="3079748"]Wouldn't that be...wait for it.... frogin?[/quote] I think I broke Google Image Search trying to find a face palm big enough to respond to that. My apologies to the internet.

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[quote who="2of3" reply="217" id="3079656"]Me and my bud, Scott were drinking beer and playing Wii this evening. I'm a bit "tired" now........[/quote] No problem. In fact, I think I might be jumping on Star Trek Online for a few. I got the new Odyssey Class Flag Ship and wanna take her for a spin. [e digicons](\B):vulcan:(\B)[/e]

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This was just posted to YouTube today. You may want to stick it in the OP. It ties into the subject of todays youth getting jobs very nicely. If nothing else, it is worth it just to get to the end and see how the father aims to rectify the situation. [video]http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=kl1ujzRidmU[/video]

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