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Reply to Why any kind of sex with an American is sex with a child in Misc JoeUser Forums

I disagree to a large extent with Baker's idea that if someone (e.g. Marcie) isn't "fitting in" at JoeUser, she should necessarily seek some other website where she's a better fit. Mostly I disagree with it because it makes the implicit assumption that JU is a single, monolithic community. Clearly this is not the case; many sub-communities have formed, many largely independent groups exist. If someone isn't fitting in to one particular group at JoeU

Reply to How Smart Are You? in Misc JoeUser Forums

One issue I must take with your article, Tex, is the assumption that there is only one kind of "intelligence". In fact there are several sub-categories, as people have been pointing out. Clearly you are quite gifted in the area of interpersonal abilities and discernment, for example. For that matter, I think most would agree you are also linguistically talented. You may not have the most perfect memory or a particularly strong directional/orientati

Reply to A Constitutional Answer in Politics JoeUser Forums

DRMiler, it does say very clearly "Property belonging to the United States", which obviously carries the implication that the U.S. government owns the land. Further, you have to consider the overall quote in the legalese context. To "dispose of" property does not mean that they are going to throw it away, for example. Rather, they can determine the disposition of property. That may include granting it to settlers, selling it to developers,

Reply to I'm The Jerk in Misc JoeUser Forums

I'd consider letting them open ONE present on Christmas Eve, but not one a day starting days in advance. Later on, when they're teenagers or so, they might not be getting 16 presents apiece.

Reply to 300 down. . . in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Yeah, where are the other 250 items??

Reply to What degrees do you have JU? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Bachelor's degree in Mathematics with a minor in Computer Science, Carleton College, 1987/88.

Reply to Just a few line-item questions... in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Home is how many points you got because people saw the article by visiting your home page. Channel has to do with the number of hits you got because of the category (channel) that you chose for your article. (This one's in "Blogging".) In the forum page view, there's an option to view a list of "my articles", which includes the forum-standard column of time since the most recent reply. If you're not on constantly, that time can be a quic

Reply to Here's Hopin' For 16-0 in Football JoeUser Forums

I would be ecstatic if they go all the way to the superbowl and then lose miserably. I'd be just as happy if they lose in the first round of the playoffs, though. (Yeah, I'm holding a grudge. I'm from Baltimore.)

Reply to WindowBlinds 5: The Feedback in WindowBlinds JoeUser Forums

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Reply to WindowBlinds 5: The Feedback in WindowBlinds JoeUser Forums

My problem with Windowblinds 5 lies in Stardock Central, I suspect... I clicked to download and install WindowBlinds 5 and it said "you have WB 4 installed. You must uninstall it before you can install WB 5." So I uninstalled WB 4 and rebooted. Then I went back to download and install WB 5 and it said "You don't have Windows XP, you can't install this." (It's true, I'm still on W2K.) Well, thank you VERY much for m

Reply to Huge Weapons Cache Yields Thousands of Buried Rounds in War on Terror JoeUser Forums

Sweet. In other news, every time I see "IED", I think "IUD" for a second or two instead.

Reply to 'divorce like' refunds in Humor JoeUser Forums

Oh yeah, don't forget: Every time I put it on, it gives me a rash.

Reply to 'divorce like' refunds in Humor JoeUser Forums

A few for the male side: 1/ It's too loose. 2/ The maintenance costs were too high. 3/ I thought it was okay at first, but all of my friends told me to take it back. 4/ The smooth purring quickly became a shrill whine. 5/ It just doesn't work at all for 4 or 5 days out of every month.

Reply to where did you sleep last night ? in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

I'd have agree with mignuna on this; I see it as being clearly an encouragement to immoral behavior. "Want to get away with something? We'll help!" As such, I find it to be morally reprehensible. It's true, many people do not need any encouragement to be slimy bastards, but by making it easier for anybody to be a slimy bastard, it seems pretty much unavoidable that more people will indeed become slimy bastards. Which is not what the world really

Reply to First Look: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire in Movie Reviews JoeUser Forums

I was just going to say, speaking of nits to pick, I think you meant "Prisoner of Azkaban", not "Order of the Phoenix" (since OotP is book 5, and has not been made into a movie yet). Plus, "the last book" (i.e. most recent) is "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" whereas the "last book" (i.e. the one before Goblet of Fire) is again Prisoner of Azkaban.

Reply to Ugliness of Dems is their Own Undoing! in Politics JoeUser Forums

>Actually, according to my newspaper this morning, 53% of people agreed with the following statement: "If President Bush >did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, Congress should consider holding him accountable >through impeachment." OK then call your local news and have them rephrase

Reply to Ugliness of Dems is their Own Undoing! in Politics JoeUser Forums

33% still approve of him ... the terry schiavo types but 53% favor impeachment Actually, according to my newspaper this morning, 53% of people agreed with the following statement: "If President Bush did not tell the truth about his reasons for going to war with Iraq, Congress should consider holdin

Reply to Muscles..Atrophey in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Since you (sort of) asked, it's "Atrophy". (He says, without moving from his own chair....)

Reply to a life more ordinary in Personal Relationships JoeUser Forums

Mignuna, I am practically swooning with excitement to see you back. *waits for someone to post one of those giant party smiley thingies*

Reply to Keeper Of The Flame in Misc JoeUser Forums

I think you have a lot of the qualities that a military wife needs and few, if any of the flaws. What sorts of flaws does a military wife need, anyway?

Reply to Kerry: Flip Flops are still in style in Politics JoeUser Forums

Even taking the spin as a reasonable reading, what I get from it is this: (a) We should have put more troops on the ground to beat the insurgents quickly. Okay, That's fine. I'm all in favor of using overwhelming force to crush an enemy as quickly as possible, break their spirit for resistance, and leave them battered and begging. Somehow, though, I don't recall Kerry ever offering this opinion, or proposing it as a course of action

Reply to To those who are Anti-Psychic,etc... #2 in Misc JoeUser Forums

But his point is, to say 'the future is constantly changing' is like saying 'crimson is constantly hungry'. It has no semantic content, no valid meaning. It's just a cheap excuse.

Reply to Woman helps ship off military husband, then gets fired in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Also, she didn't show up to work the day after her husband left? How far did she go to ship him off, that she couldn't be back at work the next day? According to the byline, she started in Caledonia, Michigan and had to go to an airfield "In the vicinity of Indianapolis (Indiana). Mapquest pu

Reply to Exxon Mobil Posts Highest US Corporate Profit Ever at $9.9B in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Of course we buy it. Yeah, because you certainly have no control over how much of it you use. It's not like we have our choice of grocery stores to select from.

Reply to A Forum Game--"Think of a Lyric" in Misc JoeUser Forums

Here I stand, head in hand, turn my face to the wall; If she's gone, I can't go on, feeling two foot small.... How could she say to me "Love will find a way"? Gather 'round, all you clowns, Let me hear you say... Hey! You've got to hide your love away. Hey! You've got to hide your love away. "You've Got to Hide Your Love Away" by The Beatles