JoeUser Forumsfind better news websites. the fruit bombs have occured 3 times this year when and where?
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Also, before you start judging my country on the only two Australian's you know I wasn't actually trying to judge Australians--just pointing out faulty logic--and those aren't the only two Australian's I know. I've already judged all Australian's based on Home and Away <img src="../images/smile
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i would say there are more like that than not.... and I would disagree...and I'd hazard a guess that I've meet a few more American's in my days than you have. <TABLE cellpadding=8
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Trinitie: here's a link to an explanation of 'l33t' speak I had to look it up--I was clueless.
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If you cant acknowledge that arrogance/patriotism is a character trait of the American personality though, as a general rule rather than exception, you are wasting both yours and my time. Ok, I'm going to disagree here. Arrogance and Patriotism might be a character trait of US political personaliti
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Super Baby--I can't get the link to work, could you try posting it again or just saying what it was about....I'm very interested in seeing it. Thanks!
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I'm happy to see you tackling some different issues...unfortunately, I believe you've twisted some facts to support a one-sided view of the conflict. Terrorists in Israel have placed fruit near elementary school playgrounds to entice Jewish children--fruit that is booby-trapp
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joa--good article. I have often had a hard time with people who misused the definition of feminism--not all feminists are out there burning their bras to prove their points. In college my favorite t-shirt read: "Feminism: The radical notion that men and women are created equal." <TD class="mb-Body-Quote
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Let us say assume that both have valid claims on the land, and that therefore history is rather inconsequential. Then what shall we do? Neither is going to give up the land and leave, of course not. So what is the answer? It's not really an assumption. The
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Interesting topic, Trinitie. I'm with Karma and Dharma on this one--I don't have any memory of the first. I think the more you love them at the time, the more memorable the experience is. My most memorable was in my mid-twenties, it was drizzly out, the air was crisp, it wasn't cold, but it wasn't warm. We were walking home from a concert. The road was empty and dark, it was just us.
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The problem that I have with the whole MAD argument is that someone CAN win. The first person to pull the trigger is the victor--if they use their weapons to their fullest potential. I also have a problem with the idea that *certain* nations can and will decide who can have WMD--if anyone can have them, everyone should be able to have them...why is it that the US, having actually used WMD in WWII has the right to dictate that other countries
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I think that this is a rather simplistic view of the conflict, and while maybe I'm being overly optimistic, I don't think the situation is nearly as doom and glum as you are portraying it to be. First, having been to the Occupied Territories and to Tel Aviv and Jerusalem, I assure you that it is not "banter." It's people, on both sides, struggling to survive. The perception is that "the other side's sole purpose is to eliminate us." This view is he
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And why use a child to smuggle explosives through a checkpoint when the chance of being caught is so high. When I was in the West Bank it was very apparent that Palestinian men under forty when through a more rigorous "screening" process at checkpoints than women, children and foreigners did. At the ti
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It's important to note that there was a backlash in the Occupied Territories about using children as well...it wasn't simply Westerners who were outraged. There's a NY Times article today that discusses the disgust that the Palestinian community feels over the use of teenagers and children to accomplish Hamas' goals. The article also mentions that 60 prominent Palestinians, including the internationally respected Hanan Ashrawi, took out an
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Never thought I'd hear myself say this-- but Brad is right--his house (joeuser), his toys (the site), his rules. If you don't like it pick up your toys and play elsewhere. This isn't a government sanctioned site that has to allow everything...as Bakerstreet said, it has the right to refuse. (wow, agreeing with Bakerstreet and Brad in one post--something must be wrong). So
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thanks for that--it was certainly a refreshing break from the pile of work I'm under! I can only hope I have that much spunk at 65!
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Once again--very well written. A quiet exit would definately not be Trimble's style. Trimble can't exit until there is someone to replace him who holds the same ideals, His colleagues might be calling for his head, but Trimble isn't going to throw away everything to let an anti-Agreement Ulster Unionist take over. Trimble has definately put up his share of roadblocks during the peace process--what with his constant harping about the
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Kudos to Jilluser for coming up with a plan rather than rehashing the same debate! My initial impression is that setting up the goverment stores would be costly to start with, and relying on volunteers is never a sure fire plan--but I like the concept. Also, I think Brad (or more accurately the areas that are already using them) is on to something with the creditcard mechanism--if we could restructure allowable purchases (ie, as Poetmom99 sai
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Check the link at the bottom of the page about how the scoring system works. I've read it, a number of times actually, I still don't get the channels...they don't seem to correspond to the number of points or views...just being curious...
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I too consider myself an independent, just as equally voting Dem and Rep depending on the candidate and the important issues during that election cycle. My boyfriend is a staunch Republican, thinks Reagan was the best thing since sliced bread--thinks we'll be naming our first child Reagan--ha! It makes for interesting conversation, and even thugh we are both passionate about our poliltical beliefs, we tend to stay in the realm of debating rather than
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while we're asking questions-- can someone explain the channels to me? When you see the points on the article, there is also a channel number associated with it, but it appears to be random...anyone got any info?
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No one would call white supremacists out to overthrow the government or secede from the nation "conservative", not if they have a dictionary Brad's blog is talking about "the left", which you refer to as "liberals", but when someone makes a jump from "the right" to "conservatives", you take issue? <
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The fact is, the molotov cocktail throwing segment of society have almost always been leftist Not the ones that are killing doctors in abortion clinics--come on, there are wack-jobs on both sides of the aisle...don't pretend otherwise.
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The tournament has proven itself to be a must watch this year. The twists and turns keep coming, and it appears that no one is untouchable. (We might even see Duke falter a bit--and after the lost to Maryland in the ACC Championship, it wouldn't be all that surprising). The UAB win over Kentucky last night was a prime example o
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I found JoeUser on a Lenten quest. I was determined to take up something rather than sacrifice something--probably because I can't possibily live without my Coke and chocolate. Instead, I want to challenge my brain cells which were slowing turning to mush. My goal was to write each week--not simply ramble, but try to form a coherent article
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