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Who shouldn't be buying Chinese products by TB June 30, 2011 4:29 pm
    Such stuff as dreams are made of... by TB June 30, 2011 3:39 pm
    • The Romans considered actors to be on par with prostitutes and the like. Not much has changed over the ... by Lee 2011-07-01 17:05:06
      • Dude was in theater. I don't see how they could think he didn't. by mcfly 2011-06-30 18:58:36
        • I don't see why this should be such a shocker, Cocaine had probably been brought back to Europe from the ... by ER 2011-06-30 19:37:02
          • All this crap was legal (mostly), and somehow we not only avoided extinction, but created Western civilization. Go figure. As ... by TB 2011-06-30 21:03:31
            • Maybe we created western civilization BECAUSE we had access to mind-expanding substances from all over the world. Remember, the Age of ... by ER 2011-07-01 05:17:25
              • Sooo.... is this proof that we should legalize drugs? Ther are numerous arguments for and against this, and I'm ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-01 23:01:55
                • There are no valid arguments for legalization. It's all drug induced fantasy. Allowing drugs is just another example of ... by Lee 2011-07-02 09:48:45
                  • However...do you have any idea what a problem prescription drugs are? Unfortunately, I do. The problem is bigger than any one ... by Jody 2011-07-02 11:28:28
                    • Nobody is saying drug addiction isn't a problem. So is alcoholism. The point is, the current approach isn't ... by TB 2011-07-02 12:06:37
                      • The main reason it isn't working is because we aren't even trying. Pop culture is allowed to glorify and ... by Lee 2011-07-02 19:42:36
                        • I was immersed in all that stuff, and hey, I'm not gay, a drug user, or any of that other ... by TB 2011-07-02 20:30:11
                        • Ahhh...sorry...almost got on an extended soapbox rant...this subject sends me into orbit...as if you couldn't tell. ...and a vehement NO NO ... by Jody 2011-07-02 14:59:10
                          • From National Review by TB 2011-07-02 12:09:01
                            • It's delightful to see that even the National Review is starting to expose Bill Bennett for the pious humbug and ... by ER 2011-07-02 12:43:24
                      • Let's forget for a moment whether or not we should make drugs illegal. Forget whether or not drugs actually ... by ER 2011-07-02 07:36:09
                        • Your last sentence is a bit twonky. A black market is basically a free market that's been interfered with, ... by TB 2011-07-02 08:01:10
                          • "You’d think we would have learned something from Prohibition." Whoops. There I go again! :) by TB 2011-07-02 08:03:31
                            • “You’d think we would have learned something from Prohibition.” Why did you go to the trouble of picking out that ... by ER 2011-07-02 08:34:36
                              • Hello? Joke? Do I have to pull up all your posts where you go "why did you take ... by TB 2011-07-02 08:43:00
                                • I wasn't making an accusation. I knew you were just making a joke. I just didn't get it. ... by ER 2011-07-02 09:04:31
                        • On a serious note, I think we SHOULD legalize drugs. Regulate and tax them. Our revenue problems would ... by Eri 2011-07-01 23:13:39
                          • For drugs like marijuana, there is no logical reason for treating it any differently legally than we treat alcohol and ... by TB 2011-07-02 06:24:19
                            • You're right, there are no logical reasons, but there are plenty of other reasons why this essentially benign weed should ... by ER 2011-07-02 07:56:52
                Fox News reporter calls Obama a "dick." by TB June 30, 2011 9:15 am
                • Nixon was a Dick. by Jody 2011-07-01 20:37:23
                  • My ex-son in law is a Dick and he is teaching his namesake and my grandson to be a Dick ... by FrankC 2011-07-02 13:05:27
                    • I need to re-name my new son in law...is horse's ass a name? by Jody 2011-07-02 21:04:14
                      • Donkey Butt might do nicely. by Eri 2011-07-02 21:31:51
                  • I bet Chris Matthews really did get a tingle when he heard the words "Obama" and "dick" in the same ... by Lee 2011-06-30 16:28:59
                    • MSNBC's reaction seems a bit frenetic to me. by FrankC 2011-06-30 10:58:37
                      • What was really interesting about it was that it wasn't a slip of the tongue. He comes out and ... by TB 2011-06-30 11:21:56
                      • I dunno, seems kinda borderline to me. By the time someone gets to the White House I'd bet they have ... by mcfly 2011-06-30 10:53:49
                        • Hmm, at first I thought that reply was equivocal, then I decided it definitely was not. Now I am just not ... by FrankC 2011-07-01 00:04:54
                          • It was. Unless it wasn't, in which case it's not. by mcfly 2011-07-01 09:26:16
                          • I proudly called W an idiot many times, even right on this site not too long ago. But if ... by ER 2011-06-30 11:04:46
                          • I'm sorry I missed that. I enjoy watching Morning Joe, I like Scarborough's brand of conservatism. He argues ... by ER 2011-06-30 10:32:17
                            You go, hackers, go! by Eri June 30, 2011 7:53 am
                            • Heh. The enemy of my enemy is my friend. by mcfly 2011-06-30 10:34:53
                              • So bloody true. by Eri 2011-06-30 12:50:58
                                • How fitting - when we were discussing Anonymous, everyone didn't seem to have as high a view of them. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-30 11:30:27
                                  • War is war and if we're at war, anything is fair. Just like if you walk down a street ... by Eri 2011-06-30 12:53:06
                                    • If everything was black and white, I'D be scared. But I'd be even more scared of someone who saw ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-07-01 12:47:06
                                Skills gap by Eri June 30, 2011 7:52 am
                                • These people get no sympathy from me. There is no shortage of qualified workers for mid-level jobs, only qualified young ones ... by ER 2011-06-30 10:01:48
                                  • When I was in high school, there were two major roads kids took for further schooling: college, or vocational ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:08:02
                                    • I left University at the end of my 3rd year because my husband was going overseas with the AF. ... by Eri 2011-06-30 13:30:30
                                      • Maybe part of it is the relatively new idea of HR as an entirely separate department in a business. ... by TB 2011-06-30 14:51:03
                                        • As someone who has dealt with HR departments since before the time they started to adopt this new role you ... by ER 2011-07-01 06:13:27
                                          • Well, to be fair, these things have been a "good ole boy club" since time immemorial. Even when the ... by TB 2011-07-01 07:24:00
                                            • You're right. But at least the boss has some justification to be a GOB, he is responsible for the ... by ER 2011-07-01 07:59:51
                                          • You're right. I hadn't actually looked at it from that angle but from the time we go our HR dept., ... by Eri 2011-06-30 22:10:00
                                            • Aha, we see the "Evil Chancellor" syndrome at work here! I remember my time at Foxjet. Tony Fox was eccentric ... by TB 2011-06-30 22:17:38
                                              • When I started out at the RI, I worked for a real boss who took care of his employees, communicated ... by Eri 2011-07-01 06:35:56
                                                • I'm sure all of us have worked for "good bosses", people who understood the job and their people, and treated ... by ER 2011-07-01 08:44:29
                                          • Sorry some of that is wordy and grammatically goofy. I'm waiting for the exterminator and may have to get ... by Eri 2011-06-30 13:35:12
                                          • I can't wait for the education bubble to burst. Maybe then I could afford to go back to school. by mcfly 2011-06-30 10:37:44
                                          TB by Eri June 30, 2011 7:50 am
                                          • I'm not sure I understand the question. Spam is spurious posts from automatic post generators out there somewhere. ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:35:48
                                            • Ah, so they're simply among the other comments? They would be spurious responses to a new post? That's all I needed ... by Eri 2011-06-30 12:50:01
                                            Bruce Springsteen's eulogy for Clarence Clemons by TB June 29, 2011 9:54 pm
                                              Brown eyes/Blue eyes by Jody June 29, 2011 5:12 pm
                                              • Try this one. The original story links here. I first read it in the CoEvolution Quarterly years ago. This ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:06:00
                                                • Wow....that is disturbing. The really sad part is that I wanted to fit in so bad at that age...that I, ... by Jody 2011-06-29 19:46:21
                                                  • That your Human? That you want to feel a sense of belonging and kinship? by Lee 2011-06-29 20:53:41
                                                • Thanks for making my point. by Lee 2011-06-29 17:25:52
                                                  Collapse of complex societies by Jody June 29, 2011 2:00 pm
                                                  • Thank you for bringing that to our attention, Jody, it was excellent. I listened to the entire lecture, all ... by ER 2011-06-29 19:41:21
                                                    • It was good..I, too listened to the whole lecture...now I will ponder. by Jody 2011-06-30 10:52:41
                                                      • Not to seem like a smartass, or a jackass, or any kind of ass for that matter, but this seems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-29 22:14:24
                                                        • We like to point out Rome as the example of things falling apart. But remember, the Romans kept it ... by ER 2011-06-30 07:57:54
                                                          • Rome sort of proves my first point. When the Roman Empire collapsed (Which was a VERY gradual thing), people ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-30 11:23:05
                                                            • The Amish will have the last laugh. by Jody 2011-06-30 10:50:41
                                                              • Only until someone finds oil under their land. Ask the redskins. by ER 2011-06-30 11:06:47
                                                                • Or until the EPA wipes them out. by TB 2011-06-30 11:26:43
                                                              • In the first episode of "Connections," James Burke wanders out from a blacked-out city, searching for something to help him. ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:32:10
                                                                • OK. Can you guess who said this? ***Begin Quote*** The conservatives are fools: They whine about the decay of traditional ... by ER 2011-06-30 11:12:32
                                                              • The path through all this is decentralization. I like the new focus on small, local nuclear power systems (their ... by TB 2011-06-29 22:18:27
                                                              • I didn't listen to all of them, so let me know if I've missed something key. It seems to ... by TB 2011-06-29 21:05:13
                                                                • Yeah, but Pournelle's observation is somewhat akin to saying "We wouldn't have these problems if we just had enough money." ... by ER 2011-06-30 06:39:15
                                                                  • Actually, while energy is needed in growing amounts, technological progress also allows you to do more with less. While ... by TB 2011-06-30 08:19:42
                                                                  • Um...we aren't working with patterns of history here, are we? :) by TB 2011-06-29 21:08:49
                                                                    • Wouldn't surprise me. I have, at times, spouted some of the most ridiculous crap ever spouted. No one here actually has to ... by mcfly 2011-06-30 11:48:29
                                                                      • I catch your drift, O clever one, but we are picking up on general patterns, insights, clues. We are ... by ER 2011-06-30 06:18:47
                                                                  • This is one of the main reasons why I oppose multi-cultural/multi-ethnic societies. It adds unneeded complexity and conflict into ... by Lee 2011-06-29 16:25:38
                                                                    • "multi-cultural" and "multi-ethnic" are not synonyms. We have made Americans out of many, many backgrounds. That anyone from anywhere can ... by TB 2011-06-29 18:15:39
                                                                      • Well said. by mcfly 2011-06-30 11:34:50
                                                                      • So much for the melting-pot that has made America great. by podrock 2011-06-29 16:35:11
                                                                        • So instead of the knee jerk party line, why don't you debate an opposing view? Is your own worldview ... by Lee 2011-06-29 17:23:43
                                                                          • Knee-jerk? by podrock 2011-06-29 17:45:33
                                                                            • The Asians built the railroads? Did they now? Hmm, then I guess the old pictures I have of ... by Lee 2011-06-29 18:03:15
                                                                      Couldn't happen to a more deserving bank by Eri June 29, 2011 6:17 am
                                                                      • You're exactly right, the customers will foot the bill. At the now-defunct bank where I used to work, there was a ... by mcfly 2011-06-29 10:25:31
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