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‘Yes, it’s going to crack’ - a spacecraft not everyone thinks is safe to fly BuckGalaxy January 23, 2026 10:42 am (Flame)

Trump’s Greenland Gambit Has Broken Brains Across Washington BuckGalaxy January 21, 2026 8:38 pm (Flame)

This is so strange, on so many levels. ER January 21, 2026 5:13 pm (Off-Topic)

What's in your wallet? ER January 19, 2026 8:10 pm (CurrentEvents)

Anne Applebaum: Trump’s Letter to Norway Should Be the Last Straw BuckGalaxy January 19, 2026 7:18 pm (Flame)

Sloppy Seconds BuckGalaxy January 16, 2026 7:24 pm (Flame)

Trump's irrational fixation on Greenland could lead to widespread conflict. BuckGalaxy January 14, 2026 10:48 pm (Flame)

Germany, Sweden, France and Norway announce joint military exercises with Denmark in Greenland BuckGalaxy January 14, 2026 10:12 pm (CurrentEvents)

Erich von Däniken, 1935 – 2026 podrock January 13, 2026 9:05 am (CurrentEvents)

It is the cowardice that has doomed us.... RL January 11, 2026 1:07 pm (CurrentEvents)

An opinion from our neighbors up north, eh... podrock January 11, 2026 9:14 am (CurrentEvents)

Murdering moms in mini-vans in Minneapolis Minnesota RL January 10, 2026 2:01 pm (CurrentEvents)

Whittling away at the Fourth Amendment by TB June 5, 2011 2:24 pm

Cool! The lone dissenter on the Supreme Court was a liberal judge! by mcfly 2011-06-05 14:38:06
- I noticed that. Good for her! by TB 2011-06-05 14:40:26

Death of an American Dream 2 by Jody June 5, 2011 9:05 am

EDITED:There's not much there I can disagree with (I located and read Part I, too). But neither is there much ... by ER 2011-06-05 12:01:04
- YOU may have seen it coming..to be honest..I didn't. I am a late bloomin' baby boomer. by Jody 2011-06-05 14:09:55
  - Like I said somewhere else in here recently, change is the only constant. People will always have dreams and ideals. If ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 14:49:36
- Well put, ER. My initial response was "here we go again, whining about the evil left destroying America with all ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 12:07:00
  - Hey...ALWAYS wear clean underwear...you never know...you might get in an accident. I will have Havarti cheese with that whine,btw. by Jody 2011-06-05 14:07:23

Embarrassing Dad of the Year by TB June 4, 2011 9:42 pm

I promise you...this is one place I will NEVER..EVER...go! by Jody June 4, 2011 6:41 pm

Your loss. by podrock 2011-06-05 17:30:50
- Yes it is Podrock...but I can not tell you how frightening that bridge seems to me. Bridges are debilitating to ... by Jody 2011-06-06 17:39:18
  - Remind me to get you a parachute for your next birthday, Judy...... er, Jody. Oh, and to also keep ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-06 20:13:04
Royal? What is it, named for King Gorge? by mcfly 2011-06-05 14:32:00
- *groan* by Jody 2011-06-05 15:33:03
Hmmm. Live webcam. Doesn't look too scary at night. by TB 2011-06-04 21:11:42
- TB!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Jody 2011-06-05 05:11:27
  - Yeah, it's a little scarier in the daytime shots. Try this shot: by TB 2011-06-05 14:37:37
    - The Bridge to Nowhere. This bridge just goes to the other side, and then, well, there's a gift shop. ... by podrock 2011-06-05 21:10:13
      - Figures. Our tax dollars at work? by Eri 2011-06-06 04:55:43
        
        Not sure whose dollars paid for it. It was built in 1929 for about $350,000 (about $4.5 million in ... by TB 2011-06-06 09:52:47
    - Oh crap! I just about fell out of my chair dizzy as hell. by Eri 2011-06-05 18:10:51
Oh crap! I can assure you I'd never walk across it. Might drive across it--with my eyes closed. by Eri 2011-06-04 19:20:51

Anti-circumcision super hero by TB June 4, 2011 4:57 pm

What is that all about, a satire or parody? Or is it some kind of Nazi antisemitic porn? It took forever ... by ER 2011-06-05 08:31:28
- Hey ER!!!It maybe in response to this bullshit by Jody 2011-06-05 11:33:43
  - Jody's right. It's an anti-circumcision group, and they think this crap is making their point for them. Here's another article ... by TB 2011-06-05 12:33:36
    - I've often wondered about the moral rightness of circumcision. It is performed without anesthetic, (considered too risky for infants, even ... by ER 2011-06-05 15:00:17
      - I had it done to my son as an infant, and they did indeed use a locally injected dermal anesthetic, ... by TB 2011-06-05 15:17:26
  - This Arab dude goes into an unemployment office, looking for a job. When the lady behind the desk asks ... by ER 2011-06-05 12:15:49
    - How does a camel get its humps? Usually with flowers and a box of chocolates. Thanks, I'll be here all week. Try ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 14:28:31
- It took forever for me too ER. I went and fixed a pot of coffee while I waited. You couldn't get ... by Jody 2011-06-05 08:57:01

Okay Zoners....what do you think? by Jody June 4, 2011 3:05 pm

A) New video plox. Old one is removed. B) Can anyone say "Face of Mars"? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-07 21:14:49
I think Mars is a wondrous, remarkable place and that someday humanity will have cities there. They'll get a kick ... by mcfly 2011-06-06 17:11:54
Well, it's there on Google Mars, but I assume someone poring over the hi-res Mars pictures would have spotted it ... by TB 2011-06-04 17:30:27

Tornado protection: Storm rooms by TB June 4, 2011 1:41 pm

I want one. I just have to figure out where to put it. I could actually make a ... by Eri 2011-06-04 19:07:24
- One problem is it has to be mounted directly onto a concrete slab. This is probably why a lot ... by TB 2011-06-04 19:17:22
  - Actually, that's perfect for me. My house is built on a concrete slab so all they'd have to do ... by Eri 2011-06-04 22:45:28
    - It just has to be big enough to hold you and your cats, like the lady in the article. ... by TB 2011-06-05 14:13:54
      - Remember to glue down some carpet for the cats to hold onto (I recommend a good contact cement). And 2 litter ... by mcfly 2011-06-06 12:20:26

Germany prepares to commit energy suicide by TB June 4, 2011 12:12 pm

I love it. Nice to see other countries taking the risk instead of insisting we go first. by FrankC 2011-06-05 12:28:24
Switzerland just followed Germany's lead today. by ER 2011-06-05 07:38:53
- I work for the American branch of a Swiss-based company. Don't ever worry about the Swiss doing something that would ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 15:07:32
- Switzerland seems to be phasing out slowly, not building new reactors but not shutting down the five existing ones that ... by TB 2011-06-05 13:09:06
Since when is purchasing a commodity "sponging off?" by mcfly 2011-06-05 00:33:12
- Good point. Not the best term I could have used. Maybe "hypocritical" applies more to anti-nukes who don't ... by TB 2011-06-05 13:11:28
  - I getcha. Don't misunderstand, I'm for nuclear power generation (except in Iran). I hope we persue it vigorously. But if ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 15:03:51
    - I'm all for many solutions being sought in many ways. It just seems like the ones who make the ... by TB 2011-06-05 15:18:57
How f***ing hypocritical..... Inglorious Bastards don't want to spend their own time, effort, money, and public morale on their own energy-forever ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-04 19:58:09
- Thanks to its many nuclear power plants, France already exports excess electricity to countries like Britain, Italy, Belgium, the Netherlands, ... by TB 2011-06-04 21:10:13
  - Dammit.... I wonder what the French public's opinion on nuclear energy is.... 'cause seriously, that's a sweet set up right there. ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-05 08:30:45
    - Here's a good article on French nuclear power attitudes. It's part of an informative Frontline site. It's worth browsing through ... by TB 2011-06-05 12:37:14

Most annoying IE9 bugs so far by TB June 4, 2011 12:01 pm

My friend, the simplest "fix" I can offer you is thus: Switch web browsers. IE had numerous problems ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-07 15:20:05
I got an answer for you. Don't use IE at all. I detest IE and only use it ... by Eri 2011-06-04 23:00:38
- Sadly, IE9 seems to harbor to a number of bugs, some of the worst being in the way it handles ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 01:58:01

Got the SOB! by Eri June 4, 2011 9:56 am

Plus the fact that these things can be mass-produced. Taking one of them out isn't really a victory ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-04 17:57:40
- Maybe we need to take out the factories where they're mass produced. (The Mosques or at least the Imams ... by Eri 2011-06-04 19:08:52
  - No, no, no...you guys have it all wrong. Have we learned nothing from Bomber Harris? Structures, like factories or mosques, can ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 00:45:48
  - Bad Eri! BAD! Hellfire armed Predators are not the answer to that! This is what Navy SEALs are for! XD by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-04 20:01:09
    - I know! They need to take them out with Mosquitos! by Eri 2011-06-05 07:11:40
The last few years have been hell on Al-Quaeda in Pakistan. These drone attacks must be taking their toll, and ... by ER 2011-06-04 12:08:24
Invisible death from the sky. An added plus has to be the continuous dread the terrorists have to live under. ... by TB 2011-06-04 10:38:14
- "Hey did you hear about Abdulla?" "What about him?" "He got martyred. I saw it. He got really seriously martyred." "Did you bring ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 15:24:05

Can you believe her ignorance? by Eri June 3, 2011 10:23 pm

She's not as ignorant as you might think. The Palins of this world know exactly what they are doing. They're just ... by ER 2011-06-05 05:40:54
- Apparently you missed how the current president got elected. Just shut off your brain, ignore the reality of the ... by TB 2011-06-05 12:56:40
  - Really? You're making this accusation? "Anyway, since your philosophical definition of “evil” seems to be “things ER doesn’t like,” I’m not ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 15:27:35
    - Explain. by TB 2011-06-05 15:36:05
      - You've put your conclusions on a pedestal. They're not to be touched. Supporting evidence is enshrined, detracting evidence is dismissed ... by mcfly 2011-06-06 11:34:48
        
        Have you ever seen me reject actual facts or real detracting evidence? Just because I don't like them? "Consistency" means ... by TB 2011-06-06 11:42:36
        
        It's probably obvious that I can't claim to agree. Frankly, I think that if your ideas don't collide in the real ... by mcfly 2011-06-06 12:11:22
  - Sure, Tom. I shoulda voted for a guy who's first presidential decision was picking Palin as his running mate? And ... by ER 2011-06-05 15:15:15
    - I don't know. Did you vote for the guy who picked Biden as his running mate? I could ... by TB 2011-06-05 15:30:06
      - For reasons of space, my reply is above, filed under "Fundamental Ideas and Philosophy". by ER 2011-06-05 17:08:08
- I am sorry you perceive them as evil. I personally don't feel they are but that is my point of view. Obnoxious ... by Jody 2011-06-05 08:59:32
  - You ought to hear what her friends say about me. by ER 2011-06-05 12:18:37
    - Dammit ER!!!!! LOL! by Jody 2011-06-05 13:18:05
Palin's ignorance of history isn't really the issue here. The issue is the way she gleefully, publically and obliviously demonstrates that ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 01:07:13
You folks would have a hay day with my recollection of historical events!...It is a lot like my spelling...I may ... by Jody 2011-06-04 12:13:10
- Yes, but dear, you're not running for public office. If you were, and you made a fool of yourself, ... by Eri 2011-06-05 07:15:32
Just for fun, here's Revere's own account of his ride. by TB 2011-06-04 09:58:33
- Very interesting to read. Thanks for posting. by Eri 2011-06-04 10:15:48
A year of Palin's policy statements, and this is the best hit they've got? Anyone thinking of running for President should ... by TB 2011-06-04 08:15:55
- There is no such thing as "fundamental errors in his entire ideology". First, you have defined WHAT his ideology ... by ER 2011-06-04 09:06:02
  - Really? Then you wouldn't mind a Republican president next time around since ideas and ideology aren't "right" or "wrong," ... by TB 2011-06-04 09:14:38
    - Cmon TB, you know that's not what ER said. by mcfly 2011-06-04 09:44:46
      - Go read it again. Tell me what he did say. by TB 2011-06-04 09:59:31
        
        Hell, do you own leg work. You read it again, and show me where he says all ideologies are the ... by mcfly 2011-06-05 00:52:00
      - That's called "reframing", a favorite conservative rhetorical maneuver. He dilutes the milk with water, and when you find the ... by ER 2011-06-04 09:48:47
    - I never said there was no right or wrong. I just think that's a decision that must be made ... by ER 2011-06-04 09:24:53
...... Why did I know it'd be Sarah Palin before I clicked on the link? by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-03 23:54:07
- Sarah is like a child, she should be seen and not heard. by ER 2011-06-04 05:55:41
  - And like a 2nd Lieutenant, can be given guns or ammo, but never both. by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-04 18:01:10
    - In the AF, they used to call them Greenies. Now, a Greenie is a cat treat. Which is actually about ... by Eri 2011-06-04 19:12:37

Adventures of the Charity Police by TB June 3, 2011 7:58 pm

As always, there may be more to this story than meets the eye. To begin with, the activist group ... by ER 2011-06-04 05:30:54
- Oh, it's fairly obvious that the group is deliberately provoking a legal response, much the same way as protestors have ... by TB 2011-06-04 08:24:26
  - Then again, maybe they're just shameless opportunists who have seized upon a legitimate cause in order legitimize their own agenda. ... by ER 2011-06-04 08:52:30
    - The real charitable efforts don't make the newspapers much. My son volunteers at a food bank now and then. ... by TB 2011-06-04 09:17:00
      - Matt. 6:1-4. Good for him. Real philanthropists do not brag about their good works. by ER 2011-06-04 09:35:34
Jesus *Random Sexual Expletive* Nice coincidence that I read a certain quote today: "The Constitution is not an instrument for the government ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-06-03 23:57:41
- "The poor have to labour in the face of the majestic equality of the law, which forbids the rich as ... by ER 2011-06-04 05:39:38

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