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"Would The World Be Better Off Without Religion?" by bowser November 21, 2011 8:13 pm

The problems of the world do not arise from religion, they arise from arrogance, misunderstandings and fear, as explained by ... by johannes 2011-11-23 21:10:49
- Now that I think about it there is very little difference between religions and the State. Both demand money, ... by bowser 2011-11-24 12:21:55
  - Churches and States do want and need money, but money is basically, ideally, and usually, only a representation of work ... by johannes 2011-11-24 15:13:17
    - The role of money in societies and cultures is an interesting topic and as you point out money is not ... by bowser 2011-11-25 19:03:16
      - I agree that; the role of money in societies and cultures is an interesting topic. Unfortunately I have not studied that ... by johannes 2011-11-26 19:52:02
That's one we can agree on by FrankC 2011-11-21 23:37:52
- Updated Version: They shall cheat their books into Dow shares and their Wall Street Gurus into Untouchables. by Eri 2011-11-22 06:08:20

Our next Presidential Candidate by Eri November 21, 2011 6:43 am

If all the European banks fail... by FrankC November 20, 2011 5:58 pm

If that happens, we'll literally be back in the dark ages. No food shipments, no medicines, no anything because ... by Eri 2011-11-20 18:34:24
- Of course, it was just an off topic joke Eri and an opportunity to fantasize about returning to long gone ... by FrankC 2011-11-20 18:45:44
  - Sorry, yes I knew it was a joke. I posted my train of thought your post brought up. ... by Eri 2011-11-21 05:19:15

The return of Polaroid! by TB November 17, 2011 12:23 pm

My new hero...I want Megan for my weather person!!! by Jody November 16, 2011 8:55 am

Found on a link on Jody's bioluminescence video by TB November 12, 2011 7:38 pm

.....must resist... by Jody 2011-11-13 15:21:19
- Resistance is futile. by Eri 2011-11-15 11:46:33
Oh ewwww ewwww ewwww ewwwwwwwwwwww by Eri 2011-11-13 13:25:04

The website you never knew you needed by TB November 12, 2011 6:29 pm

OMG! by Eri November 12, 2011 11:06 am

If I had a dollar for every one of those silly things that came in my e-mail, I'd actually have ... by TB 2011-11-12 14:17:42
Dear Sir, I appreciate your efforts and have to inform you that while you were gone someone attached my name ... by bowser 2011-11-12 13:49:29

So, what's the Earl of Sandwich doing lately? by TB November 11, 2011 11:41 am

Checking his degrees of separation from Bacon. And lettuce and tomato. by Eri 2011-11-12 10:53:48
Cutting the Mustard by RobVG 2011-11-11 22:18:30
- Better than cutting the cheese. by TB 2011-11-11 23:00:44
Lord Sandwich is obviously a ham by FrankC 2011-11-11 21:57:07
Well, Earl, Reuben and Hoagie met Sloppy Joe at the Club. Joe was a Po'boy, and Earl a Hero ... by bowser 2011-11-11 21:45:57

11-11-11 Today is a palindrome by BuckGalaxy November 11, 2011 5:54 am

In my TZ it will soon be 11:11 11-11-11 by FrankC 2011-11-11 21:49:30
It's also the last binary date for awhile. (n/t) by podrock 2011-11-11 19:36:34
There won't be another date one for almost 100 years, I understand. I assume the next one will be 01-01-01 which ... by Eri 2011-11-11 08:54:12
- Oops! I mistated. You're right about palindromes. On the news last night it talked about a dates ... by Eri 2011-11-11 18:55:55
- I don't think there is any other palindromic date other than 11-11-11. by bowser 2011-11-11 13:13:31
  - Wait a minute. 12-22-21 will be, and so will other's in that series. by bowser 2011-11-11 14:31:32
    - And coming up is 11-22-11. by bowser 2011-11-11 14:32:54

Pretty cool ad by RobVG November 7, 2011 8:36 pm

Okay, here's a hint, what's the acceleration of gravity?... n/t by RobVG 2011-11-09 09:23:24
- Gaining weight. by Jody 2011-11-09 09:56:51
  - 0 to 60 in 0.4 seconds dropped from a plane. In that time it should be going around 10mph. You ... by RobVG 2011-11-09 21:06:37
On the Quickreach project we were dropping full-sized mockup rocket boosters out of a cargo plane. A lot bigger, and ... by TB 2011-11-08 09:50:03
- Just sitting around, were you, noticed the plane, saw the mockup and came up with the idea? Someone said ... by bowser 2011-11-08 17:08:00
  - We were testing the drop phase for an air-launched booster for DARPA. It cost less to build several basic ... by TB 2011-11-08 18:32:42

A non-nuclear, airless submarine capable of 30 days underwater. by bowser November 7, 2011 11:25 am

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