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Is there gold in Fort Knox? by Jody October 8, 2011 1:46 pm

Who claims there is? Probably the US government, which would give it a 50-50 chance of being close to ... by bowser 2011-10-09 21:41:47
This theory pops up once in a while with the tinfoil-hat crowd. by TB 2011-10-08 15:17:03
- The goldbugs would never wear tinfoil. More of a guilded approach: layers ultra thin; not blocking the energies, but conducting ... by podrock 2011-10-09 23:03:57
- Some of the question is centerered around leasing of the gold. Right now, there is a huge paper market ... by podrock 2011-10-09 15:32:32

To Potential Employers by Eri October 6, 2011 6:45 am

It doesn't really matter if someone hires them anyway. The real entrepreneurs usually end up creating their own companies. And ... by TB 2011-10-06 09:13:35
- I know. I just enjoy the "in your face" response. by Eri 2011-10-06 11:46:29

Actual lexicon from a sports forum by FrankC October 5, 2011 9:49 pm

Sounds like a bunch o' rednecks to me. Gimme some suds. by Eri 2011-10-07 15:27:18
What I want to know is (in spite of all the obvious exceptions) why NFL fans tend to be conservative, ... by ER 2011-10-07 12:27:18
- This may have something to do with it. :) by TB 2011-10-07 13:34:52
  - I think you're right. by ER 2011-10-07 17:32:26
Are you sure, Frank, that wasn't George Bush calling a Texas Rangers game? :-) by bowser 2011-10-07 07:40:43

Patricia Churchland on Neurophilosophy by BuckGalaxy October 5, 2011 9:07 pm

Well, it may be that the mind is just the brain. Then again, the mind may be just the spirit. Well, ... by ER 2011-10-08 17:10:07
- Arthur Clarke knew that at some point, the roads of "magic" and "technology" eventually meet. I'm looking right now ... by TB 2011-10-08 17:27:50

So how do you think the media today would cover Burr VS. Hamilton? by Jody October 2, 2011 5:02 pm

They would take a dim view of the duel by FrankC 2011-10-03 16:47:02
- Cage match! Pay per view! by TB 2011-10-03 17:33:38
  - Real Steel Burr VS. The HAM! by Jody 2011-10-04 17:36:54

Interesting dilemma for Christianity by bowser October 2, 2011 5:00 pm

Any dispassionate survey of the scientific literature will reveal that our age is expending an inordinate amount of financial and ... by ER 2011-10-07 16:58:13
Ehhh..... They've got to go out sooner or later. Along with the other major (and a loot of ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-10-03 20:48:14
What do you think Bowser...what is God to you? What is Jesus to you? I have to begin at the ... by Jody 2011-10-02 18:55:15
- I certainly have opinions on that but don't think it's relevant to how the many sects of Christianity will reconcile ... by bowser 2011-10-03 00:46:31
  - Fair enough...I wasn't sure if I was missing the point. In the past, a few of your posts have me ... by Jody 2011-10-03 07:48:12
Weidemann may be a philosophy professor, by TB 2011-10-02 17:31:38
- C. S. Lewis is a great writer and an interesting Christian apologist. He presupposes the Bible is the inspired ... by bowser 2011-10-02 18:32:03
  - If all it took was the Bible, there wouldn't BE theologians. :) Have you read Lewis's SF trilogy? (Out of ... by TB 2011-10-02 18:47:48
    - No, I haven't. I've read "Mere Christianity" and "Case for the Christian Faith". I enjoyed the books, was ... by bowser 2011-10-02 23:39:04
      - The Lewis "space trilogy" was about a man named Ransom who visits Mars and Venus, having been kind of hijacked ... by TB 2011-10-03 09:29:40
        
        After all, who’s to say the aliens won’t have something to teach us about God? WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I LOVE THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! by Jody 2011-10-03 10:22:17
        
        That really is an interesting point and one I've never considered. by bowser 2011-10-04 10:39:51
        
        You've never wondered about the woman from Nod? by Lee 2011-10-05 17:56:16

Yes there are two paths you can go by, but in the long run... by BuckGalaxy October 2, 2011 2:03 am

"There's still time to change the road you're on." by ER 2011-10-02 07:47:22
- Speaking only for myself...my path is with great clarity, and I certainly am not going to change it. The world changes, ... by Jody 2011-10-02 09:03:01
  - "And you're climbing a stairway to heaven." by ER 2011-10-02 09:17:09

Have a jelly baby by TB October 1, 2011 7:17 pm

Okay...strange...never heard of a jelly baby. by Jody 2011-10-02 09:07:45
- It's a British candy. by TB 2011-10-02 09:31:38
  - LOL! Tastes like ass eh? Well hells bells...I will save my carbs for *death by chocolate* I have become a chocolate ... by Jody 2011-10-02 10:14:20
    - Too bad you don't live around here. This area is probably the best chocolate zone next to Switzerland. by TB 2011-10-02 11:00:16

Another small medical miracle by TB October 1, 2011 6:39 pm

Oh Tom....wow. God love her. Technology is absolutely breath taking. by Jody 2011-10-02 09:06:53

...and now for your listening pleasure this Saturday afternoon... by Jody October 1, 2011 11:17 am

Hadn't heard that for awhile. Wonderful! Thank you. by Eri 2011-10-02 00:19:40
That's always been one of my favorites; thanks, I thought I'd never hear it again. What is amazing is not just ... by ER 2011-10-01 12:49:08

How COULD you tell if it was hacked? by Eri September 29, 2011 9:51 am

It seems like all the news these days is starting to sound like an SNL skit. by ER 2011-09-29 10:51:37

Today's Odd Links by TB September 29, 2011 8:36 am

Those siege weapons would make excellent engineering projects...... Plus, they'd be awesome for Renaissance Faires. I wonder if ... by VelociraptorBlade 2011-09-30 19:27:26
I took this one by ER 2011-09-29 10:06:12
- Yeah, I found it! I guess I'm blind today. Then I trashed my post but you were too ... by Eri 2011-09-29 10:07:30
  - "When you come to a fork in the road, take it." by ER 2011-09-29 10:10:22
    - LOL! OK, Yogi, will do. Did you know that it is a real story, and the road where Yogi lived, ... by Eri 2011-09-29 19:49:34
      - Correction, the two forks both went to his house, one maybe a slightly more circuitous route but they both got ... by Eri 2011-10-01 00:37:13
      - The funny thing is that when analyzed, Yogiisms often make perfect sense. There's a Zen quality to them that ... by ER 2011-09-29 20:03:38
It's funny how none of the '7 common superstitions' mentioned in the article were part of my Cuban upbringing. None ... by ER 2011-09-29 09:35:34
- Where did Cuba get all that elephant stuff? Are there a lot of elephants in Cuba? Or were ... by TB 2011-09-29 10:14:29
  - No, we got them from the picture books the gringos brought with them. Or maybe it was the Spaniards. Or maybe it ... by ER 2011-09-29 10:27:26
    - Maybe from Africans who came to Cuba? There are similar superstitions in Brazil. by TB 2011-09-29 10:42:33
    - Maybe the superstition got its origin from the African slaves the Spaniards brought to Cuba. Although the slaves were ... by ER 2011-09-29 10:38:36

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