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Writer's observation by TB July 2, 2011 8:41 am
  • Very true. Ever heard of Moses Wine, the hippie private eye? Great stuff. They even made a ... by ER 2011-07-02 12:28:54
    • Laugh if you will, but I bet you could sell it. by TB 2011-07-02 12:47:31
    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
                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
                                          Making your IPhone look like food by TB June 28, 2011 5:02 pm
                                          • Oh hells bells...I probably would still gain weight every time I answered the damn thing. by Jody 2011-06-29 12:24:47
                                            Dogs dining in a restaurant by TB June 28, 2011 12:44 pm
                                            • That's a good one. I'm amazed though that, at the end, the people still had all their fingers and the ... by mcfly 2011-06-29 10:29:28
                                              • Yeah, I would have used plastic forks. One way to greatly improve things like this would be a small closed-circuit TV ... by TB 2011-06-29 10:36:15
                                              Jumping the shark? by TB June 27, 2011 7:24 pm
                                              • So many memories of Florida...I lived there when JAWS came out :/ by Jody 2011-06-27 20:12:36
                                                • Thanksgiving weekend, 1975. After breaking up with Circus Lady, I decided to go sailing anyway. But it was still ... by ER 2011-06-28 08:36:29
                                                  • "I was alone...and I was afraid" Yep...understand that. I don't know if you are like me in this regard ER...but it ... by Jody 2011-06-29 12:23:50
                                                A really romantic figure by Eri June 26, 2011 12:03 pm
                                                • Hey, look who bought it. The "other" Koch brother. Well, at least he didn't pay millions for a used dress. ... by TB 2011-06-26 13:32:20
                                                  • Are these the same Kochs who are bankrolling the Wisconsin public Unions busters? by ER 2011-06-26 20:27:11
                                                    • And many other things by podrock 2011-06-26 20:49:06
                                                      • I hadn't thought about that but it most likely is. I guess Billy the Kid is a great match ... by Eri 2011-06-26 20:36:16
                                                      • To him, relatively, that's like one of us buying dinner. Or a postage stamp. by podrock 2011-06-26 15:19:03
                                                        • I wish he'd buy ME dinner. I could use the extra income. by Eri 2011-06-26 16:19:10
                                                          • Koch is into sailing, and won the America's Cup in 1992. He also collects (among other things) nautical items ... by TB 2011-06-26 16:47:30
                                                            • America's Cup racing is for wimps. Ted Turner won the Cup in 77, but he also won a stormy offshore bluewater ... by ER 2011-06-27 10:50:55
                                                              • America's Cup is going to be here in the Bay Area pretty soon. Some boats are already practicing. ... by TB 2011-06-27 10:59:34
                                                                • Yeah, they look like Klingon Birds of Prey. Didn't you post some video of one of those guys capsizing, ... by ER 2011-06-27 11:53:29
                                                      For ER by Eri June 26, 2011 4:54 am
                                                      • LOL, the more obvious it becomes that our liberal POTUS is an imbecile and a disappointment to his adoring constituents, ... by FrankC 2011-06-26 22:05:50
                                                        • Zoner: The aliens are to stay on the Multiverse Board until they can prove they're not a photographic anomoly. LulzSec: We've ... by mcfly 2011-06-26 13:25:11
                                                          • LOL! Lemme know if you get their credit card #'s and Security Codes. I could use some things around ... by Eri 2011-06-26 20:39:30
                                                            • I did! But their cards are only authorized to buy Flux Capacitors. Who's got the time to mess with those? by mcfly 2011-06-28 13:41:58
                                                          • Liberals: "We can hit them hard enough that they won’t want to stay here. We are not defeated!" Conservatives: Want ... by TB 2011-06-26 06:30:01
                                                            • No, the conservatives would sell guns...to both sides. by ER 2011-06-26 06:36:07
                                                              • LOL by Eri 2011-06-26 08:36:33
                                                                • Kind of like the current ATF? by TB 2011-06-26 08:04:36
                                                              • You left one out: Business Community: The aliens can stay here as long as they like providing they keep taxes and ... by ER 2011-06-26 06:12:00
                                                                • Unions: The aliens can stay as long they don't try to close up our shops. We're organizing the ... by Eri 2011-06-26 08:44:31
                                                                Prof. Orlando Ferguson's geographical theory by TB June 25, 2011 9:19 pm
                                                                • LOL! Maybe that's why we're all covered in bird poop. by Eri 2011-06-26 04:48:26
                                                                  • Well no one believes in the flat earth any more, but creationists are running for President and there is ... by ER 2011-06-26 06:30:15
                                                                    • See? Nice fat water balloon. by TB 2011-06-26 08:03:48
                                                                      • What do you mean by "water balloon"? A post expressing an opinion but no real information content? Or a post ... by ER 2011-06-26 09:09:46
                                                                        • You really don't want to start something about political movements that recruit fanatics and the uninformed to serve their own ... by TB 2011-06-26 09:34:42
                                                                          • Water balloon. A reference to a comment in a previous thread. I posted something I thought was cool-looking, graphically-interesting, and ... by TB 2011-06-26 09:23:37
                                                                            • The difference is, Tom, I'm telling the truth. You're just a conservative. :-) by ER 2011-06-26 09:30:15
                                                                    The Master Race, an exercise in depravity and mass murder by mcfly June 25, 2011 7:00 pm
                                                                    • Horrible. Be sure to catch the first part of the series, too (linked at the beginning). by TB 2011-06-25 20:21:36
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