kallend 2,180 #1 June 26, 2006 www.rte.ie/business/2006/0626/buffet.html... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
warpedskydiver 0 #2 June 26, 2006 Excellent Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #3 June 26, 2006 I heard that on the news this morning. What a fella. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #4 June 26, 2006 Quotegul·li·ble ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gl-bl) adj. Easily deceived or duped.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jakee 1,610 #5 June 26, 2006 QuoteQuotegul·li·ble ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gl-bl) adj. Easily deceived or duped. Huh?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #6 June 26, 2006 cyn·i·cal [ sínnik'l ] - Negative or pessimistic, as from world-weariness (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites diablopilot 2 #7 June 26, 2006 I resemble that remark.......---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #8 June 26, 2006 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Andy9o8 3 #9 June 26, 2006 I don't know whether to be pleased or cynical. I'm pleased because the Gates Foundation is a major sponsor of NPR, so Buffet's fortune might indirectly benefit NPR. Now there's a poke in the eye to the Newsmax crowd. Muhahaha! On the other hand, I'm cynical because it might be argued that the 2nd richest man in the world isn't so much giving his money away as he is transferring it to the control of the richest man in the world – thereby maintaining a concentration of wealth. Hmm. OK, on balance, I'm pleased. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #10 June 26, 2006 The Gate's foundation has done a lot of good work already though... so I'm optomistic (with fingers crossed). . (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites jakee 1,610 #11 June 26, 2006 Quote The Gate's foundation has done a lot of good work already though... so I'm optomistic (with fingers crossed). I'm very interested to see what will happen now that Gates is stepping aside from microsoft to manage the foundation full time. They could do a huge amount of good.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites micro 0 #12 June 26, 2006 For those who agree w/ the types of charities that Gates and Buffet support, it's good news. However, A lot of what Buffet (and Gates for that matter)believes in I find deplorable... http://www.usccb.org/prolife/publicat/lifeissues/081503.htm That's not to say that both haven't done good, I mean YEA rural libraries have free internet services! And a lot of impoverished kids in third world countries are vaccinated, that is certainly good but... I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #13 June 26, 2006 I hear you...I can see that Pro-Life issues are contenscious but it's possible to disagree with some of their charitable projects whilst supporting others. We'll see. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites micro 0 #14 June 26, 2006 QuoteI hear you...I can see that Pro-Life issues are contenscious but it's possible to disagree with some of their charitable projects whilst supporting others. We'll see. that indeed is true. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 2,180 #15 June 26, 2006 QuoteFor those who agree w/ the types of charities that Gates and Buffet support, it's good news. However, A lot of what Buffet (and Gates for that matter)believes in I find deplorable... http://www.usccb.org/prolife/publicat/lifeissues/081503.htm That's not to say that both haven't done good, I mean YEA rural libraries have free internet services! And a lot of impoverished kids in third world countries are vaccinated, that is certainly good but... His support of population control is admirable. Someone needs to stop the human race from overrunning the planet like vermin.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites shropshire 0 #16 June 26, 2006 But only some of them. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ExAFO 0 #17 June 26, 2006 I like kittens. They're fluffy and say "Meow."Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites micro 0 #18 June 26, 2006 QuoteQuoteFor those who agree w/ the types of charities that Gates and Buffet support, it's good news. However, A lot of what Buffet (and Gates for that matter)believes in I find deplorable... http://www.usccb.org/prolife/publicat/lifeissues/081503.htm That's not to say that both haven't done good, I mean YEA rural libraries have free internet services! And a lot of impoverished kids in third world countries are vaccinated, that is certainly good but... His support of population control is admirable. Someone needs to stop the human race from overrunning the planet like vermin. admirable only to those who believe that the planet is being overrun in the first place and admirable by killing the unborn, yada yada yad.... (here we go again) I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites ExAFO 0 #19 June 26, 2006 Quoteadmirable only to those who believe that the planet is being overrun in the first place and admirable by killing the unborn, yada yada yad.... (here we go again) Have you seen the uglyass sprawl that is festering in former agricultural lands near DZs, GA airports, forest preserves, etc??? We should do more urban renewal. At least the justice will be sweet. All these asshats will be SOL when the oil runs out, and they have to move back to the city and take the subway. Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites Shotgun 1 #20 June 26, 2006 QuoteAbortion has failed women and caused untold suffering to them and their families. Not on topic, but this is an interesting quote from the article you posted. Interesting in that the author makes such a bold statement, yet she does nothing to back it up. I'm curious to know how exactly she thinks abortion has "failed women." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites SkyDekker 1,465 #21 June 27, 2006 I like how as a condition of the donations the foundation has to distribute all the money in the year it is donated, ensuring it won't be used to just bolster the foundation. He obviously has a lot of faith in Bill and his wife since the stipulation is that they have to remain actively involved in the foundation for the money to continue flowing. When asked about leaving his children money he said that he wanted to leave them: "enough money so they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing." What a great philosophy!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites kallend 2,180 #22 June 27, 2006 QuoteI like how as a condition of the donations the foundation has to distribute all the money in the year it is donated, ensuring it won't be used to just bolster the foundation. He obviously has a lot of faith in Bill and his wife since the stipulation is that they have to remain actively involved in the foundation for the money to continue flowing. When asked about leaving his children money he said that he wanted to leave them: "enough money so they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing." What a great philosophy!!!! Ineresting that both Gates and Buffett are against eliminating the inheritance tax.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. 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shropshire 0 #3 June 26, 2006 I heard that on the news this morning. What a fella. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #4 June 26, 2006 Quotegul·li·ble ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gl-bl) adj. Easily deceived or duped.---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,610 #5 June 26, 2006 QuoteQuotegul·li·ble ( P ) Pronunciation Key (gl-bl) adj. Easily deceived or duped. Huh?Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #6 June 26, 2006 cyn·i·cal [ sínnik'l ] - Negative or pessimistic, as from world-weariness (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
diablopilot 2 #7 June 26, 2006 I resemble that remark.......---------------------------------------------- You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #8 June 26, 2006 (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy9o8 3 #9 June 26, 2006 I don't know whether to be pleased or cynical. I'm pleased because the Gates Foundation is a major sponsor of NPR, so Buffet's fortune might indirectly benefit NPR. Now there's a poke in the eye to the Newsmax crowd. Muhahaha! On the other hand, I'm cynical because it might be argued that the 2nd richest man in the world isn't so much giving his money away as he is transferring it to the control of the richest man in the world – thereby maintaining a concentration of wealth. Hmm. OK, on balance, I'm pleased. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #10 June 26, 2006 The Gate's foundation has done a lot of good work already though... so I'm optomistic (with fingers crossed). . (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
jakee 1,610 #11 June 26, 2006 Quote The Gate's foundation has done a lot of good work already though... so I'm optomistic (with fingers crossed). I'm very interested to see what will happen now that Gates is stepping aside from microsoft to manage the foundation full time. They could do a huge amount of good.Do you want to have an ideagasm? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #12 June 26, 2006 For those who agree w/ the types of charities that Gates and Buffet support, it's good news. However, A lot of what Buffet (and Gates for that matter)believes in I find deplorable... http://www.usccb.org/prolife/publicat/lifeissues/081503.htm That's not to say that both haven't done good, I mean YEA rural libraries have free internet services! And a lot of impoverished kids in third world countries are vaccinated, that is certainly good but... I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #13 June 26, 2006 I hear you...I can see that Pro-Life issues are contenscious but it's possible to disagree with some of their charitable projects whilst supporting others. We'll see. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #14 June 26, 2006 QuoteI hear you...I can see that Pro-Life issues are contenscious but it's possible to disagree with some of their charitable projects whilst supporting others. We'll see. that indeed is true. I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,180 #15 June 26, 2006 QuoteFor those who agree w/ the types of charities that Gates and Buffet support, it's good news. However, A lot of what Buffet (and Gates for that matter)believes in I find deplorable... http://www.usccb.org/prolife/publicat/lifeissues/081503.htm That's not to say that both haven't done good, I mean YEA rural libraries have free internet services! And a lot of impoverished kids in third world countries are vaccinated, that is certainly good but... His support of population control is admirable. Someone needs to stop the human race from overrunning the planet like vermin.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
shropshire 0 #16 June 26, 2006 But only some of them. (.)Y(.) Chivalry is not dead; it only sleeps for want of work to do. - Jerome K Jerome Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #17 June 26, 2006 I like kittens. They're fluffy and say "Meow."Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
micro 0 #18 June 26, 2006 QuoteQuoteFor those who agree w/ the types of charities that Gates and Buffet support, it's good news. However, A lot of what Buffet (and Gates for that matter)believes in I find deplorable... http://www.usccb.org/prolife/publicat/lifeissues/081503.htm That's not to say that both haven't done good, I mean YEA rural libraries have free internet services! And a lot of impoverished kids in third world countries are vaccinated, that is certainly good but... His support of population control is admirable. Someone needs to stop the human race from overrunning the planet like vermin. admirable only to those who believe that the planet is being overrun in the first place and admirable by killing the unborn, yada yada yad.... (here we go again) I miss Lee. And JP. And Chris. And... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ExAFO 0 #19 June 26, 2006 Quoteadmirable only to those who believe that the planet is being overrun in the first place and admirable by killing the unborn, yada yada yad.... (here we go again) Have you seen the uglyass sprawl that is festering in former agricultural lands near DZs, GA airports, forest preserves, etc??? We should do more urban renewal. At least the justice will be sweet. All these asshats will be SOL when the oil runs out, and they have to move back to the city and take the subway. Illinois needs a CCW Law. NOW. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Shotgun 1 #20 June 26, 2006 QuoteAbortion has failed women and caused untold suffering to them and their families. Not on topic, but this is an interesting quote from the article you posted. Interesting in that the author makes such a bold statement, yet she does nothing to back it up. I'm curious to know how exactly she thinks abortion has "failed women." Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SkyDekker 1,465 #21 June 27, 2006 I like how as a condition of the donations the foundation has to distribute all the money in the year it is donated, ensuring it won't be used to just bolster the foundation. He obviously has a lot of faith in Bill and his wife since the stipulation is that they have to remain actively involved in the foundation for the money to continue flowing. When asked about leaving his children money he said that he wanted to leave them: "enough money so they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing." What a great philosophy!!!! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kallend 2,180 #22 June 27, 2006 QuoteI like how as a condition of the donations the foundation has to distribute all the money in the year it is donated, ensuring it won't be used to just bolster the foundation. He obviously has a lot of faith in Bill and his wife since the stipulation is that they have to remain actively involved in the foundation for the money to continue flowing. When asked about leaving his children money he said that he wanted to leave them: "enough money so they could do anything, but not so much that they could do nothing." What a great philosophy!!!! Ineresting that both Gates and Buffett are against eliminating the inheritance tax.... The only sure way to survive a canopy collision is not to have one. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
