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  1. Shotgun
    Irresponsible procreation by heterosexuals does not benefit society either; actually, it is often harmful to society. We're not exactly experiencing an underpopulation crisis. And some same-sex couples do benefit society by adopting unwanted children (often produced by irresponsible heterosexuals) and raising them in loving homes.
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    Well, we ended up going to Astroburger (was a short walk from the hotel) and Kitchen 24. Good stuff, will try some of the others next time. Thanks.
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    I believe it is legal in three states here, for residents of the state, and with certain restrictions. (Oregon, as Jerry just posted, and I think the others are Washington and Montana.) I don't think I would have a problem with allowing prisoners (in for life) choosing euthanasia. But I also believe that every citizen here should have that right, at least under certain conditions.
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    In fact all execution methods used in the US are cruel and unusual or have the potential to become cruel and unusual if something goes wrong. This includes lethal injection. I was thinking "comfortable" relative to the means that one would have to commit suicide in prison. Then we would be giving a "right" to prisoners which most non-prisoners do not have (in the U.S. anyway). Even terminally ill persons who are suffering terribly are forced to wait to die painfully and naturally rather than being allowed voluntary euthanasia.
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    Thanks for the suggestions from everyone. I think I've gained 20 pounds just from looking at the various menus. Will definitely check out some of these places.
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    My first thought here is that that would be an incentive for certain prisoners to kill other inmates.... Sentenced to life in prison without parole, feeling suicidal, why not just kill another inmate and then get to die a fairly comfortable death with a "last meal" request and all that? (Maybe this already happens?) I'm in favor with the death penalty on principle, but it's just too expensive (a little more than $10 worth of electricity ), and I'm not sure if there is any good way to make it less expensive.
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    Well, I've always wanted to see "Annie Hall," but I think you just ruined the end for me. And yeah, that Musso & Frank Grill looks both interesting and yummy (I'm craving lobster now), but I don't plan on being dressed up at all on this trip, and it looks a little fancy... but maybe another time.
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    What was The Source?
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    Thanks for the link, Lisa.
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    Preferably vegetarian, or at least reasonably fresh/healthy. Nothing too fancy. We're just spending a casual weekend there and looking for a couple of good places to eat. Will be staying near the Hollywood Forever Cemetery (by Paramount Studios), so walking distance would be great, but a short drive is OK too. Thanks.
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    Thanks for the link! I will definitely read it.
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    A lot of my lucid dreams involve me "floating" around my own house, but when I try to go through a window or something, it wakes me up. The more interesting lucid dreams have started from a regular dream when I was in some surreal location, suddenly realized I was dreaming, and took control. I've gone flying over tall buildings, oceans..... lots of flying.
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    It's in the media a little bit: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/03/29/herman-cain-black-panther-threats_n_1387788.html But yeah, I agree with you that we should be hearing more about it. Is it actually legal for this group to be offering a reward for the capture of a citizen who should currently be presumed innocent? And if not, then why is nothing (apparently) being done about it?
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    What, you don't think poor people should be allowed to get drunk too?
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    I have been curiously watching this story. It's a tragic story, but there is a tragic death happening every minute in the world. And, while, this one obviously has some unanswered questions (as probably many unheard stories do), it has escalated into practically dividing the country into taking sides even though the actual situation that took place is unclear. I think the big parts are the racial aspect (and I must say, I thought Obama's "son" comment was an irresponsible comment for the President to make in the situation), and the gun control aspect. But again, there are racially-motivated crimes every day (not that we even know if this is one of them), and there are crimes that bring gun laws into question every day. I don't know. I guess it was just the right story to catch the public's attention during a politically hot moment???
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    how many days passed before she was questioned? I'm thinking that, since she was dead, they probably never questioned her.
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    I just saw Bob on CNN, providing some background information to this story. Apparently the ex-wife had cut off Al's penis while they were married, because she suspected he was cheating on her, but it turned out that she was the only one running around. Then some sexist court had thrown out that piece of information in the divorce proceedings and awarded the wife $5K per month in alimony. After all this, Al finds out he has AIDS that he got from her because of her screwing around. And because of the alimony payments, and the fact that he lost his job (his ex-wife was screwing his boss), he can't afford the expensive treatment, so he's not likely going to live much longer anyway. So, I don't know, maybe his killing of her was not legally justified, but my own opinion changes when I hear the rest of the story....
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    Or maybe Zimmerman told Trayvon he was a fucking coon before he turned and walked back. Maybe Zimmerman tripped over a raccoon while he was walking back to his SUV. Just sayin'....
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    I was not suggesting that they don't have this capability. I was thinking more along the lines of 18-year-olds (possibly) not having the emotional maturity to adequately deal with the traumatic situations they might encounter in wartime. Thereby putting them at a higher risk for PTSD, and associated problems such as alcohol abuse. But you're right; I'm not in the military, so I am not speaking with any authority. It's just something I have wondered about.
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    Here is what MADD has to say about 21 being the drinking age: http://www.madd.org/underage-drinking/why21/ And I tend to agree with them. But I also agree that if one is old enough to join the military, then they should also be able to make decisions about alcohol. Hey, maybe the age for joining the military should be raised. Honestly, I've always thought 18 was a bit young, or at least too young to be sent in to battle.
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    Before the Web, I never knew what "sleep paralysis" was, even though I experienced it regularly. Was so cool to finally find people who had had the same experience as me. And I remember discussing the expericence on here: http://www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=545305#545305, which was pretty cool.
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    Is it possible to taste anything at that concentration? It's probably been 20 years since I've had any Everclear, and I don't actually remember if it was the 190 or the weaker one. And I don't think I ever tried it straight... only had it in "trash can punch" at some of the, umm.... "classy" parties I used to go to. But I seem to recall that I couldn't taste it in the punch, even though it was really potent, so I'm guessing it doesn't have much flavor to it.
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    What about 190-proof Everclear?
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    I believe that, in about a third of the states, it is outright illegal for someone under the "legal drinking age" to consume alcohol at any time. In another third or so of the states (was this way in Texas), an underage person can consume alcohol as long as they have a parent or legal guardian present. And in the rest of the states, the underage person might not be breaking a law by consuming alcohol, but someone somewhere along the line broke a law by getting alcohol to that person who is not of the "legal drinking age." (I'm not sure if I have my percentages right there, but that's about how it was when I last looked into the various state laws regarding "legal drinking age.")
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    I sort of agree, but it's not that black and white. If a parent wants to give a 12-year-old a glass of watered-down wine, that's none of my business. But if a parent is allowing a 12-year-old kid to drink enough to get drunk (and yes, there are parents who do this), then I might have something to say.... But I guess there's a whole lot of stuff like that. Some things could just be looked at as bad parenting (and of course, even that is subjective), but at some point it tends to look like child abuse or neglect.