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  1. rawstory.com/rs/2010/0701/nations-leading-presidential-scholars-bush-worst-president-modern-era-5th-worst-history/ Three times is enemy action
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  3. Ii is because intelligence, wisdom, fairness, and the ability to spell and punctuate are required attributes of moderators. Three times is enemy action
  4. Tf15

    Gun nut?

    How original. Three times is enemy action
  5. I suppose the IRS should immediately disallow all those country club subscription "Business" deductions for rich CEOs who claim to be doing business on the golf course. In fact the IRS should prosecute anyone who's ever made such a deduction, for tax evasion. Three times is enemy action
  6. How is that different from private health insurance companies? When I was insured by Cigna it always took several attempts to get them to pay. Good job the government is getting involved. Three times is enemy action
  7. Not so funny the second time. www.dropzone.com/cgi-bin/forum/gforum.cgi?post=3883188;search_string=2AAa0gd7ClM;#3883188 Three times is enemy action
  8. I think you need to read the words more carefully. I STRONGLY suspect the following is not true of homicides, for example: Official crime figures show the UK also has a worse rate for all types of violence than the U.S Unless homicide is no longer a violent crime. 2008 data shows US at over twice as many homicides per 100,000 than the UK Three times is enemy action
  9. If you follow the stock market at all you will be familiar with the concept of the moving average. A standard concept in statistical analysis, to see a long term trend in the presence of short term fluctuations. Three times is enemy action
  10. What are your credentials in metallurgy for making that claim? The mechanical propertis of different grades of steels are very different, and stainless is significantly different than carbon steel or low alloy steel or tool steel. You will also find that different coatings give different coefficients of friction, meaning any moving parts will behave differently. Three times is enemy action
  11. Nice to see gun control is working well in Duetchland. And in Alabama too. See today's news. Three times is enemy action
  12. Shooters are more interesting than hooters? You're a strange wierd queer funny man. Three times is enemy action
  13. Well, that will reallly make interpretation of the results difficult. Part of the time in a swoopers' forum, and part in a general forum. Try to unscrmble that. Three times is enemy action
  14. If you read my posts, I tooks Ron's suggestion as a good suggestion. I haven't seen anyone else post a good suggestion, just whining. Derek Billvon has told us dozens of times during the last year that you can't move on until you admit there's a problem. (His context is, of course, President Bush). The moderators here are steadfastly denying any problem. They just tell those who suggest that everything in the garden may not be lovely to leave, and not let the door hit them in the ass on the way out. Why are you asking for suggestions when they (and you) haven't admitted there's a problem? That's premature. Why is Ron's idea a good one if there's no problem to be fixed? Three times is enemy action
  15. Well, unlike you, I don't know what God thinks. I do know what Saints Mark and Luke wrote about Jesus's sayings. The favored one was the one that GAVE ALL, not the one that was sneaky or the one that announced what they were giving. Three times is enemy action
  16. Or to Texas and become CowboyKev. Or Wisconsin to become... aahh, never mind, it's too damn cold here. TX or Ca do sound pretty nice right now. You were going to say something about cheese, weren;t you? Chicago: Da Kev Three times is enemy action
  17. Bill, you still have yoiur USPA license # posted. I bet it's trivial to find out who you are from that. I'm taking everything off that would finger me. Three times is enemy action
  18. That sucks. Are you sure it wasn't that ex GF of yours? she sounded pretty bitter at you. Three times is enemy action
  19. This thread could be taken as a "gripe" thread. So, while removing it would would be seen as being a little too strong a reaction, it could also be seen as being within the stated rules of the forum. Wendy W. Removing a thread and banning the thread starter are quite different outcomes. One greenie has participated, so that suggests to me that it's not a banned topic. And "This thread could be" and "it could also be" suggests that you yourself are somewhat unclear about the rules.
  20. Cabrini, eh? Good job it wasn't 1985, you'd a been dead for sure. Three times is enemy action
  21. Like the Constitution? Of course, it's not the least subject to interpretation, is it? Wendy W. The SC does not have the authority to declare the Constitution unconstitutional. Where it has the authority, it declares vague laws unconstitutional. Three times is enemy action
  22. I must be dumb or something, but I just don't see how supreme court decisions apply to how someone runs a private forum. The SC provides us with a model. It's an analogy. The SC decided in its wisdom that vague laws are bad laws. Sufficiently bad that the SC won't allow them at all. I humbly submit that this wisdom applies in general to rules in any setting. Vague rules are bad rules. Three times is enemy action
  23. One person's racist/hate speech is another's smartass remark. If you delineate extremely clear unambiguous rules, then people who like to skate really close to the edge all of the time will skate close to (and over) those rules too. Or they'll think of a new word, not on the officially-proscribed list, to call someone a (insert racist/hate term here). You really think that wouldn't happen? The idea is to be polite. Polite is how you tell someone "I disagree with you vehemently, but I don't intend to directly give offense." Of course, piss someone off, and then they do intend to give offense. Especially if they think they can get away with it. Wendy W. Clear rules are rules that everyone can understand. Draw the line wherever you like, and someone will walk close to it - that happens in sports and the law too. Walking close to the line is not walking over it. There's a very good reason that the Supreme Court throws out vague laws as unconstitutional - if the law is vague it is going to be misunderstood and is open to abuse. Same applies here. Three times is enemy action
  24. I find it easy enough to participate in a heated debate without calling people names or making racist/hateful comments. If I feel an overwhelming urge to insult someone during a discussion in this forum - that is usually my signal to go away and move on to something more worthwhile. The obvious way to avoid being banned is to simply follow the forum rules... If you're not sure whether something is a personal attack or not, then just don't post it. I don't think anyone has complained about rules involving name calling or racist/hate speech. It's the "we reserve the right..." to ban someone who is "legally within the rules" rule that results in banning someone for being a smartass that is confusing as well as a logical paradox. Three times is enemy action
  25. I see no mystery here. Humans like to live near coastlines. The animals that live near coastlines are mostly marine species or birds, both of which have a means of escape that humans don't have. Animals are 100% involved with their environment. Humans are distracted by a myriad of other things, like arguing over politics and religion. Three times is enemy action