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All words are made up.

My thoughts are exactly that are sarcastic people. Are that an Arrrrrgh? Mostly. What is the difference between a duck?

"I was drunk the day my mama got out of prison...." OOPS! ...wrong list. My bad.

I can maybe get enough to buy a new rig if I have just one? I'll trade straight up for a new canopy [:D] thought I had one.. don't remember where I got it..never used, as new w/case

BSBD I'm not an old schooler ...I'd only been jumping a year or so when Tommy went in. When word got back to the DZ it was like a dark cloud descended over the place. Just one of the early incidents back then that drove home the inherent dangers.

Back during my boat racing days I've more than once seen someone pass me while skipping across the water flopping around like a rag doll. ...no boat ... just the driver.

A very wise man once said~ "Women! ...can't live with 'em! ...pass the beer nuts."

Somewhere around jump #120 I did a tandem jump with a newly-graduated tandem instructor. Even at that low number of jumps I must have already settled into a routine because during the ride to altitude I caught myself several times checking things I wasn't wearing. (weird feeling!)

That's not true. Moose Milk is fucking awsome!!!!! http://www.vermontgasprices.com/Forum_MSG.aspx?master=1&category=1164&topic=38698&page_no=3&FAV=N I've never heard of anyone drinking moose milk. Although, I assume that the article was mostly in jest, I searched for moose milk and found that people do indeed drink it. Has anyone on here ever try it? I was joking about bombing Canada. The recipe is at the bottom of the page. It's mostly Kahlua, vodka, rum, and vanilla Ice cream. Drink until stupid. I would think that anyone bad-ass enough to milk a moose would be bad-ass enough to drink moose milk. (Maybe it's good, I dunno. I don't even like cow milk.)

Party of "NO"? ...the tables turn (as they should, BTW).

Bird

When mine was 4 or 5 I tried to pull the old "Kids in China are starving and would love to have that" routine to get him to finish his plate. He got a puzzled look on his face and said, "Don't they have a lot of restaurants?!?" (we did go to Chinese restaurants often.)

I can't find that there is a crime called subversion in the United States. Moreover that wikipedia article that you linked to indicates that the essence of subversion is advocating the overthrow of a government. I don't believe Assange did that. Frankly, I'm not a lawyer and didn't spend hours searching but I did do some searching and I don't think the relevant parts of the U.S. Code apply to what Assange did since he did not incite or encourage the overthrow of the government. The closest things I can find indicate: Article 2383, "Rebellion or insurrection", of the US Code:[6] Whoever incites, sets on foot, assists, or engages in any rebellion or insurrection against the authority of the United States or the laws thereof, or gives aid or comfort thereto, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States. As well as Article 2385, "Advocating overthrow of Government by force or violence"[7] Whoever knowingly or willfully advocates, abets, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying the government of the United States or the government of any State, Territory, District or Possession thereof, or the government of any political subdivision therein, by force or violence, or by the assassination of any officer of any such government; or Whoever, with intent to cause the overthrow or destruction of any such government, prints, publishes, edits, issues, circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any written or printed matter advocating, advising, or teaching the duty, necessity, desirability, or propriety of overthrowing or destroying any government in the United States by force or violence, or attempts to do so; or Whoever organizes or helps or attempts to organize any society, group, or assembly of persons who teach, advocate, or encourage the overthrow or destruction of any such government by force or violence; or becomes or is a member of, or affiliates with, any such society, group, or assembly of persons, knowing the purposes thereof— Shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than twenty years, or both, and shall be ineligible for employment by the United States or any department or agency thereof, for the five years next following his conviction. Yes, I quickly looked at Chapter 115 and "by force" seems to be the main idea there. I was mainly looking, in the wiki article, at the sentence, "All willful acts that are intended to be detrimental to the best interests of the government and that do not fall into the categories of treason, sedition, sabotage, or espionage are placed in the category of subversive activity." Art.2383 (which you cited above) might be stretched to apply. ("...or gives aid or comfort..."). Also, there may be other laws that could "backhandedly" address "subversion". I dunno. I'm sure it's being looked into.

What would Assange spend the rest of his life in prison for? What crime would he be charged with and convicted of? I keep asking this question and not getting any answers. IMO, subversion would fit nicely ...especially when the "harmed" country is at war and the published documents are at the very least sensitive diplomatic communications. The theft and release of the documents to Assange by a U.S. soldier who was entrusted with their security may also suggest a conspiracy to commit a subversive act. It comes to mind that he might be complicit in espionage, too. Maybe not.

Who didn't see this coming!?! ....but don't worry ...it's only for six months and then we'll get democracy! ...Promise! (suckers!) I predict this is a precursor to an anti-Israel, anti-west, militant, theocratic, patently non-democratic government. But that government will represent the will of the people! ...well, the will of the people who will take it upon themselves to enforce religious law through the sword and through terror ...at the expense of citizens who really do want democracy. Before the year is out. ...Bets?

Well, there's the most important clue! Aliens! They always carry dimes with them because they never know when they may have to ....(wait for it, wait for it) .....PHONE HOME!

"I am not to blame...I vas just following orders. I know nothing!"

A decade or two back the Christian Right started targeting school board elections as they are 1) lightly contested and 2) offer ability to push agenda in an effective setting. Actually determining the overall political makeup of some of these "non-partisan" positions (school boards, city commissions, etc.) might make an interesting study. Might make a nice project for a Poli-Sci student.

Yes! anyone who is not a skygod.

C'mon now ...Not all mindless bureaucrats are left-wing liberals. Once in a while you do run across the occasional centrist and I'm sure that even a conservative can be found if you look hard enough. School board elections here are usually "non-partisan" so you won't find a D or R in front of their names. (but you can bet they are registered to vote as one or the other or as an independent.) Like I said before, these brainless rules are designed to pass responsibility downstream ...or upstream.

Switzerland was a no fly zone for Axis & Allies yet Allied pilots managed to bomb Swiss cities and shoot at swiss planes. Can't have been that bad if they choose to land there over germany. Swiss internee reports: http://swissinternees.tripod.com/hughes.html Switzerland was not self-sufficient, food was rationed and people had to grow food on every green area that seemed usable, mostly by women and children since the men were called to service. So, lots of swiss would have been happy with a half inch slice of swiss cheese. Cry me a river.... Likewise BeNeLux, GB, Czechoslovakia, Poland, Hungary and others. ...but they had to eat their crumbs while dodging the Blitzkrieg. Besides, although it may sound like it, my point was not meant to disparage Switzerland. ...only the self-designated "human-rights" whiners whose real agenda, IMO, has little to do with human rights. If it were they would go after the most vile violations perpetrated by the truly corrupt and ruthless regimes. But they can't! They might get tossed into a labor camp in some cold place or get their heads lopped off for speaking out. By attacking GWB they get to kill 2 birds with one stone. (1) They get to claim some "purpose" for their worthless existence without fear of reprisal, and (b) They get to try to criminalize any opposing thought. I'm certainly not against legitimate efforts against oppressive and murderous regimes.

"...in a golden cage."

http://www.schweizmagazin.ch/news/schweiz/5627-Sommaruga-will-Bush-verhaften.html In Rütlischwur it is written: "The triune God is a witness that we have decided to protect our freedom against any foreign power and violence." Maybe the entire citizenry of Switzerland should be arrested for their deriliction during 2 great wars while Americans and others were spilling blood to protect their freedom against a foreign power and violence. (I've always wondered how Switzerland managed to escape invasion in WW2. I just can't believe it's only because Hitler respected it's "neutrality". There's something Assange can look into,). As I understand it, the Commanding General of Switzerland's defense forces was at dinner with Hermann Goering in the late '30s. The Swiss General noted "we have 24,000 sharpshooters." Goering responded "well we have 48,000 paratroopers - what do you think of that?" "We would have to give each of our chaps two cartridges. Pass the butter, please." Attacking Switzerland was, and is, considered a singularly bad career move. Doing so would demonstrate a level of historical futility - and abject stupidity - on a par with, say, invading Afghanistan ("the graveyard of empires"). The Germans were not THAT stupid... BSBD, Winsor Yes, that and the Swiss were converting stolen Jewish gold to currency for the National Socialist German Workers' Party to further their effort to control the world. Allied pilots were held as internees when they landed in Switzerland. Those that were caught while trying to escape were moved to Stalag-like camps, and in some cases were treated worse than the Germans treated POW airmen. For the most part German pilots were returned to Germany. A saying during the war went something like "The Swiss work for the Nazis for 6 days and pray for the Allies on the 7th." So, maybe 48000 rifle cartridges were really not enough to keep the Nazis out. A little aid and comfort went a long way, it seems. Hitler was probably saving them for dessert.

Seems to me those obsessed with Bush are the ones stuck in the past. Seems to me that it is really the leftist world that is obsessed with GWB.