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Where will you be working--near the airport? Austin traffic may not be quite as extensive as Houston traffic, but it's still BAD, so you don't want to have to drive crosstown all the time. Try to find a place that doesn't require you to use IH-35 all the time. I used to live near Loop 1 (Mopac) and 71/290 (Ben White), and it was really easy to get anywhere from there. If you give me some more specifics about where in Austin you want to be, I can give you more specific suggestions. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I live ten miles away. From the way you're all describing it, I get the feeling the party is probably going to reach all the way to my house. I'd have to leave town to not attend. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Matt Damon: Just take it from "It's a good course." Ben Affleck: Oh, now you're the director? Matt Damon: Hey shove it, Bounce-boy. Let's remember who talked who into doing this shit in the first place. Talking me into Dogma was one thing, but this... Ben Affleck: Hey look, I'm sorry I dragged you away from whatever-gay-serial-killers-who-ride-horses-and-like-to-play-golf-touchy-feely-picture you're supposed to be doing this week. Matt Damon: I take it you haven't seen Forces of Nature? Ben Affleck: You're like a child. What've I been telling you? You gotta do the safe picture. Then you can do the art picture. But then sometimes you gotta do the payback picture because your friend says you owe him. [They both take a beat and look at the camera] Ben Affleck: And sometimes you have to go back to the well. Matt Damon: And sometimes you do Reindeer Games. Ben Affleck: See, that's just mean. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I just like it when people on either side of the aisle stand by their own beliefs, rather than toe the party line on controversial issues. Of course, I'm a dyed in the wool moderate, so I'm probably a little biased. };^) I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Sorry if this is a repost, but I haven't been on Speakers Corner in months. Ben Affleck (a self-proclaimed liberal Democrat) was on Real Time With Bill Maher this week, and he went on the defensive about a new Florida law that favors gun owners. It's nice to see celebrities in the media that don't buy into the notion that being a liberal means you have to oppose gun ownership. Here's a transcript of the discussion: MAHER: Okay, finally, we've just got about a minute. There's a new – [to Affleck] I know you're a gun guy – there's a new rule – a new law-- AFFLECK: That's right, fuck with me again, you'll find out. [laughter] MAHER: --in – in Florida, called the “Stand Your Ground Law.” Now, they had the “Castle Law,” which means, of course, somebody comes into your castle, you can shoot away. They've basically taken the castle to the street. If you even think somebody is looking at your wrong, if you say to somebody, “I think that's my seat you're in” –[makes gun blast noises] [laughter]—to the point where the Sunshine State is even warning people, “ You know what, you tourists--? RUSHDIE: Stay home. MAHER: Not “stay home,” but “you might get shot if you're not from our state and you don't know what our laws are.” Isn't that a little extreme? AFFLECK: [laughing] You just said like 15 wrong things in one sentence. It was like a litany – first of all, it's not the state that's giving out the warnings. It's the Brady handgun control people. MAHER: Right. AFFLECK: Who are – who are being alarmist. And they are opposed to the bill, which is legitimate. But then they're passing out, you know, these leaflets to people who get off the plane, that says, “Don't argue with Floridians or they'll shoot you.” [laughter] It's just like craziness. I mean, there was a handgun law. It said, like, you could have a handgun. And if you register it and you're law-abiding and you fill out a piece of paper, you can carry a handgun. And then it turned out that in order to actually protect yourself in the event of being shot at, you had to first make your effort to flee, which resulted in, I guess, a couple of people getting – who had guns, who then tried to run away and got shot in the back. [laughter] And so then – it's true – and so then they said, okay, look, if someone is attacking you with, like, lethal force, and you're a legal, law-abiding citizen who is carrying a gun, you don't have to flee first; you can shoot them. And this caused total hysteria. Like it was going to be Wild West. But in fact, the truth is – and I know it's funny and it gets a lot of play and you think it's cute – but the truth is, like, since the concealed weapon law came into effect, that violent crime has declined something like 80% in Florida. You know, you may not want to carry a gun, and you may be slightly disturbed by the idea that people are carrying guns, but, like, you know, criminals may well be carrying guns. And I don't want to shoot somebody. That's the last thing – well, that's the third last thing I want to do. [laughter] The second— MAHER: You don't really carry a gun when you're— AFFLECK: No, I don't have a gun. No, I don't carry a gun. MAHER: Not in here, I know. AFFLECK: No, I don't have a license to carry a gun. MAHER: Oh, okay. AFFLECK: I don't have a license to carry a gun. But I don't think that if you do have a license you should somehow have to, like, run away first. I think it's kind of parsing language, but I think it's more an example of how, like, liberals on the left and Democrats, among whom – I count myself among them – sometimes don't get it, and they fly off the handle and they get all tilted about stuff that doesn't matter and most people are opposed to. It sets the cause back, and it's small-minded. MAHER: You're right. I was just trying to get you going. [applause] AFFLECK: All right. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

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Congrats, you two! You both look great! If I'm not too broke, I might try to make the wedding boogie. Blue skies forever. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I know it's hard for you, Johnny. I know you want me so bad it's like acid in your mouth. But not this time! Adios, amigo! I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Perris during Nationals would be pretty hard to beat. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Trust me--My boxer briefs are probably the least embarssing thing my fellow jumpers have seen me wearing around the DZ. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

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And I'm not far behind YOU. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

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Eighth grade. October 1994. Kristy Wright. "Cryin'" by Aerosmith. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

If you're going to bash a company, at least share the details of your experience with them so that we can see what you're talking about. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

It should be a new thread with the subject "Queen of the Post Whores" and no message body. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

"You're going to endanger our client, the nice lady who paid us in advance before she turned into a dog." I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Try this. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Sorry I couldn't make it, Kim. The boss came into town, and after spending all day looking for World Cup sponsors, I had to spend some time doing real estate stuff with him. I hope it went well. --Douva I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I really found Eastern Europe to be the most fascinating. Moscow and St. Petersburg are both amazing, if you can make it to Russia. Berlin has so much history that I could probably spend a week just taking different walking tours there. It kind of depends on what kind of history you're into. Aside from the historic sites, you can check out the pretty/secluded areas like Cinque Terre, Italy, and Gimmelwald, Switzerland. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Very good coverage! Dan B.C. did a great job. I kind of wish they'd given lip service to the non-formation skydiving events, but they were limited for time, and they had to focus on the live footage they were showing of Airspeed 8-way. It originally aired about 8:45 CT this morning and re-aired at 10:30. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

11:30 ET, 10:30 CT, 9:30 MT, 8:30 PT Live Nationals coverage on ESPN 2! I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I'd finally be able to end the mental jousting over whether or not L.A.S.T. should continue training and compete in the World Cup next month, and then I'd buy jumpjunkie and goodnplentygirl a penguin. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

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I love that song. It's on my MP3 player. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.