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Uh huh. "Many here." Since I doubt you can find anyone here on dz.com ever having said anything even remotely that ridiculous, Just read the "if I broke into your house" thread I haven't got the time to read fifteen pages of often painful posts. Can you link to anyone who said anyone crossing illegaly should be shot? On the first page I saw two folks say that if you broke into their house you would be shot. Did you really miss their message and think that meant they thought all illegal crossers should be shot? Or are there some posts further in where someone says all illegal border crossers should be shot? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I saw this nifty article and thought hey, a good reason for one set of whackos to hate another... So which is more important, protecting the animals or finding renewable power that works? http://edition.cnn.com/2010/TECH/innovation/09/27/jellyfish.solar.power/index.html?hpt=C1 witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Things like the Great Lakes on teh US Canada border are easy. They find the spot halfway between the shores and connect teh dots. Instant border in the "middle" of the lake. It's a little tougher when you talk about a screwball shape like falcon lake that changes shape with droughts on a border with serious smuggling and violence issues. But like Rob said, apparently there is a line of buoys that mark the border, and cooperation is a nice word on the border, but more fantasy than unicorns and vampires. At least you can dress things up to look like unicorms and vampires on the border. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I was wondering that too. I'm no maritime expert, so how do countries reconcile the territorial waters issue? Is there an imaginary line where your 12 miles don't count any more, or is there an overlap? Is there recognized worldwide precedent, or is it left to neighbors to figure it out? (and I'm talking about relatively reasonable countries, what NKorea and China think are far less relevant here) edit to add: OK, UN agreement is 12 nm territorial, 12 nm contiguous, 200km exclusive econmoic zone, and pretty much nobody likes it. And according to three (limited) sources, there is no overlap, the territorial waters end on a line similar to the border unless neighboring states agree otherwise. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Eh, it said they "may have briefly" crossed into the US. Either way, it's just one more fucked up border incident. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Well if you want to get technical, didn't the article say that the gunmen chased and followed her into US waters? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

While I agree that it's indicative of problems south of the border, let's not pretend that the problems all stay there. There are whole sections of US land that people are advised to avoid due to violence. Ranchers and other landowners near the border have been attacked or had their property destroyed. The Texas governor is suggesting people avoid a lake that is partially US territory due to crossover violence. Mexican army and federales have been caught on the US side of the border countless times. I agree that taking a shot at the tourist destinations would hurt the Mexican pocketbook, there are two problems with that. First, I really don't think it would be enough to make anyone care enough to change things on the border. Second, from what I have seen of the people going to Mexican resort towns, I don't think enough of them give a shit about anything other than themselves to make a statement or choose another tourist destination. Examples? You can think of a time that unudentified parties in the US shot at Mexicans who were boating or cruising along a highway or hiking in the parks? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Uh huh. "Many here." Since I doubt you can find anyone here on dz.com ever having said anything even remotely that ridiculous, I have to assume you mean here in the US. So what's your definition of many? I certainly don't know any. A few fringe whackos and racist fuckwits hiding in the Montana hills? Shit, I bet I can find more people who think the moon landing was faked, or 9-11 was an inside conspiracy, or that Elvis is still alive, than you can find people who think illegal border crossers should be shot on sight. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Q: How long can we skydive? A: The rest of your life... witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

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The fact that nearly ever one of them makes Narcissus look humble and most would probably qualify as sociopaths doesn't really help, either. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

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For years I used wrestling shoes for lifting. I know a few guys who use climbing shoes (so they can go right to the indoor wall). I use Vibrams now and wear them near constantly. They work great for me. Next purchase will be the neoprene ones for cold water sports and the few days of the year when we have snow/slush on the ground. You can go with classics, sprints, or KSOs for lifting, but I suggest KSOs based them keeping stuff out. Just make sure you go to the Vibram site, a reputable site, or a real store to get them. I got mine from teh kayak shed. The popularity and limited supply have made cheap knock offs more common than pirated DVDs. And for Pete's sake ignore the online "experts." It's pronounced VEE-brum or VEE-bram. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Missed this post, did we? Yes, it was wrong. Yes, the US did things like this. Yes, so did many other countries. No, that doesn't make it ok. But yes, the US has issued an apology. Have you seen Russia apologizing for their acts of genocide, torture, and despicable experiments? Of course, Putin is not the same government or the same man as was in power in those days, but neither is Obama the same as the men in charge of the US when those horrible things happened. So do you expect Putin to say anything about Katyn? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Freedom of the press. OK, so what govt agency or private entity interfereed with freedom of the press? CNN fired the guy, a guy who attacked his employer in an interview. Is somebody preventing him from goon to anotheredia outlet, or starting his own? Not every shithead that gets fired, arrested, or dies of an illness is the victim of some conspiracy. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Why is the rum always gone? Maybe you should blame the target of this week's conspiracy theory. I guess the Rothschilds drank your booze. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

I can't wait to see what Stewart has to say about this! witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

That's NERD to you, buddy. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Yes, there are folks that need government help. (of course local help is best, but not everyone is so lucky) But at the same time, it looks like this guy put money before people, namely his kids. He had the option to get insurance at work, and he passed. Don't expect me to feel too terrible for him. Did he have a TV? Cable? Video games? A Car? Own his house? The problem is that while there are many good people dealing with hard tiems that have legitimate needs, once you put a government system in place, leeches will take advantage. After having seen (and unfortunately worked in on occasion) public housing, I don't want the government in charge of healthcare. Don't know. There isn't anything mentioned about how he raised his kids or what kind of social network he had. It looks like this guy just didn't bother to plan. The more free stuff promised by the governmnet, the less responsibility people take for themselves. You have a legitemate argument (not necessarily correct, but it passes the sniff test). But you picked one of the weakest examples in that guy. The only worse examples I can think of are the welfare queen and drug dealers driving luxury cars and collecting the gubment check. OK, the corporate welfare is worse, and even less sympathetic, but not a person. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Well, not any more anyway.... witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Yeah, dunno if I would have gone to Woodstock either (wasn't around to make the choice). Definitely didn't go to the second one. And if I wind up anything like the same man my grandfather was, I'll be proud to say so. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Technoparade From what I can tell, the video is of a Technoparade in Paris. It's like a festival/march/party/drug market for young folks with no taste in music who don't mind not having available sanitary facilities. I have no idea what happened here, if the animals were part of the parade or just taking advantage of it. Anyone have a better idea of what happened? witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

Actaully it was a win, theefore it pissed off your heroes. Rememebr your heroes, they would arrest protestors wearing anti-GWB shirts? Yea, you party, the one of non-censorchip. Pull your head out of your ass. (A) Godwin's Law is an automatic loss. (B) They're not my heroes. Have I ever said they were? No. (prove me wrong, I dare you) I criticize morons in both big parties and in "third parties." If you could manage to stop defining everyone who disagrees with you as a fascist neo-con you might realize that I hardly fit the mold of a Republican. (C) Censorship reflects government's lack of trust in the people, negating the argument "of the people by the people for the people." I disagree with censorship and prior restraint type of laws that prohibit doing things that might lead to other crimes (censorship, prohibition, gun control, etc) (D) When is the last time a campaigning candidate for POTUS allowed disruptive protesters into one of their events? As well, you should pull your head out of your ass. So you have nothing to say about the fact that you didn't understand the Godwin's Law reference and didn't bother to look it up (we call that laziness). Nothing to say wen you claimed politicians were my hereos when I didn't even like them (we call that either strawman arguments or lack of reading comprehension). Or about the fact that you label everyone you disagree with as a fascist neo con (I don't even have words for that). Or the fact that you deride one politician's actions because you don't agree with his positions while excusing the same action for a politician that you like (we call that a double standard). Go ahead and stand by your positions. And then run when you're called on them. Just for the love of God please don't try to turn this into another thread full of your (limited) ideas on tax policy. It's more tiring than the birther threads and less thought out than rhys' 9-11 truther posts. Oops. Too late. witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

[clears throat] It was Gold 5, not Red 5, you Trekkie. [runs and hides] witty subliminal message Guard your honor, let your reputation fall where it will, and outlast the bastards. 1*

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