Nataly

Not a great example... When's the last time 71 people in a cinema were attacked/injured/killed by a woman armed with lipstick?? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Fact. However, I disagree on doubting being in direct correlation with not thinking. There are several issues that I have no doubt on because I have done research, self educated and have a formed opinion about. There are certainly things that I am skeptic about and I try to read up on before prancing about waving un-informed opinions in peoples faces. I'd like to think others are the same but that is a naive statement at best and unfortunately too many people drink from the kool-aid bowl. To me, forming an opinion based on limited facts and not ever doubting that opinion is synonymous with "not thinking." Of course there are some things you can be reasonably certain about (enough that you don't doubt)... I don't doubt my age, for example... It seems unlikely that there would be a big conspiracy built up around lying to me about this... But not doubting or questioning the things that are complicated and/or uncertain... Well, that just seems silly. And assuming you're right when you have a very small frame of reference... Well, that seems equally silly. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

OK, I was just clicking through different links on youtube and ended up on this (warning to all Piers Morgan haters: contains Piers Morgan!): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2btKEnfuA4 I don't know how much you can stand to get through since everyone is talking at the same time but the question he poses made me think: (Or any other automatic or semi-automatic weapon or a magazine that can hold more than a handful of rounds...) It's a good question... Why *would* any civilian need these? (Other than the obvious: they're fun!!!) The US bans other weapons that have far less potential for harm... Would banning these types of riffles (or high-capacity magazines - or both) actually reduce mass murders? The argument being that law-abiding citizens (ie: people who have legally purchased these) are not the ones committing crimes in the first place... So banning these only punishes law-abiding citizens... Truthfully I don't know... I honestly can't think of a reason you would really *need* one, but I'm not convinced banning them would *actually* make people safer... Thoughts? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Maybe. Or maybe some people are just too ignorant to realise their beliefs/knowledge is limited by their (small) frame of reference. Seems pretty obvious, though, doesn't it? To me, someone who doesn't doubt is someone who doesn't think. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I love this... Yesterday I was debating the merits of healthcare in some of the countries I've lived in. The guy I was speaking to (an American) accused me of being a "fucking Republican!" And I had to laugh, because depending on the discussion (or argument), I've either been called a fucking Democrat or a fucking Republican... The simple truth is that I'm neither. Then we had a "discussion" about this (read: argument), where he was telling me I had to pick one - I'm either a red or a blue - sitting on the fence is just lazy... That's like saying you're either Catholic or Protestant - you have to pick one - and totally ignoring the fact that there *are* other religions out there, and also agnosticism and atheism... Some people... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I liked his exit out of the container

My nuts are much easier to access: "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Whoa! A chick that adjusts her own chain; I'm impressed! (I'd forgotten about the military mechanic history.) She didnt say the chain. She said she tightened the nuts. The nuts adjust the chain, you pervert "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I was regularly checking and the last time I tightened the nuts pretty much to the last notch and it still had just a wee bit too much slack... It's one of those things... I had booked an appointment to have it replaced and then needed the bike that day so I cancelled... That was a couple of months ago Just this weekend I was thinking I really shouldn't put it off any longer. Like I said... Serves me right... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Was riding to work this morning and my chain slipped off and locked the back wheel of my little Ninja... Ok, ok... Not "near-death" as I was going about 2mph and nothing actually happened... Serves me right for not changing my chain sooner... Managed to coax it back on (with much grunting and dirtying of hands), tightened it up as much as possible (which wasn't much)... Took it into the garage to get a new chain (and sprockets, et cetera)... D'oh... Oh well... Thankful it didn't happen on the highway

Urgh. Can we not lock this thread? I don't think we will get anything useful out of it anymore... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I suddenly wish I hadn't just changed my guitar strings!!! That said, I can't play well anyway so even now that it's in tune and all I can still manage to make it sound quite horrible!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I was actually there (in the live studio audience) for this: http://youtu.be/A2guQYivZ6w Fucking funny!! One of the perks of living in London - free tickets to be in the audience for BBC shows (and ITV, and Endemol studios in Bristol, etc)... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Yeah... So predictable... Like everyone sees that corner and thinks "great spot for peeing"... People would never pee on their own wall, but somehow feel it's just fine to pee on someone else's... This is exactly the same reasoning going on with our tourists... They would not dream of disturbing their own neighbours at 3am in the middle of the week but fail to give the same consideration to others when they're abroad... They also wouldn't litter, empty their ashtray out the window or let their dog shit on their own doorstep... They wouldn't leave their own windows open during a rainstorm (although this is more annoying for the landlords)... They wouldn't trash their own place... The list goes on and on... Basic consideration for others goes out the window (along with the contents of the ashtray )... I've seen it at dropzones too... You get a bunch of visiting jumpers and they trash the place... I don't get this... Whatever happened to the Golden Rule (do unto others...)? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Oh Lisa... I can always count on you to come up with great responses

Troll troll troll your boat, gently down the stream... Just sayin'... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

You're just jealous People here have real problems too... Like not being able to get your Ferrari in the shade of red you *wanted* Now back to the more creative ideas...

As per previous posts, this WAS a non tourist location. And seriously?? Saving up all year entitles you to go abroad and behave like a total asshat for a week?? That's great because I've been saving up for YEARS and all that cumulated holiday time I *didn't* take must add up to an allowance of months of ass-hattery. Where do you live?? Nice place for a spot of "relaxation"?? "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I love this guy: It's hard for me to know how I would have reacted in the cop's shoes... That stress/situation is not common every day stuff... However, I can easily imagine being in the victim's shoes... Like: why is this dude yelling at me?? is this some kind of joke?? and suddenly: WHAT THE FUCK - ARE THEY SHOOTING AT ME?? Failure to respond to a direct order?? If you were guilty of a crime and expecting a cop to catch up with you, maybe... But in this context, your average joe would not be expecting orders from an armed cop... Doesn't sound like the poor guy even had time to process/understand what he was being asked and why... That Sheriff (Morgan) comes across as a total asshat. Looks like *he* needs an attitude adjustment. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Ahhhh... Preachy people waking up the hung-over tourists at 7am... I like it!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Best use of cyalumes I ever heard: Back in IN there was a guy who had a big outdoor hog roast on a farm, and every year he invited the skydivers to drop in. The payment was all they could eat and drink. (Whuffos had to pay an admission). One year one of the jumpers, (after tipping a few), went out to his car, stripped naked, broke open a bunch of cyalumes, rubbed them all over his body, then came casually strolling back into the party...glowing green. "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

So you are awake anyway. Quit your bitchin! YEARS of training has made me pretty much immune to the loudest of snorers... Which is a good thing, because he is the KING of snoring!!! I can drown out constant noise, but sudden, loud bursts of yelling wake me up somehow... Hmmm... "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

Didn't you hear? Everyone at Empuria got a new rig... Shame for those of you who weren't there!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

It's not just the froggies And I'm not French - I'm a Canadian, I have a British passport, and I live in France (for now) "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss

I suspect it takes more than a turbine operating out of an airport 6 miles away to get Nat grumpy. My boyfriend snores louder than a turbine and he is right next to me!!! "There is no problem so bad you can't make it worse." - Chris Hadfield « Sors le martinet et flagelle toi indigne contrôleuse de gestion. » - my boss