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Then for the love of god (.) (.) Nuff said.

I dont recall getting on any of these forums talking shit about anyone elses state (of confusion). So I'm just supposed to sit idly by while a bunch of pussies sitting on their computers run their mouths about something to which they have no idea of? Yeah thats not gonna happen. How about talking about an aspect of texas Texans actually have control over....like being fat or too conservative. Lumping all texans into a single category because of something like the death penalty not only makes these people look like spineless douchbags...it reiterates it. I wasnt replying to Billvon specifically...he was just the last on the list.

On the way to hell the Texans who eat cheeseburgers get put on hold for bigoted dumbasses who dont like Texans 'just because' they come from Texas, without knowing anything about the person they are. Let me know when you need some help getting off your high horse.

What the fuck does any of this stupid bantering back and forth have to do with Texas or its residents?

I just logged onto my dz.com account and noticed I had a message. I look and its a complete nasty gram cursing me out (basically from being from texas) and blaming me indicating I was the sole reason this person got banned. I was wondering why I was getting so much animosity out of the blue for no reason. But given the sourse I'm not suprised. I actually had some respect for this person because they had served our country honorably. So I guess the moral to the story is that NO MATTER what state you come from there are good people and bad ones. It whats on the inside that makes us human. Not where we reside at. You would be amazed at how many Obama stickers I see daily driving to work in Houston. There are many conservatives here to which I dont even agree with. Not that I am... my parents are, but even that doesnt comprise my political identity. But yet without knowing a single thing about me, I get blamed and called several bad names...just because Im from Texas. So to sum up I have just three words for my accusor. KARMA'S A BITCH!!!

True, but I think it has more to do with the physical make-up of men and women. I dont know...Ive seen some meaty ass bitches in my time in the army

I never said they couldnt handle it. But some in this great country up on high seem to think it might be an issue. A vast majority of whom probably never served.

Once again another follower jumping on my back. Thats ok I can take it. See, I personally dont have a problem with gays in general, much less the military. Its not what you do back in garrison, its what you do when you see your friend step on an IED. Its about how someone handles the pressures of being in combat. I dont have a problem with anyones sexual orientation, but some in the government speculate (just like you did of me) whether gays will be able to handle the stresses like straight soldiers. You wanna know why not that many women are in combat zones? Because, yet again more government officials think that if you see a woman blasted to bits in front of you that you will suddenly become a pussy and lose your will to fight. I think that there will be a time when EVERYONE will have to be fighting for their lives and we ALL will have to band together to survive. But don't worry I wont hate on you then, because I'll have more important issues to deal with.

Wow I thought skydivers werent the type to speculate. But here you are putting words in my mouth. Its completely fascinating how you want to put my face in the dirt can call me a dirty bastard (like how I put words in your mouth?) Of all the years you served in the Air Farce how many of those were spent manning a M-16 in a combat zone? I'm telling you right now sex WONT matter in a situation like that. Furthermore, you want your entire team to come back alive NO MATTER WHAT their sexual disposition is. You depend on them just as much as they depend on you. Personally with you flaunting your status from on top of your pedistal forming everyone elses opinions before they can speak of them only makes you just as guilty of being a tool as the people booing. The reason why I asked about if he served in the military was to see if the OP had ever been apart of something greater than themselves. But who needs to find stuff out like that when you have followers like you. I dont need your input to display what my morals are. THANK YOU COME AGAIN.

Let me restate my opinion in a nicer manner. I believe in god AND science. Why would that be so difficult for you to understand that there can be people who not only believe in science, but endorse the benefits science brings. And NOT be an atheist?

Here, let me make it official, if you believe in the speed of light, the Doppler effect and sub-atomic particles, then you also probably have to believe the book of Genesis is nothing more than mythology. If you believe the book of Genesis is mythology, then why on Earth would you believe anything else in the Bible is the literal truth? -------------------------------------------------------- Way to go and completly ruin a benign debate about a scientific matter. And by the way...your ASSumptions not only make you look like a total jackass, but completly confirms it. Happy?

So how many years have you served in the military?

Interesting. I've spent some time there and even had my own Texas Belle for a bit. And my impression was of some of the warmest people I've ever come across. A city boy like me was welcomed with handshakes and the stereotypical southern hospitality. Then again, I've never been anywhere that I haven't liked and haven't found the people to be kind and generous. Perhaps wherever we go is a reflection of us as individuals. If I go someplace where I look down at people and I'm pretty sure that they'll pick up on the hostility and return it. Go someplace with a mind towards making friends and appreciating what there is and people generally respond well and in kind. --------------------------------------------------------- A wonderful way to look at not only your travels but life itself. I wonder if the others who talk down so much about Texans CONSTANTLY really even see their reflection in the mirror. But then it can be rather hard to see when you have your head stuck straight up your ASS.

And lets all not forget about the backdoor...sometimes referred to as the 'poop chute'

A team at Fermilab had similar faster-than-light results in 2007. But that experiment had such a large margin of error that it undercut its scientific significance. http://www.toledoblade.com/Energy/2011/09/23/European-scientists-claim-neutrinos-traveled-faster-than-speed-of-light.html

I agree with Quade. CERN has a WAYS to go before they can adamantly determine if neutrinos are truly faster than the speed of light. Not saying it cant be done, but much more emperical evidence and testing needs to be performed to be certain.

I dont drink beer, but once every few months I'll take some shots...either Jaegerbombs or Tuaca and get drunk. Doesnt happen but maybe 2-3 times a year and last week was one of those times. Still can almost feel the hangover from the next day...probably why it doesnt happen that often.

orbitwheel looks pretty kewl too.

I think if she guaranteed she'll let Shah put it in her butt then he'd tap that. All this talk about barfing is just a smokescreen.

Malone, Washington (CNN) -- The post office in the tiny Washington town of Malone sells beer and cigarettes. Live worms for fishing, too. The boxes for fixed-rate shipping are wedged between racks of beef jerky and $6.99 sunglasses. The Malone location is what the U.S. Postal Service has dubbed a "village" post office. It's inside Red's Hop N' Market, the town mini-mart where locals like to buy lottery tickets and a case of beer before the weekend. It's the only village post office in the country, but soon a similar hybrid may be coming to a town near you. As the Postal Service buckles under a $9 billion debt, the mail agency has looked for ways to slash operating costs. "The primary thing we look at is how much revenue they (post offices) generate (and) has that revenue been going down," said Ernie Swanson, a spokesman for the U.S. Postal Service in Seattle. "(At) a lot of these offices, there's a postmaster and no other employee. So do they have an hour or two of work a day, and we are paying them for eight hours?" Some 3,700 post offices may soon face being turned into village post offices, according to the Postal Service. Last week, Postmaster General Patrick R. Donahoe testified at a Senate hearing that as many as 220,000 post office employees could lose their jobs in the restructuring. Postmaster general's warning to Congress For Malone -- the test ground for the first village post office -- having mail service quite literally put the town on the map. Search for Malone on Google Maps, and the only landmark that comes up for the entire town is the original, now closed, post office. Cheryl Kim and her husband, Johnny, own the Red's Hop N' Market, where the village post office is located. When the couple received a letter last year from the Postal Service inquiring whether they would incorporate the post office into their store, Cheryl Kim said they were confused. "We didn't know what to make of it," she said. "So we put it on the back burner." Big, blue mailboxes a thing of the past Kim said she was convinced after a visit in June by post office officials, who she said, mentioned the possibility that the town could lose its ZIP code if there were no post office. "If we didn't do this, then the Malone ZIP code was going to disappear," Kim said. "Malone's identity was going to disappear. I didn't want that to happen." The village post office opened in August in the Kims' store. The couple is paid $2,000 a year to let the post office sell stamps, shipping supplies and place mailboxes alongside the store that residents can access with a key. According to Swanson, the Postal Service is saving $42,000 with the village post office in Malone. Future village post offices could be located in malls, town halls or drugstores, according to a Postal Service statement. Bringing in some of the post office's customers hasn't been bad for the Malone mini-mart's business either, Kim said. "We've noticed a lot of new faces," she said. "They come into see what the village post office looked like and what we did in here and what kind of postal options they could get." Those "postal options" are slim. If customers want to do anything more than to buy stamps, send a package with fixed rate shipping or pick up their mail, they have to drive about four miles away to the closest full service post office. But Swanson said increasingly post office customers are seeking fewer services. "Eighty-five percent of our retail sales involve the sale of just postage stamps," he said. (At) a lot of these (post)offices, there's a postmaster and no other employee. --Ernie Swanson, U.S. Postal Service spokesman While some residents have grumbled about the lack of services, others were glad that they can still pick up their market from individual locked mailboxes that run along the side of the market, Kim said. Some disabled people and town residents who don't own cars, she said, would have a hard time getting their mail otherwise. Malone may have the distinction of being the first American town to have its post office downgraded to a "village" location, but few residents said they see any slight. "I have been in some towns smaller than Malone; they still have post offices, but I guess you got to start somewhere," said Ron Johanson, a local auto mechanic. So far, Johanson said, fellow residents don't seem to mind retrieving their mail from the outdoor boxes placed against the wall of the mini-mart during the summer. It might be different story though, he said, once the drizzly weather returns to the notoriously rainy Pacific Northwest. "Come back in March," Johanson said. "That will be the real test." http://www.cnn.com/2011/US/09/12/mini.mart.post.office/index.html?hpt=hp_c2

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2036352/9-11-Memorial-events-Skydivers-tribute-victims-Ohio-airport.html 'It was an emotional moment': Skydivers' breathtaking tribute to 9/11 victims as 10 U.S. flags are released from sky above airportTouching 9/11 memorial event held by Team Fastrax over Middletown Regional Airport in Ohio Crowd of 10,000 watched skydivers jump from plane at 9,500ft, with some members ex-military Flags released at 10:28am local time to mark when second World Trade Center tower collapsed Skydivers were hoping to hold event in New York but could not due to airspace restrictions The 10 stars and stripes floated in the air as a skydiving team came up a unique way of marking the 10th anniversary of 9/11. Photographer Norman Kent and nine members of Team Fastrax released the flags at 10:28am local time in Middletown, Ohio, on Sunday. This marked the 10th anniversary of the time when the second World Trade Center tower collapsed during the terror attacks on September 11 in 2001. Falling: 10:28am marked the 10th anniversary of the time when the second World Trade Center tower collapsed during the terror attacks on September 11 in 2001 Around 10,000 onlookers gathered to watch at Middletown Regional Airport in Ohio and cheered as the team jumped from a plane at 9,500ft. The weighted flags were released just seconds later - and the largest was 7,800 sq ft, reported Barcroft Media. 'I hope that I can make my father proud of the young men my brother and I have become': Boy who touched the nation's hearts honours dad who died in North Tower 'It doesn't get any easier': Families gather to mourn their loved ones ten years on from the tragedy that changed their lives forever 9/11 anniversary ceremony: Live updates from the memorials in New York, the Pentagon and Pennsylvania Tears, contemplation and solemn moments as the world reflects on the horror of that brutal September morning 'The cherished memory of the loved and lost': Bush reads out Abraham Lincoln letter to mother whose five sons died in Civil War The skydiving team wanted to honour all of those who died on 9/11 - and the many other people who were affected by the terror attacks in different ways. ‘It was such an emotional moment,’ Mr Kent said afterwards. The skydiving team wanted to honour all of those who died on 9/11 - and the many other people who were affected by the terror attacks in different ways High height: Around 10,000 onlookers gathered to watch at Middletown Regional Airport in Ohio and cheered as the team jumped from a plane at 9,500ft ‘Some of the jumpers are ex-military who have served in Afghanistan and Iraq, so it was particularly poignant for them. ‘There were tears as we landed. We wanted it to be a beautiful tribute.’ Mr Kent made another skydive three years ago in New York with the Fastrax team, who were marking the seventh anniversary of the terror attacks. But they could not carry out Sunday’s jump over New York because of airspace restrictions due to terror threat concerns. Breathtaking: The weighted flags were released just seconds after the skydivers jumped - and the largest flag was 7,800 sq ft So they did it at their base in Middletown instead. ‘We were not going to be deterred by threats of terror,’ Mr Kent said. ‘It's a shame we couldn't do the jump over New York, but we were determined to make it happen. In the end, it was an incredible day.’

-------------------------------------------------- I'm gonna go one off and elect Rabbit Staib from Spaceland. He's a great jump pilot.

------------------------------------------------ DAMNIT!! Why am I the only person that thought this was gonna be a pic of Skymama's 'nether region'?

I'm considerably less worried about detroit than I am for say New Orleans or Houston. Detroit had to cheat their way to victory the last time we played. And that was with over 10 starters on IR and our best corner.

Yeah and we ALL know how well the whole 'undefeated season' thing worked out for the patriots the last time...