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Ditto. The Democrats want to take your money and spend it on welfare programs for individuals. The Republicans want to take your money and spend it on welfare programs for corporations. The Democrats want to regulate who you can hire, what weapons you are allowed to own, and how you should protect the environmental cause du jour. The Republicans want to regulate what you can do with your own body (e.g. drug use, abortion, euthanasia, etc), according to the wishes of their Christian constituency, while keeping protections in place for their corporate identity. Both parties want to take money from the majority of us and seriously infringe on the quality and quantity of our freedoms. Like you, I've started voting Libertarian (with notable exceptions for the very rare open-minded, intelligent members of the major parties). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yeah, that really bugs me too. Hang on, I have to go potty...I'll finish this post in a few minutes. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I have witnessed that in person... and I concur I have never seen such a thing. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Ack...pet peeve time. Do you know how often I hear Republican supporters in this room rail against "the lefties" and "liberals" while they're being referred to as "conservatives" and "the far right"? I agree with you that they are the same (mostly, but not completely). Can you agree that Democrats and Republicans are both leftist liberals? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Back when I was fishing for a living, we usually had to arrive on board the boat a month or so before heading out, to get everything ready. Additionally, because we worked for a percentage of the catch, there was no pay involved for that prep work. No problem for those of us who worked the previous season and had left money in savings to cover that period, but the greenhorns (newbies) were kinda hosed working for free. We had one greenie get fed up with watching some of us go out for drinks & dinner after working hours every day, so he bet us $20 each that he could guzzle a costco sized bottle of Tabasco. I think he got about 4 or 5 good gulps in before running for the bathroom. Our entertainment was dampened by the fact that we did this at lunchtime. He spent quite some time in the bathroom, then the rest of the day in his bunk, so he ended up skating out of helping with the work. The next day he approached us, older and wiser, and said "OK, how about I just drink it to *here*" (about a quarter of a bottle). We said sure, but you have to wait till we knock off for the day. He waited, and once again we got our entertainment...this time without it costing us anything. Funny sidenote: The owners of that particular boat had a drug testing policy for all newbies. While on our way to Alaska, we were informed that the same guy had failed his and that we were to drop him off in Ketchikan. So, he worked a month prepping the boat, endured two days of Tabasco-induced torture, and didn't make a single dime. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

My best thread only has 785 posts, but it only took 10 days. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

It went from, umm...hey....HEY!!! OUCH!! WHAT THE HELL???!! etc....etc.... the tirade went on for awhile. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I learned that lesson the hard way. There are other things you shouldn't do for the same reason...just ask the girlfriend I had at the time. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

WineAway is awesome. I once had a full bottle of red wine explode when I used a CO2 opener on it...right next to a white carpet, and I've dumped a very full glass of red wine on my mom's white couch. In both cases, Wine Away took care of the stains in minutes. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I wouldn't kick her out of my bed for eating crackers...and crackers is an African Grey! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

I couldn't possibly say. I've got to think about my reputation. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

MenZone... Before this place opened I went to a place called The Man Shop Dave? Is there something here you're trying to say?

One place I've been uses a straight razor, the other place just uses an M3 Power type thing that ought to be easier to wield (just like shaving your legs). Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

MenZone - I don't think there's more than one. I've been really impressed by them, but also got a little sticker shock (being a guy & all, I'm used to fairly cheap cuts). Before this place opened I went to a place called The Man Shop that I think might be franchising soon... but they didn't offer the full suite, just haircuts/coloring, beard trims, and hot foam shaves (also no beer). Both places are similar in being tailored for adult men (kids/women discouraged), including pool table, X-Box, putting green, pinball, etc in the waiting room, good looking staff, and male-oriented programming on the TVs (Man Shop was either sports or guy movies, MenZone gives each customer the remote for their own TV). They come up with manlier sounding names for their services, versus "manicure, pedicure, and facial", but that doesn't change what they're doing. I, for one, like being pampered by a hot chick once in awhile. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The longer you stay there, the better the deal they'll offer you. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Alternately, 'tandem master' and 'tandem meat'. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The place I go (a men's salon) combines a facial with a shave. Of course they also give a neck/shoulder massage before every haircut, serve beer, have a tv at every station, and offer manicures, pedicures, and eyebrow waxing. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Christmas is fun. People of all faiths usually act nicer to each other. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Do we know this? Or do we just suspect it? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Yes, if it was a war I thought needed fighting. Unfortunately they don't let you sign up for just one. Re-upping after 9/11 would have kept me till at least now. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Can I use 8 letters? M-O-N-O-P-O-L-Y Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

But mine is weirder! It's also Bonfire material... Mine's wierder AND better! Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

The problem is 'many people' only look at one category, and then take single anecdotes or incidents and claim WORST vs BEST - then the pissing contest starts. It's easy to put the self deprecating statement in there, but what does it mean? The 8 words before the part you quoted seemed to define the context for me. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

Not the question you were looking at (sorry), but I believe that introversion and extroversion are hardwired and that there are studies to verify this. If a child starts out introverted, he will remain essentially that way all his life. Some of us do break out situationally, but the general personality type doesn't change. By and large, I'd consider myself an extrovert. I'm pretty boisterous around most groups of people I know, be they co-workers, a softball team, or skydivers. But I also like going to a bar by myself, having a beer or two without anyone talking to me, and I get irritated when friends try to accompany me too often. Same with snowboarding. Friends can be fun, but I frequently want to by alone with nature and my thoughts, even if that "aloneness" includes thousands of strangers on the slopes. So what is that second type of activity, wanting to be alone in a crowd...introverted or extroverted? Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)

When I'm in the office: 7 AM to 4:30 PM Monday through Thursday. 7 AM to 3:30 PM every other Friday, with the alternating Friday's off. My work week starts mid-day on Friday, so the worked Friday's get split in half with 4 hours going to the ending week and 4 hours to the week coming up. When I'm in the field, I have to be out in the boonies by 6 AM (after starting at my office) and all bets are off as far as what time I'll finish the day. Blues, Dave "I AM A PROFESSIONAL EXTREME ATHLETE!" (drink Mountain Dew)