davjohns

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  1. I thought the whole point was that you put the other person's happiness first. If that were the case, whatever name made her happiest would be the one you would pick for her. But what do I know? I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  2. Maybe the woman could change her last name to husbandhasshotgun and the man could change his to wifesabunnyboiler. Then, if they cheat on you, the other person had fair warning. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  3. Mom says he was treated like a common criminal. That's because he is a common criminal. If he had pulled a gun, he would have been treated like a pistol range target. I don't care how old he is. When he becomes a threat to others, he gets treated appropriately. If he's old enough to make those decisions, he's old enough to suffer those consequences. Shielding kids from the natural, logical consequences of their actions only teaches them bad behavior is ok. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  4. I didn't read the article. Sounds pretty stupid to me. As to your question...the US Civil War was about money. Southern states were buying goods from Europe cheaper than they could buy them from the Northern states. The Northern states imposed import restrictions to try to make the Southern states a captive market. The Southern states cited state rights and loose confederation of states as justification for quitting. The Northern states went to war to maintain their income stream. They thought it would be short and sweet. Two years later, Abraham Lincoln was having trouble selling the political ideal of Union to the tired Northern states. He then mounted a campaign to pretend the whole thing had been about slavery all along. Abolitionists joined the band waggon and the war regained momentum. Meanwhile, the Southern states had overestimated the value of their cotton in a Europe that had stocked up on cotton before the war. They were unable to recruit Europe to their cause and ran out of funds and industrial production capacity. Then, they invaded the North and stoked the fires of indignation of the Northern states. After the war, the Northern states wrote the history books to pretend the cause had been moral indignation all along. And that's what little children are taught in school still today. The war was about money. Money / resources and religion are pretty much all that cause wars. Any other questions I can help with? I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  5. Ducked into Arby's last night for a quick bite. A mom and her adorable little girl were behind me. I had smiled at the little girl. I had heard her and her mother mention they were only there to get the daughter a turnover. When the girl at the register asked if there was anything else, I asked the little girl what kind of turnover, ordered it with the appropriate instructions to the cashier to get it to the girl. I took my order and went. Pretty common for me. I figure the few bucks I spend on people I don't know and will never see again pays dividends someplace. I just want to leave everyplace I go a little better for my passing. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  6. That hoop wasn't bothering anyone and obviously added to the neighborhood. That was asinine. And the woman who lied just has no integrity. If she had the moral and legal right / obligation, she didn't have to lie. She chose to. That community needs a new government, and at least one less law enforcment officer. If that's the best thing to do with his time... I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  7. I can't tell if you are suggesting I am a tax protestor or not. I am not. I have no problem with moderate and reasonable taxation for essential government services. I have a problem with taxation to support a vote generation machine and poor money management systems. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  8. From reading the works of the Founding Fathers, I think the US started out with a principle that one's earnings were personal property and taking that away was tantamount to theft, whether the taker was private or government. Today, it seems anything I earn belongs to the government for it's use or to someone else because they 'deserve' it. Government routinely decides that someone 'deserves' assistance. At the same time, they decide that I (and you) do not 'deserve' what we earned. Government takes what we do not deserve and gives it to someone else. Oddly, the 'deserving' person often votes for the government representative who makes this decision. To answer the question: we once owned what we earned. Today, we all belong to the government and don't own anything. Doubt me? Don't pay your property taxes and see what home ownership does for you. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  9. ...that's me in the spot light... I chose Jedi. It's on my facebook. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  10. I have no use for either agency. Put whatever you want into your body. Just don't expect me to pay for your healthcare if it goes wrong. Don't endanger others. Stay off my (NOT public) assistance. We have too many law enforcement agencies doing similar things. Waste of my money. We have too many laws telling people how to live their lives. We have too many laws about drugs protecting drug companies. And since Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives are all perfectly legal, why do we have a special agency to deal with them? DEA makes a little more sense, but aren't they just the FDA army? Meanwhile, where can you go in the US that doesn't have a police force, sheriff, and state police / highway patrol doing the same enforcement? Waste of time and money to me. Eat, drink and be merry. Tomorrow, we'll tax you to death. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  11. How do you bump out of unhappy? Bumping usually makes me very happy. How do you not? I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  12. A man had just settled into his seat next to the window on the plane when another man sat down in the aisle seat and put his black Labrador Retriever in the middle seat next to the man. The first man looked very quizzically at the dog and asked why the dog was allowed on the plane. The second man explained that he was from the Police Drugs Enforcement Agency and that the dog was a 'sniffing dog'. 'His name is Sniffer and he's the best there is. I'll show you once we get airborne, when I put him to work.' The plane took off, and once it has leveled out, the Policeman said, 'Watch this.' He told Sniffer to 'search'. Sniffer jumped down, walked along the aisle, and finally sat very purposefully next to a woman for several seconds. Sniffer then returned to his seat and put one paw on the policeman's arm. The Policeman said, 'Good boy', and he turned to the man and said, 'That woman is in possession of marijuana, I'm making a note of her seat number and the authorities will apprehend her when we land. 'Gee, that's pretty good,' replied the first man. Once again, the Policeman sent Sniffer to search the aisles. The Lab sniffed about, sat down beside a man for a few seconds, returned to its seat, and this time he placed two paws on the agent's arm. The Policeman said, 'That man is carrying cocaine, so again, I'm making a note of his seat number for the police.' 'I like it!' said his seat mate. The Policeman then told Sniffer to 'search' again. Sniffer walked up and down the aisles for a little while, sat down for a moment, and then came racing back to the agent, jumped into the middle seat and proceeded to Crap all over the place. The first man was really disgusted by this behavior and couldn't figure out how or why a well-trained dog would behave like that, so he asked the Policeman, 'What's going on?' The Policeman nervously replied, 'He's just found a bomb.' I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  13. Didn't we do this last year? I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  14. Cell phones have been invented since I was a teen. I usually tell my daughter a time and express it as '9ish' or whatever. If she's going to be more than a few minutes late, she's to call me. She's to be where she says she's going to be. I don't give her any hassel, so she has no reason to lie. She's never given me a problem. Sometimes, I just ask her when she's going to be home. She's never come back with a time that I disagreed with. It works for us. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  15. I think you got carried away with the copy and paste function. You have 'sick leave to care for partner' in there at least three times. Most marital benefits can be re-created or thwarted through a will, power of attorney or other simple instruments. I think most benefits come from a time when women were in a lesser position to their husbands and needed protection under the law. For instance: a woman plays the role of the homemaker and her husband dies. If she did not work 40 quarters, she does not qualify for social security benefits. So, the law accounts for that and allows her to draw against her husband's accrual of benefits. There was a constitutional amendment decades ago that tried to eliminate most of those benefits. The Equal Rights Amendment. It was a big feminist issue. They rightly claimed that those types of laws facilitated women maintaining a backseat role to men. I would personally prefer to get rid of the whole concept of government sanctioned personal relationships and let people figure it out for themselves. Marriage contracts specific to the parties were once the norm. Enforce them like any other contract if you like. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  16. davjohns

    boobies....

    Post yours and I'll name them. My boobs already have names. One if Freddie the other is Georgie, though I always forget which one is which. And yes they were named pre Harry Potter, the similarity is purely coincidence. Either that or J K Rowling named her twins after mine.... The Twins The Girls I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  17. I just can't see the Libyan state press and Qadhafi as credible sources of information here. I'll wait for better vision before decrying what has happened. As for it being about oil...I understand less than 2% of the world's oil market comes from Libya. Everyone is predicting that oil prices will spike because of fear over this. So your deduction is that this is being done to keep oil flowing cheaply? I'm not sure I follow your reasoning. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  18. How can I take you seriously when you insert an extra S in there??? Wendy P. That's hilarious. Sometimes, my left hand goes too fast. Never understood why. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  19. OK we get it already.. you and yours support the removal of ALL laws that you see as restricting ANYONES right to the weapons of their choosing.... No training...no registration... no responsibility.. no rules. just all the guns anyone wants. What a wonderful freefire country you want to live in. Personally I think the Swiss and the Israelis do a hell of a lot better job with this... A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed. I find that a very interesting response. You are aware that nearly everyone in Israel serves in the armed forces for two years? And that they are in the reserves until the age of 55? And that they have a government issued firearm and ammunition in their home at all times? Personally, I'm OK with doing it that way in the US. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  20. I happen to have the equivalent of a blackbelt in a Japanese Swordsmanship martial art. Swinging that kilo of steel for any length of time is exhausting. Anything heavier would be more so. Also, skill counts for so much more than you would think. Having seen it done doesn't mean you can do it too. The machete would be best for most people because it can be used effectively with little skill. It isn't overly heavy and it works in close quarters. In the given scenario, if space permits, a heavier sword would likely damage the head faster than a katana. Since there are only three or four zombies left, the swordsman would be very tired afterwards, but alive. Something along the lines of a broadsword or hand a half would fit the bill. Were there more zombies or more action expected, I would opt for the lighter weapon for speed and endurance. In closer quarters, a wakizashi, machette or similar shorter edged weapon would be my preference. A long knife could act as a backup, but requires more skill than the machette to cut off a head. I would personally opt for the katan, because I have trained extensively with it. But, if we were in tighter quarters, I would be forced to go with a shorter weapon. So...it depends on the details of the situation. Even Samurai typically carried more than just the long sword. Inside, they carried the shorter wakizashi or even a tanto (knife). I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  21. My ex-wife was really hard on cars. I was trying to find her a Mercedes (well built. Last), wagon (practical. Not a sports car), diesel (good mileage. Not a sports car. Long lasting), leather interior (easy clean. Long lasting), in stainless steel. I couldn't find one in stainless. :( I gave her the Volvo Wagon with leather interior in the divorce two years ago. Last I heard, it was on it's last leg. So sad. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  22. I've always considered a well toned rear end a much better indicator of fitness than breasts (which are pretty well genetics). There is a genetic component to the rear as well, but less so. So, the nice back side could be indicative of someone who takes care of themselves, has at least a little self-respect, has some discipline to exercise, etc. Not necessarily, but certainly more so than hitting the genetic lottery on breasts. Not to say I don't admire a nice set of bumpers... I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  23. Why is beating others over the head so attractive? I don't know. Bring me that 2x4 and stand still. I'll see if I can figure it out.... I agree with you. Too much "Did not!...Did too!" around here. "If you don't agree with me, you must be stupid, because I'm a super genius." What really kills me is when someone starts insulting the intelligence of a dissenter, while the writers's grammar and spelling indicates a third grade education and lack of spell check abilities. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  24. I'm not big on religion being pushed on anyone. But I have to admire people who are so passionate that they will try to reach out to that particular segment of the population. It has to be an incredibly hard sell. I'm not trying to criticize anyone here. I just recognize that converting someone in the sex industry has got to very difficult and hopefully shows the person who is reaching out really does care. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.
  25. I read the article from top to bottom. Didn't find any reason to think badly of them. They promote free enterprise and smaller government. I can't afford to pal around with them, but it sounds like I would like to. The genesis of the article was that someone (I presume someone who disagrees with the brothers) called the Governor's office and lied about being one of the brothers in order to talk to him. Illegal and unethical (though rather funny). How this casts aspersions on the brothers escapes me. I know it just wouldnt be right to kill all the stupid people that we meet.. But do you think it would be appropriate to just remove all of the warning labels and let nature take its course.