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(brought to you by The Freeman Institute.) -I have the power to channel my imagination into ever-soaring levels of suspicion and paranoia. -I am willing to make the mistakes if someone else is willing to learn from them. - To have a successful relationship I must learn to make it look like I'm giving as much as I'm getting. -I assume full responsibility for my actions, except the ones that are someone else's fault. - I no longer need to punish, deceive or compromise myself. Unless, of course, I want to stay employed. -Just for today, I will not sit in my living room all day watching TV. Instead, I will move my TV into the bedroom. -I will gladly share my experience and advice, for there are no sweeter words than, "I told you so." -The first step is to say nice things about myself. The second, to do nice things for myself. The third, to find someone to buy me nice things. -All of me is beautiful and valuable, even the ugly, stupid and disgusting parts. -Only a lack of imagination saves me from immobilizing myself with imaginary fears. -I need not suffer in silence while I can still moan, whimper and complain. My personal favorite: -I am grateful that I am not as judgmental as all those censorious, self-righteous people around me. -I honor my personality flaws, for without them I would have no personality at all. -I can change any thought that hurts into a reality that hurts even more. -My intuition nearly makes up for my lack of good judgment. -A good scapegoat is nearly as welcome as a solution to the problem. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Yea, well my Scrabble game has the red velvet letter bag. BAM! I'm good about not wasting a drop of alcohol, but I also like to eat pistachios when I play and often find remnants of such the next time I play. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Totally. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I never played before a few months ago. I like the wooden collector's edition board games. On a rainy afternoon or evening, there's nothing more hilarious than good music, lots of cocktails and a board game. Billy always wanted to get Yahtzee but I was never interested because it seemed like there was no thought required. Just roll the dice and tally your score. It does require a lot of luck, but there is strategy involved. I haven't lost a game yet! It's so much fun! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Yes.

I win everytime against anyone. That is all. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I always knew you liked fruit with your nuts. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I forgot "bum fonkers" (instead of fucking bonkers). I do that a lot--old habit from when I tutored, volunteered, and taught children various things. You can't (shouldn't) cuss around children. So, I'd rhyme or change-it-up somehow and the habit stuck. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Cool. But, what does that have to do with the price of rice in China? Consistency is over-rated anyways. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Seems like a silly reason to support unnecessary suffering, but OK. If one insignificant reason is "good enough" for you to support unnecessary suffering of seals, then surely you understand why others have their many reasons for not supporting assisted suicide. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Just as the hunter who uses a gun instead of a hakapik is afraid to shoot the seal more than once when once doesn't do the trick. He gets a lot less money for the pelt if it's full of holes. So often the wounded seal sinks below the surface & dies. No pelt for the hunter. Seal "suffered horribly when it is unnecessary." Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

How does the seal hunt, in your opinion, benefit people? Food? Nope. The carcasses--after being skinned--are often left lying on the ice floes (apparently only your buddies, the polar bears, have an acquired taste for those). Pelts? OK, if you're like TOTALLY into fashion. Otherwise, what the hell do people need with pelts (i.e. fur)? Cool beans. Sign the petition. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Here's the problem with your argument (other than the logical fallacy): You said, "I do care" about people not having a legal option to choose to end their suffering. We do have that option for animals, however. Why not use the option for animals since it's available? That is what this debate is about. If you want to start another thread, or better yet resurrect an old one in which there has been discussion about people having an option to "end their suffering", I encourage that. And I'll respond enthusiastically, "I agree with you," if I haven't already. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I used the word "instantly" once and would have easily conceded it was not the best choice of word. No big deal to eliminate it. Do you have a response other than to debate "instantly"? Your statements about cancer and whether or not people care about that have nothing to do with the topic (your friend Wiki). Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Looks like a Muscovy duck. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

My mom used to freeze the thin mints, too. But, people I'm telling you Keebler makes a much better thin mint than any sashed-shorty-in-uniform. Not only have I never heard of caramel delights, but I haven't heard of most of the other poll options, either. In Florida you either go samoa, go thin mint or go back where you came from, inlander. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Silly question. There's a reason why "properly" was emphasized repeatedly in the Wiki article. The hakapik is considered "humane" by some as its purpose is to crush a seal's skull (killing it). Yet instead often it merely fractures the skull and the seal remains alive & conscious (studies estimate at least 40%) while being skinned. (Above info paraphrased from links already provided.) It's my position the hakapik is inhumane no matter how it's used. But, I suppose I must concede that if one does actually use it as intended to make one swift blow to the head of the seal, crushing its skull and killing it [Edit to remove "instantly"], then it's A-OK so long as one can ensure close to 100% efficiency instead of less than 60%. More About the Canadian Seal Hunt. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

No and no. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

I don't know about M&Ms as I can't remember the last time I ate one... But water--YES! I drink tap. I don't want to hear the blah, blah, blahs. Tap is best. BAM! Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

No. You raise a good point. Does it have decadent coconut shavings on top? Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

If nothing else, this is something we're going to have to work on. I mean , this is just crossing the line. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Yes, nature can be cruel. I'm not sure what any of this has to do with you or me. Especially since I do NOT shop at the Gap. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Do you know how to use a hakapik "properly" (as this term is emphasised routinely in your excerpt from Wiki)? Neither do most of the people who use one. I'm open to read some other citations if you have any. Who is comparing humans to polar bears? Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

Yes, but Keebler makes a better one. Nobody else makes samoas. Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.

OK, while I'm not a big cookie person, I do always pick up a box of samoas when the Girl Scouts have their little stand. I fucking love samoas (Chelle! ). I'll have to find a link, but there's a group right now that's "anti Girl Scout cookies" because America is fat or something. I mean, I agree America has a weight issue, but to blame the samoa??? Paint me in a corner, but my color comes back.