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  1. narcimund
    Apparently not. Did you see the one that ends with one guy getting smacked with a huge crescent wrench and the other being smashed under the hood of the car? Either way, I still think this is much ado about nothing. And the acting's horrible too! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    That's certainly a reasonable response to the skydiving example because for the most part it's not under attack by society at large. If there were a massive, well-funded, ideologically minded anti-skydiving movement with hundreds of years of passionate vitriol behind it, if skydivers were murdered for their sport, etc, etc, then you might feel highly publicized reactions like this were of more concern. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    I find it fascinating that people who actually want to share ideas instead of just wag their massive psuedo-intellectual penises at each other have to call attention to their sincerity by starting their post with "Honest question". First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    I'll go along with that. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    I beg to differ! Is it common sense that aesofetida which smells horrible is so important in making indian food delicious? Or sulfurous black salt in persian? Is it common sense that berries and vanilla are such a perfect foil for grilled salmon? Or that oysters, goose liver, and buried underground fungus are the most sought-after delicacies? Is it common sense that undercooking and overcooking a cornstarch sauce have the same effect of causing it to thin? Is it common sense that anchovy in small amounts richens meat glazes? Is it common sense that chocolate marries with chilis and beef? Don't underestimate the complexity of kitchen science. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    So far a bunch of people here are saying "so what?" Where's the controversy? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    It's not quite like that... The zip code does determine the state (actually, the first two digits determine the state!) but it does NOT determine the city. There are cities with more than one zip code and zips with more than one city. So the zip code literally cannot be used to auto-set the city accurately. But having the form auto-set the state is actually quite easy. It's not a large database: it's only 51 lines (including DC) and not hard to implement. Nor do you have to buy the data -- it's trivially available. Hmmm. Maybe I should do that on the sites I administer. -- BTW: In Canada, the Postal Code actually narrows down to a single BLOCK in most cases. I've seen websites with address pages that have you type the postal code then just ask "Which of the following 3 street addresses is yours: 2104 (*) 2106 ( ) 2108 ( )" First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    I think, by "team-bigotry," he was referring to clashes of religion, not sexual orientation. Nationalism, actually. But MUCH closer than the nonsense the other guys were coming up with. Honestly! I haven't talked about gay marriage in over a year (although plenty of people have tried to bait me into it.) But sure is obvious who IS obsessed by gay marriage around here. They even bring it up in threads about football and racism. Go exafo!!! Edited for typos First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Hopefully we'll also get over that world-threatening team bigotry and just be people. I'm not trying to be cruel, just to understand, so do us all a favor and not shout personal attack: Does everything in your world revolve around the prohibition of same sex marriage? What on earth are you talking about? Perhaps it has to do with your tendancy of making inflammatory, off-topic posts.... many of which come across as personal attacks. What on EARTH does ANY of that have to do with "prohibition of same sex marriage"??? Am I dealing with insane people here? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Hopefully we'll also get over that world-threatening team bigotry and just be people. I'm not trying to be cruel, just to understand, so do us all a favor and not shout personal attack: Does everything in your world revolve around the prohibition of same sex marriage? What on earth are you talking about? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    In a 50 word post about all literally millions of people, you see "white house" so you automatically react as if it were a partisan Party A/Party B distinction? Talk about kneejerk reactions! I suppose we're just lucky you didn't mention the blowjob. Small progress is good. Baby steps.... First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    I'm so tired of the posters who think every discussion in the world is American Party A vs American Party B. I didn't say anything about your beloved mamma republocrats or the demon demoblicans. So I have an excellent idea. Why don't we all try not to change the subject quite so automatically. Just try, ok? Sheesh! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Oh, they're not mentioned in the article? Then they must not exist -- in droves -- by the millions -- even in the white house -- proselytizing their unrealistic, death worshipping, religion based, science substituting, abstinence-only political position. I'm so glad they weren't in this particular article. That means everyone's safe from them. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Hopefully we'll also get over that world-threatening team bigotry and just be people. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    When (if?) an AIDS vaccine is created, will you feel the same way? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Why are we suddenly hearing a huge round of "The rock won't be turned into little smithereens" nonsense these days? Personally I've thought the euphemism "End of the World" was perfectly reasonable as a way of saying "End of the Human Race." Sure, it's not precisely accurate, but it's a phrase. Suddenly the deniers are chomping at the phrase. Is this a last-ditch effort to save face? It's like they're saying, "Ok, sure. Global warming is real and it's actually our fault and it's actually bad. But we caught you in a verbal slip! Nya nya nya!!!" First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    We have a serious failure of logical reasoning here. I'm completely stumped. Is there any way to advance a conversation under these circumstances? First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Good point. The planet will be fine. It's only the end of the human race. And here I thought it was important. Fill 'er up! First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    No, that's not what I was implying. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    You forgot holding "peace" rallies in D.C. .on behalf of Jihad Oh dear. I think the term "***WHOOOSH***" is appropriate here. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Difference of opinions You get to have your own opinions but you don't get to have your own logic. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Fortunately most of the people who become a climate scientists learn to make stronger analyses than you're showing here. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Well put, and very true. You're impressed that a physics professor is making a geological statement about oncology to refute a climate sciences position? I'm really scared when people think this poorly. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    Your logic simply floors me. First Class Citizen Twice Over
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    what do you mean exactly by "take the glvoes off?" More troops, or what? I assume he means to start dropping nukes. First Class Citizen Twice Over