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Another thing that I have noticed lately that I have found interesting. The same people who came up with "political correctness", which is basically the denying of another's right to express themself, are now upset because they feel that others are denying them the right to express themsel...

Many have posited that the US is going after Iraq for selfish purposes, namely oil. And that those who are opposing war (especially France, Germany, and Russia) are "courageous" or are "taking the high ground". These countries are, IMHO, doing exactly what the US is doing: opposi...

I saw the picture of the two guys holding up the t-shirts, and I would have had them kicked out of the mall just for the smirks on their faces.

Jim, A mall is private property, so they can kick out (almost) anyone for (almost) any reason. There have been a few restrictions cut out of this absolute freedom, but this sort of "hey look at me and get it on camera so I can file a lawsuit and get my picture on TV" stuff has not been the...

Zoob wrote: BTW, it reveals a lot of their political maturity, and obviously the way they could behave in any mixed, non univocal society, like this microcosm here. Zoob, you ever been to the US? Is your idea that it is a homogeneous, univocal society? Guess we'll have to give up that whole "me...

Seth, I thought you were posting another one of those political threads.

John Mac

"God bless us, everyone." - Tiny Tim

And Sam, of course I was kidding about Luxemburg being in New Jersey. Everyone knows it's the capital of Belgium.

John Mac

Claudine, is Luxemburg in Europe? I thought it was somewhere in New Jersey. My bad.

Mike, who said we were joking?

John Mac

TubeDude,

Congratulations! I think you are now the King of Luxemburg. Can I come visit? Will I need a visa (or do you take American Express)?

John Mac

The other day Wombat had a fire in his library, and all of his books were burned. He was really upset, because he hadn't finished coloring the pictures in some of them yet.

John Mac

Bloo, Starting another trans-Atlantic flawewar. :wink: Which gun did you use when you were forcing people to read this? :lol: Can't people take a joke? You may need a disclaimer next time you post such an article. I could help you draft one if you like. Something like: "The following text is po...

touw, I have one suggestion for you: decaf

John Mac

blackhawk wrote:

I deserve an award for having not posted a tune at all. Most Sensible, for having not tortured any of you.

I don't know, I think I could give you some SERIOUS competition there.

I need to go practice up so I can win that $500,000!

John Mac

Lee Marsh wrote: It is one thing to explain why we believe, it is quite another to put down the beliefs of others. The former opens doors, builds understanding, and connects us one to the other. The later closes doors, builds walls and divides us. Lee, I agree with this statement. However, I don't t...