GabonX wrote:Sure it's great that they get to come home, but the real problems with North Korea have not been addressed.

yeah, I mean it's not like maybe they can now be addressed without having to say "well, sucks that they were executed by north korea".

daddy1gringo wrote:What's poa?

pileofawesome.com

Saxitoxin is fun, that is why.
No he isn't. Frisbee is fun. Team Fortress 2 is fun. Engaging in battles of wits with intelligent chaps like Inkstained, heavycola, Dancing Mustard and even Napoleon Ier is fun.

Old men trying to emulate The Cheerful Fairy on the internet and big themselves up with ...

Woodruff wrote:thus ensuring the lack of action to help the forums that we're seeking.

The forums here won't be helped. Most of the posters here realised that a long time ago.

I read that the governemnt changed the eligibility requirements to 19 mpg, thus eliminating some cars that dealers thought were eligible. One report had the dealer going after the buyer for the $4500. Again, ANYTHING the government runs gets screwed up.
19 mpg? Fo' real? I didn't know anyone drove ...

Man, I was expecting at least a rick'roll.

bedub1 wrote:Why doesn't anybody like cosby ever run for office?

Because he'd be shite. Jeremy Clarkson, on the other hand...

Bill Cosby appears to be suffering from Old Comedian Syndrome.

I think this should be in General Discussion.

#1 is fallacious in saying that "They just want to pay 1950 prices for 2009 health care" and then suggesting it's impossible. The point of mass production (and indeed pretty much all technological advancement) is that you do pay the same price for a better product. That's why, for example, my ...

GabonX wrote:You're right, there is more than enough inefficient bureaucracy..

...which is generally summed up with the term "health insurance".

What about people who drink and smoke everyday? I don't have much sympathy for people who spend their money on frivolous things (which often have a detrimental affect on one's health) who then complain that they cannot AFFORD health care.
OK, so now we're getting somewhere. How about "I don't see ...

joecoolfrog wrote:would the police have been called if he was an elderly white guy ?

I think the real question is "would Gran Torino have been such a good film if Clint Eastwood was a middle-aged black guy?"

REPAIR DOOR BLDG 5112... gas mains?

... That's what it says.

Yay, out of context! If you read the whole thing at http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/contracts-recipient-summary&id=57-FA466106D0006&mode=details&primeid=1400#transactions you can mouse over the larger claim and find out it's for ...

maasman wrote:there are several still playing, the first battle royal is going

It says "Battle Royale - V" at the top. Guess which number Battle Royale it actually is.

GabonX wrote:So the UK is now going to have a secret 'enemies' black list?

No, it's the same lost as before, with 101 names on it of which 16 - including Savage - were published. Since he got pissed about that, it's not being published.

... lazy dolt.

...pointless flame.

Read the other links.

...Replace / upgrade dumbwaiter - more than 300,000.

I am unaware of how much freight elevators cost to replace and upgrade.

... $1,444,100 to fix a door in Texas.

http://www.recovery.gov/?q=content/contracts-recipient-summary&id=57 ...

...<edit> Claification on the ham (it's more than one!):

http://www.usda.gov/wps/portal/!ut/p/_s.7_0_A/7_0_1OB?contentidonly=true&contentid=2009/07/0322.xml
Right, so the government apparently bought a lot of ham, presumably to save the ham (and later cheese) industry. Could you clarify your ...

I don't usually make toast with flames.

Martin Ronne wrote:

The1exile wrote:Flame testing is am important part of basic ion detection.

Please, elaborate.

Oh, this is just basic chemistry really. You know, sodium burns brick red, potassium burns purple, etc.

No, God has terrible teeth. The force of his breath alone knocked Ezekiel out for a week.

Flame testing is am important part of basic ion detection.

Gillipig wrote: Anyone else here who would support a Beard Clan ?

Make it a "facial hirsuitery clan" and sure.

I do not believe a child born in the ghetto and a child born of a multimillionaire have the same chances of being successful. I think the child born in the ghetto has a better chance.

No they don't They have a better chance of improving themselves, having a better life than the one they were born ...

It's not serious relationship material, but they're all right for a jazzy weekend.