...and then man invented the can of Raid.

. . . and behold, the skies darkened, the heavens opened up, and fire rained down upon the whole earth; and out of its midst, came the unstoppable fire-ant... ;)

...to which man responded by creating pest control businesses.

It appears that the citizens of Britain don't mind being watched.
I read recently that there's 1 camera for every 14 citizens. How soon until you won't be able to turn off the television because of the camera mounted inside watching you in your own home?



The arrest of this kid is another sign of the paranoia created by the profiteers in the new security and defense economy. There's a lot of money to be made exploiting our fears.

That woman scares the BeJeebus out of me.

What's a BeJeebus? ;)

It's what the BeeGee's tour in.

Who is this "we" you refer to? Do you speak for some larger group? If you are talking about these boards, you certainly don't speak for me.

Qui-Gon

You know very well your remark here was intended to provoke.

Di Atribe, as it followed Chris S' own very provacative comment, it makes my remark fair commentary. But I can tell you that my comment was not intended to provoke Chris S, but to dissent from his rude remark, "we don't want you here." In fact, I do want Rush here, just as I want Chris S and even you here. Stating a different point of view is not provacative; telling someone they are not welcome is.

I fully agree with all Bans on smoking in public places.
As a non smoker I don't want to breath the filth and stench of your habit.

...that should also include people who don't bathe, brush their teeth, or change their underwear regularly.

As from today the legal age for buying tobacco has risen from 16 to 18, bringing it into line with the sale of alcohol, glue and fireworks.

Here in Germany, they also rose the legal age for buying tobacco from 16 to 18 (which I find ridiculous) - BUT they told it in the News oly two days before it was valid. Have they thought of all the young ppl between 16 and 18 who are smokers? Should they buy a 2 years stock pile of tobacco? Then the ridiculous ban of smoking in pubs and discos... What is next? No alcohol, not even beer anymore until 21 like in the States?

Get used to it, Thorin. When you get the Government to be your nanny, they are gonna give you a nice long list of things 'that aren't good for you' and tell you that these things are now illegal. You can't have some little thing like freedom getting in the way of the state forcing you to do what is in your own best interests, ya know....

Blargh.

Socialism and Freedom are mutually exclusive. In my opinion, freedom is the best of the two choices.

Hmmm, I retire from the USAF in 2009... Coincidence?

Shhhh! Don't tell everyone. Let's keep the applicant pool as small as possible, please.

What's the matter with you, Mr. Gray!!!???

:-P

Between primitive hominids and the first modern humans lies an untimely gap in the fossil record

On 9/11 I was working in a government building...
As I was sitting at my desk, I had a strange feeling of being the only one left in the room...
I stood up, looked over the cubicle walls, saw that everyone was gone, and went looking...
When I found them, they were all gathered in the cafeteria gazing up at the television screen...
When I looked up at the television screen, I saw the plane hit the second tower...
After it was all over, we were sent home for the day...

To my recollection, this whole event only lasted approximately 15-30 minutes from start to finish...
I'd like to know how they all knew that it was happening so soon, but me...
To this day, I still find this to be very odd...

No 'conspiracy theory' here... Just a 'memory'... ;)

Interesting video:

http://joox.net/cat/44/id/1356736


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Just as a footnote...there are over 60,000 man made chemical compounds, of which less than 1% have been extensively tested for toxicity.