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Reply to It's official - they finally got to me. in Misc JoeUser Forums

I swear I've seen a site that will do just that for you(though I don't think it is as well laid out as LW's example though).

Reply to It's official - they finally got to me. in Misc JoeUser Forums

Wow, that's a lot better than the old "Bill me for 250 really odd magazine subscriptions" revenge.... and probably a lot more satisfying as well.

Reply to What is the US equivalent of Najaf? in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I agree with you that there isn't really an equivalent to Najaf in the United States... of course, that might have something to do with how removed North America is from the places its residents consider holy. Most of the holy/religious wars happened before mass migration to the United States started (thinking about the Thirty-Years War and the Crusades/reconquista mostly), so there isn't really a lot of places in America that can be considered "holy".

Reply to The reason why we should get rid of the electoral college in Politics JoeUser Forums

Of course, when you concede the little states, then you can end up with the Rutherford B. Hayes syndrome. Numbers sometimes kill.

Reply to Cool Flash Game - Whack the Penguin in PC Gaming JoeUser Forums

Actually, there are 5 Penguin games(at least) Look here.... at the developers site: http://www.yetisports.org/ I think my favorite one is the Albatross overload! hehe...

Reply to Verbicizing in Misc JoeUser Forums

I was watching a program about the development of Canadian English, and it taught me the strangest thing. No matter how oddly we end up twisting the language, there is this weird, almost Darwinian tendency for all the little flourishes to naturally develop general rules on their own. It is almost comforting in a way really. One of the other interesting things was about the internet and language... how despite the fears of a number of people,

Reply to Family Guy is Back on FOX in Movies & TV & Books JoeUser Forums

The Family Guy movie reference

Reply to The reason why we should get rid of the electoral college in Politics JoeUser Forums

Well, after 1824, 1876, and 1888, three elections where the winner of the popular vote did not end up as president, the system still didn't change, and I don't really see it changing any time soon. Now before election night in 2000, it was believed by many that Bush would win the popular vote, and Gore would win the Electoral college... would you have been more comfortable with Bush claiming the office under those circumstances?

Reply to Monty Python and the Holy Grail (2) in Entertainment JoeUser Forums

Well, he was just a model!

Reply to Is the Daily Newspaper an Anachronism? in Misc JoeUser Forums

Sometimes faster isn't necessarily better. Its good sometimes to have an entity do a bit of digesting of events before presenting them to you, and I think in this respect, newspapers have the advantage. They can take a bit more time to make sure they generally have the facts right. I also like the fact that once you have a newspaper, its harder to change the facts it contains to suit the desires of national or corporate policy like some other

Reply to The reason why we should get rid of the electoral college in Politics JoeUser Forums

What if a revised system was developed, where the % who voted determined how many electoral votes you would get from that state. Let's say the bar was set at a state being worth 100% of its current electoral votes if 70% of the population voted in the election... with the total decreasing as its citizens show their apathy. If hypothetically speaking, 10% of the population in the state of California voted, then perhaps their electoral votes wo

Reply to Twenty Reasons Why The PTA Doesn't Want Me in Misc JoeUser Forums

Honestly, I could probably happily read a whole book about your 20 reasons TW.... those were pretty cool and insightful.

Reply to Are you a Neoconservative? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Except that he's unrealistic in the eyes of his comraderie of conservatives--who are by the way neo only because they abandoned their isolationism. A nice little article about Powell from the July 23, 2000 Washington Post The Pr

Reply to The left can dish it out but it can't take it in Politics JoeUser Forums

But you've also got talk radio as well...

Reply to Dictators and Longevity in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Are you going to tell a dictator they aren't going to live a long time? I certainly wouldn't.

Reply to Are you a Neoconservative? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Odd thing is... I've met people who wear the term neoconservative with honour... and actively call themselves that as well. I agree that the term is a little bit overused today, especially being used against things and people which are inherently not neocon, but I don't think its being used in a derisive way, rather as an easy label and a buzzword.

Reply to Are you a Neoconservative? in Politics JoeUser Forums

From the Wikipedia "Neoconservatism refers to the political goals and ideology of the "new conservatives" in the United States, characterized by hawkish views on foreign policy and a lesser emphasis on social issues and minimal government th

Joe Schmo 2 in TV Shows JoeUser Forums

A Word of Warning* If you haven't watched Joe Schmo 2 , and you plan on seeing it in the near future, I advise you that there are SPOILERS here! “Jackpot!” It was a single word, but the moment it was spoken, a whole series became worth the production costs. It was also just the sort of reaction the producers of Joe Schmo 2

Reply to Are you a Neoconservative? in Politics JoeUser Forums

Baker: I do agree with you that it is a bit two dimensional... but for a quick quiz, it does an ok job of setting up some positions on the issues. Madine: I've heard of American Neocolonialism, but never as boldly stated as the "American Empire," although they do call the post-WWII period Pax Americana sometimes, which would seem to correspond to Pax Britannia and Pax Romana. On the forum I found it on, isolationism was the leas

The Republicans do some counter-"documentary" filmmaking in Politics JoeUser Forums

Someone sent me an interesting ad/movie today. Now, as you all know, I'm not a big fan of Bush, and I've rather enjoyed watching the Daily Show catch members of his administration in lies and misrepresentations. The RNC-Bush/Cheney have basically done that very same thing to Kerry about the Iraq War while I don't like who made it, it was admittedly well done, s

Reply to Freelancer on sub? in Misc Games JoeUser Forums

Yeah, I have to agree that is looks really good... especially the systems...

Reply to What Monty Python Character are you? in Humor JoeUser Forums

Sort of explains my fixation with swamps too.

Reply to Are you a Neoconservative? in Politics JoeUser Forums

But do you agree with everything on the list Madine and Baker?

Reply to Freelancer on sub? in Misc Games JoeUser Forums

I was sort of disappointed with a few aspects of the Freelancer system... like I would have liked the trade system to be a bit more dynamic(this would especially come into play for online play). Basically, I remember an old DOS game called Uncharted Waters, where as a trader, if you continually bought from a single port, the prices would keep rising... and if you dumped a lot of goods there, the prices would fall. But in the Freelancer universe, prices

Are you a Neoconservative? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I was on a political forum recently, and this quiz caught my eye. I know that quite a few little quizzes have been posted to the forums and in a lot of blogs, but given a lot of the discussions I've seen here, it seemed very appropriate. Are you a Neoconservative? My res