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QUOTE(kapkomet @ Jan 27, 2006 -> 04:42 PM) People were complaining about "non-Dems" being in here, so (most) of those posts are graciously gone, and us "non-Dems" need to stay out of your playroom. Is that better? My point was much more that most of us haven't gone and mucked up the GOP one, yet mud was still being slung here. I wasn't complaining, just making an observation. I guess it's a good thing I left the Republican NSA joke out of my first post. . .

QUOTE(Balta1701 @ Jan 27, 2006 -> 01:51 PM) One of the science writers @ Fox News seems to have been being secretly paid as a "consultant" by Altria, the company formerly known as Philip Morris. He's used his column to heap scorn on the reports of health effects due to secondhand smoke while under contract with Fox. How sad that this is considered "democrat" news.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 27, 2006 -> 08:11 AM) I was LMAO that he totally fooled her and a couple million Americans, hook line and sinker. I can't wait to read A Million Pieces Part 2, How I was exposed a liar on Oprah, relapsed, and soared again with the help of Dr. Phil, Scooby-Do, and a tunnel from Mexico. I think there's a sequel by him already out. . .

Okay guys, guess who I am: I am the most moral person on the board. I am also the smartest person. I do my child's homework so my wife doesn't cry or nag me. But because I'm doing her work, my kid is now passing. So, not only am I moral and smart, I'm a great parent!!!!!

You're not the fastest, nor the most nimble, but you're cute and you have style. You're not intensely competitive, but when you pass by, everyone turns to look.\ Audi TT

I think after work I'm going to pick up Marley and Me--has anyone read it?

Anyone know what it's goign to be about?

QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 26, 2006 -> 09:38 AM) I took my wife's copy of Harry Potter. I used to tease her for reading these "kiddie" books. I'm on the third book now and hooked as can be. I re-read the harry potter series (they're totally a guilty pleasure), and I've been reading some Kierkegaard and re-reading Alias Grace by Margaret Atwood.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 06:30 PM) Do you think people play up their ethnic, gender, sexual stereotype intentionally? Do you think that it's just a byproduct of environment? Yes. Although as a straight white chick I can only really speak to the gender stuff. And I definitely think people play that up. Best way to pick up a guy is to act dumb and helpless.

QUOTE(CanOfCorn @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 05:46 PM) You certainly don't hear this happening as much within other religions...or do you? I haven't. Antecdotely, yes, I've heard it happen quite frequently in Protestent churches. They're just as good at hushing it up as the Catholics used to be. Only difference is there's a spotlight on the Catholic church now, so people feel more comfortable reporting. I doubt the molestation rate for priests is any higher than for protestent ministers, teachers, sunday school teachers, youth pastors or anyone else that has access to children.

Sorry! I haven't been around much. But if you link it, I'll read and debate you as to why I don't think animals have language in the traditional sense of human language.

QUOTE(Texsox @ Jan 25, 2006 -> 12:31 PM) That's the problem, or if he stopped granting clemency to a turkey, etc. But the women's volleyball championship team had a visit. Hasn't it gone too far? depends--do they wear bikinis?

Hahahaha Size Does Matter in Bats' Evolution By WILLIAM KATES, Associated Press Writer Tue Jan 24, 8:06 PM ET SYRACUSE, N.Y. - For some male bats, sexual prowess comes with a price — smaller brains. A research team led by Syracuse University biologist Scott Pitnick found that in bat species where the females are promiscuous, the males boasting the largest testicles also had the smallest brains. Conversely, where the females were faithful, the males had smaller testes and larger brains. ADVERTISEMENT "It turns out size does matter," said Pitnick, whose findings were published in December in "Proceedings of the Royal Society: Biological Science," an online journal. The study offers evidence that males — at least in some species — make an evolutionary trade-off between intelligence and sexual prowess, said David Hoskens, a biologist at the Centre for Ecology and Conservation at the University of Exeter in England and a leading authority on bats' mating behavior. "Bats invest an enormous amount in testis, and the investment has to come from somewhere. There are no free lunches," said Hoskens, who did not participate in the study. The relationship between the breeding system and relative brain size has received little investigation, said Pitnick, who teaches evolution and population biology and researches topics such as sexual selection and sexual conflict. Bats are the second largest group of mammals (behind rodents) with about 1,000 known species. Because of their exceptional navigational and flying abilities, bats have been the subject of countless studies, providing Pitnick and his colleagues — Kate Jones of Columbia University and Gerald Wilkinson of the University of Maryland — with a bounty of data without having to slink off into caves. Pitnick's team looked at 334 species of bats and found a convincing contrast in testes size. In species with monogamous females, males had testes starting at 0.11 percent of their body weight and ranging up to 1.4 percent. But in species where the females had a large number of mates, Pitnick found testes ranged from 0.6 percent to 8.5 percent of the males' mass (in the Rafinesque's big-eared bat). "If female bats mate with more than one male, a sperm competition begins," Pitnick said. "The male who ejaculates the greatest number of sperm wins the game, and hence many bats have evolved outrageously big testes." Promiscuity is known to make a difference in testicle size in some other mammals. For example, chimpanzees are promiscuous and have testicles that are many times larger than those of gorillas, in which a single dominant male has exclusive access to a harem of females. Large brains, meanwhile, are metabolically costly to develop and maintain. Pitnick's research suggested that in those bat species with promiscuous females, the male's body used more of its energy to enhance the testes — giving it the greater adaptive advantage — and lacked the energy it needed to further develop the brain. The study found that in more monogamous species, the average male brain size was about 2.6 percent of body weight, while in promiscuous species, the average size dipped to 1.9 percent.

I thought that was March 14?

Jim, sin duda. But to be honest, I really like them all. (And I love the British version too).

Owwwwwwww! My knees hyper extend naturally (pretty gross actually, I don't like to wear shorts because of the weird looks I get). Pretty good party trick though, I guess. But still gross.

QUOTE(mreye @ Jan 18, 2006 -> 03:54 PM) While this is nice, the guys at work bought Giordano's! Oh crap, I can't compete with that. . . Happy, happy anyway.

Just thinking about the people I've lost along the way, I wish I could have told them how much I loved them and some of my favorite memories of my time with them.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ Jan 18, 2006 -> 11:06 AM) question to the group: What a DNC? (not democratic national comittee thank you.) and a "rape kit"? A rape kit is basically collecting evidence after a rape. It's the reason a woman shouldn't shower or change clothes. It's a pretty invasive process (duh). The hospital often does them even if the woman is not immediately wantign to press charges--partly as a medical check up and partly if the woman may change her mind about pressing charges. And I wouldn't say that a rapist is evil, I would say the act is evil, but the person, that's trickier.

last night I had a dream about dietrich bonhoffer. weird.

morning after pill, a s***load of tests for std's, and therapy if it was a friend or something, I'd go with Rex's answer. Be supportive listen, and offer to go to counseling or the doctor or both (and that's not just something I say because it "souds right" but I've actually gone to hospitals with women to get the morning after pill and lead some support groups). Really, there is no answer but offer them love and support and let them get the control back in their life by making their own choices.

QUOTE(Rex Kickass @ Jan 16, 2006 -> 04:26 PM) I've eaten all of those you have YAS except squirrel. Also have eaten horse, which was quite good. Had the chance to eat rattle snake but it didn't look good. So I passed. i've eaten haggis and shark. Both were pretty good. Actually, haggis was great.

I think it's funny--hey immigrants: learn english! Then it's: Haha, look at how the immigrants speak english.

I also just saw BBM. One of the friends I went with disliked it the other loved it. I thought it was absolutely gorgeous in terms of the setting--but I can't say I really got emotionally involved (or really even cared about any of the main characters, I did like Ennis' oldest daughter, but that's about it). At its heart I think the movie is about infidelity, whether you want to think about it in terms of the men being unfaithful to their wives or to each other is up for grabs. But, like Jackie said, it's not a new story. Jack and Ennis' relationship didn't seem to make either of them happy (except for a few days/weeks a year) and it certainly didn't make their wives/girlfriends happy (if they knew about it or not). I didn't think the story was particularly romantic, but I did think it was sad on a few levels. 1.) sad that these two men that care about each other can't be with each other 2.) that the two guys don't make choices that make them happy 3.) sad for the guys' kids (and wives)

QUOTE(AnthraxFan93 @ Jan 13, 2006 -> 04:51 PM) So all the facts that link him to the Hitler's Boys group (which name eldudes me) is stupid to think he was not brainwashed like the rest of Germany to believe in Hitler's way.. I see now. Um, it would be The Hitler Youth (I can see why you're not able to think of that. . .). And it was pretty much compulsary (I'll save you looking that up: it means required).