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LMAO at the flubbies For some reason Hawk is annoying me today.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 17, 2007 -> 01:57 PM) The Goracle is abosulutely the best president we never had, isn't he? I know I wish I had voted differently

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ May 17, 2007 -> 11:42 AM) are you in Santlerville?? Pay attention the next few days, you'll figure it out. Now that you are looking. BTW, a Scout always carries binoculars ;-)

Tech terms baffle Internet terrorism trial judge MARK TREVELYAN Reuters May 16, 2007 at 2:35 PM EDT LONDON — A British judge admitted on Wednesday he was struggling to cope with basic terms like “website” in the trial of three men accused of inciting terrorism via the Internet. Judge Peter Openshaw broke into the questioning of a witness about a Web forum used by alleged Islamist radicals. “The trouble is I don't understand the language. I don't really understand what a website is,” he told a London court during the trial of three men charged under anti-terrorism laws. Prosecutor Mark Ellison briefly set aside his questioning to explain the terms “website” and “forum”. An exchange followed in which the 59-year-old judge acknowledged: “I haven't quite grasped the concepts.” Violent Islamist material posted on the Internet, including beheadings of Western hostages, is central to the case. Concluding Wednesday's session and looking ahead to testimony on Thursday by a computer expert, the judge told Ellison: “Will you ask him to keep it simple, we've got to start from basics.” Younes Tsouli, 23, Waseem Mughal, 24, and Tariq al-Daour, 21, deny a range of charges under Britain's Terrorism Act, including inciting another person to commit an act of terrorism “wholly or partly” outside Britain. Tsouli and Mughal also deny conspiracy to murder. Al-Daour has pleaded not guilty to conspiring with others to defraud banks, credit card and charge card companies. Prosecutors have told the jury at Woolwich Crown Court, east London, that the defendants kept car-bomb-making manuals and videos of how to wire suicide vests as part of a campaign to promote global jihad, or holy war. The trial continues.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 17, 2007 -> 11:52 AM) There are taxes (mostly at the state level) that are %... now that's slightly different, but it's the same point. Allocations, smallocations. Social Security taxes coming out of my paycheck sure as hell isn't for social security. Earmarks don't mean crap in Washington. Where the switch occurs, much like lottery revenues going to schools, is when funds are cut from the general fund and the net expenditures remain the same. From the links I found on gas tax, perhaps some local are a percentage, but the federal and state governments wisely went for a price per gallon. Didn't at least one Eastern state reduce their tax bite when prices went through the roof a couple years ago? I thought with Social Security the problem has been that deductions alone are not paying for all the benefits and we've had to augment that with other tax revenue. I don't think it's Social Security has been a surplus and they are using it elsewhere. Overall, we agree. We are taxed left and right and never see the whole bill in one place. I've seen some averages, but I would love to get to a system where at least once a year I received a total I have paid in taxes, from income to "sin" taxes.

QUOTE(Queen Prawn @ May 16, 2007 -> 12:27 PM) While Brian and I are no where near Junya fans, Nice to see you have Brian in line

The long and winding road There has to be a twist I rode my motorcycle in the rain. flirtin with disaster He's going the distance Gonna eat a lot of Peaches And I was standin' on the side of the road Standing in line, marking time, waiting for the welfare dime Then I saw her face The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes A brown eyed girl in hand me downs Blinded me.....with SCIENCE She was the best damn woman I had ever seen Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds She ain't exactly small 42-39-56

When our militia takes on the US military, we'll need everyone who can squeeze a trigger

Happy Birthday!!

So you don't know my screen name? This is fun.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ May 17, 2007 -> 10:00 AM) lol...what search did you run? urbandead.com is awesome. Yes, it is fun. Have you figured out my screen name yet?

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 17, 2007 -> 10:04 AM) My wife is in Vancouver this week for some kind of conference. When she returns, I'll send you some info. BTW, congrats on becoming a Global Mod Don't know why I just thought of that.

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 17, 2007 -> 09:48 AM) Come on, sheep. The government is just fine with gas prices being high because they get their cut. Why (besides special interests up the ass) are they dragging their feet so much on alternative energy? Because gas taxes are HIGHLY reliable as a revenue source for the government as it stands right now. I agree 100% with you. But aren't all these fuel taxes earmarked towards roads and bridges? Isn't this about the most fair way for the government to collect these funds? Plus, the government prices are fixed, not a percentage, so it would seem they receive the same blood no matter the resale. Or am I missing something? But to Kap's point, there are a great deal of very organized groups making money on fuel. And they probably weild a great deal of influence on the topic. I just don't see taxes as being the reason. I'll bet things would be different if we had an oil man in the White House.

QUOTE(Heads22 @ May 16, 2007 -> 06:53 PM) Would you really want two computers? I am using three at home. A desktop PC that really functions as a print server and network storage, an old laptoop that I am converting to a media center for MP3, internet radio, movies, and feed mlb.tv to my TV. And a laptop that I use as a computer :-)

QUOTE(kapkomet @ May 17, 2007 -> 07:07 AM) REvenue for the government = straight profit, because the government has no expense against the collection of the gas tax. Actually, they do have expenses against the collection, and the store has expenses to collect, track, and pay the tax. One of the things I really hated in owning a small business was being a tax collector for the government. Also, aren't most fuel taxes ear marked for specific driving related expenditures? IIRC a user fee system is classic Republican ideology. In this case, I do think it is valid to have those that drive the most pay the most to maintain roads. And as anyone who has driven in many other countries, we do have a great road system. Perhaps now we wish we had spent more on rail, but our consumer habits would not allow for that.

QUOTE(LowerCaseRepublican @ May 17, 2007 -> 05:57 AM) Every time a kid at school says "That's gay" to something, I usually respond with "Yeah, [that locker, homework assignment, textbook reading, discussion questions on the overhead etc.] completely reminds me of two guys making out." Then get your mind off the weekend and back in the classroom.

QUOTE(SoxFan101 @ May 16, 2007 -> 05:40 PM) The owner of the gas stations do not own the gas. Not many people seem to understand that....They get their cut of like i said 12-15 cents sometimes higher/lower per gallon and make most of their money from the store. I am certain there are multiple business models. My mother works taking gas orders at a distributor. Her customers do own the gas. They distribute for several of the major companies. I also was friends with two cousins who owned a chain of C-stores here. They also said they make their money off the stuff in the stores. Very little of the profit was made at the pump. They were a company store and sold Diamond Shamrock branded gasoline. I think you are confusing company owned stores with independent and franchise operations. I found a link to a Chicago area Wholesaler of gas.

QUOTE(sox4lifeinPA @ May 16, 2007 -> 05:40 PM) http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q=g...amp;btnG=Search How are the Zombie Hunters going?

QUOTE(Alpha Dog @ May 16, 2007 -> 05:23 PM) So are you telling me that if a station owner fills his tanks up with say $5000 worth of gas that he would sell for $10,000, and the next day the price to him goes up to $5500, if he raises his pump price to net $11,000 that very day, he doesn't get to keep that difference for all the gas he BOUGHT at the lower price, but is SELLING to reflect the FUTURE HIGHER price? Does the gas supplier retroactivly charge him for the increased cost of gas he already bought? The opposite happens. The station across the street receives a new shipment at the lower pricer and the owner is forced to match prices, sometimes selling at a loss.

http://www.laughtergenealogy.com/blog/note...line-state.html Not certain if this backs the Kap or not.

I'm wondering what PA googled to find that story, and why

On a number of occasions I thought a rail trip would be interesting. I like meeting people on my travels and I thought trains would be fun. Every time I priced it, it came out more than just flying. Then I figured I would just get to my destination faster and meet people there.

QUOTE(NorthSideSox72 @ May 16, 2007 -> 01:28 PM) That quote rocks. It does. I love it when someone can crystallize a thought like that.