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  1. Damn, I thought I was on the cutting edge
  2. At some point someone will make the point that this crazy crime victim was chasing them and they feared for their lives and started shooting to get him to stop. In other words, the robbers will claim self defense in shooting at some crazed guy trying to run them over.
  3. http://www.blackpeopleloveus.com/
  4. I hate Spunk! Found at losers.org :puke
  5. Texsox

    For Book Lovers

    http://www.bookcrossing.com/
  6. And intelligent dialog is a two way street. There are real theological issues and I believe they are just as important as the medical/scientific ones. However, too many scientists dismiss the theological issues without debate and with prejudice and I agree some theologically driven people dismiss the scientific safeguards without debate and with prejudice.
  7. Medical ethics is constantly evolving. Who could have imagined a generation ago what is possible with modern science. And who should decide the limits and what is ethical and unethical? Allowing the scientists themselves to determine for society, or allow society to determine for the scientists?
  8. "No one ever went broke underestimating the taste of the American public." (H.L. Mencken)
  9. Newsweek Linker More at link
  10. A casino bought it and has already paid for the damn thing in publicity and t-shirts. Same as blowing up the Bartman ball.
  11. Gotta love a job that you can retire from at 47 The Jordan family should be proud of their children.
  12. NOTE FROM CHRIS: You've all heard about the $28,000 Virgin Mary grilled cheese sandwich, right? No? Well, it goes something like this: Half of a grilled cheese sandwich that its owner says bears the image of the Virgin Mary was sold last week on eBay -- for $28k. An online casino bought it and is already selling commemorative T-shirts. As Don King would say, "Only in America!" "But Chris," you say, "Surely you and TopFive's writers know other miracles of cuisine you could share with us!" Indeed we do. Voila! The Top 5 Lesser-Known Food Miracles 5> The George Michael Pulled Pork Sandwich 4> The Abe Vigoda/Erik Estrada Plate of Fish & Chips 3> The Clarence Thomas High-Protein Coca Cola 2> The Edvard Munch "I Scream" Sandwich and Topfive.com's Number 1 Lesser-Known Food Miracle... 1> The bag of tiny colorful coated-chocolate candies with Mary Magdelene's initials inscribed on each one Join ClubTop5 to see the whole list: http://www.topfive.com/html/clubtop5.shtml ================================================================== Today's Classic Top5: Courses at Bob Jones University Read it on our website: http://www.topfive.com To subscribe: [email protected] ================================================================== Rumination of the Day When I get a college brochure, the first thing I look for is racial diversity. If I don't see a few minority faces in the pictures, I toss it aside, because who wants to go to some podunk college that can't even afford Photoshop? (Bill Muse) To subscribe to Ruminations: [email protected]
  13. You are correct. One guy knew the story was false and wrote it and submitted it, the other was duped by a source.
  14. Part of the concern from some people is the slippery slope of allowing research from the frozen embryos leads to buying aborted fetus and pregnancy for profit. I will admit to a bias against some of the research that is going on, especially in the area of cloning. I do not like the vision of a human embryo "farm" that could be harvested for replacement parts. That we could be creating an embryo knowing that it will be used for a replacement eye, not a human life. There is something in there that bothers me and I'm not so certain we should be moving down that path. BTW, I heard on the Davis Rankin show this morning that there has not been any independent verification that the woman walked. And one report mentioned it was in some sort of a frame device. This could also be mind over matter, or a spontaneous healing, kind of like cancers that just seem to disappear.
  15. We already have Southsider
  16. I've been up to San Antonio a couple times the past month, but never any further north. Maybe for the Rangers-Sox game next summer.
  17. Texsox

    Torture by proxy

    Now perhaps we have different definitions of torture in mind. For the sake of this debate, I do not define torture as anything that is currently allowed by US and International laws. Torture is the kind of tactics that Saddam Hussein used, torture are the kinds of acts that current laws do not allow. Torture are the kinds of acts that the US cannot commit and that we expect for prisoners we turn over to Syria, Egypt, etc. Is it your belief that these "rules of war" should be changed and methods that currently are outlawed, should be allowed? The US and International laws should allow for greater physical and psychological threats and methods? The civilized world has a problem with defining terrorists. Without a trial they are accused terrorists. There aren't established protocols for dealing with accused terrorists and the old methods don't seem to fit. In our past, we could define these people as either war combatants or common criminals. Both have specific protocol for their detention and trial. It is against our beliefs as Americans to indefinitely detain someone who is innocent until proven guilty. We are placing punishment before any trial. A backwards step if you believe that US laws and procedures are the best in the world.
  18. I noticed there hasn't been a Soxtalk invitation for a house warming
  19. Kap, what the hell is that stuff sprinkling down
  20. I differentiate between a meaningless award and the injury. I am certain that every person at Walter Reed would gladly exchange their Purple Heart for the ability to see, or walk, or s*** through a colon instead of a colostomy bag. Imagine the bs of paying a high price for service to our country, perhaps losing your eye sight, and some officer shows up to hand you a Purple Heart. You know that back in your unit, Bobby receive the Purple Heart when he tripped over his shoe laces running back to get more beer. Or you hear Swifties telling you how this guy lied to get his. I am not saying that the injuries are meaningless, I am saying the awards have become meaningless. Yes, I do listen to Rush, O'Reilly, some Hannity, and a bit of Laura Ingrams. Amazingly, the biased media, in an area that the GOP could not find anyone willing to run against the incumbent Dem for congress, the only two talk radio stations play GOP campaign speeches 24/7. So it's my only choice.
  21. Texsox

    Torture by proxy

    Rereading some of Nuke's comments, I think he and I are aiming at different targets. I believe when the US has a person in custody, we should use every lawful means to extract information. Nuke mentioned that in congressional testimony, the CIA and DOD methods have been credited with gathering much critical information. Further, the US, to use a sports metaphor, has proven the courage to call a foul on ourselves when we exceed those US and International Law boundaries. Other countries do not have that courage of conviction. I agree 100% with that process. I believe it is wrong for us to turn over control of a suspect to a third country because our methods are not working and we believe torture will. That is the same hollow, cheap, logic that had Clinton trying to define sex as something other than what millions of Americans would. I want the US to stand above other countries. I want us to be the shining example for the rest of the world. When you sleep with pigs, you smell like a pig. Torture by proxy is a stain on all our hands.
  22. I am guessing that the logic behind 1 point is that the original play was worth 1pt.
  23. Texsox

    Lemon Law

    IIRC the lemon laws only pertain to new vehicles. I would start with a dealer, what are they telling you? Have you been able to determine what is leaking? Will it leak just going through a car wash? One great avenue is Tom Martino, he has a radio show and really gets results with consumer complaints, as long as you have a legitimate issue.
  24. I assume the machine you are having trouble with is not the one attached to the router. Can you attach it to the router directly and see what it does? That would isolate a wireless problem. Also, try uninstalling the network and reinstalling it. That should fix some issues.
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