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QUOTE (Balta1701 @ Jan 3, 2010 -> 01:44 PM) The response to that is pretty easy. How many situations are there where a small explosive can kill 200-300 people, other than an airplane? You force them onto other targets, you potentially save lives. True. But the goal is terror and body count is just one way of achieving that. How much poison does it take to cripple a municipal water supply? How many elevators falling to the ground before people are afraid to take an elevator?

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 3, 2010 -> 12:54 PM) So are they going to set one of these up at every sporting event, shopping mall, train station, town square, movie theater, church, and tourist site? Terrorists can attack any of those places just as easily if not easier. Heck, we should have one of these machines everywhere. At your work, the post office, McDonald's, etc. Beneath the hyperbole is a great point. Closing off one avenue for terror simply means the terrorists will move on to another type of target.

I saw a demo and it is revealing, but I imagine 99% of the passengers will go through without any interest from the people scanning. I can see the privacy thing when the $8 per hour employees run into the scanner room to see some hottie's silhouette.

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On a recent trip to Big Bend in Texas, we found a community with most residents living "off the grid". http://www.offgridintexas.com/challenge.html Using wind and solar, catching rainwater, propane, etc.

Keep posting and this thread will never die

QUOTE (BigSqwert @ Jan 3, 2010 -> 09:19 AM) Better yet lets just strip search any dark skinned people at the airport. And people who look like this (he killed 168 in a terrorist bombing)

Can we put up a wall to stop this? Maybe along the eastern seaboard? s*** is going to happen. We can't stop most/any crimes before they occur. Billions of people to track. Just ain't going to happen. It's the world we live in.

QUOTE (kapkomet @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 11:02 PM) Okay, this is all mushy... but I'm serious, no Kaperbole ™. I know that we all often disagree with stuff around here, and 99.9% of the time it's not personal... I have had a pretty rough year, but at the same time I certainly wish every one of you regulars a great Christmas (yea, even you, BigSqwert, you non-believing Santa Claus goof... ). I wish all of you all the best this holiday season, and let's all hope for a (non-Rex) kick ass 2010. This is certainly one of the best sites to get information where you can't get it anywhere else from across a political spectrum. I joke a lot here, more then most of you realize judging from your reactions... All the best to you all. You turning Dem?

QUOTE (knightni @ Dec 25, 2009 -> 09:03 AM) Did you get your "tree" "decorated" this morning when you woke up? awesome

Ok, saw the show on TV, had the kid along ... he loved it. Maybe a tad too much sex with Dawson kissing all the ladies, but there are a lot worse game shows for a kid to see.

QUOTE (The Ginger Kid @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 10:34 AM) he's probably learned a lot since his last NY encounter. Plus it's a chance to do something about his reputation for lack of cajones. It ain't just his reputation

I am subtitling this thread music that Tex has never heard of, will never hear of, and probably would never "get"

(OK, that one made me laugh) We've already been through this, but you insist on continuing? I'm through.

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 10:10 AM) I LIKE BIG BUTTS AND I CANNOT LIE!!! So is Let it Be

QUOTE (southsider2k5 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 10:10 AM) I LIKE BIG BUTTS AND I CANNOT LIE!!! Hey Jude is a much better song.

QUOTE (b-Rye @ Dec 21, 2009 -> 08:51 PM) Last year we had Dewayne Wise, BA, Dye, hurt CQ in outfield to start the season.... this year we got Rios, Pierre, hopefully healthy CQ, A Jones, Kotsay.. Opening day starters 2009/2010 projected: C AJ/AJ 1B Konerko/Konerko 2B Getz/Beckham SS Ramirez/Ramirez 3B Fields/Teahen RF Dye/Quentin CF Wise/Rios LF Injured Quentin/Pierre DH Thome/??? BENCH Anderson/A. Jones Lillibridge/Nix Betemet/Vizquel Miller/??? (Flowers) None/Kotsay SP Buehrle/Buehrle Contreras/Peavy Danks/Danks Floyd/Floyd Colon/Freddy Jenks/Jenks Linebrink/Thorton Dotel/Putz Carrasco/Torres Richard/Linebrink Macdougal/Pena Please stop b****ing.... 2010 is far superior to 2009 so far and we can still acquire a bat for DH. NSS made that same case in another thread. Adding to that, the guys that are still here are a mix of ones that you could reasonable expect to improve, (Floyd, Danks, Ramirez, Rios), hope to hold their own another season (Mark, Quentin, AJ), may decline (Kong) and who the hell knows about Jenks.

Wow. You must be a music critic.

You they could somehow graft Colon and Javy, you would have a beast. or a train wreck of epic proportions.

QUOTE (NorthSideSox72 @ Dec 22, 2009 -> 07:47 AM) But if we all post like this, just like the person before us, where does it end? When does it become insulting? What if every post ont the board were like this? I mean, I love SoxTalk, and I think this board is great, so let's keep it that way! I think it is a good thing, even though it is a logistical nightmare. It forces people to see the other person's view. And we aren't talking about long posts, but relatively short posts. But I know some people would rather post in multiple threads than just this one.

This may actually be new, and potentially get moved to the 'buster. Post like the person above you. Write a short post that the person above you may have written. And if you get to Southsider2k5, you have to post twice.

Beautiful day in deep south Texas. I should be hitting the golf course, but instead I will be driving to San Antonio