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Anyone else thinking of Mr. Slave from South Park?

lol...now you jump to Greece. :) I thought it was Dr. Hans von Ohain and Sir Frank Whittle who at least got the credit for inventing the jet engine.

So, it sounds like we mostly agree. I have to admit I spent too much time in the 90's playing tetris. I used it play it whenever I was on the phone or had some dead mind time. I got better at it than I should admit. Re: Jet Engine 1- Aeroflot has improved. In the 90's It was referred to as...

Interesting post. I understand the frustration of the professor. it is tough not to politicize things and that is the only issue I would take with him. It is tough at times, very tough. Without drolling on about socialism or free markets, I don't know whey people think there are easy...

Agreed. Not letting a crisis go to waste can be dangerous and in this case was.

(At the risk of being completely trite) Were you always this hot?

Just a plain NY Cheese Pizza. I'm a live and let live kind of guy, but if you start putting some of the crazy stuff or even pineapple or ham on a pizza, you'll get a dirty look from me. I don't care if it "tastes good".

Just voted for Jinxypie It was pretty slow, so I probably will not help with getting the vote out.

"Deprive the enemy of the high ground"

http://www.fluentin3months.com/no-usa-for-me/ Came across this and thought it might be amusing for some.

I'm pro-nipples.

Not sure when or where you were. I've been to Moscow and different parts of Siberia more than a few times. There are certainly Russian products. The majority of the Russian people I knew did not go for them. For instance there were some people I knew that like the simplicity of the Russian...

You're right, you did mention the USA and that was what I meant. Please forgive my aging eyes for missing it in your block of text. I'm not ridiculing your theory. I'm actually interested and my only point was that I was looking for some sort of trending. That isn't where you were heading and...

http://www.classicstarlets.com/pornstars/rachel-ryan/classic-starlets/rachel-ryan-003.mpg

You're welcome. Public service.

I didn't say anything like that, but based on your comment I would say that Capitalists have a better sense of humor. ;) It is true, I've been there and seen their products throughout Russia. They buy Japanese and Chinese when they can. Someone is going to argue that the U.S. does too...

Great. Makes for an interesting speech. It has nothing to do with economics. Numbers to up and they always have. There may be a good economic point to be made, but this kind of rhetoric doesn't make a point other than 16.5 Trillion is a big number. The assumption is that it is bad. If it...

I suspect these marines weren't there specifically to protect the President. That was probably the Secret Service's job. My *** told a story of being in the U.S. Army as an M.P. and standing for crowd control during a President Truman parade or motorcade of sorts. He said it was a hot day and...

I see. Well, that would be an amusing discussion after a few cocktails. For a short while. I detect Anglophile. Not a bad thing. I'm a bit more of an Anglophile than my Irish grandparents would probably care for. I was looking for some economic trending or insights. My mistake on where...

The academic in me cringes at my plagiarism, but I figured anyone who knew The West Wing knew I stole all but the last paragraph (...and looking at it again, I think I stole a phrase in that too. Such is the impact of that show). Hopefully it was obvious it was done in good fun. It is tough...

Two politicians are having an argument. One shouts, "You're lying" and the other responds, "Yes, but hear me out." Since 1972 the percentage of voters between the age of 18-24 had been declining. I believe only 42% of these votes show up. Decisions are made by those who show up. I heard a...

There were two questions that I could have given two answers to, so I took that quiz twice. First Time - Obama Second - Reagan I'm sure this was pretty scientific in its approach. ;)

Thanks for the rep. :*****: I do go on.

Leonardo da Vinci was probably a good candidate for abortion. He was born out of wedlock from a rich ****** and a peasant woman who may have been a prostitute. I'm glad it didn't go that way.

Tough for me to trend that one out. 100 years is not that long in the big picture. I'd be very interested in your thoughts on this. 100 years ago, the USA had the largest economy. China had the second largest economy.

Well the Goths brought down the Roman Empire, so they have that to answer for.

I don't have the answer and I haven't seen it written in this thread either. I'm Pro-Choice with the regret that I have to be anything on this topic. It is a horrible thing. People's lives can be ruined, poverty can be perpetuated, and there can be ugly casualness about it. I would do away...

First one at the florist to order flowers for St. Valentine's this year. I figure that way I will not forget. She likes a card with a note, a very small box of good chocolate, and we try to exchange something thoughtful, mostly not expensive. With any present we keep our ears open to hear what...

I did. My wife kept trying to flip to The Big Bang Theory re-runs. I really can't blame her.

I'm not against "A Plan". I just haven't heard one that I can correlate to ending or reducing the ********. There is hypocrisy, but for that to hold in this case you need to make the case that violent entertainment leads to ******** in real life. You can't imply it. They are actors. You have...

Thanks for the rep!

Not sure why you would write "The British Empire" in caps and "the u.s.a." in lower case. Are they at odds with each other? Their times of dominance are very different and the goals are somewhat different, but I don't see how they are at odds. There is actually an interesting shared history...

Re: Aged (Mature) ***** you want to sex with Julianne Moore

I do like Normal Rockwell. The rest is trash.

Didn't everyone think that as soon as they started to heard what the Tea Party had to say?

Great game. Not sure why, but I was rooting for the Ravens. Not for a second did I think the 49'ers weren't going to come back.

There is truth to much of what is posted. Sweden has less than 3% of the population that the U.S. has. Size bring about all sorts of complexity. These are always fun comparisons, but Sweden doesn't have the challenges or assets the U.S. has. I'm not arguing against the point (because the...

Very true. I do that as well. Not always, but on specific issues where I'm looking for multiple views. Good point.

I assume the overall slant it to the left. Some stated above are obviously to the right, but I assume there is an overall slant to the left. I like to look at the facts and make decisions for myself. It is tough to fill columns, space, and time without slanting the news.

One of the good ones. You'll be remembered, Mr. Mayor. http://www.newsday.com/news/ed-koch-dead-former-nyc-mayor-was-88-1.4545447

They aren't the same country? ;)

It is worse here. I'm an Islander fan, but I don't think that follows to Brooklyn.

I got Denmark. I didn't know they were that correct in their thinking. I guess they are. Good for them.

Hey, call him what you want, but I like Chris Christie. Is he presidential material? We'll find out over the coming years. Do I think he actually tries to work for the people? I do.

My thinking is the same. She probably is going to win. I did not care for her in the '90's or when the was in the Senate for my state (She did not have a bad record) in the aught-x's. I became a fan of hers in the Obama administration. I thought she was the brightest of the bunch. I still...

Yes. :) I also like to buy things, but not wild about paying for them.

Paint or wall paper peel off?

I like Halle Berry, but Julianne Moore is a Goddess

Not sure if it is a cure all, but I agree with term limits.