Forum: Politics
12-22-2005, 11:52 PM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,113
Re: Is libertarianism at odds with Christianity?
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Lets say all welfare programs were ended with the idea that Christian Churches would pick up the slack.
Would non-Christians be eligible for foodstamps and other...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-20-2005, 08:39 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 169
Re: Be careful at the doctor\'s office!
Pray you never get Inflammatory Bowel Disease dude. Your experience is a walk in the park in comparison with what those folks deal with. As a previous poster stated, if you face this proceedure...
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Forum: Politics
12-19-2005, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 68
Views: 485
Re: Rambling thoughts about the US military
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Wow, stuff from 430bc! This should all be relevant today!
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It actually is relevant because throughout the millenia every Superpower du jour has maintained their status by...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-14-2005, 04:29 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 254
Re: Going to Thailand for 6 weeks
No need to get immediately out of BKK. Plenty to do there to fill several days. Wat Po, Grand Palace & Wat Pra Keo. Vimanmek Mansion is cool. Take a river cruise up to Ayutaya. Great nightlife and...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-14-2005, 02:21 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 78
Re: travelling to japan
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$100/day ???
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yes. I'm in...
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Forum: Politics
12-13-2005, 12:56 AM
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Replies: 55
Views: 324
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Forum: Politics
12-12-2005, 12:22 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 96
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Forum: Other Other Topics
12-12-2005, 03:24 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 257
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Forum: Politics
12-09-2005, 10:58 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 227
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Forum: Politics
12-08-2005, 01:48 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 366
Re: Scraping foetus off the wheel
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Part of why medical care is so good in the US is because it is privatised. There is more incentive for people to become doctors or open hospitals here. Also, most new drugs...
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Forum: Politics
12-08-2005, 01:37 PM
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Replies: 80
Views: 366
Re: Scraping foetus off the wheel
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Our infants, statistically, do worse than Cuba.
I certainly would not have expected that ranking. The table is a shocker!
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Who controls the publishing of statistics in...
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Forum: Politics
12-02-2005, 01:11 AM
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Replies: 39
Views: 223
Re: Thank you, Walmart
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Pretty disgusting poll about Wall-Mart. Apparently 56% of Americans think that Wall-Mart is bad for our country.
http://today.reuters.com/news/newsarticl....xml&rpc=22...
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Forum: Politics
11-22-2005, 01:17 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 396
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Forum: Politics
11-22-2005, 01:06 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 396
Re: Quest
The layoffs are smoke and mirrors to detract people from dumping the stock ahead of the company filing BK. I believe in the next year GM will spin off its profitable GMAC unit, then file BK and get...
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Forum: Politics
11-18-2005, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 157
Views: 633
Re: Modern arguments for communism?
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If I understand coorectly many hunter-gatherers lived in relative plenty and were able to get by on a 20 hour work week. But this plenty stemmed from relative domanance a few...
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Forum: Science, Math, and Philosophy
11-18-2005, 01:29 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 52
Re: Zen Buddhism
Not a buddhist, but I have stood at the foot (and been inside) of Daibutsu (your avatar) in Kamakura Japan. I highly recommend a trip there if interested in Buddhism. There had to be a dozen or more...
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Forum: Politics
11-16-2005, 09:24 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 127
Re: Extradition
I didn't say the scenario was certain or even likely. I said it would not surprise me. You see, governments lie to people. You don't have to be wearing a tin foil hat to believe that. And since the...
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Forum: Politics
11-16-2005, 08:28 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 127
Re: Extradition
If Bin Laden happened to be captured by the French foreign legion while taking a siesta in Chad it is my honest opinion he would be handed over quietly and the world at large would never know the...
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Forum: Omaha/8
11-16-2005, 08:05 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 82
Re: 2 PLO8 sit and go hands
With regard to hand #1: When getting close to the money & I'm holding a hand like yours I like to see a flop, with a hand like his I like to push, reason being if lo cards hit the flop I'll have no...
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Forum: Omaha/8
11-16-2005, 07:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 45
Re: SnG Hand, ever fold here to get ITM? (LC)
Pre-flop choices aside, all my money's going into the middle when the turn K hits 100% of the time. Are you content to occasionally squeak into the money, or do you want to win? Your opponent could...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-16-2005, 04:35 PM
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Replies: 57
Views: 185
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Forum: Politics
11-16-2005, 01:19 AM
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Replies: 61
Views: 296
Re: article on canadian casinos
Taxes are clearly not the main concern of US Poker players. Outside of tournament wins where a W2G is issued, I'd say a very large percentage (80% or more would not surprise me) of money won in cash...
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Forum: Other Other Topics
11-14-2005, 03:03 PM
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Replies: 71
Views: 225
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Forum: Politics
11-12-2005, 03:36 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 299
Re: Need Life Advice Bad
Money may not buy happiness, but it does create options. I'd rather bust my ass in my 20's and save up some money than goof off (which I did) and then be stuck in your 30's in a job you hate (like...
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Forum: Omaha/8
11-09-2005, 03:14 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 80
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