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The Republican Way: Keeping Everything The Way It Is
Commented Nov 24, 2009 at 20:03:51 in Politics
“I agree ! Less money for HMO's equals less money for GOP. But let's not be in such a hurry to annoy the "beast". They still have enough money to do us real harm---if we get them mad, they may even take away all our oxygen ( figuratively or not figuratively, they are evil enough to do it)”
Microsoft, News Corp Have Talked About De-Indexing From Google
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 21:36:39 in Media
“It's gonna take more than that to make me stop using Google.--------- And I don't read any news that comes from Fox or Wall Street Journal, or NY Post if I can help it. This will just make it easier for me to avoid them!”
George Carlin: The Last Words of America's Greatest Comedian
Commented Nov 22, 2009 at 17:37:25 in Comedy
“As a person who is interested in language, it occurs to me that it would be extremely useful for teachers of English as a foreign language to assign Carlin's rants to their students. They are filled with up-to-date neologisms as he was:
"a modern man,
A man for the millennium,
Digital and smoke free.
A diversified multicultural postmodern deconstructionist,
Politically anatomically and ecologically incorrect." etc. etc
What a great lesson for your students of English! Assign his books to your class!”
"a modern man,
A man for the millennium,
Digital and smoke free.
A diversified multicultural postmodern deconstructionist,
Politically anatomically and ecologically incorrect." etc. etc
What a great lesson for your students of English! Assign his books to your class!”
We Must Replay the Match
Commented Nov 21, 2009 at 17:16:02 in Sports
“"Je n'aime pas les sports d’équipe". Those are the words my cousin from Marseilles said to me upon visiting us here in the USA and seeing an amateur American soccer team playing in the park. Strange, how it was to realize that I agreed completely with him. There was something in our common DNA which united us after 100 years of transoceanic separation----neither of us can see the point in 2 teams "battling" each other as if our worlds depended upon it. Most people, on either side of the ocean, would probably consider us to have a "personality disorder" but it is probably a genetic predisposition”
vim876 replied on Nov 21, 2009 at 17:48:39
“It's a tribal thing. It would of course make sense to have some people in a society be genetically disposed to overlook tribal boundaries, otherwise we'd be at war all the time.”
Nathalie Blanchard: Depressed Woman Loses Benefits Over Facebook Photos
Commented Nov 21, 2009 at 15:24:56 in Technology
“Chronic Fatigue and Fibromyalgia, along with Lupus and Rheumatoid Arthritis have something to do with autoimmunity ( another poorly understood, but very real, concept.) They may all turn out to be the same disorder, but under different disguises, These are no joke. I've already lost one eye to it, and am ever vigilant lest my other eye be stricken. None of the eye doctors where I live recognize what has happened to my eye as it wasn't and isn't in their medical textbooks----only doctors in NYC, specifically the Manhattan Eye and Ear Clinic, correctly diagnosed the problem. But I was so DEPRESSED by the illness that I didn't have the energy to travel so many hundreds of miles back and forth, while dealing with resistant insurance companies, to get further care. Flat on my back, depressed and alone in my dark apartment in BuffaloNY, I had to witness my eyesight vanishing.”
Why I Love Thanksgiving
Commented Nov 20, 2009 at 14:21:25 in Comedy
“My favorite thing about Thanksgiving is when I guzzle down a whole quart of store-bought eggnog by myself ! Man, that's "good eats"!”
Mnemanth replied on Nov 20, 2009 at 15:53:59
“*urp*”
Caveat Emptor: Jewish America's West Bank Sell-Out
Commented Nov 20, 2009 at 12:22:54 in World
“I'm glad to hear you tell it like it is. It's something I've always felt was true, but, as a non-jew, I feared being considered anti-semitic if I said it, even though that is not the case.”
Cat Declawing Banned In Beverly Hills, LA
Commented Nov 18, 2009 at 11:47:38 in Los Angeles
“I honestly don't know what everybody is talking about. I had my 3 cats declawed. In three days, they were completely recovered, and experienced no discomfort at all. I have diabetes and my wounds don't heal properly, so cat scratches and bacterial infections are out of the question for me. This is a non issue.”
Pyrrhic Victoria: Why Men Are Becoming More Like Women
Commented Nov 17, 2009 at 22:32:37 in Living
“You're all looking at the subject wrong. Males of MANY species are becoming feminized to some extent! Recently we've read of numerous cases where male frogs and fish have been seen sporting both male and female organs. In some cases, males fail completely to develop male organs. Scientists hypothesize that some pollutants in the environment mimic the effects of estrogens . If frogs and fish can be effected, why can't humans also get over-estrogenized ? Who knows how many "intersexed" cases are actually the result of environmental poolution? And, if this keeps up, all species that reproduce sexually are in big trouble.”
oldpol2 replied on Nov 18, 2009 at 05:17:06
“gives whole new meaning to the term go f***yourself.”
George Carlin: The Last Words of America's Greatest Comedian
Commented Nov 16, 2009 at 19:00:08 in Comedy
“I think you are referring to Roger Bacon not Francis Bacon, who is an Irish painter www.nytimes.com/2009/05/22/arts/design/22baco.htmll Also, I don't know where he was born, but Carlin SPRANG from Morningside Heights, which Carlin jokingly referred to as "White Harlem"”
George Carlin: The Last Words of America's Greatest Comedian
Commented Nov 16, 2009 at 18:51:13 in Comedy
“You mentioned he was a 9th grade dropout. I happened to have attended the school he dropped out of. Let me tell you, he was brilliant! He didn't need to have a formal education ; his lifelong love affair with reading and language usage was more than enough to continue to develop his razor sharp wit and observational ability. Our school (Cardinal Hayes HS in the south Bronx) had a well deserved reputation for strictness (as well as corporal punishment by the good brothers and priests) . Many of my friends dropped out in the 9th grade because of this toughness, but I felt that I needed to stay in order to have some learning beat into me----I wasn't brilliant like George, so I needed the imposed discipline.”
Bra Helps Fight Breast Cancer
Commented Nov 16, 2009 at 15:30:38 in Media
“Last night on my local news station, there was a big "news" story. It said that there is a new breakthrough, surgical treatment for breast cancer! I listened attentively. Turns out, it was a new surgery for rebuilding breast tissue after mastectomy. Big deal! So the woman still dies of cancer but her breasts will be nice and plump in the coffin. How did CNN miss that one?”
Face the Facts -- and End the War on Drugs
Commented Nov 14, 2009 at 15:46:42 in World
“I never said that alcohol is SAFER than pot. I just said that it is a much nicer "'high" . True, this is only my opinion, but how much more valid an opinion do you need than somebody who is familiar with both? Both pot and alcohol are natural products and are a part of our environment. It is best to learn how to use each in a responsible manner. And I wasn't gloating. Hallucinogens sometimes give one that feeling, as I well remember. Just give your body about 3 weeks to eliminate all the THC and you will see what I mean.”
DMSmith replied on Nov 14, 2009 at 17:40:07
“Thanks for the clarification. I appreciate it.
I also recall when it was printed in Time that it took a year to recover from the effects of acid (LSD), I waited 'till I had a year to spare! LOL I really DID. Was I pissed when I found it only took a day or two!
That's the biggest problem, I think, with our drug policies...it's too easy for young folks to learn that we are lying to them about some drugs and therefore assume ALL drug warnings are lies. We create much of our problems, by showing we can't be trusted which then gives those young folk license to try anything and everything.
Fortunately for me, I was smart enough not to extrapolate too far out. I never tried meth or heroin or many other drugs. I watched those around me be destroyed by them. Not so with pot. Often so with alcohol.
I'm 64 and survived it all very well. Many that I knew were not so lucky.
Most of all, we need to become honest about our drugs and which does what to whom. Our laws should be based on this as well as our actions and information put forward.”
I also recall when it was printed in Time that it took a year to recover from the effects of acid (LSD), I waited 'till I had a year to spare! LOL I really DID. Was I pissed when I found it only took a day or two!
That's the biggest problem, I think, with our drug policies...it's too easy for young folks to learn that we are lying to them about some drugs and therefore assume ALL drug warnings are lies. We create much of our problems, by showing we can't be trusted which then gives those young folk license to try anything and everything.
Fortunately for me, I was smart enough not to extrapolate too far out. I never tried meth or heroin or many other drugs. I watched those around me be destroyed by them. Not so with pot. Often so with alcohol.
I'm 64 and survived it all very well. Many that I knew were not so lucky.
Most of all, we need to become honest about our drugs and which does what to whom. Our laws should be based on this as well as our actions and information put forward.”
Fox Orders YouTube Purge Of Clips Used By Progressives
Commented Nov 14, 2009 at 15:30:22 in Politics
“So, in effect, Fox is censoring itself!”
Native American Insensitivity: An American Tradition
Commented Nov 13, 2009 at 20:09:57 in Sports
“Fortunately for me, I can't stand team sports. No teams, no silly names! What a waste of a Sunday afternoon football is. I'd rather hike with my dog ( and my wife!)”
JMBrodie replied on Nov 17, 2009 at 00:05:00
“I like football, but not the name of the Washington NFL team. Glad you enjoy your walk.”
Point 4: Americans Are Obese And Inert -- Resulting In Huge Health Care Costs
Commented Nov 13, 2009 at 14:06:45 in Living
“My health insurance company should be applauded. For years I was overweight, with high lipids, high BP and PAD. Did they drop me? No, they assigned me a coach who phones me every week to make sure I'm keeping to my health goals. So far it's working like a charm; I lost almost 50 lbs and soon feel like I can lose another 50 ! A little bit of accountability ( setting up my diet and exercise program} is doing the tick for me. Try it.”
The 5 Funniest Glenn Beck Parodies Of All Time (VIDEO)
Commented Nov 13, 2009 at 13:49:18 in Comedy
“Like that old saying : " Never do a spoof on another spoof" It can never be as funny as the original. However, I still like to watch talented people try.”
ricmarc replied on Nov 14, 2009 at 01:48:38
“thought it was that you cannot satarize satire. i read that in a review of sat. night live when they tried to do a skit of the rikki lake show.”
The 17 Most Annoying Commercials Of All Time (VIDEO)
Commented Nov 12, 2009 at 11:15:52 in Comedy
“The Miracle Whip commercial would have possibilities if were meant as something humorous, as in a parody on modern culture. But it was meant to be SERIOUS! I find that most insulting and demeaning. Do they actually believe people are dumb enough to join the "miracle whip rebellion" ?”
LOCUTUS13 replied on Nov 12, 2009 at 17:53:13
“I think the stuff tastes like crap.”
Face the Facts -- and End the War on Drugs
Commented Nov 11, 2009 at 13:12:02 in World
“I think you misread my post. I was FOR legalization! In the spirit of Mr Hari's blog, I was showing how the "war on drugs" actually encourages drug use. By legalizing a drug, usage may even decrease. Tell me, if you disagree with something that was said, does that mean it is because the other person didn't RESPECT you ? In other words, I disrespect you because I dare to have an opinion that you don't like. To me, this indicates that you are afraid that my point of view has some truth in it, namely that your use of pot has something to do with its being forbidden fruit. Otherwise you wouldn't be so incensed by it.”
Face the Facts -- and End the War on Drugs
Commented Nov 11, 2009 at 12:57:11 in World
“I said I am RETIRED ! I can prefer anything I want. Besides, I don't see your point----you want your pharmacist to use pot? That's what it seems like. What about your own judgement?”
DMSmith replied on Nov 12, 2009 at 14:17:20
“I didn't say I wanted my pharmacist to use pot - that's another discussion. However, I wouldn't trust a pharmacist who thought alcohol was less harmful than pot, or would be more apt to support a patient using alcohol than pot. Alcohol is one of the single most destructive things we have in use, far worse than many prescription drugs and far worse than pot. I'd prefer a pharmacist who knew and recognized this. Rather than one who gloats about having given up pot for alcohol. Your retirement is beside the point - but, congratulations”
Face the Facts -- and End the War on Drugs
Commented Nov 10, 2009 at 22:42:12 in World
“When I was much younger, I would often partake of the green herb. But now, as a retired pharmacist, I realize what a stupid drug pot was. It was the worst "high" you could have----a nice, cold, dry martini is infinitely more pleasurable ( with moderate use!) . The fact is, part of the allure that drew me to pot was the thrill of being "naughty", doing something illegal, and putting myself in danger of being arrested. Kids are bored, and will relieve the boredom by doing marginally dangerous things. But, if you legalize the stuff, it all becomes more of a hassle than it's worth; it's no longer exciting, and is now a bore!”
Anne Johnson replied on Nov 11, 2009 at 11:35:47
“I'd take pot over alcohol any day. No risk of death in pot.”
SamKnause replied on Nov 11, 2009 at 05:18:15
“Something very fishy about your post.”
NoSillyName replied on Nov 11, 2009 at 03:04:26
“That is simply your opinion.”
DMSmith replied on Nov 11, 2009 at 02:24:27
“Alcohol preferred to marijuana. Not the judgement I want in my pharmacist. (laws aside)”
MsLiz replied on Nov 11, 2009 at 00:54:56
“You must have used lousy pot. .”
empyrius replied on Nov 10, 2009 at 23:19:51
“So Seablood, you prefer the nasty drug alcohol, well, we have decriminalized alcohol so you do not have to feel like you are being "naughty"; now why do you not pay the same respect to those of us who actually enjoy a nice, cool, bonghit (with moderate use of course!).
Peace”
Peace”
Rupert Murdoch's Serious Internet Strategy
Commented Nov 10, 2009 at 18:16:46 in Media
“Murdoch will pull his content from Google. So far so good! Now all we need is for him to pull his contents from TV and from the newsstand. It will truly be a boon to all mankind.”
vlm1948 replied on Nov 13, 2009 at 10:40:04
“Amen to that.”
Does the Symphonic Orchestra Model Work?
Commented Nov 09, 2009 at 23:14:20 in Entertainment
“At one time, Ancient Egyptians built immense pyramids. These are still among the Wonders of the World. The Egyptians soon stopped making them, yet we don't bemoan that fact because we well understand that there were economic changes; labor costs became prohibitive. A similar thing has happened in modern music. Economics has changed everything, and things will probably never be completely the same again. But we can adjust.”
Senseless Shootings Violate Islamic Faith
Commented Nov 09, 2009 at 18:04:28 in Politics
“Maybe I misinterpreted what I saw. But the Koran, as is was written, seems to resemble a handbook for terrorism. I'm not condemning it for that -----it was written in a time where violence was more prominent than it is today. Again, maybe I am mistaken. If so, please mercifully forgive me.”
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