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• Am I A COWARD? posted (1 week, 2 days) ago
  Hello, folks. TJ here. In a bit of a tiff with the parents again. It seems a waste of time to b…

• iPhone 3G Data Plans. posted (1 week, 2 days) ago
  They’ve gone up to $30 a pop, but does anyone know if you can still opt out of the data plan…

• “Fuzzy Wuzzy was a woman? posted (1 week, 4 days) ago
  ” Half a crown to the first one who gets that quote.…

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  For the third week, I have noticed that the HTML is disabled. Hyper Text Markup Language (HTML) i…

• Kids without Dads! posted (3 weeks, 2 days) ago
  What do you do on Father’s Day? As a child, I recall always feeling a bit left out, particu…

• My name is Humpty! posted (4 weeks, 1 day) ago
  Pronounced with the “umpty”. Yo’ ladies! Oh how I like to funk thee……

• Anybody know carpentry tips? posted (1 month) ago
  I’m thinking of cutting a mortise with a plunge router. There are only two problems: IR…

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• (3 votes) All things are possible through God, once again it has been proven to me beyond a reasonable doubt as much as I try deny it.
  

  I don’t think you have to give just anything up - that rings of self-denial for the sake of penance, which suggests a God who demands human suffering for his own placation. I think we are often asked to learn a lesson, however, before we are allowed to move on. In this case, whatever lesson we are learning is solely for our own benefit or he benefit of those around us, as God, by definition, requires no lessons of himself (or herself). One of the best lessons I have learned comes from the recent movie “Evan Almighty.” Evan’s wife asks God why he is seemingly being so unfair. God - represented by Morgan Freeman - responds,
  
  “If someone prays for patience, you think God gives them patience? Or does he give them the opportunity to be patient? If he prayed for courage, does God give him courage, or does he give him opportunities to be courageous? If someone prayed for the family to be closer, do you think God zaps them with warm fuzzy feelings, or does he give them opportunities to love each other? ”
  
  In this example, it is not a cruel hand that drives method of the Almighty, but the understanding that we can only truly learn that which we desire if we’re given the opportunity to do so ourself. I think, therefore, that one must often times give up only what they think they know and allow themselves to be awed and inspired by both the beauty and hardships of life.
  
  - written 7 months ago – voted for by Richard cor de lyon, brightshine

• (3 votes) RE: Is this world all about homosexuals?
  

  Actually, I DO have proof to back up my argument (or rather Muzi’s argument, which I happen share).
  
  Since the early 90’s, many studies have been done demonstrating a genetic predisposition for homosexuality. Researchers named Bailey and Pillard, for example, did a study among sets of twins and found that there is a 52% concordance of homosexuality in monozygotic (identical) twins, 22% for dizygotic (fraternal) twins, and only 11% among adoptive brothers of homosexual men. Therefore, based on this evidence, I submit that if homosexuality was a choice (i.e. a learned behavior), the adopted children would have an equally high incidence of homosexuality, which they clearly do not. Moreover, there is a definitive link between one’s DNA and their sexuality.
  
  Did you, Goofy, choose your DNA? Did you choose to be male or female? Did you choose to have brown hair or blue eyes? Did you choose a predisposition toward cancer or heart disease? All these traits things have also been mapped to one’s genes, and I highly doubt that anyone would suggest they were choices.
  
  Goofy, what I really take issue with is the lack of evidence - or even compelling argumentation - that you have provided in any of your posts. I have already established that gay people do not and can not have sex in public, nor do they display any more or less nudity than straight people, and yet you persist in repeating these obviously faulty points as “fact”. If you are still insistent about this “pushy agenda”, allow me to point you to any adult book store or website, whose heterosexual material will undoubtedly overshadow their gay content by 10 to 1. Or you can take a look at any supermarket checkout line in North America and find their isles filled exclusively with magazines whose cover girls are obviously designed to appeal to straight men and women. I have yet to see anything remotely homoerotic at the lines of the local Pick ‘N Save (except perhaps Men’s Health.) So once again, where is your damning evidence?
  
  - written 8 months ago – voted for by TJ Jones Jr., ames, fengshuisweetheart, mou

• (2 votes) 60 years ago, 6 million Jews were brutally murdered by Germany and its people out of hate.
  

  [quote Maximina *packing*][quote heather*]That’s a lot like what I argued in World Studies class last week. For example, we’re in Iraq fighting a war that’s hurting our country to “help” people that don’t want us there when we could be helping those who are asking for it and really need it.[/quote]
  
  Very true! We have made so many Iraq’s lives worse, killed innocent people, and put are own soldiers through hell. All we got out of it is the hanging of Saddam, and all though he was hated by many, most Iraqi’s would rather have things back the way they used to be. Democracy can only happen in a cournty when there is a revolution from it’s people. It can’t be forced on people.[/quote]
  
  Ok, here’s the thing. Sadaam Hussein took power in 1979. If the UN had formed a coalition in 1985 and invaded the country to stop the crimes against humanity, it would have been fine. I think that saving lives who are genuinely in danger is a good and noble cause. Think of where we might be as a society had the Allies listened to the reports of escaped Jews and bombed the railway lines, as they were implored to do. However, we allowed the atrocities to continue until we came up with our own excuse to involve ourselves. And then our president had the gall to cite the gross human rights violations as a primary reason for taking down the regime. If the world really cared so much about the people in Iraq, where the hell was this coalition for the previous 20 years?
  
  And what had they done to eliminate the oppressive Taliban regime in Afghanistan prior to 9/11? Nothing more than supply them with arms so that they could fight the Russians for us. All the while woman were being mutilated and forced into social slavery under the poor guise of religious freedom. What about human freedom? The basic rights of man outlined so eloquently by John Locke, Thomas Paine, and President Thomas Jefferson 200 years ago? I support all the brave Americans risking their lives in the country of Iraq, but we could support them more easily had their commanders been more honest with us from the begenning. Lets pray that these lies - and this war- all stop soon. Like in February, 2009.
  
  - written 1 month, 1 week ago – voted for by heather*

• (2 votes) My parents are fighting a lot right now.
  

  Dear lord, kiddo, you’ve got the entire world’s burdons on your shoulders. You can’t be a perfect child and, as your parents are demonstrating, the certainly can’t be perfect themselves. Your Mum will get over her “embarressment” as soon as you prove to her that you’ve come into your own - right around your junior year of college, if it all works out that way. For the present, she probably has very mixed emotions about her daughter growing up, aside from the fact that she’s arguing with her husband. Your Mom is an adult and she is responsible for HER OWN happiness. She chose your step-dad and, for better or worse, it is her task to make the relationship work. It is your task to be a kid and focus on growing up, finishing high school, finding a career, etc. Don’t stress too much about the world’s problems. As my Mom says, you can’t change the world, you can just tidy up your corner.
  
  PS. My cousin (who’s 14) has a small nose piercing and I think it’s lovely. Don’t let these prudes get you down.
  
  And stay away from the drugs. That only leads to retardedness, regret, and rehab. When I was 17, my uncle, who did his share of boozing, told me that for every live Uncle John, there are at least three dead Uncle Johns. I never forgot that. Keep it in mind the next time you decide to toke up.
  
  - written 2 months, 1 week ago – voted for by GuerillaRadio, Ireland-1

• (2 votes) Hello, my name is mou.
  

  [quote mou = i(maginary)][quote Todd Riddle]How’s your pointing?[/quote]
  
  That’s good, but you’ve got to make sure that you’re always pointing at something non-discriminate (unless you’re in a Q&A session.) You’re emphatically emphasizing a completely generic point to no one in particular and everyone in general. When you’re talking about bad guys or bad politics, point upward. When you’re chastising someone and reiterating your own virtuousness, point sideways. When you’re calling on reporters, greeting an old college buddy or, thanking a large campaign donor, it’s OK to point directly. When you want to be caring and open, don’t point, but place your thumb on top of your index finger and pump repeatedly. Pretend to look concerned, allude to your middle class upbringing, and say things like “I feel your pain.” Bill Clinton was a master at this particular technique of political gesturing.
  
  Now practice and remember to appear powerful and important when taking the stage. Wear the podium like a tailor-made Armani pants suit and you’re constituents won’t know what hit them until after the returns come in.
  
  - written 3 months, 1 week ago – voted for by MittensInSummertime, mou

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• Sex advice websites?
  

  See: http://www.ivillage.com/
  - written 2 hours, 56 minutes ago

• Sex advice websites?
  

  What? It’s true!
  - written 2 hours, 57 minutes ago

• Tell me, is it selfish to hate my mother?
  

  [quote kmichelle]She’s not on drugs, and doesn’t have any addictions besides whining. I know this because my father used to be addicted to some reallllly bad stuff, and she saw what it did to him. But that was a while ago, too.[/quote]
  
  That’s interesting that she was magically attracted to someone with a propensity for addiction, though. Nevertheless, it sounds like your mother has *issues*. Don’t take them too far to heart - we can’t always help what our parents are. All we can do is make different choices as parents ourselves. This is easier said than done, (as it seems your own Mom has proven) but I have confidence in your ability to succeed where others have failed, michelle. Best of luck :)
  - written 2 hours, 59 minutes ago

• Another *guy* question.
  

  I think you’ve already figured out your own answer.
  - written 3 hours, 3 minutes ago

• I have a mac and it keeps asking me for my “chain link password”.
  

  Are you sure it’s not your “Keychain Password”?
  - written 12 hours, 58 minutes ago

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