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General / Re: Last movie you've watched
« on: November 15, 2010, 10:51:01 AM »
"This Film Is Not Yet Rated" -- documentary about the MPAA that was quite good, made me quite angry
"Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story" -- documentary about Eddie Izzard that made me impressed by how much fucking work it is to be Eddie Izzard
"Believe: The Eddie Izzard Story" -- documentary about Eddie Izzard that made me impressed by how much fucking work it is to be Eddie Izzard
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General / Re: My son didnt say the Pledge of Allegiance at school
« on: November 13, 2010, 08:59:11 PM »anything that i can tell him? or something that i can point him to that he can read and understand why some people dont say the pledge...and something he can tell these teachers without being mean or a smartass...something kinda lite and to the point without getting him further in trouble..thanks guys
Go here. Read it, print it out, and explain it to your son if he doesn't understand it. If he wants a clear reason besides the fact that being made to recite the pledge is illegal and "I don't want to" is good enough, point to this section specifically:
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To believe that patriotism will not flourish if patriotic ceremonies are voluntary and spontaneous instead of a compulsory routine is to make an unflattering estimate of the appeal of our institutions to free minds. We can have intellectual individualism and the rich cultural diversities that we owe to exceptional minds only at the price of occasional eccentricity and abnormal attitudes. When they are so harmless to others or to the State as those we deal with here, the price is not too great. But freedom to differ is not limited to things that do not matter much. That would be a mere shadow of freedom. The test of its substance is the right to differ as to things that touch the heart of the existing order. If there is any fixed star in our constitutional constellation, it is that no official, high or petty, can prescribe what shall be orthodox in politics, nationalism, religion, or other matters of opinion or force citizens to confess by word or act their faith therein. If there are any circumstances which permit an exception, they do not now occur to us.
Have him take the print-out to school and explain to his teachers that it has been deemed unconstitutional by the Supreme Court for teachers to force students to say the pledge since 1943, and they should be ashamed of themselves for not knowing that.
If that doesn't work, present the same information to the teacher's superiors. Tell them that if they don't abide by something so thoroughly and comprehensively decided you will sic the ACLU on their asses. If that doesn't persuade them, then do precisely that. You can find your local affiliate here.
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General / Re: Gotta do a persuasive speech, but none of my ideas work.
« on: November 08, 2010, 01:09:33 PM »It also can't be a topic that most people already agree with.
Something most people don't already agree with but could change their minds on, something not just an opinion, must interest college students, and must contain some call to action? Hell, you should get an "A" just for coming up with something that matches that description.
Public nudity. Most people, including college students, are not big fans of it when it is pointed out to them that legalization might mean being exposed to the sight of fat people naked. Convince them that if they support this right for all, it has to include fat people. Tell them to act in favor of this view by streaking on campus.
Drinking age is tough because remember your grade depends on pleasing your teacher, it's likely he won't like that. . . He's likely a socialist so take that into account.
What the hell kind of college did you go to? I spent a good amount of time talking politics with my professors as well as drinking with them, and if they were fussy about drinking or non-socialist views, it sure didn't come up.
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General / Re: Gotta do a persuasive speech, but none of my ideas work.
« on: November 08, 2010, 12:22:06 PM »
I changed my mind on capital punishment, but that was in high school, not college.
Why do you say that? Protest is a kind of action, and there are protests for gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana going on all of the time.
How about drinking laws? Definitely relevant to college students, and definitely a possibility for action-- there are a small but significant number of university presidents who have come out in favor of changing drinking laws because they know full well that underage students are going to drink on campus and want to make it safer for them to do so. They're called the Amethyst Initiative, and students could support them by joining up or even just writing supportive letters to them, to local papers, etc.
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I can't do anything political since there is no real call to action
Why do you say that? Protest is a kind of action, and there are protests for gay marriage and the legalization of marijuana going on all of the time.
How about drinking laws? Definitely relevant to college students, and definitely a possibility for action-- there are a small but significant number of university presidents who have come out in favor of changing drinking laws because they know full well that underage students are going to drink on campus and want to make it safer for them to do so. They're called the Amethyst Initiative, and students could support them by joining up or even just writing supportive letters to them, to local papers, etc.
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General / Re: Recipe Thread
« on: November 06, 2010, 07:36:12 PM »
From Drink This, Not That:
So, yeah....I'm taking all of the excited claims with a big pinch of salt, but thought I'd try this anyway. I don't drink coffee, but am using the method for tea-- one cup of milk before anything, then a dose of milk with each cup of English Breakfast drunk afterward (usually 2 or 3).
As far as organic milk goes, the Cornucopia Institute has a scorecard for various organic dairy producers in the U.S. Before seeing the scorecard I'd bought a 1/2 gallon of Horizon 1% organic. It tasted somewhat like milk that had already had cereal on it-- Cheerios, maybe. Not bad, but definitely different from "regular" milk. But then I noticed that Horizon had a rating of possibly being "ethically deficient," so decided to try Organic Valley instead. Their 1% milk is the best milk I've ever had, hands down, and they received a rating of 4/5 "cows" from Cornucopia. So I think this is what I'm going to stick with. It's more expensive, sure, but I don't eat cereal and don't intend to use it for cooking, so a half gallon should take a reasonable amount of time to get through.
Anyone interested in trying this with me for a month, just to see what happens?
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Quick Question: Do you want to lose weight, build lean muscle, have more energy, live longer, and protect yourself from heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, and about a dozen other nasty diseases? Do you want to gain all of those benefits and more-- without ever exercising or dieting? And do you want to achieve all of those things in just 15 seconds a day, for less than 20 cents? No? Really? What's wrong with you?
Okay, let's just assume you answered yes. If so, we're going to teach you a simple habit that is going to change your life completely, making you slimmer, healthier, and more energetic all day long: Every morning when you get up out of bed, go stagger into the kitchen and fumble for your coffee mug-- just like you do already. But don't pour coffee in it just yet. Instead, go directly to the fridge. Grab some low-fat milk. Fill the coffee cup with it. Drink that milk down to the point where there's the right amount left for your morning coffee. Now, add the coffee.
You've just started your day with one of the most effective weight loss strategies known to man.
Seems crazy, but the perks of adopting that little habit are mind-blowing. First, you guarantee yourself the metabolism-boosting, energy-charging, hunger-suppressing, fat-burning, muscle-maintaining benefits of a high-protein breakfast-- even if you didn't get a chance to eat breakfast (And you should still eat breakfast if you can-- you want about 500 calories to start your day, and a cup of 2 percent milk has only 137). Second, you guarantee you're getting at least 300 milligrams of calcium-- almost half of the daily calcium amount shown to fend off weight gain, according to a Purdue University study (in the study, women who took in at least 780 milligrams of calcium a day maintained their weight over a 2-year period, regardless of their exercise habits. But women who took in less than that gained weight-- again, regardless of whether they exercised or not!) . . . .
So yeah, milk is a great start. But there's a way you can take the benefits of milk up another notch or two: Spend just a little bit more and buy organic milk. Why? Because the nutrients in milk come from the nutrients that cows eat, and organic, pasture-raised cows eat healthier diets, meaning they create healthier milk. Recent studies revealed that organic dairy contains 75 percent more beta carotene, 70 percent more omega-3 fatty acids (the stuff in those expensive fish oil supplements), and 50 percent more vitamin E than regular milk. It also provides 2 to 3 times the amount of the antioxidants lutein and zeaxanthin. Even though organic milk costs more (about an extra dollar a gallon), in this case you really are getting the bang for your buck.
So, yeah....I'm taking all of the excited claims with a big pinch of salt, but thought I'd try this anyway. I don't drink coffee, but am using the method for tea-- one cup of milk before anything, then a dose of milk with each cup of English Breakfast drunk afterward (usually 2 or 3).
As far as organic milk goes, the Cornucopia Institute has a scorecard for various organic dairy producers in the U.S. Before seeing the scorecard I'd bought a 1/2 gallon of Horizon 1% organic. It tasted somewhat like milk that had already had cereal on it-- Cheerios, maybe. Not bad, but definitely different from "regular" milk. But then I noticed that Horizon had a rating of possibly being "ethically deficient," so decided to try Organic Valley instead. Their 1% milk is the best milk I've ever had, hands down, and they received a rating of 4/5 "cows" from Cornucopia. So I think this is what I'm going to stick with. It's more expensive, sure, but I don't eat cereal and don't intend to use it for cooking, so a half gallon should take a reasonable amount of time to get through.
Anyone interested in trying this with me for a month, just to see what happens?
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General / Re: People/beliefs that annoy you the most.
« on: November 05, 2010, 09:44:31 PM »People who presume to think they know it all. Many time scientific consensus has been proven wrong but it usually takes years. This is due to the arrogance of most scientist.
They do pretty well in comparison with non-scientists.
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Anyone who thinks science has figured everything out and should never be questioned is usually an insufferable jerk.
And a non-scientist.
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General / Re: People who likely vote for Democrats
« on: November 04, 2010, 12:57:44 AM »
Did you not post people who likely vote for Republicans because it would be old white male, old white male, old white male, young white male, and Sarah Palin?
This lady could go either way:
I can see liberal teacher, or I can just as easily see home-schooling creationism mom. Ignoring the url, that is.
This lady could go either way:
I can see liberal teacher, or I can just as easily see home-schooling creationism mom. Ignoring the url, that is.
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General / Re: Too Cool For The BBS
« on: November 03, 2010, 01:51:05 AM »
Hey, what do you know. Gene and Richard have become the same person.
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General / Re: The Question Thread
« on: November 03, 2010, 01:49:50 AM »Whatever they call that decorative piece of plastic that is under the front of the car.
Oh. I know what you mean, but I don't know what the hell that's called.
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The maximum rate is for that particular room. That's the disaster/event rate...heh.
This room has a king bed, sofa bed, bar with sink and mini fridge, and microwave in addition to the standard stuff. I can imagine someone being quite happy to spend more than $200 for it even if there wasn't a hurricane on their ass. That seems pretty messed up that they wouldn't be allowed to even if they wanted.
Of course, it's late and I've been driving all day, then had a few beers, watching election coverage on MSNBC which would break anyone's brain.....basically I'm none too bright at this point.
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General / Re: We all get the government we deserve
« on: November 03, 2010, 12:15:16 AM »
The problem is that whole "we" concept.
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General / Re: People/beliefs that annoy you the most.
« on: November 03, 2010, 12:14:28 AM »I have to add people who vote, given today was elections. I asked my dad who he voted for and he said "I don't know...the Democrats."
I don't mind people who vote. I mind the people who think there's something wrong with people who don't vote. I was thinking earlier today that if I heard one more person say "You don't have a right to complain if you don't vote," I would punch them in the face. Words cannot express how sick I am of that moronitude. It's so idiotic it deserves a new word.
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General / Re: The Question Thread
« on: November 02, 2010, 10:12:40 PM »I hit a rabbit going about 80mph once. That nearly tore my spoiler off.
Your spoiler? Did it flip up when it passed under the car or something?
I just spotted this on my hotel door. I didn't know such laws existed:
Pretty sure there are hotels in Mississippi which charge more than $200 a night. Why are they allowed to, but not the one I'm staying in apparently?
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General / Re: The Question Thread
« on: October 28, 2010, 11:32:00 PM »
Yeah, I know.
Holed up in Jackson MS tonight. Tragedy nearly happened when somebody failed to secure a herd of longhorn cattle outside of Tyler, TX. The whole bunch of them plus a donkey buddy decided it would be a brilliant idea to go explore the big speeding metal things going by on I-20. Luckily the speeding metal things didn't collide with bovine flesh at high velocity, at least not while I was there. I worry occasionally about hitting a deer....the possibility of hitting a cow had never occurred to me.
Got a late start so no fun on the Mississippi river....maybe on the return trip.
Holed up in Jackson MS tonight. Tragedy nearly happened when somebody failed to secure a herd of longhorn cattle outside of Tyler, TX. The whole bunch of them plus a donkey buddy decided it would be a brilliant idea to go explore the big speeding metal things going by on I-20. Luckily the speeding metal things didn't collide with bovine flesh at high velocity, at least not while I was there. I worry occasionally about hitting a deer....the possibility of hitting a cow had never occurred to me.
Got a late start so no fun on the Mississippi river....maybe on the return trip.
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General / Re: The Question Thread
« on: October 26, 2010, 11:36:52 PM »
Where did I leave my goddamn sandals?