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Quote: Originally Posted by Caesar Not sure what the laws are like in the US, but over here pulling a gun on someone without just cause is assault if you can prove the victim was placed in fear of imminent violence (not hard given the circumstances). Generally referred to as menacing.

Re: Al Franken wins Minnesota's Senate Race Quote: Originally Posted by dannytoone Of course. I never took into account the idea that politics isn't fun unless you can put words in your opposition's mouths. Politics is the ability to say something while being able to plausibly deny having said it.

Quote: Originally Posted by JeremyEritrea That's not enough to afford a Hummer. http://www.hummer.com/hummerjsp/home...|_hummer_price

Quote: Originally Posted by dannytoone fyp. 10bn doesn't seem much - they are better sticking with the CIA and the drugs trade

oh come now, "pathetic"?? is that really that bad? besides, it's not even a noun. I would have thought calling you a jaggoff would have been more offensive. oh well, it's a good "study" or "lesson" in what offends people I guess.

Quote: Originally Posted by Belgian guy Fine, I'm willing to concede that McCain might not have meant it in that way, but are you going to deny that sentiment does exist with a subset of your electorate (Islam=bad)? It's pretty universal that those who have a relative level of comfort tend to be afraid that outsiders are coming to steal their cattle and rape their women.

Re: Why the Republicans shouldn't use new media Quote: Originally Posted by spejic Dude, your lack of TV watching is a detriment to your knowledge base. scotch17, go see American Dad, season 2 episode 4 . It explains it all. I'm not pop culture enough? Gee, I just assumed that "Log Cabin" mean "Gay cons". There's, you know, some evidence out there to substantiate that. Maybe he did mean...

Quote: Originally Posted by KevTheGooner You realize that you can have up and down years and decades but the overall trend can be very much upwards. Yes, I do realize that. My point is that the current climate models don't predict prolonged periods of cooling. But you also need to specify "overall trend". What's the overall trend? It depends on the period of time you look at. If you look at the past 100 years, then...

Re: Noughties - The Worst Decade Ever? Quote: Originally Posted by Dr. Wankler It's not like we have much choice at this point. And if this were an actual conversation, here I would start bitching about how fast my shoes fall apart these days (esp. New Balances and Columbias) compared to how long they used to last. I would go on and on until I see you check the time twice, then wrap it up by pointing out that, even though they're...

Re: Timothy Geithner, savior for the banks.... Quote: Originally Posted by Cascarino's Pizzeria I thought it was the "magic" of Goldman Sachs that got them such favorable treatment. Like the Disney of Wall St. Here's a question - in comparison with comparable institutions, did Goldman get preferential treatment? @import "http://diacache.daylife.com/_static/release-46080/v2/css/daylife/thickbox.css";