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From earlier today, a south county city has approved the shooting of coyotes by animal control people. -- (link) - MojaveMeg Jul 28, 21:16 1
- not Immigration? -- nm - peglegpete Jul 28, 21:30
Also, I've seen headlines for plans to reduce spending by $2 or $3 trillion over 10 years. Isn't this too little? We're $14 trillion in debt. - Fuzzy Jul 28, 21:14 9
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  - Berry should link this post for a few days. -- nm - David Jul 28, 21:31 5
    - There's not even a single shiv in there. Where is the entertainment value, I ask? -- nm - TFox Jul 28, 21:36 3
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        Because you always say things like an effing Mexican and I can barely understand you! -- nm - TFox Jul 28, 21:39 1
        
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    - It's certainly a good one -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 28, 21:35
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    - It was good, thanks for taking the time. - Fuzzy Jul 28, 21:40
Just saw Captain America for the second time. Did anyone else notice (spoiler) - Elvis Jul 28, 21:05 5
- instantly -- nm - peglegpete Jul 28, 21:31 1
  - word -- nm - Spawn Jul 28, 22:01
- Toro? -- nm - David Jul 28, 21:10 2
  - I don't think so (spoiler) - Elvis Jul 28, 21:13 1
    - That's what she said. -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 28, 21:39
This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. This is the way the world ends. - nubby Jul 28, 21:05 1
- I have a feeling that you reversed that one.. - Facto Jul 28, 21:14
Regarding the debt ceiling -- I need smart STers to help me understand - Fuzzy Jul 28, 20:56 11
- I think some still see this as the only way to unseat Obama in 2012. Some seem to think this is worth starting a world-wide depression. - not2fast Jul 28, 21:46
- My thought is that their view is that the only way we will ever get serious about addressing the debt/deficit is through crisis and/or catastrophe. - Dano Jul 28, 21:31 3
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    - In my personal case, I have not gotten any sense of "debt = socialism" in the rhetoric. I may not be paying close enough attention though. -- nm - Fuzzy Jul 28, 21:43 1
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- yes, many, if not most of, the incoming freshman do not believe in raising the debt ceiling under any circumstance -- nm - moles Jul 28, 21:02 3
  - at least, not while a Democrat is in the White House. -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 21:08
  - "under any circumstance" is an unsustainable position -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 21:04 1
    - Which is part of the reason why I've described the situation as "childish", although I don't really understand all the positions being taken -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 28, 21:13
- trying to solve (if you want to call it that) deeply rooted political problems - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 21:02
- When two people push their chips all into the center, they both think they are going to win. - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 20:57
If Boehner can't get his deby ceiling bill passed, I'll enjoy watching the Republican party tear itself apart - Brian Jul 28, 20:38 23
- It won't say it was the GOP's last opportunity to make it look like it was the Dem's fault, but it's close. - Mop Jul 28, 20:47
- This is the strangest political climate of my lifetime. - David Jul 28, 20:44 8
  - It's the latest trend, hence why theres state govt shutdowns etc, etc, etc. Holding the money hostage. -- nm - budice Jul 28, 20:51 3
    - Unrated: the ip changed for ST, so hsxtt.com needs an update (it's yours, iirc) ... Should be able to ping ST to get the new ip -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 28, 21:29
    - China's money hostage? -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 20:53
    - the money and every home owner in the US? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:52
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    - Seriously? You think this is a race issue? -- nm - Strongbad Jul 29, 05:17
    - Or as my US flatmate said to me when moving in, the fall of '09, in a comment - Facto Jul 28, 20:54
    - This might be the very heart of it. Well put. -- nm - mara Jul 28, 20:50
- Too bad they are going to tear the Country apart while that happens. - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 20:41 2
  - damn commies -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:42 1
    - We hardly even noticed, but someone mentioned, I believe, that Palin posted a pic on twitter, of ABB with crosshairs over his face. - Facto Jul 28, 20:49
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  - As a Moderate they are actually pushing me farther left. -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 20:42 7
    - would that the "moderate" wing of the GOP would follow your lead. -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 20:49 2
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        The Tea Party is the best chance Obama has of getting reelected. Because the Economy is scary!! They are more scary -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 20:54
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      - I posted it wrong but I was agreeing with you -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 20:45
    - It's a vast left-wing conspiracy! -- nm - nubby Jul 28, 20:43 1
      - In fact! The Tea Party is making me change my Captain America grade to B- -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 20:44
- look at the bright side here - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:40
Why does Google+ insist on having your real name? -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:35 1
- Those Fuckers are out to get me! -- nm - Charles Sheen Jul 28, 20:36
Big Brother HoH winner spoilers - Jovian Jul 28, 20:30 1
- nice -- nm - peglegpete Jul 28, 20:33
from B2 ... MH ... tribal loot coming up ... do you have to be in certain locations for it? i've been hunting past few days in the catacombs w/ - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 28, 20:29
49ers roster news. - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 20:24 1
- Whatever it is, it isn't severe. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 28, 20:29
Greece debt: Austerity-hit Spartans resent Athens -- (link) - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:23 4
- those Spartans and Athenians haven't gotten along well for like 2500 years,,, why should they start now? -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 28, 20:26 3
  - it all went down when they started having olympic games with CLOTES ON -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:28 2
    - damn straight ... tunics made it harder to crotch-grab for an advantage in the wrestling matches -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Jul 28, 20:29 1
      - actually - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:32
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- PDFTT does feed them, but its main purpose is as a visual semaphore to veer away -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 28, 20:11 5
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    - The thing is - Facto Jul 28, 20:27 3
      - Or actually, and given that - Facto Jul 28, 20:41 2
        
        And btw, it's a little disheartening to see that there are people who seem to feel absolutely compelled to always bring up past events, and not even - Facto Jul 28, 21:13
        
        (complete) -- nm - Facto Jul 28, 20:44
- PDoFTW posts are much more interesting, and less paradoxical/self-defeating - Facto Jul 28, 20:09
I've been called worse things by better people -- nm - Reagen Trudeau Jul 28, 20:03 7
- I heart Bert. -- nm - loosilu Jul 28, 20:32
- threadjack: when one of my friends was a kid, she used to hide her piggy bank "so mr. trudeau won't come and steal all my money." -- nm - mafic Jul 28, 20:19
- Is this about the time the Space Pope flipped you off? -- nm - David Jul 28, 20:14
- Who died and made you paragon of ST virtue? -- nm - nubby Jul 28, 20:06 1
  - Pixie, or so the legend tells.... -- nm - prayformojo Jul 28, 20:07
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  - They'll pull you back in! :-) - Facto Jul 28, 20:12
So far the list includes Qale, Jax, and con_carne... - Stephen Jul 28, 19:59 10
- I do. Can I not love Captain America, though.. ? But seriously: - Facto Jul 28, 20:07
- I hope in The Avengers... - Qale Jul 28, 20:07
- Bullies, all of them -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 20:01
- I gave it a B+. Am I safe? -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:59 6
  - B's and higher are safe. - Stephen Jul 28, 20:05 5
    - Uh oh. -- nm - David Jul 28, 20:11 2
      - You gave it a B, I saw it with mines own eyes! - Stephen Jul 28, 20:18 1
        
        Whew. I couldn't remember. -- nm - David Jul 28, 20:19
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      - Ha! - Stephen Jul 28, 21:04
Fox Sports is reporting that the Saints have come to terms on a 2yr deal with D. Sproles. -- nm - Krusty Jul 28, 19:55 3
- How you like my Ryan Mathews trade now, em effers?! -- nm - TFox Jul 28, 19:56 1
  - I didn't even consider Sproles. - the wrong element, bad guy Jul 28, 20:04
- Tfox's Mathews pick up just got a little better. -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:55
oh - NMB Pixie - JenBro Jul 28, 19:53 1
- not that i know of -- nm - moles Jul 28, 20:51
crikey - I have to get "cat fud" on my way home - forgot until just now ... ok ST - will be on later -- nm - JenBro Jul 28, 19:48 1
- +10 Gary Larson points for the Far Side reference. -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:50
And CNN is saying no vote today on the House bill. -- nm - TWuG Jul 28, 19:48 4
- steady...steady .... keep an eye on thoose waves ..... -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 19:57
- It's not like we are running out of time. -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:49 2
  - WHO ARE YOU WORKING FOR?!?!? -- nm - Jack Bauer Jul 28, 19:51 1
    - I ALREADY WORK AROUND THE CLOCK! -- nm - Harrison Ford Jul 28, 19:55
LIR i don't think we have had a majority single party goverment in my lifetime - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 19:44 8
- that's largely because of proportional representation rather than first-pat-the-post voting. -- nm - mafic Jul 28, 19:54 2
  - and you can vote for a party to make the goverment and still be in opposition to that party - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:05
  - This. -- nm - TWuG Jul 28, 19:56
- Not sure about your last sentence.. ? I've been to Christiansborg, btw. Meetings two days in a row. That place is something. Almost no one here'd know - Facto Jul 28, 19:47 4
  - well it's a big castle but it has only a few cops - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 19:50 3
    - I think I was there. Close to Istedgade, is it? - Facto Jul 28, 19:56 2
      - AHA :)...yep - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:01 1
        
        Nyhavn really is great. There are several spots in Norway modelled after and inspired by it. Frederiksberg is interesting - city within a city. - Facto Jul 28, 20:18
In a post sure to upset Stephen: Captain America 1st Avenger... D- -- nm - Qale Jul 28, 19:43 21
- capt. America is on of the catroons that was never released here - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 19:54
- These words look like they're English, yet they make no sense to me... - Stephen Jul 28, 19:49 9
  - Qale wanted Hitler to win the war -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:50 6
    - (spoiler) - Qale Jul 28, 19:54 5
      - True. Kind of like what they did to G.I. Joe making it a world organization. - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:55 4
        
        spoiler Q: - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 19:56 3
        
        No but TDK used a lot of locations that were obviously Chicago -- nm - Roger More Jul 28, 20:03 1
        
        ohh i thought the whole - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:08
        
        Hmm dont' remember that but then again I am not one of the Batman nerds of ST -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:57
  - There were times when I actively wanted them to stop the movie and play Team America: World Police instead. -- nm - Qale Jul 28, 19:50 1
    - but that one is just excellent - Facto Jul 28, 19:59
- I gave the trailer a D-, and will skip seeing it. -- nm - Facto Jul 28, 19:48 4
  - I've changed my mind. Ban this fucker. - Dr.Vermin Jul 28, 19:52
  - Kid, I give your face a D-! -- nm - Qale Jul 28, 19:49 2
    - I don't swing that way.. - Facto Jul 28, 19:51 1
      - No, that'd be an F+. - Qale Jul 28, 19:54
- Wow. You might be DTM now. -- nm - TWuG Jul 28, 19:46
- Jax gave it a C+ but I didn't see if there was any Stephen hatey. -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:44 3
  - My full review is up on QaTFM.com. Not sure when Colin's posting his. So right now Avengers wise... - Qale Jul 28, 19:46 2
    - I don't know, I just don't think I can take a review seriously when the reviewer doesn't even get the main characters name right! - Stephen Jul 28, 19:55 1
      - It was hard enough spelling Captain right so many times. That's gotta be one of those trick words. -- nm - Qale Jul 28, 19:56
West Coast Hour! -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:41 17
- *sad* that means I have to stop drinking gin and tonics and get ready for bed. -- nm - mara Jul 28, 19:46 14
  - Or keep drinking and call in sick tomorrow -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:47 13
    - I have no choice. I *have* to use up this tonic, it's about to go flat. -- nm - mara Jul 28, 19:52 6
      - oh, you can't let that happen... -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 19:52 5
        
        We would have to call TETA on her -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:53 4
        
        you mean PETT? -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 19:56 3
        
        PETT? - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:09 1
        
        Please Eat The Trolls? :) -- nm - Beryllium (iPhone) Jul 28, 20:10
        
        As soon as I typed it I realized I goofed -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:58
    - whiskey, or another beer? -- nm - znufrii Jul 28, 19:48 5
      - What's the drink where you drop the shotglass of something into the beer? That! -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:49 4
        
        boilermaker? - znufrii Jul 28, 19:50 3
        
        Yeah that's what it's called. So Whiskey is in the shotglass? -- nm - El Pollo Rojo Loco Jul 28, 19:51 2
        
        usually - znufrii Jul 28, 19:52 1
        
        also with - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 20:10
- surfs up? -- nm - Danedukenuuk Jul 28, 19:45 1
  - ...until I die... -- nm - Facto Jul 28, 19:51

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