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Remlik! - Trish Feb 16, 15:19 3
- No I didn't. I just saw it and packaged it asap so other people woulnd't see it. Your Hubbie made the call to get it so thank him! -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 15:27
- My God. Whatever it is, can Remlik get me one, too? -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 15:26 1
  - a Wonder Woman Barbie? Sold out. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 15:28
Breaking Sirus/XM news... - Remlik Feb 16, 15:10 5
- That's pretty cool. Now we'll get a bunch of Sirius stations with Dtv along with all the XM that we already have. - Trish Feb 16, 15:22
- I love the cap words. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:11 3
  - if user == loosi then strtolower( slackertalk ); ... heheh -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 15:25 1
    - why you wanna ruin the fun? -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:26
  - I know, I know. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 15:13
Liberty Media is reportedly "near" a deal to invest in Sirius XM - Brian Feb 16, 15:10
This guy who friend to friend me on FB is one of RC's frat brothers from back in the day. - Mop Feb 16, 15:10 1
- "Back in the day"? - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 15:22
I will finally say this. As long as I have a right to own a gun. I am totally for the freedom to NOT own a gun. - Redmond Feb 16, 15:09 17
- The way I look at it is, putting instruments of death into the hands of people is asking for trouble. - Loyola Feb 16, 15:23 4
  - Let's ban cars. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:24 3
    - Nukes are just like a hammer or a saw too. -- nm - Loyola Feb 16, 15:26
    - who's called for a ban? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:26 1
      - It's putting an instrument of death into the hands of people. That kind of language is pretty strong. - Redmond Feb 16, 15:28
- the consequences of a five year old getting a hammer are a lot different than one getting a gun. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:11 10
  - I agree. I was simply comparing the way I viewed how I see a firearm. I view it no different in terms of a tool. - Redmond Feb 16, 15:13 9
    - I would also say it's a lot harder to accidentally turn on a chainsaw than to accidentally fire a gun. - Reagen Feb 16, 15:14 8
      - Assuming the gun is just lying on a table, sure. But a good gun safe or trigger lock will make it much harder to operate than a chainsaw. -- nm - ReluctantCynic Feb 16, 15:20
      - Well even that depends. If you have a gun lock, or it's in a safe. Matches are a tool, and those are pretty easy to do some major damage as a kid. - Redmond Feb 16, 15:17 6
        
        Matches: they're safe for every child! -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 15:20
        
        sure they do. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:19 3
        
        I don't see anyone posting, if you have children you should not have matches in th e house. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:23 2
        
        or drain cleaner. If you have children you shouldn't own a car because it might crash. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:24 1
        
        this is just hyperbole. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:24
        
        I don't know that they don't. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:18
- Isn't there a town in Texas where every home is required to have a gun? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 15:11
I wonder what my comics dealer would pay me for a Batman 686. -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 15:06 5
- cover price. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 15:10 3
  - I just looked at the cover. Its strange, on the cover instead of a dollar figure it says "One Green Lantern hoodie and one Batman or Wonder Woman bank -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 15:11 2
    - Then you misread. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 15:15 1
      - you're right - it said Catwoman bank, not WW -- nm - crash davis Feb 16, 15:15
- 312.5 -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 16, 15:08
And topic inspired poll: Who has shot a fully automatic weapon before? - Redmond Feb 16, 15:00 28
- In Vegas. It still amazes me that four schmucks from Canada could walk into a gun shop, point at assault rifles and within minutes be firing. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Feb 16, 15:23
- Never. -- nm - Loyola Feb 16, 15:20
- Only that one time, when I absolutely had no choice - con_carne Feb 16, 15:05
- Nope, but I want to. -- nm - kelly Feb 16, 15:03
- Lots of them (nm) - Brian Feb 16, 15:02
- never done it but seen an AK-47 go fully auto. - Mel Profit Feb 16, 15:02 1
  - An M-60 is a beautiful thing to watch fired. It's truly awesome. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:10
- yes. -- nm - tRUMaN Feb 16, 15:02
- .50 count as that? -- nm - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 16, 15:01 1
  - if so - count me in -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 15:03
- I've shot a gun before but not automatic. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 15:01
- *raises hand* my father's mini-14. at least I think it was fully, maybe it was semi -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 15:01
- Never shot any weapon. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:00 14
  - and you expected to pass Drivin'n'Shootin' how? -- nm - Mel Profit Feb 16, 15:03 7
    - What??? that wasn't me, it was Missile Girl who was expelled from Combat Driving. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:04 6
      - I love that she got expelled. - Mel Profit Feb 16, 15:06 5
        
        you have no idea how funny it is to me. And I didn't go to an actual war zone. Hey, did I tell you what happened because she failed? - loosilu Feb 16, 15:08 2
        
        I do remember. It makes me laugh to think of her taking a position. - Mel Profit Feb 16, 15:10 1
        
        she was really comfortable with her weapon. too much swo. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:12
        
        at the least, Reloading class. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:07 1
        
        I think we're technically a diplomatic mission. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:09
  - This surprises me. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:03 5
    - why? -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:04 4
      - You hang around so much military I figured you would have. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:05 3
        
        they don't write my reports, I don't shoot weapons. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:06 2
        
        You just seem like the person that would have tried it. Just my thought. It surprised me. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:07 1
        
        I'm not opposed, just never occurred to me. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:09
- Nope. -- nm - Jelly Feb 16, 15:00
I am going to tackle this, because this sounds crazy to me. - Redmond Feb 16, 14:57 25
- given the numbser of people with guns accidents are bound to happen - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 16, 15:11
- And I burned myself on a gas stove when I was a kid. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:09
- Your four siblings all got shot/shot someone? -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 15:05
- People, generally speaking, don't use bathtubs to kill other people. - TWuG Feb 16, 15:05 4
  - They have more than one purpose, so I disagree. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:07 3
    - not one of which is killing people. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:12 2
      - Hunting? -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:14 1
        
        maybe I should have read the IM ... I meant a bathtub. :) -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:18
- four out of five is rare? -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:01
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  - Related note: I would never, NEVER live in a place with a backyard pool while I had kids under say...15. nm - ralph wiggum Feb 16, 15:15
  - but is the likelihood of a home accident with a gun more than the likelihood of a home invasion costing a child's life? -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:05
  - That's why I am so careful to close and in some cases lock every gate I go through -- nm - CQ Feb 16, 15:02
- In fairness though, that's hardly an appropriate analogy given that guns can neither bathe you, nor cook your food. - Loyola Feb 16, 15:00 11
  - Wrong, wrong, wrong, wrong. Most guns stop crime simply by being pointed at the bad guy. Never fired. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:02 10
    - That's interesting because I'm pretty sure I was in a conversation the other day on these boards and was schooled that the only time you should point - Loyola Feb 16, 15:11 6
      - you've got that a little wrong. only point a gun at something you're prepared to kill. - Reagen Feb 16, 15:13 5
        
        The case for gun rights advocates then is that all those who may legally entitled to own a gun are objectively able to determine what constitutes a - Loyola Feb 16, 15:19 3
        
        that's determined in a court of law. - Reagen Feb 16, 15:24
        
        Bad judgment is going to kill people every day in any possible world. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:21 1
        
        There's a line. What about grenades. They have a role to play in withstanding an attack. Should the people have a right to own grenades? And if not, - Loyola Feb 16, 15:25
        
        Aye -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:14
    - if I've learned one thing from my military pals, it's that you never ever point a gun at someone unless you're prepared to shoot them. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:10 1
      - I agree with this. However, most times a gun is pointed at someone, it's never fired. - Redmond Feb 16, 15:11
    - Lots of crimes are inspired soley cause the theif knows the house has guns, guns are highly prized -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 15:09
Alien life 'may exist among us' -- (link) - Dane Duke Nuuk Feb 16, 14:57 5
- /me accelerates plans to enslave alien lifeforms before they enslave us. -- nm - Mop Feb 16, 15:00
- I've always wondered why science seemed to have a very narrow definition. - Mel Profit Feb 16, 15:00 2
  - water isn't really part of the definition - Reagen Feb 16, 15:03 1
    - I'm by no means scientifically literate but I watch stuff on TV... - Mel Profit Feb 16, 15:09
- They've visited this board? - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 14:58
What's the point of buying a gun for self protection if you never know the hour when the boogeyman will sneak up on you and grab you while your gun is - Loyola Feb 16, 14:56 27
- does someone need a hug? -- nm - zeitgeist Feb 16, 15:06 1
  - :) thanks, but it's just an indirect way of saying guns are pointless. -- nm - Loyola Feb 16, 15:08
- Gun in the night stand. When you need help in seconds, the cops are only minutes away. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:01 19
  - I'd love to see statistics on home invasion, versus, say, the likelihood of your plane falling from the sky. - Loyola Feb 16, 15:07 2
    - It's a simple choice. I choose to own a firearm. I am looking to also get a shotgun soon. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:20
    - *without a parachute* -- nm - Loyola Feb 16, 15:09
  - Only if you don't have kids. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:02 15
    - I don't -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:03 14
      - Btw the bad guy will enter a house with kids too. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:04 13
        
        That's not the problem with kids. It's them finding the gun and playing with it. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:07 1
        
        Then don't let them. -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 15:20
        
        she's saying that the kids will always find it there. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:05 10
        
        and if the kids are *educated* about guns, it's not as dangerous. - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:09 9
        
        studies have shown that to be completely false. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 15:11 3
        
        I don't think that's true. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:12 2
        
        "I don't think so" is not a valid argument. ;P - loosilu Feb 16, 15:16 1
        
        IM:YSMM :) -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:18
        
        And yet there are still deaths under those circumstances. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:10 4
        
        Yes. hence "not *as* dangerous" -- nm - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:13 3
        
        But still dangerous. - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:15 2
        
        Kids choke to death on carrots too. - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:17 1
        
        Also not a valid argument here. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:32
- just rig your house like the last episode of Burn Notice -- nm - J Feb 16, 15:00
- That's why I sleep with a knife under my pillow. -- nm - Ziva Feb 16, 15:00
- if you've got the boogeyman after you, you're already screwed. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 14:58 2
  - and you really should have a shotgun with salt, not a revolver. Unless it's a COlt -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 14:59 1
    - word. -- nm - Epiphany Feb 16, 15:03
Batman #686 is being recalled by DC Comics for use of the word "Goddamn" in a Comics Code Approved book. Good luck with that. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 14:56 3
- "Collectible unsensored Batman! Only $50!" -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 14:57 2
  - I wish. I sold out. -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 14:58
  - or uncensored, even. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 14:57
Don't understimate the defence value of books. -- nm - Jason Bourne Feb 16, 14:55 2
- If books are outlawed, only outlaws will have books. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 14:59
- Or, you could throw a shoe. Honestly. -- nm - A.Powers Feb 16, 14:55
Durwood, make sure you have enough money left over to take a short handgun self-defense class. - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 14:54
Last night's TAR cheese fest very funny. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 14:54 11
- I don't understand why... (spoils) - Mop Feb 16, 14:57 5
  - ...Kris didn't take off his shirt while doing the task. -- nm - Dano Feb 16, 15:03
  - They were... - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:00
  - I think people get caught up on obeying the rules. I know that I first thought (spoilers) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 14:59 2
    - I imagine they had to at least make an effort. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 14:59 1
      - I think the ..... - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 15:02
- I think I woke up my kids laughing so hard -- nm - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 14:54 4
  - I almost sent food out my nose. -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 14:55 3
    - I love that (spoilers) - oblique, better than nubby Feb 16, 14:57 2
      - Too bad Mrs. Hick counterbalanced the genius with... (spoil?) - Dr.Vermin Feb 16, 15:03
      - You've done this before, haven't you, Cletus. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 14:59
"facebook", "personality test", "vain", "self-centered" ... ya think? -- nm - Beryllium Feb 16, 14:53 5
- It said I enjoyed taking tests. -- nm - Reagen Feb 16, 15:00
- Funny thing is, I deny none of it -- nm - con_carne Feb 16, 15:00
- you're just too chicken to take it yourself. -- nm - loosilu Feb 16, 14:59
- "Dr Phil" -- nm - the liioulu with hershey's Feb 16, 14:55
- "IT'S NOT ABOUT YOUUUUU! AS I DETAIL IN MY NEW BOOK "GIT OVER YOURSELF!" -- nm - Dr. Phil Blowhard Feb 16, 14:54
bam! -- nm - Remlik Feb 16, 14:53
Onk -- nm - Redmond Feb 16, 14:52

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