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Wish me luck ... - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 10:45 1
- Luck with your mom? Gross, dude. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 10:46
ST Poll: What is your side in the Somalia Piracy Issue? - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:44 8
- A-ish. piracy has been a problem off somalia for at least the last 20 years, - mafic Nov 19, 10:49
- I think we secure the shipping lanes and rain hell on pirates. Put International Peacekeepers in Somalia with full authority to force peace through - TWuG Nov 19, 10:49
- Whatever T. Boone Pickens says! -- nm - Max Nov 19, 10:47
- A. That said, I want to see more wenches -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 10:46
- E) Dont' get on a boat. -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:46
- Starboard. -nmba - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 10:45
- D) Protect your own tankers. Free market piracy! -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 10:45
- I'll take the Thomas Jefferson approach -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 10:45
TT knows everything - does anyone know a store (brick & morter) that sells something like this ? (bento box style lunch box) -- (link) - El Fandie Nov 19, 10:44 4
- good suggestions, thanks. -- nm - El Fandie Nov 19, 10:49
- Pottery Barn? Or maybe that Tea place in the mall I forget the name of... -- nm - JaxSean Nov 19, 10:48
- The Container Store or Sur La Table -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 10:48 1
  - (just guesses) -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 10:48
I don't see a disk size. How do I know when to roll? -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 10:43 12
- your mom always knows when to roll! -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 10:45 2
  - my mom just died last week - con_carne Nov 19, 10:49
  - 5 seconds. GO! -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 10:46
- hmm. saw that first 's' as a 'c' ... must be hump day -- nm - Hammed Uzi Nov 19, 10:44 1
  - second 's' sorry... oh, nevermind. Evidently I can;t see a thing -- nm - Hammed Uzi Nov 19, 10:48
- Click your heels 3 times, then say "there's no place like B1". -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 10:44
- # of posts. Berry generally changes it daily. Usually 150-170 range -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 10:44 5
  - Thx -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 10:45
  - actually, I haven't been changing it very much since the election -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:44 3
    - You're ruining the allure. Just yell "IGNORE THE MAN BEHIND THE CURTAIN!" -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 10:45
    - See? Obama fixes everything -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 10:45 1
      - Sports games are going to be very boring from now on. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:46
xkcd: So in tune with a Woot-off -- (link) - budice Nov 19, 10:38 3
- what's a... "dueling harness" for a Roomba? -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 10:44 1
  - I'm not sure, but I kinda want one now.... -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 10:46
- Amazon.com is crying when they read that -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 10:39
How do you know your sports team sucks? - David Nov 19, 10:36 5
- They have more players facing arraignment than all-pro status? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 10:43
- they're based in atlanta? -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 10:37
- Your state abbreviation is OH? -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:37 2
  - Hey, we've still got the Buckeyes and Bearcats. -- nm - Ender Nov 19, 10:42 1
    - and Lebron (for a little longer, anyway). -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 10:42
Romney: Let Detroit go bankrupt -- (link) - znufrii Nov 19, 10:36 4
- After this season, the Lions just might. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 10:45
- I agree with Mitt. The Dems are gonna miss me off by bailing out Detroit. -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:45
- Chapter 11. Or de facto Chap 11, with government intervention only after. Void all contracts, sack CEOs and BoDs. - TWuG Nov 19, 10:40
- I think I agree with Mitt on this one. -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 10:38
I just preordered Resident Evil 5. (just $57 at Amazon, rather than the standard $60) -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 10:36 5
- Deflation! -- nm - con_carne Nov 19, 10:40
- when does that come out? At this point my list of games to play far exceeds the time I have available to do so :( -- nm - decline Nov 19, 10:39 3
  - Not until march 09. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 10:39 2
    - This is why I love Amazon's pre-order price guarantee. -- nm - TFox Nov 19, 10:42 1
      - Plus I had a $10 off code (for a video game products only) from a previous purchase. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 10:43
how to make a male slushie -- (link) - M Nov 19, 10:30 3
- I'm afraid to click. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 10:31 1
  - it's only Top Gear (UK tv) -- nm - M Nov 19, 10:32
- Dawson? -- nm - budice Nov 19, 10:31
Hasn't anyone here played Gears of War 2 yet? Haven't seen anyone talk about it, but it's selling like crazy so somebody must have it. -- nm - Don Homer Nov 19, 10:25 7
- after far cry 2 and the first couple hours of fallout 3 i'll admit i'm getting tired of shooting people....nm - x Nov 19, 10:34
- I've got it. I'm very into it. But I want to finish Fallout 3. -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 10:28
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  - I really liked the single-player in Gears 1. However, since Halo 3's multiplayer is so fucking awesome, I was unable to "get into" Gears 1 online -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:29 2
    - (The Gears 1 multiplayer experience pales in comparison to the experience provided by Halo 3) -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:29 1
      - I hated the Gears 1 multi. Way to easy to cheat so it wasn't fun. -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 10:32
- I haven't bought it, but I know people who have. They say it's freaking awesome. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:26
It is a goal of mine to get back to Japan while they are still making Yogurt Pepsi. - ty97 Nov 19, 10:23 6
- eBay. They've got it. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 10:32
- Euphamism? -- nm - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 10:30 1
  - nope...here's a picture of it.... -- (link) - Remlik Nov 19, 10:31
- really? -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 10:29 2
  - well I mean, for work to send me to Japan. Not for me to pay. - ty97 Nov 19, 10:31 1
    - I'd pay you to get me some of that Pepsi. If you go that is. -- nm - Remlik Nov 19, 10:34
I'd like lileve to talk some more about yoga, please. -- nm - Mop Nov 19, 10:20 2
- In some poses you use almost your whole body in different ways, strengthens and helps me you much more flexible. Also helps with how deep u can breath -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 10:24
- Yoga!... Yoga!.... Yoga, yoga, yoga, yoga !!! -- nm - i'm not dead yet ! Nov 19, 10:22
Mop, here's a fuller list. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 10:17 3
- Lies! There isn't a single Buckminster on that list. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:18 1
  - no brushes either. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:19
- ahem. -- (link) - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 10:18
The problem with "putting the fear of God" into the pirates is that you have to put enough fear to counteract the desperation of their situation - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:17 55
- I blame Steve Zissou. -- nm - David Nov 19, 10:31 1
  - *someone remind me to rewatch this over break.* -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 19, 10:37
- Oh quit with the "They're only doing it because they are desperate," stuff. There are millions of desperate people in the world. Most don't resort.. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 19, 10:25 26
  - I'm simply applying the same logic that is used to recruit teens into inner-city gangs. Because that's exactly what's happening in Somalia. - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:28 22
    - Well, I dunno about Vancouver gangs, but Winnipeg teen gang members are usually doing it for fun and profit more than "I had no other choice." - Name Withheld By Request Nov 19, 10:30 5
      - I'd just call it a different kind of desperation, especially if I saw the rest of my life stretching before me in a shitty, dead-end job. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 10:32 1
        
        Again, the vast vast majority of those in such a situation do not resort to crime. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 19, 10:48
      - Did you ever watch the first Ninja Turtles movie? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:31 2
        
        I applaud this post for bringing a smile to an otherwise deadly serious thread. - Name Withheld By Request Nov 19, 10:34 1
        
        Except it does have basis in reality: A gang is an organization. A tribe is an organization. A corporation is an organization. - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:36
    - Somalia is COMPLETELY different. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:28 15
      - Non-governmental civil war has lead to a Warlord-state, right? How is that different? -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:30 7
        
        how is that like America, exactly? or even Afghanistan? -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:30 6
        
        The warlord-state. That's what gangs are. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:31 5
        
        the last I checked, the US does in fact have a government. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:33 4
        
        technically, so does somalia. its control just doesn't really extend to where the gangs operate. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 10:35
        
        So ... because America has a government, and Somalia does not, you refuse to see any similarity between gangs and tribes? - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:35 2
        
        if you really think it is the same, this discussion can go nowhere. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:38 1
        
        There's no good guys and there's no bad guys. It's just ... it's just a bunch of guys. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:39
      - yeah. more guns, less food. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 10:29 6
        
        and a lot less government. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:30 5
        
        and far longer history of far more intense tribalism. - Mel Profit Nov 19, 10:32 4
        
        yep, in other words ... totally different. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:33 3
        
        it's a difference in scale rather than structure, but the underlying dynamic is similar, is it not? -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 10:37 2
        
        I do not think so. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:38 1
        
        It would make a very interesting sociological paper, I think... -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 10:44
  - they're doing it because they can. there is no law enforcement. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:26
  - I agree with Name Withheld By Request-cumber. -- nm - TWuG Nov 19, 10:26
  - Well, to all the people who want a non-governmental Anarchist state, they should look to Somalia as a reason against it. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:26
- Then you go after the organizers. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 10:18 5
  - see people. now this is the sort of thing i'm talking about!....nm - x Nov 19, 10:21
  - or you just pull back and nuke them from orbit. it's the only way to be sure. -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 10:21 1
    - ohh, radioactive pirates. that gives me an idea. -- nm - Uwe Boll Nov 19, 10:21
  - it must be great to be able to solve problems in a decades-long war just like that. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:20 1
    - It is. -- nm - Dr.Vermin Nov 19, 10:24
- i think clearly the thing to do is to come up with facile suggestions about how easy it'd be to fix the problem from behind our keyboards!....nm - x Nov 19, 10:18 19
  - Nothing facile about it. There is currently no downside for the pirates. Make one. Make a big one. - TWuG Nov 19, 10:21 14
    - alienating civilians has worked so well for you in the past. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 10:34 2
      - They're Somalis, they don't matter. If they mattered they'd have formed a government for themselves. -- nm - TWuG Nov 19, 10:36 1
        
        nah, they just don't matter till they take down a building or two. -- nm - mafic Nov 19, 10:38
    - nope, pretty facile...nm - x Nov 19, 10:23
    - Don't worry about the innocent crew members and villagers. -- nm - VMan Nov 19, 10:23 7
      - Collateral damage. -- nm - TWuG Nov 19, 10:27 5
        
        not when we know t hey're part of the target. This is the worst idea I've read since znufrii had an idea. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:28 4
        
        It gets better. We should nuke Somalia. Hit every population center. Cordon the coast and destroy any fleeing vessels. -- nm - TWuG Nov 19, 10:34 1
        
        I love your way of thinking. -- nm - General Ripper Nov 19, 10:38
        
        gee, thanks. - znufrii Nov 19, 10:30 1
        
        ;P -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:31
      - Glass it. Glass all of it. -- nm - High Templar Tassadar Nov 19, 10:25
    - and if they know we wouldn't bomb an oil tanker, they'd steal only oil tankers. -- nm - loosilu Nov 19, 10:22
    - which only makes them more desperate -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 10:21
  - let's solve health care too! -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:20 1
    - duh. obviously, if people would stop getting sick, then the healthcare problem would go away. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:21
  - Exactly! I know. Random plague ships. If they know that they could not only infect themselves, but their entire country, then that should stop them! -- nm - decline Nov 19, 10:20
  - save somalia, save the surrounding international waters -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:19
I don't know much about Daschle, but are his HHS credentials? -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:16 18
- He's probably current on his anthrax trivia. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 10:26
- Plus, the Odvious choice is Howard Dean, but he's said he doesn't want it. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 10:24
- all i know is that he was one of the least effective senate majority leaders i've ever seen....nm - x Nov 19, 10:20 7
  - I totally agree, but oddly, I think the reasons why he failed will make him a good secretary of HHS. - ReluctantCynic Nov 19, 10:25 3
    - And what experience had Tommy THompson had? Gov of Wisc...ok -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 10:27 2
      - Actually, Tommy boy implemented progressive plans in Wisconsin for Health -- nm - budice Nov 19, 10:30 1
        
        It was rhetorical. -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 10:34
  - have you *seen* Harry Reid? -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 10:21 2
    - who? -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:25
    - harry reid is a strategic genius compared to tom daschle....nm - x Nov 19, 10:24
- Like I posted on B2...he has written a book called: What We Can Do About the Health-Care Crisis - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 10:18 3
  - *nominates the Everybody Poops author* -- nm - Max Nov 19, 10:20 2
    - For Sec of Sanitation...it'd work -- nm - The Calico Cat Coalition Nov 19, 10:21 1
      - see, I think SecDef and SecSan should be merged into one position. -- nm - Beryllium Nov 19, 10:23
- he has no HSM credentials. *votes no* -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 19, 10:17 3
  - after T'giving, you should be 'ken kutaragi loves mandy lane' -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:18 2
    - santa claus might get jealous. do you think he would? mmm, candy canes. -- nm - pilgrims and indians love mandy lane Nov 19, 10:32 1
      - what if ken k *is* santa clause. -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:35
"It's about subtlety." -- nm - David Nov 19, 10:16
iraqi parliament meeting erupts in partisan brawl! - x Nov 19, 10:16 2
- "Get your pies for the Great Pie Fight!" -- nm - znufrii Nov 19, 10:24 1
  - "Oh no!" "Yes! Pizza!" -- nm - Bugsy Malone Nov 19, 10:28
Jax... - lileve Nov 19, 10:16 2
- No. No worries. Hopefully our oldest daughter will get to the point where she can babysit. - JaxSean Nov 19, 10:18 1
  - :) -- nm - lileve Nov 19, 10:19
kilbo: Polaroid 8" Dual-Screen Portable DVD with Game Controller 89.99 + 5 at wootoff -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:15 5
- I've heard really bad things about those, but thanks -- nm - oblique Nov 19, 10:31
- That makes me wish I had a longer commute. -- nm - Max Nov 19, 10:17
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- refurb though -- nm - decline Nov 19, 10:16 1
  - oops, missed that (sorry, kilbo. r0x0rz!) -- nm - ty97 Nov 19, 10:17

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