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With the Cantor stuff going on, has anybody thought of running a real money fund? - ceregon Dec 22, 14:11 1
- no because then you are an "investment adviser" and subjecting yourself to myriad state and federal regulations -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 14:12
*laughing* How far would get at the airport carrying one of these? -- (link) - CrankYanker Dec 22, 14:10
Can I get recommendations too? Meat Loaf, Wham! Elton John -- nm - ceregon Dec 22, 14:09 10
- Bronski Beat, ABC, Bananarama (all the Stock Aiken Waterman stuff) -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 14:13 1
  - great suggestions, I have ABC and all the SAW stuff though -- nm - ceregon Dec 22, 14:15
- New Order -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 14:12
- MFK. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:12 1
  - I would do anything for love, - psilotum Dec 22, 14:13
- Rush. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:11
- Jellyfish. nm - Dignan Dec 22, 14:11
- Start Meat Loaf, and Elton John, I would put Wham on the bench. -- nm - ST Fantasy Band Players Dec 22, 14:10
- If I were going to have a meat loaf dinner with Elton John while listening to Wham, I'd searve a nice chianti. Next question. -- nm - mara bot Dec 22, 14:10
- KFM -- nm - El Fandie Dec 22, 14:10
Bery: Nice snow effects. They're driftier than the ones I have on pixiesticks and shotalicious. -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 14:08 3
- Totally agree, you've done a great job! -- nm - ceregon Dec 22, 14:12
- Hey, if there's one thing I know, it's how to deal with drifters. *wink*. - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:09 1
  - I don't watch Dexter, so it came off as Canadian-Creepy. -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 14:12
I've never worn a helmet, not even when I was drag-racing back in the 60's, but I would wear one of these. -- (link) - CrankYanker Dec 22, 14:07
I interrupt your regularly programmed posting for this very special announcement : - El Fandie Dec 22, 14:06 8
- I like the darkness. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 14:08 1
  - "One way ticket to Hell and back, got a one way ticket to Hell and back." -- nm - Qale Dec 22, 14:09
- Except for mafic and wiggs. - psilotum Dec 22, 14:07
- Dano's got some 'splaining to do. -- nm - ty97 Dec 22, 14:07
- So Bret Hart is still not prime minister? -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 14:07 3
  - Prime Minister Jim Carrey - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:08 2
    - no no no. after Bret Hart there is only one other Candian as great as him. Mr. William Shatner. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 14:12
    - He's American now -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 14:12
Boxoffice prediction numbers are in. Jax nails Yes Man. -- (link) - oblique Dec 22, 14:06 3
- Damn, I should have said "NO" -- nm - Yes Man Dec 22, 14:07
- at least he's nailing something. - El Fandie Dec 22, 14:07 1
  - heh -- nm - Pippy Dec 22, 14:09
LYC: Madonna's "Dance 2nite" is the same beat/ track as Duran Duran's "Nite-Runner" and both produced by Timbaland - MDH Dec 22, 14:05
*slaps head* I've bought a bunch of amazon shit over the past 2 weeks. - ty97 Dec 22, 14:03
Evel Knievel is a moot point anyway. Today's kids, and tomorrow's, aren't going to know who he was. He's going to be a footnote in GenX history soon - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 14:00 5
- "we landed on the moon?" -- nm - Kids of Today Dec 22, 14:05
- He was Elvis, right? -- nm - tomorrow's kids Dec 22, 14:02 2
  - They're not going to know who Elvis is. They're not going to know who Kurt Cobain is -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 14:05 1
    - Elvis will be known -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 14:09
- I only know SuperDave, really. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:01
At the risk of getting punched: Do we have Vegas 09 dates? -- nm - ty97 Dec 22, 13:59 25
- we have to bring dates? *scrambles* -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 14:00
- Probably mid May, or early June. -- nm - Redmond home from work, bad weather Dec 22, 14:00 22
  - May 2nd might be a good date. [nm] - Mel Profit Dec 22, 14:01 15
    - crud. I'm running a mini marathon that weekend and it's Free Comic Book Weekend. -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 14:08
    - By any chance, would that be the target date for Manny Pac vs Ricky Hatton? -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 14:02 12
      - *finger to nose* - Mel Profit Dec 22, 14:03 10
        
        Well, Kelly wouldn't need to worry about me sitting at the tables all weekend. - Will Hunting Dec 22, 14:04 9
        
        I'd be right there with ya. - kelly Dec 22, 14:05 8
        
        you really would. - Mel Profit Dec 22, 14:06 7
        
        The only downside, since we usually try to go cheap and dirty......that would be a huge fight weekend - Will Hunting Dec 22, 14:09 4
        
        The tickets, if you can get them, are the killer. - Mel Profit Dec 22, 14:12
        
        Hmm, we've gotta figure out a way to get some money. - kelly Dec 22, 14:12 2
        
        I'll start selling blood. I think we can get a few hundred for the toddler too. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 14:14 1
        
        Medical studies! -- nm - kelly Dec 22, 14:15
        
        meh. -- nm - tRuMaN Dec 22, 14:07 1
        
        go grout a tub. - Mel Profit Dec 22, 14:13
      - Some say target, some say tar-jay... -- nm - Diva Dec 22, 14:03
    - heh-heh... -- nm - Diva Dec 22, 14:01
  - *votes against mid-May* - ty97 Dec 22, 14:01 5
    - I'm good anytime past April 20th. - Will Hunting Dec 22, 14:05 4
      - obvie, my work schedule plays a part, but I know I can't do the weekend of 5/15 due to graudation of bro, or memorial day weekend - ty97 Dec 22, 14:08
      - Oh, I see how it is - you can't afford to go on a cruise, but you can afford to go to Vegas? Mmhmm.... -- nm - Mom si Dec 22, 14:07 2
        
        Yeah, pretty much :) -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 14:08 1
        
        :) -- nm - kelly Dec 22, 14:09
- no, still trying to see if the fiancee is interested in a vegas wedding ... - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:00
how the hell is a kid supposed to pretend to be Evil Kneivel jumping the Snake River wearing some big stupid helmet? - pigby Dec 22, 13:54 20
- unless they're on fire they're not trying... -- nm - Mel Profit Dec 22, 13:57
- In the 60's, we used to call people "pussies" if they wore a seatbelt. "Oooh, he thinks he's Parnelli Jones" -- nm - CrankYanker Dec 22, 13:56 9
  - i'm not talking driving two tons of metal 70 mph on the highway. i'm talking riding bikes with other kids in the neighborhood -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 13:57 8
    - so a few kids you used to know outweigh scientific studies? -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:59 7
      - how did we ever manage to survive the past 10,000 years without the miracle of bike helmets -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 14:05 6
        
        I think the childhood survival rate of several thousand years is exactly what the human race needs right now! -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 22, 14:06 4
        
        given the state of our planet, the herd could us some thinning -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 14:09 2
        
        Especially of the dumb ones who ride too close to the curbs! -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 22, 14:11 1
        
        those dumbass kids might as well wear helmets cause they're gonna get the business from the other kids who know how to ride a damn bike anyway -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 14:14
        
        *high five* -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:08
        
        something about the lack of bikes for most of that time. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:06
- even Super Dave Osbourne wore a helmet, and look what happened to HIM -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:55
- he wore a helmet! -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:54 7
  - a cool motorcycle helmet with the stars and stripes on it. not some wussy penis-esque dayglo crap helmet -- nm - pigby Dec 22, 13:56 1
    - I see your problem. You don't know where to shop. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:58
  - But it wasn't a big stupid helmet. It was a smallish half helmet with the stars and stripes on it! -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 13:55 4
    - It was bigger than a standard bike helmet -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:57 2
      - But he wasn't riding a mamsy pamsy bike. He was riding motherfucking ROCKETS! And he didn't do it with a full hemlet with a shitload of padding -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 13:58
      - yeah it was. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:57
    - And it was lined with broken glass. nm - Dignan Dec 22, 13:56
And I think Southwest Florida drivers may actually be the worst drivers ever. - ty97 Dec 22, 13:54 9
- I used to think a lot of things like that until I got into a car with Algeiran Will Hunting. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:57 2
  - I should limit my statement to domestic cities -- nm - ty97 Dec 22, 14:00 1
    - oh yeah. The scariest drivers ever were really in Jamaica for me. -- nm - Callisto Dec 22, 14:05
- Where are you now? In S. Florida, you have such an influx of Northern transplants that they all want to kill each other on the roads. - JaxSean Dec 22, 13:56 1
  - I live in Fort Myers now. - ty97 Dec 22, 13:57
- Totally agreed. They were the worst. EVAH! -- nm - Remlik Dec 22, 13:55 1
  - Also: radio here SUCKS. - ty97 Dec 22, 13:58
- I think that you can modify that to South Florida in general. - Callisto Dec 22, 13:54 1
  - heh, I haven't been to the Boca area, but it fits to reason that it would be similar. -- nm - ty97 Dec 22, 13:55
I absolutely support helmet laws with regard to motorcycles. As for bicycles ... that's a bit tacky, but I can understand the intent. - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:50 20
- More people die from head trauma in motor vehicle accidents. Would you support a helmet law for driving? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 14:12 1
  - straw man. you're trying to divert from the issue at hand. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:14
- "Tacky"? Like, not very stylish? -- nm - mara christmas, movie house! Dec 22, 13:56 6
  - tacky, like overdone and unnecessary. - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:58 5
    - statistics don't lie! -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:00 4
      - yes they do! ;-) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:01 3
        
        yeah, they do. But in this case I don't think so. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:03 2
        
        I agree :) - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:05 1
        
        yes, I know. ain't no one getting on a bike without a helmet in my house. - loosilu Dec 22, 14:07
- I'm all for allowing adults to make their own choice...but kids should be wearing them, they aren't smart enough to decide on their own -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:55
- my thoughts are, if you're on a bike, you're operating a machine that is propelling you at a velocity beyond your body's own abilities - znufrii Dec 22, 13:54 4
  - good luck explaining that to your kid. -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 14:06 3
    - kids don't have to understand the physics of everything they do. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:10
    - why would I need to explain that? "Wear the helmet, or I lock your bike up until you do, capisce?" -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 14:09 1
      - It's a joke :P Read your post and imagine you're saying it in those words, to your kid -- nm - Roger More Dec 22, 14:14
- "I drive right behind them and take their shoe off with my tire. Then I run those fuckers into a tree" -- nm - Carlin Dec 22, 13:53
- Which means those drivers are crowding into other people's lanes, which can cause a whole other set of problems -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 13:52
- (However, in my house, helmets will be absolutely mandatory.) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:52
- it's not all about the cars. often you hit something in the road and topple. I am serious about the head injury unit. One visit - loosilu Dec 22, 13:52 1
  - Indeed, and I do not ride without a helmet. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:53
Honestly, I expect to raise my children how I was raised. Which is to say, they won't be bubble wrapped. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:50 41
- I plan to raise a kid or two with a healthy does of Eye Pokes, Random Finger to Skull Thwaps, and Out of the Blue Pinches and Pokes. - Mel Profit Dec 22, 13:54 2
  - Oh yeah....you just scream stealth. -- nm - Will Hunting Dec 22, 13:58 1
    - honestly, you have no idea... - Mel Profit Dec 22, 14:00
- Here here! I agree 100% and I wish to subscribe to your "No pussies for children" newsletter -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 13:53 6
  - Any child of yours is in for enough pain...a helmet won't help :) -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:58 5
    - My kids are going to be awesome. Intelligent and well read, with an appreciation for Cary Grant and William Wyler - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 14:02 4
      - That would be lil miss ccc...who also wears a bike helmet :) - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 14:07
      - I consider that a noble dream. - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:04 2
        
        My kids are going to appreciate The Thin Man not only as movies but as books -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 14:06 1
        
        *makes a note to send the Board Book version of Proust as a baby shower gift* -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 14:17
- We can all agree that elbow pads are an invitation fora back alley beating, right? nm - Dignan Dec 22, 13:53
- If a helmet is bubble wrapped to you, there's not really anything any one will say to alter - Will Hunting Dec 22, 13:53 2
  - Which is fair, except the risk of said catastrophic bike accident is no greater than the risk of a catastrophic trampoline accident or catastrophic... - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 14:11 1
    - you got numbers for that? -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:16
- You. Have. No. Idea. At. All. Trust me. I said all this same stuff. -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:51 7
  - That's you. I will make sure my child(ren) are safe, but not to the point where they don't learn what a little pain is like - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 13:57 3
    - That's what arms and legs are for. Not skulls. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:59 2
      - If you weren't meant to feel pain in the skull, the Talking Pickle wouldn't have put pain receptors there -- nm - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 14:04 1
        
        The brain doesn't have pain receptors. Brain damage isn't about pain. It's about tissue swelling and death. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:10
  - Heh. -- nm - JaxSean Dec 22, 13:53 2
    - We were going to be the cool parents! -- nm - Amy Dec 22, 13:54 1
      - Ummmm... how is that possible? Isn't Spawn the father? - Cuzzin Toddnog Dec 22, 13:55
- Breaking a bone is not the same as having brain damage. -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:51
- shouldn't you pay attention to new knowledge? that's how civilization has advanced. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:51 17
  - Sure, which is why I wouldn't rule out getting a helmet either. But would I let any of my nieces or nephews ride without one without fear? For sure. -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:58 3
    - this is where I disagree 100%. I can make my own choices. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:02 2
      - That's the point! It should be a choice, shouldn't it? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 14:07 1
        
        for adults. What if kids made all of their choices? What do you think they'd eat? would they go to school? -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:09
  - To be fair, he IS doing his part to prevent our de-evolution into an idiocracy. A nanny state kind of marches inexorably towards it. :) -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:52
  - Naw, he's going to put them out on a mountain cliff as a baby, if they survive, the gods willed it -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 13:52 11
    - Screw advances in medicine. His kid gets leeches! -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:52 10
      - See this is how ridculous the debate has gotten. We're talking about a fraction of a percentage of injuries compared to users and all of a sudden.. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 14:05 3
        
        a fraction of a percentage? Did you look at any of the actual numbers? Not even in the same universe. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 14:19
        
        Did you miss the stat where 95% of fatalities involved people who were not wearing helmets? -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 14:13 1
        
        Two rebuttals: 1) What's the overall percentage of helmet useage? 2) What percentage of those deaths do you think the helmet would have prevented? -- nm - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 14:20
      - How full circle it has come. We now use leaches to stimulate blood flow where there isn't any. -- nm - Redmond home from work, bad weather Dec 22, 13:54 4
        
        I thought it was to drain off stagnant blood. -- nm - loosilu Dec 22, 13:55 3
        
        A little from Column A, and a little from Column Medicinal Maggots -- nm - Beryllium Dec 22, 13:56 1
        
        mmm...medicinal maggots. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 13:58
        
        Mike from Dirty Jobs ate some on his episode - so freakin gross -- nm - Pippy Dec 22, 13:56
      - Advances in "medicine" have shown the benefits of leeches. -- nm - NWBR si Dec 22, 13:54
Mrs. Havens is going to have a good Christmas. Not only did she get the best score in her motorcycle safety class... - Mr. Havens Dec 22, 13:49
Dano should also check out The Special Goodness. - Dignan Dec 22, 13:49
That having been said, I think we should go back to the days of playing football without pads or helmets... -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 13:49 4
- We "invented" a game in junion high called buffalo ball. It was essentially keep-away with a football. No scoring. - Name Withheld By Request Dec 22, 13:52 3
  - Different from Smear the Queer how? -- nm - The Christmas Carol Coalition Dec 22, 14:03 1
    - does that even require use of a ball? -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 14:04
  - nice. -- nm - znufrii Dec 22, 13:55
mara's not a robot? -- nm - ty97 Dec 22, 13:47 1
- Ted Koppel _is_ a robot! -- nm - rollo Dec 22, 13:52
BANG!! -- nm - Redmond home from work, bad weather Dec 22, 13:46
"I need to meet that frickin' bird." -- nm - kelly Dec 22, 13:46

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