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It's best to just ignore Captain Oblivious and... 1,423 Views / 23 Replies  
It's best to just ignore Captain Oblivious and move on.
Posted by petehammer, on Mar 5, 2004 at 07:15 PM, in Marketplace
Re: Why do they call it swearing, anyway? 1,016 Views / 6 Replies  
I don't have an answer, except you brought to mind the South Park episode:

"Leave it to Americans to think that bad mean good, pissed means angry, and curse words to mean something other then a...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 20, 2003 at 12:51 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Don't worry, it wasn't any longer than your usual... 5,773 Views / 242 Replies  
Don't worry, it wasn't any longer than your usual posts.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 20, 2003 at 12:47 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Really? What is Lurk's job again? 2,168 Views / 29 Replies  
Really? What is Lurk's job again?
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 20, 2003 at 12:44 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Ah, lawyers. 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
Ah, lawyers.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 20, 2003 at 12:43 PM, in Political/War Lounge
I think then it would be "necon" Rather,... 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
I think then it would be "necon"

Rather, petehammer would be peteham, or pete, both of which are fine. I assume you're okay with SH, or Spheric, or Harlot, right?

-pete
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 06:52 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Main Entry: ab�bre�vi�ate Pronunciation:... 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
Main Entry: ab�bre�vi�ate
Pronunciation: &-'brE-vE-"At
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Form(s): -at�ed; -at�ing
Etymology: Middle English, from Late Latin abbreviatus, past participle of...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 06:31 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Really? Okay, let's look at your examples: ... 2,168 Views / 29 Replies  
Really?

Okay, let's look at your examples:

Either the United States' or its close allies' vital national interests had to be at risk

Bush policy: seems to alienate its close allies.

The...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 04:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Slapping a name on a group of people who slapped... 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
Slapping a name on a group of people who slapped in on themselves.

You know, I'm curious if you are so resistant to the truth you simply cannot believe that "neocons" exist.

So, you don't...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 04:26 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Don't worry, that's a sunk cost. You're fine on... 4,268 Views / 109 Replies  
Don't worry, that's a sunk cost. You're fine on the margin.

That is, until you get to the Slutsky equation. Sorry, I just like saying Slutsky.

To get the other 67% of your degree, remember...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 04:21 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Why not, oh I don't know, the "World Trade... 2,239 Views / 95 Replies  
Why not, oh I don't know, the "World Trade Center"?

I know, call me crazy, but perhaps we don't have to beat people over the head with the "Freedom" BS and instead call it like it is - assuming it...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 04:18 PM, in MacNN Lounge
So, how much have you been paying? It doesn't... 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
So, how much have you been paying? It doesn't seem to be working out all your anger issues, so I recommend finding a more credible/expensive therapist.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 12:37 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Crash, Yes, let that anger out! It's... 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
Crash,

Yes, let that anger out!

It's better to do it here, on an online forum for free, than have to pay someone $100 an hour for therapy, right?
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 12:25 PM, in Political/War Lounge
LOL! Yup, fear of black people... 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
LOL!

Yup, fear of black people "integrating," fear of Mexicans crossing the border, fear of "Arabs" and Muslims, fear of communist takeover, fear of homosexuals brainwashing our children... oh...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 12:18 PM, in Political/War Lounge
If theolein or myself has an electron scanning... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
If theolein or myself has an electron scanning microscope handy this weekend to find it, perhaps we can give it a try.

And it looks like you still haven't read the thread.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 19, 2003 at 10:29 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Poll: Besides the "black girls" comment, I agree. ... 2,120 Views / 34 Replies  
Besides the "black girls" comment, I agree.

It seems that the longer people are out of high school, the more they trend toward crazy ideas like "school uniforms" as the solution to our huge...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 07:01 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Sorry, dude. You bring up Nazis out of the blue,... 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
Sorry, dude. You bring up Nazis out of the blue, you invoke the law, you lose.

Them's the brakes.



The link I have says Goodwin (of Prof. Ralph Goodwin), and if you read your own quote:
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 06:36 PM, in Political/War Lounge
D'oh! Sorry Lurk, it looks like Goodwin's... 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
D'oh!

Sorry Lurk, it looks like Goodwin's Law (http://members.tripod.com/~goodwin_2/law.html) has reared it's ugly head. On the plus side, MacNstein lost.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 06:19 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Is asking rhetorical questions to which you... 5,918 Views / 278 Replies  
Is asking rhetorical questions to which you believe you already hold the answer the Republican/Conservative agenda nowadays?

Yes, virginia, there are Neocons. Though -I forget who labeled them as...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 06:18 PM, in Political/War Lounge
No, no, no... we'll just start using Extreme... 1,378 Views / 31 Replies  
No, no, no... we'll just start using Extreme Christian for KKK.

Better yet, we'll use Xtreme Muslim, it'll be a new show on Fox.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 05:52 PM, in MacNN Lounge
How you can write these sentences back to back... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
How you can write these sentences back to back and not have your head explode is beyond me.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 04:53 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Sigh. He has been going on "supervised" visits... 653 Views / 4 Replies  
Sigh. He has been going on "supervised" visits for years. He will still basically be tailed secret service. If you really think this guy is a menace, then you should probably read more articles...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 02:09 PM, in MacNN Lounge
And there you have it. Hundreds of thousands... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
And there you have it.

Hundreds of thousands of Japanese civilians obliterated: they are the enemy, they are worth nothing.

Let me ask you something. On 9/11, when our civilian's lives were...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 02:05 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Of course this is an opinion. Records show (that... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
Of course this is an opinion. Records show (that are linked to in this thread) that Japan was going to surrender anyway. The bombs on civilian targets only showed the U.S. to be brutal.

A fact...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 12:51 PM, in Political/War Lounge
The KKK is a pretty small group, unless we're... 1,378 Views / 31 Replies  
The KKK is a pretty small group, unless we're including Neo-Nazis (they are different afterall).

Any type of fundamentalism is bad, and especially when it results in hatred.

I'm sure there are...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 12:43 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Macpilot, People like Simey and... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
Macpilot,

People like Simey and Spliffdaddy, who I disagree with, have managed to make their points in sane ways without insults. They have also been able to debate like adults.
You have...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 12:17 PM, in Political/War Lounge
It also seems unjust that a man can destroy a... 2,803 Views / 117 Replies  
It also seems unjust that a man can destroy a woman's life with rape.

Men are not the victims here.

Would I accuse you of murder, just for the hell of it?

Look at the Kobe trial and all...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 10:47 AM, in Political/War Lounge
One would ask if you've read the thread but the... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
One would ask if you've read the thread but the answer is pretty obvious.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 18, 2003 at 10:37 AM, in Political/War Lounge
Huh? My parents' friends (white) adopted a... 963 Views / 22 Replies  
Huh? My parents' friends (white) adopted a Korean baby (not white). Is this different in Spliffdaddyland?
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 06:49 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Shoudl Torture be used to Extract Intel from Saddam? 2,803 Views / 117 Replies  
Confused. We're good merely because we're less bad than Saddam?
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 06:47 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Shoudl Torture be used to Extract Intel from Saddam? 2,803 Views / 117 Replies  
Lerk's point, which you ignore, is that "less bad" does not equal "good." So, we're not the knights riding in on white horses if we're merely less bad than Saddam.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 06:44 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Re: Re: Christmas bonus � did you get one? 1,214 Views / 34 Replies  
Same here... I wonder if we work for the same company!

And in my case, the bonus will be a salary "gross up" which really has not been explained very well.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 06:14 PM, in MacNN Lounge
Let me call Doc and get in the DeLorean. When I... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
Let me call Doc and get in the DeLorean. When I return, I can let you know.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 05:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Absolutely false. According to MN law, which I... 2,803 Views / 117 Replies  
Absolutely false. According to MN law, which I assume is similar to many states, a person under the influence cannot give consent (for the obvious reasons). In addition, in many states, if at ANY...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 05:08 PM, in Political/War Lounge
You make a good point (esp. about Euclid/Newton),... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
You make a good point (esp. about Euclid/Newton), but I disagree that somehow 60 years ago firebombing a city was morally okay. My whole point is that this is something that would always be wrong,...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 03:57 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Woah. So we can't say, perhaps, Atilla the Hun... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
Woah. So we can't say, perhaps, Atilla the Hun was wrong because we weren't alive then and our reality is different now? Can't say African slavery in the U.S. was unacceptable because it is a...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 03:20 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Okay, so if Iraq dropped bombs on Indiana to kill... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
Okay, so if Iraq dropped bombs on Indiana to kill workers who manufacture the screws that end up on B-2 bombers, will no one give a ****?

They are called civilian targets. They are not soldiers. ...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 02:33 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Sure attack the source. You can find these... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
Sure attack the source. You can find these figures anywhere. Use google, it was the first link that popped up for me.

Basically, the figures are completely accurate and the fact of the matter...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 02:21 PM, in Political/War Lounge
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/61/001.html ... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/61/001.html





So, wrong on Dresden. You are honestly the first person I have heard defend the bombing of Dresden.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 02:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Having been to Dresden recently, I can say that... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
Having been to Dresden recently, I can say that beyond the deaths and horror, the irreplacable structural damage and destruction is appaling. Imagine, say, Chicago leveled. All of the history of...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 02:01 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Shoudl Torture be used to Extract Intel from Saddam? 2,803 Views / 117 Replies  
Sigh. Yes, we know that. It's a hypothetical.

The fact that some people believe that some torture is justified, in my mind, is no better than the torture that Saddam did. I'm sure he felt it...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 01:48 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Re: Re: Re: Re: Shoudl Torture be used to Extract Intel from Saddam? 2,803 Views / 117 Replies  
I read this meaning that "as long as you're not Saddam, you're good." Which, after reading some posts about torture, seems fairly accurate. "Hey, we don't have rape rooms, therefore... we're good."...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 01:44 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Yes. One would naturally expect him to have an... 646 Views / 7 Replies  
Yes. One would naturally expect him to have an unbiased opinion and go against the U.S. if necessary. Naturally.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 01:34 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Shoudl Torture be used to Extract Intel from Saddam? 2,803 Views / 117 Replies  
Ah, but Lerk, using a strawman to destroy your credibility is far easier.
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 01:27 PM, in Political/War Lounge
And here is exactly the problem. For years,... 2,803 Views / 117 Replies  
And here is exactly the problem. For years, people have made Hitler out to be an inhuman monster, due to all the atrocities committed. Unfortunately, once Hitler is no longer human, we don't worry...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 01:23 PM, in Political/War Lounge
You're tedious and unrewarding? :confused: 935 Views / 26 Replies  
You're tedious and unrewarding? :confused:
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 12:29 PM, in Political/War Lounge
There is an important statistic missing: how many... 6,287 Views / 245 Replies  
There is an important statistic missing: how many people die years after firebombing due to the firebombing? Not many. How many people die years after nuclear bombing due to the nukes? How many in...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 12:26 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Newsflash (AP): It turns out that Iraqi children... 5,773 Views / 242 Replies  
Newsflash (AP): It turns out that Iraqi children were actually manufacturing Sarin gas at school, so we were correct to bomb them.

Also, in Afganistan, it turns out that the wedding party we...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 17, 2003 at 10:40 AM, in Political/War Lounge
It would bring back to life those he had... 696 Views / 13 Replies  
It would bring back to life those he had killed... obviously!
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 16, 2003 at 07:07 PM, in Political/War Lounge
Re: Saddam vs Milosevic 799 Views / 10 Replies  
Great post and great name.

I think Saddam would win, even with his ailments. Slobodan is all talk and according to the right-wingers, Saddam personally tortured a lot of people, so I think he's...
Posted by petehammer, on Dec 16, 2003 at 06:09 PM, in MacNN Lounge
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