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Cirque Umbrella (or One for Ponzi)
Hah! You are so right! Anything new is a new source of adventure and exploration. Bag, box, garment, person, furniture, leave it for a moment and you will find a cat perched on it the next.— March 7, 2010 1:50 p.m.
Work for a Government and Rake in Bucks
I missed your earlier post, Psycholizard, re distraction of the real issue. Clearly American Empire is on its way out, collapsed by corporate greed and neocon overreach, clearly Chinese Empire is on the rise, though it is hollow and incredibly weak and in my opinion will be short-lived. I could be wrong about that, if for instance, they collaborate with revolutionary elements from South and East, things could get pretty nasty. I've been arguing this for the longest to racists on the question of undocumented migrants, is the difference between quiet assimilation and assistance and noisy revolution is people tend not to forget who their friends and enemies were when it's payback time. What comes after that? Who knows, maybe we will all revert to European dominance and convert to their form of Socialism. And we will live happily ever after. :)— March 7, 2010 1:40 p.m.
Work for a Government and Rake in Bucks
??? We have guns, too, more guns, better guns, better equipped men to use those guns. Not a factor, IMHO.— March 7, 2010 1:24 p.m.
My Brunch With Yoko
jayallen, next time you eat with Yoko, suggest it and make sure you credit me with the idea. :)— March 7, 2010 12:41 p.m.
Work for a Government and Rake in Bucks
Bingo, if what SurfPuppy suggests is true, that police officers and firefighters need no more than a GED or high school diploma to apply for a position, then let's start at a base salary equivalent to that level of education, say a construction worker makes 30K a year (mid-level salary range), then add a further amount in consideration of risk factors which SurfPuppy says is very low, but say we increase it by 25% of 30K, I'd say that's on target. The reason we don't pay that low is because of the "hero" status attached to certain professions. So let's throw in an extra 10-20K for that mystique, and start at 50K. Does that sound about right? Does to me? Will anybody go for it? Heck no. People are not reasonable about these matters. If we were, we wouldn't be broke. What is your counteroffer?— March 7, 2010 12:09 p.m.
My Brunch With Yoko
Very true, MsG. Maybe she'll sell the rights to "The Ballad of John and Yoko" and reproduce their images to sell Charmin toilet paper next! I'd certainly buy and use it! :)— March 7, 2010 11:31 a.m.
My Brunch With Yoko
Scratch talentless, as it may be that her "talents" are not to my taste, add grasping, conniving instead.— March 7, 2010 6:42 a.m.
Found a Peanut
Forum God, in common with all bullies, you want to tell others what to think, do, say, feel. Allow me at least to speak for myself. If I posted every time I disagreed with you, you would have run off crying a long time ago. Apparently because I had the nerve to correct your error re column/blog, you are running off crying now, but of course not before your long sad curtain calls. Had I known it was so easily accomplished I might have taken you on a long time ago. You will permit me to say that I have ignored all of your nasty little comments directed toward moi as not worthy of my response. I don't allow myself to get into catfights beyond a moment's amusement. I prefer to laugh and walk away. I respond now for this reason: It will be a pleasure to me that one of the troll's biggest supporters will no longer be here to glorify themselves by encouraging his rants. I've been on a number of forums but nowhere have I been on a forum where they keep a pet troll around just to make themselves look good. Most forums actively discourage and/or work hard to ban creatures like this. But I suppose here, life is too boring without the incessant idiotic howling to respond to with rational arguments. I give you leave to leave with this last thought. You were, on this thread or another, wishing everyone love one another. LOLOL!! Oh my dear refried, you remind me of that old saying. Dying for your faith is easy. Living your faith is hard. God bless you, refried, my brother in Christ. :)— March 7, 2010 5:23 a.m.
The Trio and His Eminence
I was going to point that out, MsG. All pussycats welcome! :)— March 6, 2010 2:06 p.m.
My Brunch With Yoko
Talentless, caterwauling, fame-hungry, money-grubbing Yoko has now officially scraped below the bottom of the barrel, selling the rights to John's image to sell cars.: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Ph4rZU0Ns4&featur… Just thought all her admirers here would like to have another reason to worship at her shrine.— March 6, 2010 1:41 p.m.