How can we expose more people to critical thinking?
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by En folkefiende » Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:27 am
Audit reveals problems at Riverview Gardens
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Last post by En folkefiende Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:27 am
Turning in a sicko ...
by CHARLEY_BIGTIME » Sun Feb 04, 2007 1:12 pm
Was the Russian porno dating site advert your idea Ab?
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Last post by DrMatt Sun Feb 25, 2007 12:14 am
YES! Victory in Kansas. (breaking news)
by Nyarlathotep » Wed Feb 14, 2007 2:49 am
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Won't someone please think of the CHILDREN!?!?!?!?!!?
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Do not demean Cynics.
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Last post by Doctor X Sat Feb 17, 2007 10:41 am
Ninth grade algebra
by izittrue » Thu Dec 21, 2006 8:49 pm
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but wheres the doctor part?
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Doesn't say it's to scale does it? :lol:
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Last post by DrMatt Mon Jan 01, 2007 3:01 pm
Teaching kids about Pluto -- Just heard on NPR.
by Nyarlathotep » Sun Sep 03, 2006 5:25 pm
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Children are learning to be hysterical ninnies.
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Chain 'em in a room and make 'em watch Neil deGrasse Tyson, old Carl Sagan films, and old newsreels of Madeline O'hair back to back.
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Last post by DrMatt Sun Sep 03, 2006 7:03 pm
Kill just one boyfriend and they never let you forget it.
by DrMatt » Mon Aug 21, 2006 9:05 pm
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Maybe.
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All the pathos does not change the facts of her case.
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Last post by CHARLEY_BIGTIME Tue Aug 29, 2006 2:56 am
Swiss train cam is back on line
by DrMatt » Tue Jul 25, 2006 4:57 pm
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Wow, and look at that spirit orb! Looks kinda like a headlight.
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you need some serious fucking help
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Last post by DrMatt Tue Aug 29, 2006 12:24 am
On the first day of physics class my professor said to meeee
by Marian » Sun Aug 20, 2006 1:28 am
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My first day of physics class was actually lab. The prof. repeatedly bent over backwards to tell us how much he'd make himself available to us,...
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Heh. My physics teacher was a genius; he knew exactly how to interest pupils in his chosen subject, designing many practical experiments which were...
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Last post by asthmatic camel Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:25 pm
TUTORIAL - Defining Definitions
by Walter_Wayne » Wed Aug 02, 2006 3:35 am
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So the first I was reminded of writing this, is that I am blessed with all the language ability that is typically presented by those with an...
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Just a note that the difficulty you observe with abuse of stipulative definitions is just equivocation. It's exactly what my brother does when he...
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Last post by DrMatt Mon Aug 21, 2006 3:06 pm
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Last post by NightG1 Thu Aug 17, 2006 10:54 pm
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Last post by gnome Wed Aug 16, 2006 8:33 pm
Young Germans think science is evil.
by Nyarlathotep » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:29 pm
Whether it's truly deserved or not, I don't know, but Germany has a rep for producing great engineers. THink of how many german car companies use...
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:29 pm
Spectrum Diabetes on Energy
by Kilik » Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:48 am
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Article from Spectrum Diabetes
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Very nice, but Diabetes Spectrum is the organ of the American Diabetes Association. I'm not sure how hard it is to get something published there, but...
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Last post by Terry Thu Aug 10, 2006 11:33 am
External Qi
by Kilik » Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:51 am
PubMed National Library of medicine scientific astudies and articles-
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Last post by Kilik Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:51 am
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Last post by Kilik Thu Aug 10, 2006 3:43 am
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Last post by DrMatt Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:52 am
First there was "intelligent design"...
by eli54 » Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:06 pm
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My wife says I thinke everything revolves around ME!
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Will King George support it? Will Shotgun Dick support it?
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Last post by En folkefiende Thu Jul 27, 2006 5:16 pm
Quote of the week
by DrMatt » Sun Jun 25, 2006 5:49 pm
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And no, if evolution is a net decrease in entropy, then its opposite is not stasis, but a net increase in entropy. -- Peter T. Daniels, Ph.D.
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And no, if evolution is a net decrease in entropy, then its opposite is not stasis, but a net increase in entropy. -- Peter T. Daniels, Ph.D.
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Last post by DrMatt Mon Jun 26, 2006 1:15 pm
Nearly All Sodas Sales to Schools to End
by Marian » Wed May 03, 2006 4:01 pm
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There was soda in school when I was a kid, people brought them from home. But it wasn't common even then. I was never allowed to drink soda with a...
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Luxury!
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Last post by Kristopher Mon Jun 12, 2006 3:03 pm
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Last post by ed Mon May 22, 2006 1:52 am
TUTORIAL - evolution and white polar bears
by xouper » Mon Aug 30, 2004 4:03 pm
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This exercise in critical thinking is about the Argument from Personal Incredulity, which in many ways is similar to the Argument from Ignorance ....
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Depends on how much you value a free society.
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Last post by Freakshow Sun May 07, 2006 5:37 pm
"Jesus Camp"
by Mulebear » Fri May 05, 2006 2:52 am
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Give me four years to teach the children and the seed I have sown will never be uprooted. - Lenin
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Which one are you????
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Last post by ratbag Fri May 05, 2006 11:11 am
Learn to wrassle in Ohio
by Pyrrho » Thu Mar 02, 2006 3:49 am
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Yes, friends, they practice on lions, tigers, and bears, oh my.
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I really do have to move.
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Last post by En folkefiende Thu Apr 20, 2006 7:31 pm
Training children to love robots
by CHARLEY_BIGTIME » Mon Apr 17, 2006 6:38 pm
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OK skeptical parents. I know you're out there.
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They could branch out into alternate technology. Like, say, rats, or ferrets. Those things handle uncertainty fairly well. They also teach about poop...
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Last post by DrMatt Wed Apr 19, 2006 5:26 pm
More home schoolers become 'unschoolers'
by Hexxenhammer » Tue Mar 14, 2006 10:22 pm
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Unschooling = goofing off and calling it learning?
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This is nothing new. What this article calls the unschooled , we call drop-outs . Kids who don't go to school and are pretty much left to their own...
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Last post by CC Fri Apr 14, 2006 6:48 pm
Student suspended for speaking Spanish (Kansas again)
by shemp » Sat Dec 10, 2005 2:07 pm
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Picked up from Fark:
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Yes, we have that here. I think it's lazy discipline... it doesn't serve as a disincentive at all... since it removes them from the responsibility of...
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Last post by gnome Fri Mar 03, 2006 10:17 pm
Does education fuel paranormal beliefs?
by DrMatt » Sat Jan 21, 2006 3:09 pm
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corrolation, causation... hm.
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I just wanted to make a comment that was related to this, though it's very anecdotal.
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Last post by Marian Thu Feb 16, 2006 6:43 pm
Happy Birthday Charles
by Doctor X » Tue Feb 14, 2006 11:41 am
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Yay was the Anti-Christ born!!
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Hey, I didn't know today was his birthday!
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Last post by Quester_X Tue Feb 14, 2006 3:07 pm
YOU VILL LEARN TO LAFF!
by DrMatt » Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:06 am
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This reads like something out of The Onion... or Yoga.
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Gramm and Pyrrho...
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Last post by Quester_X Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:02 am
Don't try this at home
by Pyrrho » Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:30 am
a teacher was doing a demonstration with methane when the chemicals ignited, causing a flash fire. The flames caused the victims' clothing to catch...
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Last post by Pyrrho Tue Jan 24, 2006 2:30 am
Science proves they're short and stupid.
by Doctor X » Sat Jan 21, 2006 10:26 am
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Well, I rather thought the corelation between nuitrition, height and general development was well established.
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Damn those PhD basketball players.
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Last post by Grammatron Mon Jan 23, 2006 9:05 pm
Emotional literacy
by Bearguin » Wed Nov 30, 2005 11:40 pm
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It's things like this that make me glad I don't have children.
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I'm still worried about literary literacy.
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Last post by DrMatt Sat Jan 14, 2006 2:31 am
Literacy Falls for Graduates From College
by Geni » Sat Dec 17, 2005 1:37 am
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From The New York Times
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This is how PHBs get created...
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Last post by DrMatt Tue Jan 03, 2006 4:48 pm
Who Wants To Die?
by Nigel » Tue Jan 03, 2006 2:24 am
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Hmmm....if it says, Who wants to die...die.... die...die....DIE... Red Jack and laughs hysterically, then maybe worry.
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The wheels on the bus go rao!
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Last post by DrMatt Tue Jan 03, 2006 3:03 am
French military victories
by Nyarlathotep » Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:27 pm
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Though the 'French are cheese eating surrender monkeys' is funny (though now quite old) joke, anyone that takes it seriously is forgetting a few...
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Not your fault! Not your fault!
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Last post by Doctor X Tue Dec 13, 2005 11:50 am
Nothing wrong with doing a little blow in the classroom
by shemp » Sat Dec 10, 2005 2:11 pm
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Especially of you're a teacher! (Picked up from fark) Teacher arrested for snorting cocaine in class
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How can a teacher afford cocaine?
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Last post by izittrue Mon Dec 12, 2005 9:44 pm
U. of Kansas Cancels Creationism Study
by Vic Daring » Thu Dec 01, 2005 8:22 pm
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I wonder if the religious right will be opposed to this particular example of Political Correctness creeping into education.
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Sort of like judicial activism.
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Last post by Doctor X Thu Dec 01, 2005 10:45 pm
U. of Kansas Offers Creationism Study
by CC » Wed Nov 23, 2005 2:06 am
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Finally. This, to me, is the way to shed light on creationism and ID. Bring it under scrutiny, and the more this is done in public, the better.
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Holy?
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Last post by Doctor X Wed Nov 23, 2005 4:40 am
Sex at School Increasing, Some Educators Say
by DrMatt » Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:21 pm
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Whatever became of going off in the woods?
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I prefer the Dave Chapel method.
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Last post by Grammatron Tue Nov 15, 2005 8:44 pm
Dover comes to it's senses
by Hexxenhammer » Wed Nov 09, 2005 2:32 pm
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Voters came down hard Tuesday on school board members who ordered a statement on intelligent design read in biology class, ousting eight Republicans...
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We called ourselves the Originals, but then we found out there was already a band called the Originals.
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Nov 11, 2005 5:25 pm
How to discipline children
by shemp » Thu Nov 10, 2005 8:48 pm
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1. Don't bother wasting time determining the facts of the case.
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I am too smart to get bogged down by children.
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Last post by Doctor X Fri Nov 11, 2005 4:44 am
Narnia or nothing in Florida
by Vic Daring » Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:31 pm
You just knew something was gonna happen with the movie coming out.
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Last post by Vic Daring Thu Nov 10, 2005 6:31 pm
Kansas vote in
by Cletus A.A. » Tue Nov 08, 2005 10:38 pm
Kansas has spoken.Too bad.Maybe they should learn to shut up.
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Last post by Hexxenhammer Wed Nov 09, 2005 5:19 am
Anime preps kids for life
by Bottle or the Gun » Thu Dec 02, 2004 4:21 pm
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It was always my belief that japanese Anime and live action shows were training or preparing kids for adult responsibilities. Since the 60's, Anime...
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What is primary objective?!
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Last post by Cletus A.A. Tue Nov 08, 2005 3:32 am
Science project or pipe bomb?
by Cletus A.A. » Fri Nov 04, 2005 11:46 pm
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That was the question for the Allegheny County Bomb Squad.It turns out that the object in question was an electromagnetic fishing pole....
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Excuses for post 9-11 America...
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Last post by RCC Sun Nov 06, 2005 10:44 pm
Five on the n****r side
by Beleth » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:59 pm
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The most racist thing I ever played as a kind was a post-sunset variant of hide-and-seek we called German Spotlight .
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Who played this racist game of dexterity and slapping as a kid? I sure did.
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Last post by Nyarlathotep Fri Oct 28, 2005 1:57 am
France Orders Positive Spin on Colonialism
by CHARLEY_BIGTIME » Thu Oct 27, 2005 11:06 am
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Not really news Ab, most colonial nations did this for most of the past century. Especially the UK ( Dragged them out of the stone age we did etc.)...
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yeah but are they mandating that it be portrayed that way in the history books and taught that way in school?
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Last post by CHARLEY_BIGTIME Thu Oct 27, 2005 4:29 pm
Cleveland Schools throw away books
by Pyrrho » Thu Sep 22, 2005 4:40 am
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Sigh...and Clevelanders wonder why Cleveland is such a joke.
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Ah, so no!
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Last post by Doctor X Sat Sep 24, 2005 9:07 pm
Oh, no! Not Harvard! (ID debate)
by statisticool » Mon Aug 15, 2005 12:47 am
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Bravo to scientists studying quch things wherever the evidence may take them.
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I already know the answer (but you're not going to like it).
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Last post by Blondin Fri Sep 16, 2005 5:42 pm
You'll shoot your eye out, kid.
by Grammatron » Wed Jun 15, 2005 5:40 pm
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Lawsuit time.
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Look, when I poke random holes in my ballot, I expect the election commission to know which candidate I voted for. Why the hell am I paying taxes...
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