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hmmm, pretty quite around Korg today, must be that all our American members have cut-out early today to vote ? ... If anybody wants to take a stab at predicting the outcome, be my quest ... My guess is ... Bush (after a bazillion re-counts) ;0) |
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I voted this morning already. I don't want to bet, as I haven't ever gotten a football game right and I wouldn't want to jinx my 'team'. I can only hope there is enough of a one sided victory that the lawyers will not be able to make a case out of it... and that there would be a gracious loser and concede the point. (Instead of the last loser and all the crap he instigated) |
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But then where else would we spend all our MILLIONS of dollars in the Court System |
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I don't want to bet either... Freedom of speech is killed today... again Dutch Michael Moore is killed this morning. http://news.bbc.co.uk/media/news_web/video/40482000/nb/40482977_nb_16x9.asx http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/film/3975211.stm 2,5 years ago politician Pim Fortuyn was killed for the same reason... his Freedom to speech http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/1972932.stm |
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Wow ... someone was real pissed at him ... stabbed and shot dead. |
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There is a lower tolerance in our country since 9-11 and the war in Irak. Did you know there are 911 days between the killing of Pim Fortuyn and Theo van Gogh... |
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Did you know the number for emergency calls in the US = 911 Did you know the number for emergency calls in the Netherlands and some other European countries = 112 Theo van Gogh died at the 2nd of november.... (Election day) |
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FYI, 'Islamist' held in Van Gogh case http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3978787.stm# Dutch fear loss of tolerance http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3980371.stm |
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And get this ... 911 backwards is 119 ... and 112 backwards is 211 ... 119 + 211 = 330 ... 3/30 = March 30th ... March 30th, 1987 - Vincent van Gogh’s "Sunflowers" brought $39.85 million -- more than triple the record for an auctioned painting. The sale was on the 134th anniversary of the birth of the artist... Coincidence ? ;0) |
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Hmmm.... Letter threat to Dutch politician http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3984469.stm Dutch pledge Islamist crackdown http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/3987547.stm European Debate of Islam Heats Up http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/international/AP-Europes-Islamic-Challenge.html?pagewanted=2 |
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Shawn, i think thats the best avatar you have done yet.... LOLOLOL Any chance of your top ten Avatars? |
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Thanks AzzerShaw, I love your avatar too. Have many times tried to figure-out what that yellow "thing" is your holding, tried downloading and zooming in but can't get handle it, what is that ? |
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Thats not actually me but i love the photo, i think it is glass of champagne.....at least i think it is |
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ahhh, of course ... its obvious now, can see the faint outline of the class and everything ... cheers! |
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Quote: AzzerShaw has no class, it is a glass. |
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No probs, time for a change though |
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Quote: Well technically its a flute but im not peadantic |
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rofl, cheer's back at you ! |
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lololol...im on the floor now lol |
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check out this OPED from MSN. it is kind of leftist, but I found it so humorous I couldn't pass it by. http://slate.msn.com/id/2109217/ Please do not be offended brits, but they did volunteer for it |
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btw, our Prime Minister up here, Paul Martin, said this morning that all you Americans that want to immigrate to Canada are quite welcome. Just can't claim refugee status thats all (lol). |
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Hmm... Shawn, if you lost the beard but kept the moustache and if your hat was a little tattered, you could be mistook for Jed Clampett. |
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just make sure the Hollywood types get priority... sure hate to see them go Quote: |
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Guess this shows that they don't really give a crap about America, just about their agenda. Regardless of who won I would never leave the USA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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hmm... canada sounds little better though... btw, you missed the initial importance of the date 2nd of nov. 1979 nov second was the date when a bit bigger start was born... |
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Don't make fun of Canada too much now guys ;0) Canada is one of the best darn places to live on planet, can think of a lot worse places to live ... don't know if you know this ... Canada ranks first among 175 countries in the United Nation's quality of life survey. ;0) The list looks like this: Code:
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UK is after ICELAND Surely living around beutiful countryside has got to be better for you than living in an igloo |
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uk should be after lots of [censored]. dude, it's cold down there. |
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True, but english ladys love blokes in long johns, so it kinda of balances things |
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Somehow I miss good old Germany on the top 10 Definetly a place worth living in for me Wtf were the criterias for this 'yet another useless ranking'-thing ? |
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Well, it appears I used old stats, the current stats are: Code:
We've slipped to #4 ... here are the best cities (a German city is in there cappy, and rightly so) ... Code:
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france isn't on the list either... shame This is a useless list, because the parameters aren't included, if they rate useless items, then the list is useless. Income is an important issue, but so is taxes... Healthcare is important, but so is availability... weather is important, but so is housing availability... In any way you measure, I figure the US is at the top of the list (if you want to work for it). If you want to not work, get free housing, free healthcare, free government cheese, and watch the snow pile up then the nordic nations would be appealing. If you like trees and wild and woolly (and crazy) beavers, the french canada is the way to go. If you want great beer, and a low crime rate (because the cops will shoot you in the street or beat you with spring loaded clubs) then Germany is the place. If you want to look down your nose at the rest of the world, secure in your belief that; Your county is the best, all other countries suck, denigrate all foreigners, and have the 80% economy rely on those foreigners, Then France is the way to go I'm sure there are others... But you can get ALL of the above in different parts of the US. Why go anywhere else? |
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hmmma although im planning on working in US for a bit, i would defintley not say it should be at the top. Just because of the terrosit thing.... My top would have to go to Southern Ireland, beutiful land, cheap houses, good jobs, great people and the lucky leprachauns.... |
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but not north Ireland?? The IRA?? |
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ja, not sure how they grade these "best country" thingies, we all know that the United States is one of the "greatest" country in the world. Think that if I got exiled from Canada, personally I would head for ... United States England Scotland Only 'cause I've been there. Really like the U.K. I must say, god aweful cost of living though ;0) |
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Where is Argentina placed on that list Shawn? 150? BTW...Canada sounds good to live, little cold thought. |
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Think Holland will loose its top ten position... Dutch Muslim school hit by bomb European press review Dutch bid farewell to film maker Dutch Islamic school set ablaze |
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Btw... Who voted Bush?? http://chrisevans3d.com/files/iq.htm |
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I voted for Bush! I live in Florida and I have an IQ of 121. I am not sure where they got their numbers but I would guess that they pulled them out of their a**! |
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Regardless of who voted for who those type of statistics are wonderful canon fodder for News Media, but as the saying goes: Figures Lie, and Liars Figure |
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Jose, The best information I can find is Argentina = 34th - which aint too bad considering there are almost 180 countries. |
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I drove to Buffalo and tried to vote for Bush, but they said I couldn't - idk why. fwiw, my IQ and shoe size are pretty close. btw - if I was an American, I would have voted for Bush. |
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yeah 34 aint bad, I really thought it was worst. Thanks Quijote you the man. |
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I voted for Bush as well. As far as the connection between IQ and voters...I myself dont think your IQ has much to do with how you decide who to vote for. I personally voted for bush because of the job he did immediately following 9/11/01. Still think he did a great job comforting the country following such a disaster. That and the fact that kerry seems to change his mind a bit too much. I would rather have a president that stands by his beliefs (no matter the heat he gets from it), rather than one that changes his stance to follow what the majority thinks. Other than that I didnt really care too much....and I have no idea what my IQ is, but the 3 states that ive lived in so far are ranked 14, 44, and 27. Oklahoma really dropped my average on that one. |
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I don't care who you voted because in my opion it doesn't make sence who of those two is President... Only the statistics interrested me. How about EQ and votes? Shall it have the same figures.. |
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I voted for Bush... really for only 2 reasons. It is a given that all politicians are underhanded, crooked, powerhungry, self-involved, etc. and as George Carlin states, the fight for the presidency is like re-arranging the deck chairs on the Titanic. #1 real reason, it that GW drew a line in the sand and turning our back on what we started will not fix anything... In for a penny, in for a pound. #2 real reason, anything that Michael Moore and most of Hollywood agree on, I am against. And I really disagree with the Bush is Evil and Bush is Satan lines that I saw all over the place, there should be a bit more respect for the office, if not for the man. The last election I voted for Nader for politcal reasons. Not for his platform, but because a 3rd party would stir the pot. Our current 2 party system doesn't leave much to choose from, as most people are moderate with strong views for some things and no concern for others. We are stuck either voting against 1 or 2 items that we are opposed to, instead of a candidate that has more items that we are for. Why is it so hard to imagine being fiscally conservative (in general), while being pro-choice, believing in a strong military, and cheaper higher education? |
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Quote: I agree, In our country we have a Queen so we don't have to vote for a president. When we vote the parlement we can choose between several political parties. We can choose a listed member of a party. The winner of the elections choose the prime-minister. Most of the time it will be the leader of the winning party |
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well, as long as there is politicians involved, it's not gonna go good. you have no power in the end anyways... democratic system just gives you the feeling of it. so, stop voting, wining and so on, as it won't save ya. |
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Of course voting makes a differnence....Didnt only 60% of the US voted? wat would of happneded it the other 40% voted? And a bit of a harsh fact but Hitler got voted in |
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but don't forget the special interest groups... those are also getting voted on. If they are backing a candidate and the candidate wins, they want to get 'paid' for it with political favors. the American Democratic systems comes down the Business Party (Republicans) vs. the Workers Party (Democrats). The most basic defination of each party is; What is good for business is good for the nation, and What is good for the workers is good for the nation. Like most things that do not live in a vacuum, the reality is somewhere in the middle. The special interest groups are worse than that though, as they focus on their tiny little agenda with whichever party is likey to promote their agenda. So Kerry got the Pro-choice group, and Bush got the evangelical christians and the Pro-lifers... Problem is, there are dozens of theses groups pushing their agendas and they expect to be paid if their candidate wins. Things aren't that simple today, especially with the war/terrorism going on. People need(ed) to approve a candidate that espouses a platform beyond their typical tiny focus group and most people are ignorant of the 'bigger picture'... or perhaps not since Bush won I still believe a 3rd major party would spread around these groups, so people could vote FOR a candidate that more closely matches their beliefs, rather than AGAINST the candidate that doesn't |
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and, what if 100% voted for either of them? or only 20% voted for either of them? or 10%? does not change the fact that either one of those dudes would have got in. so, what the heck is the difference? |
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It works in our country... Country profile: The Netherlands It worked until one week ago Blast wounds Dutch police in raid |
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LOL |