DakotaRed

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  Is something in your car spying on you?

  by JH in

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  'black box' for cars a surprise.

  by matthew fordahl.

  published july 2, 2003 .

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  THE NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD RECENTLY DIVULGED IT HAD COVERTLY FUNDED A PROJECT WITH THE US AUTO MAKERS FOR THE PAST FIVE YEARS, WHEREBY THE AUTO MAKERS WERE INSTALLING BLACK BOXES IN FOUR-WHEEL SUV'S AND PICK-UP'S IN A EFFORT TO DETERMINE, IN FATAL ACCIDENTS, THE CIRCUMSTANCES IN THE LAST 15 SECONDS BEFORE THE CRASH. THEY WERE SURPRISED TO FIND IN 44 OF THE 50 STATES THE LAST WORDS OF DRIVERS IN 61.2% OF FATAL CRASHES WERE "OH, SHIT!" ONLY THE STATES OF GEORGIA, INDIANA, OKLAHOMA, MISSISSIPPI, ARKANSAS, KENTUCKY AND WEST VIRGINIA WERE DIFFERENT. HERE OVER 89.3% OF THE FINAL WORDS WERE, "HOLD MY BEER AND WATCH THIS!" 
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  Man vs. Woman

  by somebody in

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  if the wbts inc have done anything, they have insutled men just as they have insulted women.

  while they implied that women are evil and always trying to induce man into evil, they have implied that men's brains are in their genitals.

  in that that view, the wbts are part of this world.

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  It has often been said that God, in his infinite wisdom, gave males two brains, just not enough blood to use both at the same time. Guess they finally saw it's true?
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  Expectoration

  by expatbrit in

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  why must people spit?

  public spitting has become a modern plague.

  call me old-fashioned, but i am offended by the rasping of throat membranes.

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  I think it's preferable to swallow rather than spit.

  Wouldn't that depend on just what you have in your mouth? Would this also go for guys (and possibly some women) that step out of the shower to pee, when they are all alone?
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  Expectoration

  by expatbrit in

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  why must people spit?

  public spitting has become a modern plague.

  call me old-fashioned, but i am offended by the rasping of throat membranes.

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  Bush bashing even in this thread?

  Can any guy here honestly say they have never spit? As disgusting as it is, people, mostly men, but even some women, do it.
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  Are you getting grey?

  by JH in

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  although i'm in my early 40's, i still didn't get grey hair yet.

  i may find one or two gray hairs once in a while, but not more.

  same thing with the beard.

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  DakotaRed

  I am not gray, I just have dull platinum blonde hair. What else would you expect? I'm not getting old either, just seasoned.
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  E-Man and HL are coming to the USA!!!!

  by Joyzabel in

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  englishman and her ladyship will be visiting the usa and we are happy to announce a bbq for them at our place.

  so mark your calanders!!.

  saturday, november 1, 2003 2 pm = ?

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  Instant Grits are blasphemy
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  The World according to George Bush

  by Hamas in

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  to quote george bush:

  we must collectively get after those that, kill, in the name of, i dunno, some kind of false religion .

  there i was sitting around the foriegn table, er, the er, table of foriegn leaders .

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  Just a few more;

  "If you let that sort of thing go on, your bread and butter will be cut right out from under your feet."
  - Ernest Bevin, British foreign minister

  I do not like this word "bomb." It is not a bomb. It is a device that is exploding."
  - French ambassador to New Zealand Jacques le Blanc, regarding press coverage of France's nuclear weapons tests in the Pacific

  "Do not touch anything unnecessarily. Beware of pretty girls in dance halls and parks who may be spies, as well as bicycles, revolvers, uniforms, arms, dead horses, and men lying on roads -- they are not there accidentally."
  - Soviet infantry manual, issued in the 1930's

  "If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very low crime rate."
  - Marion Barry, mayor of Washington, D.C.

  "Those who survived the San Francisco earthquake said, "Thank God, I'm still alive." But, of course, those who died, their lives will never be the same again."
  -Sen. Barbara Boxer, (D, California)

  "Now that the president has admitted wrongdoing, he should resign."
  - Bill Clinton, referring to Nixon's impeachment in 1974, as quoted in The Arkansas Democrat, August 6, 1974

  "During my service in the United States Congress, I took the initiative in creating the Internet"
  - Al Gore
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  British Response to the Declaration of Independence

  by DakotaRed in

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  king george the third's response to the declaration of independence

  the court of king george iii london, england.

  july 10, 1776. .

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  Damn you, Eman. I was going to post that one next

  But, since you brought it up and have revoked our independence, we can now blame all the current mess on you Brits, right?
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  E-Man and HL are coming to the USA!!!!

  by Joyzabel in

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  2. announcements

  englishman and her ladyship will be visiting the usa and we are happy to announce a bbq for them at our place.

  so mark your calanders!!.

  saturday, november 1, 2003 2 pm = ?

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  We brits will bring a couple of ice-trays to make our individual cubes with care ... all that is is, well ... unnatural

  And here I thought Brits drank warm beer because their Lucas refrigerators were always breaking down

  Mulan, as for grits, try them sometimes with cheddar cheese melted in them.
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  British Response to the Declaration of Independence

  by DakotaRed in

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  king george the third's response to the declaration of independence

  the court of king george iii london, england.

  july 10, 1776. .

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  King George the Third's response to the Declaration of Independence

  The Court of King George III London, England
  
  July 10, 1776
  
  Mr. Thomas Jefferson
  c/o The Continental Congress Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
  
  Dear Mr. Jefferson,
  
  We have read your "Declaration of Independence" with great interest. Certainly, it represents a considerable undertaking, and many of your statements do merit serious consideration. Unfortunately, the Declaration as a whole fails to meet recently adopted specifications for proposals to the Crown, so we must return the document to you for further refinement. The questions which follow might assist you in your process of revision:
  
  1. In your opening paragraph you use the phrase the "Laws of Nature and Nature's God." What are these laws? In what way are they the criteria on which you base your central arguments? Please document with citations from the recent literature.
  
  2. In the same paragraph you refer to the "opinions of mankind." Whose polling data are you using? Without specific evidence, it seems to us the "opinions of mankind" are a matter of opinion.
  
  3. You hold truths to be "self-evident" . Could you please elaborate. If they are as evident as you claim then it should not be difficult for you to locate the appropriate supporting statistics.
  
  4. "Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of happiness" seem to be the goals of your proposal. These are not measurable goals. If you were to say that among these is the ability to sustain an average life expectancy in six of the 13 colonies of at last 55 years, and to enable newspapers in the colonies to print news without outside interference, and to raise the average income of the colonists by 10 percent in the next 10 years, these could be measurable goals. Please clarify.
  
  5. You state that "Whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the People to alter or to abolish it, and to institute a new Government...." Have you weighed this assertion against all the alternatives? What are the trade-off considerations?
  
  6. Your description of the existing situation is quite extensive. Such a long list of grievances should precede the statement of goals, not follow it. Your problem statement needs improvement.
  
  7. Your strategy for achieving your goal is not developed at all. You state that the colonies ought to be Free and Independent States, and that they are "Absolved from All Allegiance to the British Crown." Who or what must change to achieve this objective? In what way must they change? What specific steps will you take to overcome the resistance? How long will it take? We have found that a little foresight in these areas helps to prevent careless errors later on. How cost-effective are your strategies?
  
  8. Who among the list of signatories will be responsible for implementing your strategy? Who conceived it? Who provided the theoretical research? Who will constitute the advisory committee? Please submit an organization chart and vitas of the principal investigators.
  
  9. You must include an evaluation design. We have been requiring this since Queen Anne's War.
  
  10. What impact will your problem have? .Your failure to include any assessment of this inspires little confidence in the long-range prospects of your undertaking.
  
  11. Please submit a PERT diagram, an activity chart, itemized budget, and manpower utilization matrix.
  
  We hope that these comments prove useful in revising your "Declaration of Independence." We welcome the submission of your revised proposal. Our due date for unsolicited proposals is July 31, 1776. Ten copies with original signatures will be required.
  
  Sincerely,
  Management Analyst to the British Crown