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Has anybody here ever heard an apologist use the argument that anybody living in the enviroment the gospels were written in, must have been mad to risk their lives like that?

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I've used lead for various uses in my aquaria over the years. For holding down spawning mops, plants etc. I'm not alone as lead has been used all over the world in the aquarium industry for decades. Now I'm being told this is bad for my fish. I said it was safe and was asked for proof! "How do...

This phrase is sooo hackneyed and worthless, but I have wanndered when it first made its useless appearance. An acqauitance once told mne that a Washington Post rpeorteer used it to complain about he republicans not being politically correct enough for him becasue they were not right wing...

Chavez, that is. President of Venezuela. http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/americas/05/16/venezuela.arms.ap/index.html Seems old Hugo is a bit ticked off that we've stopped supplying him parts and stuff, so... Um, exactly why, Iran (and Cuba was also mentioned as a buyer) would want 22 year old...

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http://www.palmbeachpost.com/localnews/content/local_news/epaper/2006/04/25/0425copperfield.html Of those of you who know how to do this simple pulling-out-the-pockets trick, how many are willing to admit that they've fantasized about using it in just this sort of situation? Or am I just a sad...

But STILL under warranty! Man tried to sell baby for home improvements, police say Saturday, April 22, 2006; Posted: 11:35 a.m. EDT (15:35 GMT) APPLETON, Wisconsin (AP) -- A man raising his 18-month-old daughter alone tried to sell the little girl for $7,000 so he could make improvements to...

Let me make this case clear - the question this thread is based on is not from a sarcastic viewpoint. Personally, I think I'm a better person.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/merseyside/4609746.stm

Just wondering, last year we were encouraged to bring several books with us to be sold (I think it was for $1 each) for fund-raising and help in clearing (then re-filling) our bookshelves. Are we going to do something similar this year? And no, I am not volunteering--I'm doing quite a bit as...

From the news: " But the documentary Fallujah: the Hidden Massacre, broadcast yesterday by the Italian state broadcaster, RAI, suggested the shells were commonly used and killed an unspecified number of civilians. Photographs obtained by RAI from the Studies Centre of Human Rights in...

Has anyone ever used a computer with a magnetic tape?

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – A new study – the largest to date of public attitudes about genetic discrimination – finds that 40 percent of people already undergoing genetic testing are worried that participation might affect their future insurance coverage. "This study supports the view that...

I was at the dispensary at our local chemist, waiting for a script to be filled, when I saw a box of medicine for control of stomach problems. It looked "natural" and I picked it up to look it over. On the back, under a list of all the things it could help one with - IBS amongst them (can't...

I have been trying to update my knowledge of UFOs beyond reading just Philip Klass and the good old Bad Astronomer. I really want to KNOW what the people that I get at the UFO site where I answer questions are reading. One thing I run across is books that seem to be balanced, not the over the...

This morning, on one of the blogs I occassionally look at, I saw an item that said that Fox News had used Jonathon Edwards as an expert commentator on the Schiavo case. Does anyone know if that is true? If so, what kind of fai & balanced reasoning would justify a medium as an expert in this case?

Anyone used "OnSpeed" - internet accelerator? http://www.onspeed.com/en/?A=CJ&AID=10306975&PID=1401972 Anyone tried it? If so any comments? I have broadband but also do a lot of browsing via GPRS so interested primarily in that.

Suppose you want to buy some things. You get residential phone numbers of hundreds of people who live not far from you and you start calling. "Hello, do you have any spare trousers? I want to buy a pair. Here's what size I'm looking for. None to spare? Well, I'm also looking for a good...

What in the blue......(insert 4-letter word here)......are these people thinking? They use tasers on kids??

http://www.abc.net.au/lateline/content/2004/s1222553.htm Why? Because even though he is a 'greenie', he sees the consequences of GW being far worse than the consequences of nulcear power. According to him, the heating of the earth will kick into a runaway condition that will severely impact...

Here is a nice graphical representation of how words were used at the conventions: http://graphics7.nytimes.com/images/2004/09/02/politics/campaign/nat_02WORDS.gif

I have a perfect solution to the problem with the problem of Gluten in Catholic wafers: Two words: Homeopathic Gluten

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Is the word "sandni**er" freely used by the troops in Iraq? Does anyone have any personal knowledge. The prison scandle had me thinking of the atmosphere over there. THe troops are under alotof stress and it wouldnt take much to focus that anger on the locals. Does the military frown on the...

It has about 150GB SCSI disk drives, two racks, 2*processors, 2GB memory and 1 DLT tape drive, with assorted paraphenalia. What should I do with it? While it would be nice to just look at it, or maybe paint it in a hippie colour scheme, I am sure there must be something useful I can do with it...

I've been lurking around these boards for a little while now, and been an avid reader of Randi's commentary for a few years. This is my first real post. I'm basically interested in if there has been any scientific study into the procedure that I am about to describe, or if it's just more...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/3207291.stm 'Bout time.

Is it MY generation...or what? Is this just my imagination, or is there something to this. Back in the earlier part of the last century...didn't people sort of accept growing old and dying? Today, people don't want to get old. They don't want their breasts to sag...they don't want...

Anyone know anything about this? Article from ArmyTimes.com