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  1. cheri1122

    After an apocolypse

    A doomsday scenario: you're caught away from home, and there's no more government, or law & order, and you need to survive on foot, with only what you can carry - what would you include in your pack? :confused:
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    "A [Pyrrhic] Victory for Life"

    Texas teen wins right to have baby after suing parents | Fox News I wouldn't say that a 16 year old is unable to be a good parent, because I know a few who were, [and have heard of many others], but I have to say the odds don't look good for this one. It takes a lot of support: financial...
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    So far, I like this guy!

    He doesn't tell people what they want to hear, and he has a killer sense of humor, too - maybe the Repubs have someone who can win next time. Chris Christie Tells Doctor to 'Shut Up' About His Weight | Video - ABC News
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    Thought politics couldn't get any crazier?

    Maine Republicans blast opponent for World of Warcraft play | Reuters I've never liked the idea of kids [under 16] playing violent vids, but an adult is presumably capable of separating the fantasy from reality, and has also presumably completed the process of maturation - it's nobody else's...
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    Save a human, or the job?

    Lifeguard saves man, gets fired - Chicago Sun-Times Jeff Ellis and Associates appears to be morally bankrupt, and I sincerely hope they lose every account they don't deserve, which is every one they have.
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    Business, as usual

    Is Massey Boss Mining Coal Again? - ABC News No mention of criminal charges, but [wait for it!] check out Mr Blankenship's 'punishment' by the company...
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    Reform, indeed

    State: Mom who shot kids, self during standoff at Texas welfare office denied food stamps - The Washington Post Love the part about "Besides an 18 page application...":eek: Wondering how these poor motherless children are going to feel about how society treats the unfortunate....:(
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    Morons in Michigan

    State Police Sgt is quoted as saying "People need to obey the speed limits!" Ummm - one accident was caused by a vehicle driving the wrong way, [@ 4am - alcohol, ya think?] and the other was a chain reaction started by a 61 yr old driver [no further details], not an age group known for...
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    Double whammy : (

    How does something like this happen? I want to know who wrote such asinine law - breast cancer is NOT restricted to women, why would the coverage be?!
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    Random drug/slcohol screens next?

    UK Scientists Develop Mobile STD Test | News & Opinion | PCMag.com
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    Just another outrage

    Michigan Judge Dismisses His Own Traffic Tickets Note the part where he still collects his salary while on suspension :mad:
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    Another bad example

    Truck suspected to hold explosives found full of energy drinks - CNN.com Any bets on whether the carrier who turned this bozo loose on the rest of us has to face any consequences?
  13. cheri1122

    Welfare myths

    https://www.msu.edu/user/skourtes/myths.html Kind of an eye opener, eh? I just get sooooo tired of hearing the same rants about "lazy people collecting taxpayer money for nothing", and not a peep of outrage over the corporate welfare given to the very same greedheads who are responsible for the...
  14. cheri1122

    Homeland 'Security', eh?

    http://www.limanews.com/story.php?IDnum=35773 This is mindboggling: a vehicle runs a red light, crashes into a tanker, causing it to explode, and Homeland Security officials insist that the carrier that owned the tanker is responsible for the cost of the cleanup?! It appears that Homeland...
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    This one leaves me speechless...

    NJ Gov Jon Corzine signed a bill making NJ the 12th state to adopt a law limiting protests at funerals for servicemembers killed in combat....The bill's sponsor, Assemblyman Jack Connors, introduced the bill after a Kansas church group began protesting at funerals of troops killed in Iraq. The...
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