Re: Mork and Mindy

2009-07-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:37 PM, Bruce Sorge wrote: > I loved that show. What made it even better is that Robin Williams > hardly followed the script on a lot of scenes. Once the writers figured > out how talented the man is, they let him ad-lib most of the funny stuff. Yeah - I don't think that

Re: Mork and Mindy

2009-07-23 Thread Bruce Sorge
I loved that show. What made it even better is that Robin Williams hardly followed the script on a lot of scenes. Once the writers figured out how talented the man is, they let him ad-lib most of the funny stuff. Cameron Childress wrote: > I am not sure why this seems so cool to me, but classic

Mork and Mindy

2009-07-23 Thread Cameron Childress
I am not sure why this seems so cool to me, but classic Mork and Mindy is on SyFy right now - I think this is the pilot showing right now. -Cameron ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them kno

Re: Harvard Professor arrested due to racial profiling

2009-07-23 Thread Jerry Johnson
Regardless of the job, when your customer starts threatening to go to your boss with a complaint, the relationship HAS to change. Do you disagree with that thought? On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:26 PM, Judah McAuley wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > If in fact Ga

Re: Harvard Professor arrested due to racial profiling

2009-07-23 Thread Judah McAuley
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:54 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > If in fact Gates was threatening the cop by asking for his badge number, and > promising to rain hell down on him, in front of other cops and witnesses, > the police officer's ability to just "walk away" may have been limited for > both pride

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Maureen
Almost 100% of the people who use or smoke pot are breaking some law. His question is logically flawed. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:47 AM, Dana wrote: > > are we adjusting for the cultural mores of california, alaska and washington > DC?

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Maureen
Red Herring alert. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:38 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Quick comparison: > > What percentage of people who posses/use pot are breaking the law? > > What percentage of people who posses/use guns are breaking the law? ~~~

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Maureen
Also true. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 6:58 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>It's not the drug, it's the rapists who use it, that are dangerous. > > Seems we've heard this argument before in a slightly different form: > > > Guns don't kill people do. ~~~

Re: Harvard Professor arrested due to racial profiling

2009-07-23 Thread Jerry Johnson
Probably true. EXCEPT If in fact Gates was threatening the cop by asking for his badge number, and promising to rain hell down on him, in front of other cops and witnesses, the police officer's ability to just "walk away" may have been limited for both pride and legal and professional reasons.

Re: Harvard Professor arrested due to racial profiling

2009-07-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:41 PM, Dana wrote: > Bottom line, the man was in his own home. Once that is established, > the man is a taxpayer and part of your customer base Bottom line - sometimes a guy can be such jerk they deserve to be punched directly in the face. Also, sometimes cops go ov

Re: Harvard Professor arrested due to racial profiling

2009-07-23 Thread Jerry Johnson
According to the police, and to witnesses, this is what the policeman was _trying_ to do. It was after the policeman left the house, after he had verified the ID and called Harvard police to come and take over, that Gates followed him out onto the street and continued to yell. (this assumes the

Re: Harvard Professor arrested due to racial profiling

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
"doucher" huh. Bottom line, the man was in his own home. Once that is established, the man is a taxpayer and part of your customer base. The officer should have told him to have a nice evening and left, whether Gates was an irate asshole or not. It is not a crime to be irate, or an asshole, on yo

Re: Harvard Professor arrested due to racial profiling

2009-07-23 Thread Cameron Childress
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:29 PM, Vivec wrote: > Do you have a copy of Gate's statement of the incident? He's been all over the news shows. Don't need a transcript of the statement. He's got a couple hours of airtime you can watch. -Cameron ~

Re: Harvard Professor arrested due to racial profiling

2009-07-23 Thread Vivec
Do you have a copy of Gate's statement of the incident? 2009/7/23 Bill Wheatley : > > Yea the guy gates was a douche. The cop was finally like whatever i'm > leaving if you want to be difficult i know its your house so cya. So then > the douche follows him outside to keep going with the racist no

Re: Harvard Professor arrested due to racial profiling

2009-07-23 Thread Bill Wheatley
Yea the guy gates was a douche. The cop was finally like whatever i'm leaving if you want to be difficult i know its your house so cya. So then the douche follows him outside to keep going with the racist non-sense. He's such a racist that he teachs the class about how to not racially profile and

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
Heh..Larry and I actually see eye to eye on quite a few things, its just we usually disagree on the more...e...emotional...topics. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 7:34 PM, Dana wrote: > > I am writing down the date. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > >> >> On Thu, Jul 23, 2009

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
I am writing down the date. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:11 PM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > > >>Actually, that is not what I said. > >> > >>What I said was that sometimes (though not nearly as often as some > >>would have you believe) pot is the f

Re: Things hit rock bottom - John Stewart US' most trusted Newsman lol :)

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
John Stewart: "How old are you?" Pompous Ass: "39" John Stewart: "And you wear a bow tie?" I almost pissed my pants at that one. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 5:22 PM, Vivec wrote: > > Yes! I remember that one, it was a classic indeed! > > I wonder if the news outlets are getting worried about their

Re: Things hit rock bottom - John Stewart US' most trusted Newsman lol :)

2009-07-23 Thread Vivec
Yes! I remember that one, it was a classic indeed! I wonder if the news outlets are getting worried about their method of reporting the news? Anyway...I suppose they have their audiences. What surprised me though, is that even in the Midwest John Stewart won. I would have expected Fox News to do

Re: Things hit rock bottom - John Stewart US' most trusted Newsman lol :)

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
My favorite John Stewart moment was when he was Crossfire ( I think it was Cross Fire) and he slammed both guys for basically being assholes. That ruled. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:11 PM, Vivec wrote: > > "Well, in a result that he will probably accept as downright > apocalyptic for America, The

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 3:28 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>Actually, that is not what I said. >> >>What I said was that sometimes (though not nearly as often as some >>would have you believe) pot is the first step. Most (if not all) of >>the hardcore drug users I saw in my career in EMS started with

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
That was not my argument. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 4:26 PM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>The start of this discussion was based on why we spent money enforcing >>the law. Larry brought guns in to the discussion, so I was just using >>what has been thrown on the table. >> >>On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:49

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>The start of this discussion was based on why we spent money enforcing >the law. Larry brought guns in to the discussion, so I was just using >what has been thrown on the table. > >On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Michael Grant wrote: >> I didnot bring it up in the way you imply. All I said was

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
> Single cases always make an emotional argument to involved just as > personal experience does, but that's a total aside. > If you can find that reference, I'd appreciate it. Not that it means > anything to me, but a reference is always good when a discussion like > this comes up. And you KNOW it

Things hit rock bottom - John Stewart US' most trusted Newsman lol :)

2009-07-23 Thread Vivec
"Well, in a result that he will probably accept as downright apocalyptic for America, The Daily Show's Jon Stewart has been selected, in an online poll conducted by Time Magazine, as America's Most Trusted Newscaster, post-Cronkite. " http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/07/22/time-magazine-poll-jo

Account from former iraqi weapons monitor about abuse

2009-07-23 Thread Vivec
Sounds like torture, bloody torture to me. The same kind of torture that had the world turn its nose up in disgust at 'those countries' - China, Iraq, Iran, Hamas,North Korea, Russia etc. etc. I recently saw a Daily Show report that the US has decided not to investigate or prosecute anyone for Bu

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>Actually, that is not what I said. > >What I said was that sometimes (though not nearly as often as some >would have you believe) pot is the first step. Most (if not all) of >the hardcore drug users I saw in my career in EMS started with pot. >Now, as has been stated, this has more to do with the

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Michael Grant
Such as a thumb or forefinger. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Were it me, I might instead put something of YOU in place there, in > exchange > for the work you have. An artistic expression as a return message. > > > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Dana wrote: > >

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
interesting idea /me ponders On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:32 PM, Jerry Johnson wrote: > > Were it me, I might instead put something of YOU in place there, in > exchange > for the work you have. An artistic expression as a return message. > > > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Dana wro

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Jerry Johnson
Were it me, I might instead put something of YOU in place there, in exchange for the work you have. An artistic expression as a return message. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 2:29 PM, Dana wrote: > > I'm really more curious what it is than anything. I think gel has the best > idea -- take pictures t

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
I'm really more curious what it is than anything. I think gel has the best idea -- take pictures then put it back to be lost or whatever it was doing there before I noticed it. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 12:02 PM, Cameron Childress wrote: > > I'd just wait till next Easter, then no-one will questio

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Cameron Childress
I'd just wait till next Easter, then no-one will question you when you walk up, proclaim loudly that you "found another one!", and place it in your basket. -Cameron On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 1:14 PM, Dana wrote: > I found an eggshell (minus the egg) out of which a bird had already broken. > It has

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread William Bowen
> Did you watch that episode of the Brady Bunch where they went to > Hawaii and dug up that Tiki?  Then later, all the bad things started > happening to whoever held the Tiki. > > Just sayin' Warehouse 13 -- will "If my life weren't funny, it would just be true; and that would just be unacce

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Vivec
I think...to be on the safe side and to protect your earsies.. you should take several pictures of it in hi res... and then put it back carefully. *nod* *nod* 2009/7/23 Dana : > > well I am wondering whether i am interfering with something somehow mere > curiosity does not seem like a good en

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
well I am wondering whether i am interfering with something somehow mere curiosity does not seem like a good enough reason. Google isn't helping on this. Not finding anything about eggshells with Pueblo decorations. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > > yeah, i would put i

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
cursed geo cache? On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 11:20 AM, Paul Ihrig wrote: > > yeah, i would put it back.. > people place some random thing in random places for not so random reasons.. > > think about a cursed geo cache. > > > ~|

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Paul Ihrig
yeah, i would put it back.. people place some random thing in random places for not so random reasons.. think about a cursed geo cache. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the H

Re: painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Zaphod Beeblebrox
Did you watch that episode of the Brady Bunch where they went to Hawaii and dug up that Tiki? Then later, all the bad things started happening to whoever held the Tiki. Just sayin' On Jul 23, 2009, at 12:14 PM, Dana wrote: > > I found an eggshell (minus the egg) out of which a bird had al

painted quail egg

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
I found an eggshell (minus the egg) out of which a bird had already broken. It has been cleaned and is elaborately painted with pottery-type patterns and a dancer with a feather on both sides. I don't know enough about them to say whether these are zuni or acoma or santo domingo patterns, but they

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
The start of this discussion was based on why we spent money enforcing the law. Larry brought guns in to the discussion, so I was just using what has been thrown on the table. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:49 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > I was honestly just not getting the correlation. I wasn't sayi

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Michael Grant
I was honestly just not getting the correlation. I wasn't saying you shouldn't be asking. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > That never stopped a tangent before. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > > > How does this really relate to the topic at

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
I agree with the former. Disagree with the latter. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM, G Money wrote: > > Doesn't, except to illustrate that pot is currently illegal and probably > shouldn't be, and guns are currently legal, and probably shouldn't be :) > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Michael

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
Why adjust? What percentage of those who use/posses pot are braking the law vs. what percentage thos who use/possess guns are breaking the law. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:47 AM, Dana wrote: > > are we adjusting for the cultural mores of california, alaska and washington > DC? > > On Thu, Jul 23,

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
That never stopped a tangent before. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:46 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > How does this really relate to the topic at hand though? > > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want?

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
topic at hand? hehe On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:46 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > How does this really relate to the topic at hand though? > > > ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread G Money
Doesn't, except to illustrate that pot is currently illegal and probably shouldn't be, and guns are currently legal, and probably shouldn't be :) On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:46 AM, Michael Grant wrote: > > How does this really relate to the topic at hand though? > > > ~~

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
are we adjusting for the cultural mores of california, alaska and washington DC? On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > OK, how about nationally. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Dana wrote: > > > > I think it depends on the communities where you sample... > > > > On Thu,

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Michael Grant
How does this really relate to the topic at hand though? ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-co

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
OK, how about nationally. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:41 AM, Dana wrote: > > I think it depends on the communities where you sample... > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > >> >> Quick comparison: >> >> What percentage of people who posses/use pot are breaking the law? >> >> W

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Dana
I think it depends on the communities where you sample... On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 8:38 AM, Scott Stroz wrote: > > Quick comparison: > > What percentage of people who posses/use pot are breaking the law? > > What percentage of people who posses/use guns are breaking the law? > > On Thu, Jul 23,

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
Quick comparison: What percentage of people who posses/use pot are breaking the law? What percentage of people who posses/use guns are breaking the law? On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>It's not the drug, it's the rapists who use it, that are dangerous. > > Seems we've he

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
That's right. I have never heard of any incident where a person died from a gunshot where there was not a person involved by holding/touching/handling the gun. Guns don't just shoot themselves. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:58 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >>It's not the drug, it's the rapists who use it

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Scott Stroz
Actually, that is not what I said. What I said was that sometimes (though not nearly as often as some would have you believe) pot is the first step. Most (if not all) of the hardcore drug users I saw in my career in EMS started with pot. Now, as has been stated, this has more to do with the perso

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Michael Grant
...cuz of the weed. tsk tsk. ;) On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 10:05 AM, Ras Tafari wrote: > > even i saw that lar, and im slow. > > On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > > > >> Nothing makes me smile more than you non-nonsensical analogies. I > >> have > >> truly missed them. > >> >

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Ras Tafari
even i saw that lar, and im slow. On Thu, Jul 23, 2009 at 9:54 AM, Larry Lyons wrote: > >> Nothing makes me smile more than you non-nonsensical analogies. I >> have >> truly missed them. >> >> According to other people's logic, we should ban water too, because >> when misused, it can kill. > > >

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
>It's not the drug, it's the rapists who use it, that are dangerous. Seems we've heard this argument before in a slightly different form: Guns don't kill people do. ~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something th

Re: Why is no one bitching about this?

2009-07-23 Thread Larry Lyons
> Nothing makes me smile more than you non-nonsensical analogies. I > have > truly missed them. > > According to other people's logic, we should ban water too, because > when misused, it can kill. the point I'm making is that the gateway drug argument is bullshit. Not only from a logical poin