Of course there is a flip side...
...i got the eldest two up to watch the meteor shower last night (2am) and received a \"daddy, are you crazy, go back to sleep\" for my efforts.
Joys of joys huh?
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- Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:56 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Is Europe a country?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3016
- Fri Dec 14, 2007 1:55 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Is Europe a country?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3016
- Mon Dec 10, 2007 7:17 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: How is your winter treating you?
- Replies: 59
- Views: 4220
- Sun Dec 09, 2007 7:21 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Is Europe a country?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3016
I don't know how the school system in the States works, but having gone through the UK system and seeing at first hand the Israeli system, id say schools teach kids how to pass exams. They pass the exams to go on the road to pass more exams to go on the road to get a profession. I don't believe scho...
- Fri Dec 07, 2007 11:57 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Is Europe a country?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3016
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Finally!d3jake wrote:Well... I'm pretty sure that one of the big problems is the lack of parental involvement is a child's life.
- Fri Dec 07, 2007 12:24 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Is Europe a country?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3016
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Why? When you can see the world on the TV.roid wrote:tl;dr Incredibly sheltered ppl are incredibly stupid.You gotta seek out opposing viewpoints, you gotta see the world, be a part of it.
- Wed Dec 05, 2007 3:36 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Is Europe a country?
- Replies: 46
- Views: 3016
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Speaking from someone in a country with a reputation for education, I can tell you that YES! YOU SHOULD BE VERY MUCH WORRIED ABOUT THE STATE OF YOUR SCHOOLS IN THE USA! Why can't the parents of the children pick up an atlas or go on the net and have a ten minuet conversation with their offspring ab...
- Fri Nov 30, 2007 1:19 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Global Warming Revisited
- Replies: 39
- Views: 3049
- Fri Nov 23, 2007 1:24 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Worse than September 11th.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1636
- Tue Nov 20, 2007 11:06 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Worse than September 11th.
- Replies: 16
- Views: 1636
Yes, it is pretty sad, terrible in fact. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Bangladesh_tropical_cyclones The problem is it's boring. 3000 people is nothing compared with some of the disasters they have, it's same ol', same ol', in in a world where the drinking habits of a second rate pop star meri...
- Sun Nov 18, 2007 10:59 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Public Apologies
- Replies: 63
- Views: 4447
- Thu Nov 15, 2007 8:09 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: On Iran (Split from Rudy G. thread)
- Replies: 28
- Views: 1932
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On another front, Pakistan is more of a worry than Iran - ...nooooo i agree with TB 1. I think she feels too worried about the countries that hate her because she is jewish or whether she or any of her friends will die on the bus today, to bother with anything else. Naaa! We built a big friggin' wa...
- Fri Nov 09, 2007 12:26 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Zeitgeist
- Replies: 158
- Views: 25485
- Thu Nov 08, 2007 6:25 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: If you weren't human, what would you be?
- Replies: 68
- Views: 5496
- Sat Nov 03, 2007 11:48 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Looking for a cool clan name
- Replies: 55
- Views: 3761
- Wed Oct 31, 2007 2:57 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Would You get the Pyro-GX as a tattoo
- Replies: 39
- Views: 2616
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What happens when you're 40? Cheeky sod!!! A fantastic artist has come into my area, he's cheap as chips, does beautiful work and is funny bloke to boot. Whilst a lot of my mates are getting intricate wizards and dragons painted all over themselves, ive decided to have the Man Utd logo emblazoned o...
- Mon Oct 29, 2007 1:12 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Mother Teresa
- Replies: 169
- Views: 12051
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My four year old daughter wants to be a carpenter. Well, she does the designs and daddy does the work.Duper wrote:uh.. what's the little car thingy?
- Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:12 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Question for Americans. (The CA fires)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1375
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'cause that definitely wasn't the point of the thread.Palzon wrote:I'm suprised no one in this thread has brought up the global warming angle of the fires I've heard discussed elsewhere.
- Sat Oct 27, 2007 1:05 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Question for Americans. (The CA fires)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1375
Yes, good posts. Maybe i'm just being extra sensitive when i look at world news, or world news is even more sensationalist than i thought. One thing can't e denied though, and your posts strengthen my opinion, is that it's a shame that the political parties try to gain points on the backs of these d...
- Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:18 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Question for Americans. (The CA fires)
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1375
Question for Americans. (The CA fires)
Is there a question of disparity regarding the responce of the authorities between Katrina and this latest event, especially regards to race? I ask because i see very affluent whites standing next to their luxury mansion and a governor waxing lyrical at how good things are compared to last time. The...
- Mon Oct 22, 2007 2:28 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: It could happen at any time now...
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4323
- Sun Oct 21, 2007 7:03 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: It could happen at any time now...
- Replies: 55
- Views: 4323
Re: It could happen at any time now...
"If people had known how close we came to world war three that day there'd have been mass panic," one senior British ministerial source was later quoted in a magazine as saying. So many political no-bodies tried to make their name over this 'incident' (including a couple of Israeli idiots...
- Sat Oct 20, 2007 12:09 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Adult theme, not pornographic...
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3710
- Wed Oct 17, 2007 1:34 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Mother Teresa
- Replies: 169
- Views: 12051
I mentioned early on in the thread that my Aunt and Uncle served next to her in India Donkey's years ago, anyway she came to visit again last week. Here's a piccie of us discussing this thread. (i'm the one on the right ;-) ) She said two things that may be of interest, one was that she'd never met ...
- Wed Oct 17, 2007 6:58 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Adult theme, not pornographic...
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3710
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considering how the male Realdolls are described as having fully functioning rear apertures. LOL...so everyone can have fun huh! What do you mean by practical? I know there are 'male dildos'--mechanical objects that bring a man to orgasm, but i think it's far more prevalent among females...or maybe...
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 12:39 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Adult theme, not pornographic...
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3710
- Tue Oct 16, 2007 10:26 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Adult theme, not pornographic...
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3710
- Tue Oct 09, 2007 3:51 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Zeitgeist
- Replies: 158
- Views: 25485
As a BTW: 'Bite' is house in Hebrew. 'Bet' is 'house of'. As in Bet-Kvarod (House of the buried or cemetery. Bet-Lechem, House of the bread, is indeed Bethlehem and is pronounced as such in Israel. A minor point, but hey, wars have been fought over for less. ;-) Interesting discussion btw. EDIT: The...
- Thu Sep 27, 2007 5:17 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Bait and Kill
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2657
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....is shooting already-exposed people just because they picked up the item, regardless of if they appear to be enemies.[/quote] No, i'm donning someone else's combat boots... or shoes (just for the sake of it) If you were in an area of highly.....Tigger, do i need to go on? Are we all going to wat...
- Wed Sep 26, 2007 11:35 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Bait and Kill
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2657
On the other hand. If there was an area within a war zone that was devoid of non-combatants 'cause it was so dangerous, and the army was trying to save soldiers lives by flushing the bad guys out, who could blame them. Is it better to rely on intel', and have a sniper pick off a known enemy through ...
- Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:32 pm
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Bait and Kill
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2657
- Wed Sep 26, 2007 12:35 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Ahmadinejad the misunderstood.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1669
- Tue Sep 25, 2007 8:54 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: Ahmadinejad the misunderstood.
- Replies: 26
- Views: 1669
- Sat Sep 22, 2007 8:19 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: An adorable rant...
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1257
- Thu Sep 20, 2007 11:54 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Secret Society
- Replies: 54
- Views: 3566
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I was going to say that, but i thought there'd be more people who don't remember him than do.Krom wrote:You forgot Sirian.MD-2389 wrote:The only person that has ever typed that much or more is Drakona.
- Sun Sep 16, 2007 11:03 am
- Forum: PTMC Cafe
- Topic: Drizzt Do'Urden.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 712
Well Verran, i've been converted. The Dark Elf Trilogy was excellent, i was thoroughly impressed. I'm surprised nobody has made it into a film yet The three books of Icewind Dale are winging their way to me as i type. :wink: On a side note, i've read 29 books so far this year, that's almost one a we...
- Sat Sep 15, 2007 8:49 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: The scariest thing
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1811
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lol...And i will make it my duty too, bless your cotton socks.TIGERassault wrote:I will make it my duty to make sure that I never get to meet your daughter!
- Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:44 am
- Forum: Ethics and Commentary
- Topic: The scariest thing
- Replies: 24
- Views: 1811
My kids are 14, 12 and 4. The 14 year old girl never has, and never would (i reckon) watch a horror movie. She get's scared if Doctor Who is on in the background. When she watches telly (which is rarely nowadays) she's into survivor and American Idol....yoube the judge on what's scarier. Me and my 1...