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  • Crowder

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  • The End of the ERA

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  • The End of an Era

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    MikM
    The bread house. That's the charitable interpretation, anyway.
  • Smugglers' Blues

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    George KG
    @mik said in Smugglers' Blues: Knowing how metric converts to English in grams, ounces and pounds is a product of my misspent youth. LOL. Do tell? Nah, never mind. We can guess.
  • I missed that part of the constitution

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    LuFins DadL
    @mik said in I missed that part of the constitution: @lufins-dad said in I missed that part of the constitution: Rare is where the problem comes in. If it is a simple medical procedure, just a removal of a clump of cells, then why should it be rare? We don’t talk about making mole removal safe, legal, and rare. I have never heard a politician make an argument about liposuction being made safe, legal, and rare. We publicly promote birth control, (despite there being many health risks posed by the pill) with no qualms, but yet many pro choice individuals find it necessary to assign a public responsibility to make abortion “rare”. That clearly points to moral and ethical considerations. And if there are ethical and moral considerations and consequences over a clump of cells, then the pro choice argument falls apart. Don't get me wrong - I am not what you would call pro-choice. I simply recognize the reality of what we face here. Anything that goes to lessen the suffering is a good step and a compromise worth making. You're not going to get rid of abortion until you change people's hearts and jamming prohibition down their throats is not going to do that. I get that, and that wasn’t meant towards you, more the other side. The Safe, Legal, and Rare comment has been a part of the Democrat playbook for decades and there is a fundamental flaw in that discussion.
  • Jimmy Carter's Pardon

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    JollyJ
    The Right Politics.
  • More Bangles Bits

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    MikM
    Well you are one up on me. I've not listened to her by choice.
  • Mid-air collision

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    CopperC
    @george-k said in Mid-air collision: Very violent, and any pilot who's "punched out" will say they never want to do it again. A guy I worked with many years ago ejected from the co-pilot seat of a B-52 over Hanoi. The ejection broke both of his legs which made his stay in the Hanoi Hilton even more uncomfortable.
  • The Uglification of the World

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    HoraceH
    Aaron Rodgers and Harry Styles are good friends. True story.
  • An Exotic Pet

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    MikM
    It is indeed, and he sums it up well. "Get out of the way, stop telling us that, on the one hand, America is a racist society. And then those same races are the agents that's going to deliver you from yourself. What kind of message is that?"
  • Weeding

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  • The cost of a sammich

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    JollyJ
    Another thought about the old hospital cafeteria...Staff was not served breakfast, except for doctors. And the docs got whatever the patients were having. But no doctor ever paid for any meal. Another story... British regiments have a tradition of 'dining in". The hospital had a Resident's Dinner, once a month. Residents were required to attend and most staff physicians did also. Dress was coat and tie. Food was a grade up from our standard fare and was eaten off of china on white tablecloths, with silver utensils and crystal stemware. Alcohol was not allowed on campus, but it was rumored the docs enjoyed very strong grape juice with their meals, limit of two. Henry (or the head cook at the time) would be present, along with two of his staff. Short welcoming remarks to the hospital would be made by the Administrator and the CMO, before the doctors were served. After that, the docs could eat, visit or talk about whatever. It was very old-fashioned, but it served its purpose.
  • No split verdicts

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    MikM
    A review is certainly in order. On the other hand, I can see where split decisions could nullify the effect of all sorts of prejudices as well as promote them. I'd imagine in some cases you get a juror who will not return a guilty verdict despite clear evidence, or one that will vote guilty on the flimsiest of evidence.
  • Hey Mark

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    HoraceH
    Lol
  • Interesting photo

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    AxtremusA
    Rachmaninov and Horowitz tried to talk Disney into putting them in a Fantasia sequel.
  • From the land of the Neanderthals

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    LuFins DadL
    @jon-nyc said in From the land of the Neanderthals: @lufins-dad said in From the land of the Neanderthals: By the way, my Doctor’s office is now offering the Pfizer vaccine, which I distinctly remember being told was impossible somewhere... And they are administering 60 doses a day. The Walmart my son works at? Averaging 3... They discovered it could be stored for 2 weeks in a normal freezer. Before they thought it needed ultra cold temps unavailable at your average GPs place. I was being a little bit of a jackass with that comment. There was a small argument on here about the viability and importance of getting the vaccine out to family practitioners while you were on your partial hiatus.
  • Hey, Brenda! Did you know....

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    MikM
    She said it’s better than the frogs. But that was it.
  • Cake smash

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    MikM
    Needs somebody watching over her with the assholes she’s hanging with. One thing I was adamant about for our wedding as no cake in the face.
  • You have about a month left to get that stuff sold

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    Aqua's SisterA
    @lufins-dad said in You have about a month left to get that stuff sold: Anybody need a copy of “I Was a Teenage Tentacle Monster!”? [image: ?u=https%3A%2F%2Fmedia.giphy.com%2Fmedia%2F12S6DbUKXQ1y8M%2Fgiphy.gif&f=1&nofb=1]
  • $3000 per child economic stimulus

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    LuFins DadL
    @george-k said in $3000 per child economic stimulus: @lufins-dad said in $3000 per child economic stimulus: Time for Karla and I to go away for a weekend... Daddy needs a new Benz... https://www.truecar.com/mercedes-benz/c-class/lease/ $300 + $300 =