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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 08:07 PM
Replies: 151
Views: 12,834
Posted By BravesFan
i have never understood the mentality that a job...

i have never understood the mentality that a job is supposed to provide for all our wants and needs. Perhaps you should look at your spending in other areas outside of your basic needs and reduce...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 07:54 PM
Replies: 190
Views: 6,535
Posted By BravesFan
Why can't we all just admit that we just make up...

Why can't we all just admit that we just make up morality as the zeitgeist of times presents it to us? It used to be completely okay to own slaves. Now it isn't. It used to be completely okay to put...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th May 2012, 07:20 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 10,005
Posted By BravesFan
I think the paper argument is that trees are...

I think the paper argument is that trees are renewable , but the chemicals and such used in the paper recycling process are nasty.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th May 2012, 06:42 PM
Replies: 283
Views: 26,618
Posted By BravesFan
I hope this guy gets his medication soon

I hope this guy gets his medication soon
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 04:32 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
Is it wrong that anytime I hear someone make the...

Is it wrong that anytime I hear someone make the above statement I assume they are said wussified and are trying to rationalize it's ok?
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 03:22 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
i would say a hoodlum is encountered on the...

i would say a hoodlum is encountered on the street, an intruder in or on your property?


I have been a bunch of fights in my life, dealing with ******* rednecks messing with my girlfriends. ...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th May 2012, 03:17 PM
Replies: 6,000
Views: 685,930
Posted By BravesFan
somebody should go bring this up on the BFF and...

somebody should go bring this up on the BFF and watch the squirming ensue
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 03:09 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
What on earth are you talking about? How do you...

What on earth are you talking about? How do you quietly defend your family from intruders? or hoodlums?

I think you have no idea what I am talking about
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 14th May 2012, 02:46 PM
Replies: 6,000
Views: 685,930
Posted By BravesFan
Something I had not yet considered until now is :...

Something I had not yet considered until now is : Do they ever find human skeletal remains in the forests of the PNW? Wouldn't the acidic soils and perpetual humidity render these remains to...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th May 2012, 02:34 PM
Replies: 141
Views: 10,005
Posted By BravesFan
I reckon even if we use a lot of energy to...

I reckon even if we use a lot of energy to recycle, it's still better to re-use materials rather than dig through more earth , and use resources to find more of it....

One thing about "emotions"...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 02:21 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
It strikes me as so odd to hear people happy...

It strikes me as so odd to hear people happy about their weakness
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 02:16 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
But that doesn't make them mutually exclusive....

But that doesn't make them mutually exclusive. Let me tell you, the typical frat boy guys from schools like Ole Miss and such , tend to just be conceited, spoiled, disrespectful, entitled brats...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th May 2012, 02:11 PM
Replies: 257
Views: 11,361
Posted By BravesFan
Talk about just putting it on a tee and waiting...

Talk about just putting it on a tee and waiting for everyone to swing away.......
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 02:09 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
Your right about the mama thing. But nobody had...

Your right about the mama thing. But nobody had brought THAT PART up yet!!! :D


Plus, I have to admit, i kinda fudged a bit of it to get under the yankee's skin. If we were in person, it...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th May 2012, 02:07 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,366
Posted By BravesFan
at this point in this thread? yeah pretty...

at this point in this thread?


yeah pretty much....:(
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 02:06 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
Pot meet kettle I was wondering if...

Pot meet kettle


I was wondering if someone would take what I said and apply it to the entire nawth and then respond with a besmirchment of the south. Fine, you can do that to your hearts...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 02:04 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
I was in the army too. There is nothing nasty and...

I was in the army too. There is nothing nasty and violent about what i said, it's called having the ability and the constitution to do what's right. To have the physical ability to defend one's...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th May 2012, 01:59 PM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,366
Posted By BravesFan
Whatever, i reckon I am correct. typical haters...

Whatever, i reckon I am correct. typical haters of western culture hiding behind atheism , yet open to all other things because it makes you feel all cozy inside. Buddhism is silly and it makes...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 01:57 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 11,965
Posted By BravesFan
Crab is crab, the way the meat flakes it doesn't...

Crab is crab, the way the meat flakes it doesn't really matter about "tenderness".

Lobster... I wouldn't know, have never cooked one.

Crawfish lose a lot of texture if you boil them cold, it...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 01:54 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
Men are violent and stupid when they do it...

Men are violent and stupid when they do it right......


Wussification of men doesn't lead to anything but epic fail. Men should be strong, ready to defend their honor, ready to defend their...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 01:51 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
Well, you can not concur with it all you want,...

Well, you can not concur with it all you want, but it's the way it is amongst blue collar people to a certain extent. Perhaps not the violence part. But a father could and HAS refused to pay for...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 01:43 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
Because it doesn't show much backbone. (well down...

Because it doesn't show much backbone. (well down here where people still care about such things as having a backbone)

I see that the sad downfall of machismo has truly taken place up nawth.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 01:32 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
Perhaps this is just a southern tradition thing. ...

Perhaps this is just a southern tradition thing. But down here, it is considered respectful to the father to alert him to your intentions (it's not really permission). I reckon it dates back to the...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 14th May 2012, 12:11 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,896
Posted By BravesFan
Yeah, I always loved that part. and btw, if I...

Yeah, I always loved that part. and btw, if I have an erection lasting more than 4 hours, I'm not calling a doctor, I'm calling the local TV station!!!:D
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 12:08 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
Rasmus, why are so doggedly freaked out by this?...

Rasmus, why are so doggedly freaked out by this? You are really getting worked up over something , that really isn't that big of a deal....
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 12:02 PM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
I would be very suspicious of a man who didn't...

I would be very suspicious of a man who didn't have the cajones to inform me he was planning on asking my daughter for her hand in marriage. I would wonder if he was strong enough to provide a good...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th May 2012, 11:59 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,366
Posted By BravesFan
I think Buddhists are silly people. I think much...

I think Buddhists are silly people. I think much of "philosophy" is silly too. It's just religion with a different hat for many people. A way for supposed scientists to hide their woo in plain...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th May 2012, 11:56 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,366
Posted By BravesFan
I didn't state that very well.... In my...

I didn't state that very well....

In my experience many of the atheists I come across only are anti Christianity (and freshly anti-Islam). They seem to have no problems with Judaism or Buddhism....
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th May 2012, 11:45 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,366
Posted By BravesFan
So what you are really saying is that you dislike...

So what you are really saying is that you dislike western religion because of it's socio-political ramifications and se no problem with eastern religions because you like parts of them.

I figured...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 11:42 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
They were all in their mid 20's at the time. ...

They were all in their mid 20's at the time.

Oh wait, i just remembered another one that the bride and groom paid for. They were in their late 30's though and it was neither's first marriage.

...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th May 2012, 11:29 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,366
Posted By BravesFan
I didn't say equal, I said that you can't give...

I didn't say equal, I said that you can't give some a free pass and others full criticism and still think you are an atheist.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th May 2012, 11:22 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,366
Posted By BravesFan
Then you really aren't a Dawkins atheist, but...

Then you really aren't a Dawkins atheist, but rather have a bone to pick with certain religions.... It's an all or nothing proposition if we are going to do it properly.

Religion is a silly,...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 11:18 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
I have been to 5 weddings or so in the past 10...

I have been to 5 weddings or so in the past 10 years, every single one of them was paid for by the bride's parents.(including my sister's)
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 10:59 AM
Replies: 237
Views: 6,387
Posted By BravesFan
Oh C'mon.... you are just looking for a reason to...

Oh C'mon.... you are just looking for a reason to get outraged now.

You want to get married? You want the bride's father to pay for it? Ask him, be cool about it.... It shows him you are a man...
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 14th May 2012, 10:48 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 2,366
Posted By BravesFan
This, there just aren't that many of them...

This,

there just aren't that many of them over here in the west who choose to engage us on the boards. Of course their ideas are just as silly and made up as most other religions, and we would...
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th May 2012, 10:37 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 26,618
Posted By BravesFan
LOL, I'm just glad somebody noticed the terrible...

LOL, I'm just glad somebody noticed the terrible double entendre!!
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 14th May 2012, 12:45 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 5,749
Posted By BravesFan
I have to say this is the kind of stuff I would...

I have to say this is the kind of stuff I would be up to if I had his kind of $$$.!

It's quite a hilarious middle finger
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 14th May 2012, 12:44 AM
Replies: 283
Views: 26,618
Posted By BravesFan
M= 13th letter 1+3=4 O=15th letter 5+1=6 ...

M= 13th letter 1+3=4

O=15th letter 5+1=6

O ...... =6

N= 14th letter 1+4=5

4+6+6+5= 21 2+1=3
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 13th May 2012, 06:18 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 11,154
Posted By BravesFan
I wouldn't want to live there!!! IT'S ******...

I wouldn't want to live there!!! IT'S ****** COLD!!!:D
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th May 2012, 06:16 PM
Replies: 174
Views: 11,965
Posted By BravesFan
Home-made hogs head cheese is some wonderful...

Home-made hogs head cheese is some wonderful stuff on crackers
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 13th May 2012, 01:16 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 2,602
Posted By BravesFan
Well it said they came into existence as a...

Well it said they came into existence as a cluster only 600 million years after the Big Bang (13.75 billion years ago) so that would make them say 13 billion years old and 12 billion light years...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th May 2012, 01:01 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 11,965
Posted By BravesFan
I've caught a fish and had it gutted and in the...

I've caught a fish and had it gutted and in the frying pan in less than 20 minutes before. I've been present while a deer was dressed out (though never have done it myself). I guess I just don't get...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th May 2012, 12:12 AM
Replies: 174
Views: 11,965
Posted By BravesFan
If you had ever had freshly boiled crawfish , you...

If you had ever had freshly boiled crawfish , you would understand why!!!

seriously, folks can keep their fancy lobster, i would choose ditch lobster any day of the week.... spicy, rich,...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th May 2012, 07:03 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,792
Posted By BravesFan
Jeremy Clarkson did a little rough test of this...

Jeremy Clarkson did a little rough test of this on Top Gear , and it appeared to work.

I figured it's just our head acting like an extra bit of antennae

_jACSPipPSE
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 12th May 2012, 05:45 PM
Replies: 6,000
Views: 685,930
Posted By BravesFan
I agree on the litigation thing..... dueling...

I agree on the litigation thing..... dueling pistols was better.......

One can usually spot the crackpots by their threatening to sue. He has no case, it's just all bluster , trying to get his...
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 12th May 2012, 05:29 PM
Replies: 6,000
Views: 685,930
Posted By BravesFan
Help? he's a bozo, these people are crazy or ...

Help? he's a bozo, these people are crazy or conmen and they need to be put in their place and outed as such so they don't spread their disease to the unknowing public
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 12th May 2012, 05:23 PM
Replies: 6,000
Views: 685,930
Posted By BravesFan
I commented....couldn't resist it

I commented....couldn't resist it
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th May 2012, 03:02 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,478
Posted By BravesFan
ummm what you are saying is exactly what I am...

ummm what you are saying is exactly what I am saying then. that everything is natural..... EVERYTHING
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 12th May 2012, 01:35 PM
Replies: 91
Views: 3,478
Posted By BravesFan
I was making a point that the so called "natural"...

I was making a point that the so called "natural" lifestyle is a fallacy(also that to really be so called "natural" one would have to live off the land with no assistance from modern "unnatural"...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 12th May 2012, 01:31 PM
Replies: 259
Views: 11,154
Posted By BravesFan
I'm not projecting, but unless I misunderstood...

I'm not projecting, but unless I misunderstood your statement, you are giving the same tired old notion that one side is big and mean and the other side is all sweetness and light. Which is...
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