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Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th February 2016, 11:31 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 19,100
Posted By scratchy
A reasonable suspicion. When you get the carry...

A reasonable suspicion. When you get the carry out handed to you, you pay, that's how it works. If you are also going to dine and then pay, let the restaurant hold the carry out instead of bringing...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 26th August 2014, 10:06 AM
Replies: 5,349
Views: 519,990
Posted By scratchy
Enough with that pointless crap allready. Enough...

Enough with that pointless crap allready. Enough now.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 13th August 2014, 06:11 AM
Replies: 5,349
Views: 519,990
Posted By scratchy
The dead mans friend has made quite a detailed...

The dead mans friend has made quite a detailed description of the event, which will be possible to compare with technical evidence and statements from other witnesses. The officers claims are equally...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st July 2014, 09:22 PM
Replies: 41
Views: 4,797
Posted By scratchy
No. The light it absorbes comes from the whole...

No. The light it absorbes comes from the whole visual spectrum. Heat radiation is infrared and does not care what surface color the radiator has.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2014, 12:38 PM
Replies: 234
Views: 16,782
Posted By scratchy
I wonder if the same actions would have been...

I wonder if the same actions would have been taken if the mother wasnt a poor, single mother? If you are poor and struggling, there allways seems to be a law reday to screw your life over even more.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 21st March 2014, 07:01 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 11,113
Posted By scratchy
If i argue that the moon is made of cheese and...

If i argue that the moon is made of cheese and ask someone to give me money to spread this belief, that is not fraud, just stupidity. If i say this is moon-cheese, you can buy it for one milllion...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd February 2014, 01:11 AM
Replies: 156
Views: 13,861
Posted By scratchy
And the original is the operating factor here, i...

And the original is the operating factor here, i think.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 2nd February 2014, 01:07 PM
Replies: 156
Views: 13,861
Posted By scratchy
Sometimes when one admires someone who is smarter...

Sometimes when one admires someone who is smarter than oneself, it is difficult to see the limits of that persons qualities. Even if they may be obvious to others.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st January 2014, 05:44 PM
Replies: 54
Views: 2,260
Posted By scratchy
Whatever the rules, could he not have had the...

Whatever the rules, could he not have had the option of sending them back home?
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 30th December 2013, 11:00 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 3,853
Posted By scratchy
I dont know. It was like that when i got there.

I dont know. It was like that when i got there.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th December 2013, 02:51 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 1,174
Posted By scratchy
800 % increased production from stem cells?! I...

800 % increased production from stem cells?! I think that is commonly referred to as "cancer".
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th October 2013, 08:08 PM
Replies: 126
Views: 5,296
Posted By scratchy
A police officer - or even two - should never be...

A police officer - or even two - should never be expected to have to take on a man with a knife in close contact, by for example using batons. If possible, he should be subdued - or as a last resort...
Forum: Computers and the Internet 23rd August 2013, 10:04 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,931
Posted By scratchy
We are not Google´s consumers, we are their goods...

We are not Google´s consumers, we are their goods to be consumed.
Forum: USA Politics 22nd June 2013, 07:36 AM
Replies: 54
Views: 1,570
Posted By scratchy
Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland all still...

Norway, Denmark, Sweden and Finland all still have state churches, meaning they are funded and regulated by or through the governement. Sweden have made the largest move away from that, but it is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 27th February 2013, 11:09 PM
Replies: 87
Views: 5,295
Posted By scratchy
If he has a choice he might be. Even rapists...

If he has a choice he might be. Even rapists usually have some preferences, wide or narrow, mondane or odd.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 1st January 2013, 03:36 AM
Replies: 141
Views: 9,812
Posted By scratchy
One that you could put an 8 year old in? No, that...

One that you could put an 8 year old in? No, that would be a large trashbag at least. But it would do the job.
Forum: Economics, Business and Finance 28th December 2012, 12:41 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 9,293
Posted By scratchy
Seems like US citizens has a long stretch to go...

Seems like US citizens has a long stretch to go scaling down their living expences substantially. The question is only who will take the worst hit: Those who would change from four cars to three or...
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 23rd November 2012, 01:19 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 1,896
Posted By scratchy
If you need a piece to just end a page or so, i...

If you need a piece to just end a page or so, i can contribute this:

I was born at a very young age. Since then very little has happened.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 23rd November 2012, 01:08 PM
Replies: 64
Views: 3,921
Posted By scratchy
To make it real clear they should make the full...

To make it real clear they should make the full name "Mexico? Yes Mexico!".
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 21st November 2012, 01:16 PM
Replies: 72
Views: 3,872
Posted By scratchy
And if you still find yourself in that situation,...

And if you still find yourself in that situation, and the gates comes down, step on it, blocking traffic be damned.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 11th November 2012, 07:55 AM
Replies: 922
Views: 50,893
Posted By scratchy
The railing is four feet, i assume thats cleared...

The railing is four feet, i assume thats cleared now. Thats mid chest on an averege lenght male or a taller woman. A normal 3 year old is about three feet, and standing on the railing would reach...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 7th November 2012, 10:22 AM
Replies: 922
Views: 50,893
Posted By scratchy
I cant say whether i think the mother should be...

I cant say whether i think the mother should be charged or not, allthough i believe what she did in general should be considered criminal endagerment or something like that. But imagne if it wasnt...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 5th November 2012, 12:49 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 2,479
Posted By scratchy
If the information is an offence or crime to...

If the information is an offence or crime to spread in any other way, why should twitter be any different?
Forum: Education 3rd November 2012, 07:56 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,568
Posted By scratchy
The comma in #2 seems missplaced, i would put it...

The comma in #2 seems missplaced, i would put it after the quotation. But english is not my native language, so i might be wrong.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 3rd November 2012, 07:48 AM
Replies: 930
Views: 48,944
Posted By scratchy
I do not know of any existing philosopher that...

I do not know of any existing philosopher that seriously argues that they really do not exist. I conclude therefore that they dont exist, wich means they are right in the assumption that they do not...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 20th October 2012, 01:24 PM
Replies: 55
Views: 4,961
Posted By scratchy
Good answers allready. Another way of putting it...

Good answers allready. Another way of putting it is that it has exactly the same probability as any other six digit string.
Forum: History, Literature, and the Arts 20th October 2012, 01:03 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 1,835
Posted By scratchy
Also consider that up until the mid 19th century...

Also consider that up until the mid 19th century land divided and water united.
Forum: USA Politics 17th October 2012, 08:48 AM
Replies: 106
Views: 6,792
Posted By scratchy
I think you are wrong. They do care, but in the...

I think you are wrong. They do care, but in the opposite way. I believe they need the poor to suffer to feel priviliged themselves, and someone to be in dire need of gracious handouts if they feel...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 12th October 2012, 07:12 AM
Replies: 28
Views: 1,658
Posted By scratchy
Next year i propose for the world to get it, for...

Next year i propose for the world to get it, for being, well, just everything.
Forum: Religion and Philosophy 25th September 2012, 12:14 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,140
Posted By scratchy
Embarrassingly crappy! Imagine if such piece of...

Embarrassingly crappy! Imagine if such piece of junk would have been made to promote islam. THAT would have been an insult on an allmost cosmological scale. The only insult any reasonable person can...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 23rd September 2012, 09:11 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,049
Posted By scratchy
And anywhere the sun actually shines...

And anywhere the sun actually shines...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd September 2012, 01:27 AM
Replies: 41
Views: 3,073
Posted By scratchy
Yes, it is totally ******* crazy. In our view. In...

Yes, it is totally ******* crazy. In our view. In Pakistan, not so much. It is made for a national audience, probably as part of positioning within the elites of the country. What it does say...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 23rd September 2012, 12:22 AM
Replies: 163
Views: 5,878
Posted By scratchy
(re restrictions on alcohol in islamic countries)...

(re restrictions on alcohol in islamic countries)

I can not see how it could be even one of many reasons. I think you are mixing up causality and effect. Restrictions are just one of many symptoms...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 21st September 2012, 11:29 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 3,313
Posted By scratchy
Im sorry, but i have no idea what that was all...

Im sorry, but i have no idea what that was all about. Some guy in a beard had some electric theory that was totaly different, or something. Yet another crackpot theory, is my guess.
Forum: General Skepticism and The Paranormal 9th September 2012, 04:01 AM
Replies: 36
Views: 1,998
Posted By scratchy
I would propose the word mentioned earlier in the...

I would propose the word mentioned earlier in the thread: moonwalking. It refers both to Michael Jacksons moonwalk where he seems to be moving forward but actually moves backwards, and the different...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 8th September 2012, 01:36 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 6,127
Posted By scratchy
So Monketey Ghost, where do you stand on the...

So Monketey Ghost, where do you stand on the issue at hand? I take it for granted that you dont support how this girl and her family and fellow community is being treated by police, law, surrounding...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 19th August 2012, 10:34 PM
Replies: 130
Views: 6,127
Posted By scratchy
No, according to the article, the girl is...

No, according to the article, the girl is arrested, its her parents that are in protective custody.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 12:49 PM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,458
Posted By scratchy
I see no reason why that should make you unable...

I see no reason why that should make you unable to answer. Not knowing the answer would, though. But im not going to rub your nose in it, i was just a bit curious after reading the thread.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 7th August 2012, 12:21 PM
Replies: 591
Views: 34,458
Posted By scratchy
Anders, do you feel like you have learned...

Anders, do you feel like you have learned something from this thread? Or would you rather say that what you called a risk in the opening post has actually happened?
Forum: Computers and the Internet 4th August 2012, 10:14 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 1,881
Posted By scratchy
I realized the other day that i had no television...

I realized the other day that i had no television signal whatsoever, here in this house i moved in to six months ago. Seems like i dont need it.
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 29th July 2012, 09:34 AM
Replies: 9,000
Views: 598,123
Posted By scratchy
Wasnt this chap in the news at least a year ago...

Wasnt this chap in the news at least a year ago or maybe two, about changing his mind from climate change skeptiscism? I remember there was a group of skeptic/denier scientists who set out to once...
Forum: Science, Mathematics, Medicine, and Technology 26th July 2012, 09:09 AM
Replies: 57
Views: 3,495
Posted By scratchy
From where have you got that number? From what i...

From where have you got that number? From what i understand, 7 meters would be if the ice on Greenland alone melted. All ice in the world would make it about ten times higher. Of course, even the...
Forum: Non-USA & General Politics 24th July 2012, 05:26 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 3,247
Posted By scratchy
They got wht they expected and wanted.

They got wht they expected and wanted.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 18th July 2012, 10:24 AM
Replies: 214
Views: 24,082
Posted By scratchy
Apart from the bigotry, with this they are...

Apart from the bigotry, with this they are actually saying: little boys sexual preferences are of great interrest to us.
Forum: Conspiracies and Conspiracy Theories 17th July 2012, 01:01 PM
Replies: 7,028
Views: 697,833
Posted By scratchy
To make the thread title a little more to the...

To make the thread title a little more to the point, we could discuss if the holocaust denial actually isnt a conspiracy in itself, one that actually exist. It is sometimes rather obvious that at...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th July 2012, 11:26 AM
Replies: 1,786
Views: 107,290
Posted By scratchy
Thanks, im not confused anymore! About this...

Thanks, im not confused anymore! About this particular detail, that is...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 15th July 2012, 11:16 AM
Replies: 1,786
Views: 107,290
Posted By scratchy
I havent followed this case, and assume i will...

I havent followed this case, and assume i will get frowned upon for asking, but still, im confused so have to ask: There is talk about child victims, pedophilia, and so on. And apparantly college...
Forum: Skeptical Events 10th July 2012, 10:01 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 1,911
Posted By scratchy
This doesnt seem to be a lack of time, only of...

This doesnt seem to be a lack of time, only of creativity about how to do all at the same time.
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 3rd July 2012, 11:09 AM
Replies: 117
Views: 7,523
Posted By scratchy
Ive enjoyed the freedom of being motorized one...

Ive enjoyed the freedom of being motorized one way or other since i was about twelve-thirteen years old. Still do, by car, motorcycle and mighty thirsty motorboat. But he last few years i have also...
Forum: Social Issues & Current Events 22nd June 2012, 12:32 AM
Replies: 79
Views: 3,602
Posted By scratchy
Allright, i dont love my job, as in loving the...

Allright, i dont love my job, as in loving the actual performance of it. But i love what it gives me back, in many ways. First, a decent and secure salary. Second, a sence of some importance to...
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