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Forum: Dead threads 02-03-2007, 11:46 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,564
Posted By Muffin Mage
Oh noes to capitalism! In all seriousness,...

Oh noes to capitalism!

In all seriousness, though, it's a pretty absurd statement to think that a gas station doesn't have a drop of oil in any tanks that didn't come from Asia Minor. All sorts of...
Forum: Dead threads 01-29-2007, 05:08 PM
Replies: 43
Views: 5,221
Posted By Muffin Mage
I wants me some Spore. What's going on with that?

I wants me some Spore. What's going on with that?
Forum: Dead threads 01-25-2007, 12:46 AM
Replies: 45
Views: 9,865
Posted By Muffin Mage
Pretty self explanatory....

Pretty self explanatory. (http://www.googlefight.com/index.php?lang=en_GB&word1=I&word2=the+meat)
Forum: Dead threads 01-24-2007, 03:34 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 4,724
Posted By Muffin Mage
The only problem with that is that the parts of...

The only problem with that is that the parts of China's economy that are the most functional are the ones that aren't heavily regulated by the government. For the longest time, Hong Kong was, as you...
Forum: Dead threads 01-21-2007, 12:37 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,483
Posted By Muffin Mage
It's sad. The only class I have time to read in...

It's sad. The only class I have time to read in is band, and that's rare.

On the other hand, last semester I was late to two classes and only skipped one outright. All of them were 8:30. The one I...
Forum: Dead threads 01-21-2007, 12:04 AM
Replies: 27
Views: 2,483
Posted By Muffin Mage
Did that all through elementary, middle and high...

Did that all through elementary, middle and high school. Granted, it wasn't ALWAYS the Hobbit, but it was always better than the crap we were going over.
Forum: Dead threads 01-18-2007, 01:45 PM
Replies: 37
Views: 4,815
Posted By Muffin Mage
Hey, the world's oldest occupation ought to be...

Hey, the world's oldest occupation ought to be commemorated somehow. 'Sall I'm saying.
Forum: Dead threads 01-16-2007, 09:13 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,170
Posted By Muffin Mage
Yeah. If you're in a job or a field where it's...

Yeah. If you're in a job or a field where it's absolutely essential that people are able to get in touch with you at any time, a cell phone or a Blackberry is a must.

Most people are not in those...
Forum: Dead threads 01-16-2007, 05:56 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 2,715
Posted By Muffin Mage
The problem is that the government is too deeply...

The problem is that the government is too deeply involved in the economy as it is. That's why you've got things like $50 million bat-mitzvahs for the daughters of defense contractors(the article...
Forum: Dead threads 01-15-2007, 01:33 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 8,170
Posted By Muffin Mage
I dunno. I've already got a cell phone and an...

I dunno. I've already got a cell phone and an iPod. I don't feel like giving Apple another reason to rape my wallet, thanks.
Forum: Dead threads 01-09-2007, 11:38 PM
Replies: 60
Views: 14,233
Posted By Muffin Mage
This is pretty self-explanatory. :D ...

This is pretty self-explanatory. :D

http://img1.putfile.com/thumb/1/823340980.jpg (http://www.putfile.com/pic.php?img=4477640)
Forum: Dead threads 01-09-2007, 10:11 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
Posted By Muffin Mage
The government also covers the overwhelming share...

The government also covers the overwhelming share of the cost of education for people who bitch about going to shitty state colleges and then complain that the government should spend more money on...
Forum: Dead threads 01-09-2007, 11:26 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
Posted By Muffin Mage
But my point is that the attitude I'm seeing says...

But my point is that the attitude I'm seeing says that there is only so much money in the world, and if you don't have it you never will. Which is patently untrue. There are other cultural problems...
Forum: Dead threads 01-09-2007, 08:08 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
Posted By Muffin Mage
And look at how far the quality of that free...

And look at how far the quality of that free education has declined even in the last ten years. If you're on friendly terms with any high school teachers, ask them about it.

There was also a big...
Forum: Dead threads 01-09-2007, 08:00 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,821
Posted By Muffin Mage
But arguably at that point, you aren't in any...

But arguably at that point, you aren't in any sort of representative government to begin with. Unless you take your oligarchy and call it a democracy, which is perfectly legitimate. It worked for...
Forum: Dead threads 01-09-2007, 12:26 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
Posted By Muffin Mage
Simple: They take out all the time that they're...

Simple: They take out all the time that they're busy being oppressed by the bourgoisie or do it in their off hours. I've got an exact quote somewhere, but someone said that your position in a company...
Forum: Dead threads 01-08-2007, 12:52 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
Posted By Muffin Mage
Who says the quality of education you receive is...

Who says the quality of education you receive is less at a state college? Hell, most companies don't even specify what degree you need, just that you need an associate's or a bachelor's or whatever...
Forum: Dead threads 01-07-2007, 11:06 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
Posted By Muffin Mage
And in a communist society, the government would...

And in a communist society, the government would assign a job to you and your only hope of promotion would be sucking up to a low-level beaurocrat and you'd be given a pittance decided on by the...
Forum: Dead threads 01-07-2007, 07:35 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
Posted By Muffin Mage
Here's the question, though: if all those workers...

Here's the question, though: if all those workers are so great, why don't they get better jobs. It's pretty common knowledge that middle management is full of idiots, and it gets worse the higher you...
Forum: Dead threads 01-07-2007, 03:03 PM
Replies: 40
Views: 5,960
Posted By Muffin Mage
Yeah, communism is great if you have no skills or...

Yeah, communism is great if you have no skills or ambition. It's based on theft by the many from the few. Although to be fair, the oligarchical semi-socialist economies the world has now are based on...
Forum: Dead threads 01-04-2007, 03:39 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,947
Posted By Muffin Mage
Ah. My mistake. And to think I did so well on the...

Ah. My mistake. And to think I did so well on the reading part of the SAT. Talk about a failure of the education system.

But yeah, it was international mail before. I'm really starting to lose my...
Forum: Dead threads 01-04-2007, 02:14 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 3,947
Posted By Muffin Mage
Old news. The government's been poking into...

Old news. The government's been poking into peoples' mail for forever. Granted, it's usually been international mail. Besides, once someone gets around to suing about this, the law's going to be...
Forum: Media Consumption 01-04-2007, 12:44 AM
Replies: 150
Views: 19,041
Posted By Muffin Mage
Finished my first book of the year. Procopius'...

Finished my first book of the year. Procopius' Secret History. Or Annals. Whatever title you want to go with. It's an interesting view of Justinian, reminds me a lot of Communist Russia. It's not...
Forum: Dead threads 01-01-2007, 04:08 PM
Replies: 89
Views: 5,237
Posted By Muffin Mage
Fire fails as a tactic. When you use a...

Fire fails as a tactic. When you use a flamethrower on someone, you're setting that person on fire and the third degree burns he gets all over his body send him into system shock and he dies....
Forum: Dead threads 01-01-2007, 03:56 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 4,821
Posted By Muffin Mage
There's never been a great democracy because...

There's never been a great democracy because there's never been a democracy. Athens worked for a while until it got delusions of grandeur. But, if you will permit me to use Aristotelian terminology,...
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