Magic Fills the Air Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Thank-you Magic as usual something as you say could have been quite interesting, has been spoilt. The trouble is some posters dig their heels in over one thing and will not budge, so if you disagree with them they have to result to insults. But true. I sent Kiwi a PM, and just noticed that she has posted on make me laugh. The way to deal with an " ignoramus" is to ignore then and not to give them the pleasure of a response, it only boosts their ego into believing themselves right Keep on posting. Fool (&Mr Fool) I'm Hi Fool You do speak a lot of sense, and I'm going to take on board what you have said. So I'm putting to one side all the confrontations, and moving on. I want to get back to the interesting discussions on here with the good members such as yourself. Magic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I dislike the fact that mentally ill people can buy a small armory's worth of ammo at Walmart. I understand the 2nd amendment and all that jazz, and I'm not looking for it to be repealed or otherwise tampered with, just that I'd like to see the mental health industry in this country get off its ass and start providing help for these people instead of waiting for another Congresswoman to get shot through the head at point-blank range. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anjin-san Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 Hi all, Sure Liz. KB Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 10, 2011 Share Posted January 10, 2011 I'm not sure what it was I said that required the usage of that particular smiley, but hey. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 and by "maneur" i assume you mean manure so yes file it simply under................. manure happens Is that the "Spearmint Rhino" by any chance? Regards, Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Is that the "Spearmint Rhino" by any chance? Regards, Danny PMSL I get over one wise crack, then I get to this and I am almost Pissing myself here, one of the guys at that Knebworth gig is just like you, he just has me in hysteric., Are you sure your not my old mate Degs in disguise, better go to FB and ask him or you ..keep it up my man and if you can't take some Viagra, the saviour to all Western men over 50 . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 PMSL I get over one wise crack, then I get to this and I am almost Pissing myself here, one of the guys at that Knebworth gig is just like you, he just has me in hysteric., Are you sure your not my old mate Degs in disguise, better go to FB and ask him or you ..keep it up my man and if you can't take some Viagra, the saviour to all Western men over 50 . "The Degs Bollocks"? Na, but I have been called "The Dogs Bollocks" once or twice. I have little need for Viagra, not when I can Todger me Toes mate. Kind Regards, Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 "The Degs Bollocks"? Na, but I have been called "The Dogs Bollocks" once or twice. I have little need for Viagra, not when I can Todger me Toes mate. Kind Regards, Danny Spearmint Rhino....kudos man Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Reminds me when I asked one of my mates what he thought of his latest visit to the Spearmint Rhino Club, He said it was a "Shower of Shite" I thought "Your not an Excrementalist" like myself are you? Regards, Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leddy Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Boom Boom....ahh have had a rt laugh on here, great, this place can get a bit series sometimes, a bit of light hearted banter is good for the soul......thats got be good for a line there Dan ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Boom Boom....ahh have had a rt laugh on here, great, this place can get a bit series sometimes, a bit of light hearted banter is good for the soul......thats got be good for a line there Dan ?? Ah Sole. Kind Regards, Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reggie29 Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 The current flood in Qld, NSW and WA. After nearly a decade of drought the country has been deluged by torrential rain causing inland Tsunamis resulting in mass crop, homes and infrastructure destruction along with as yet unknown deaths. One community has up to 100 disabled people still unaccounted for. With all the money spent on building desalination plants it amazes that nothing is done about harnessing and harvesting all this water as it happens every year during the monsoon season and like this every 50 years or so. Another sad thing is that parts of the Darling River was dammed up years ago by some and reduced a river almost as big as the Amazon to a trickle. When the Tsunami hit Asia in 2005 our government donated $26 million but so far have only given $1m to Australian victims. The general population and businesses have donated 10 times that amount and growing, just like in 2005. http://ninemsn.com.au/?rf=true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fool In The Rain 60 Posted January 11, 2011 Author Share Posted January 11, 2011 The fcuking idiots who steal the Bronze war memorials, for a fix. Bang them up for years, I say These Memorials are erected not just for Military Personnel, they are for ordinary people as well, these people have no respect for anything. Bring back National Service, for both sexes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 All of the guns, and the insanely lenient gun laws in the U.S. Did you know we're the most armed country in the world? 90 guns to every 100 people. Sigh. Yemen comes in a distant second, with 61 guns to every 100 people. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 All of the guns, and the insanely lenient gun laws in the U.S. Did you know we're the most armed country in the world? 90 guns to every 100 people. Sigh. Yemen comes in a distant second, with 61 guns to every 100 people. *sigh* Guns weren't the issue. A crazy person was the issue. Don't start punishing legal gun owners for what a crazy person did. That's not a solution to the problem. If you really want to prevent this from happening again, work to make sure anyone who needs psychiatric care gets it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FireOpal Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 I agree we have to do something in regards to mental illness but it's going to be really tricky from a legal standpoint. If we make it easier to commit people against their will, you can imagine how many folks will freak out about that. Even if people's records are somehow "flagged" for mental issues, and that prevents them from buying guns... some people (NRA) will shriek about privacy and constitutional freedoms being violated. So we do nothing and just wait for the next massacre and are shocked all over again. P.S. I doubt the kid in Arizona couldn't get/afford psychiatric help. He lived in a middle class neighborhood with his parents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 There's no way he should have gotten a gun in the first place -- he was rejected from the Army for psychological reasons, which should have put a flag on his name. Any reputable gun seller would have seen that and refused to sell it to him. However there are enough sellers that are only interested in making a quick buck, not being safe.....so then this happens. I do think that this could have been prevented though if this person had gotten mental help. His ramblings read like a paranoid schizophrenic, and someone with an illness like that should be on meds, with daily/weekly therapy sessions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ally Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 *sigh* Guns weren't the issue. A crazy person was the issue. Don't start punishing legal gun owners for what a crazy person did. That's not a solution to the problem. If you really want to prevent this from happening again, work to make sure anyone who needs psychiatric care gets it. In this case Liz, I have to disagree. The guy is a nutbar and a gun was available... never should have been. This is not about the right to bare arms.. I don't have an issue with that. This is about the ability for this freak to get a hold of one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magic Fills the Air Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 The fact that nearly everything I buy no longer has Made in Britain/the UK on it. I would be happy to pay more for goods produced in this country to help bring back the UK's manufacturing sector. Another thing that annoys me that's related to the point above, is that most things are made so cheaply now that they don't last very long. This not only costs us more in the long-run, but is also really bad for the environment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BIGDAN Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 The fact that nearly everything I buy no longer has Made in Britain/the UK on it. I would be happy to pay more for goods produced in this country to help bring back the UK's manufacturing sector. Another thing that annoys me that's related to the point above, is that most things are made so cheaply now that they don't last very long. This not only costs us more in the long-run, but is also really bad for the environment. You got it in one Magic, the result of American Greed, its called "Capitalism" and even Mr "Your Fired" Lord Alan Sugar is Guilty of that one. Remember Amstrad? most of his components were from abroad but he got away with calling his products "Made in England" because he had them assembled here. He didn't deserve to be Knighted, I would have given him a "Scrotumectomy" not laughing now Sugar Nuts are you?. Kind Regards, Danny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jahfin Posted January 12, 2011 Share Posted January 12, 2011 The direction this thread has taken has made me think of at least a couple of songs, the first of which is by Drivin' n' Cryin', the second one is by James McMurtry (son of Lonesome Dove author Larry McMurtry). James' song was banned from American radio, probably more for his use of the word "shit" than anything but some folks also like to silence the truth. Thankfully, satellite radio gave it lots and lots of airplay. "If you can make it here, why don’t you make it here?" "The song title for (Whatever Happened to the) Great American Bubble Factory? hit me one afternoon when I was at the dollar store getting some bubbles for the neighborhood kids. As I was standing in line, I looked down at the 'made in' label and noticed that those bubbles were made in China…..China!! That’s a long way for a bottle of freakin’ soap to travel. Come on, maybe we can’t make TVs or refrigerators or cars here anymore, but bubbles? In my world, the first step to a renewed America and our deliverance from an unspeakable disrespect of the American workforce would be the opening of The Great American Bubble Factory. They would come from miles around to see the Willie Wonka of the New Deal….There’s hope again!!! If you can make it here, why don’t you make it here….. We started demos for this record back in 2001 on September 10th. The next day the world was upside down and traitors were everywhere, underneath every coffee cup. Joe McCarthy was back and I just didn’t feel like I was ready to tell the story of the blue-collared optimist…" -Kevn Kinney of the Atlanta, Georgia band Drivin' n' Cryin' "We Can't Make It Here" Vietnam Vet with a cardboard sign Sitting there by the left turn line Flag on the wheelchair flapping in the breeze One leg missing, both hands free No one's paying much mind to him The V.A. budget's stretched so thin And there's more comin' home from the Mideast war We can't make it here anymore That big ol' building was the textile mill It fed our kids and it paid our bills But they turned us out and they closed the doors We can't make it here anymore See all those pallets piled up on the loading dock They're just gonna set there till they rot 'Cause there's nothing to ship, nothing to pack Just busted concrete and rusted tracks Empty storefronts around the square There's a needle in the gutter and glass everywhere You don't come down here 'less you're looking to score We can't make it here anymore The bar's still open but man it's slow The tip jar's light and the register's low The bartender don't have much to say The regular crowd gets thinner each day Some have maxed out all their credit cards Some are working two jobs and living in cars Minimum wage won't pay for a roof, won't pay for a drink If you gotta have proof just try it yourself Mr. CEO See how far 5.15 an hour will go Take a part time job at one of your stores Bet you can't make it here anymore High school girl with a bourgeois dream Just like the pictures in the magazine She found on the floor of the laundromat A woman with kids can forget all that If she comes up pregnant what'll she do Forget the career, forget about school Can she live on faith? live on hope? High on Jesus or hooked on dope When it's way too late to just say no You can't make it here anymore Now I'm stocking shirts in the Wal-Mart store Just like the ones we made before 'Cept this one came from Singapore I guess we can't make it here anymore Should I hate a people for the shade of their skin Or the shape of their eyes or the shape I'm in Should I hate 'em for having our jobs today No I hate the men sent the jobs away I can see them all now, they haunt my dreams All lily white and squeaky clean They've never known want, they'll never know need Their sh@# don't stink and their kids won't bleed Their kids won't bleed in the da$% little war And we can't make it here anymore Will work for food Will die for oil Will kill for power and to us the spoils The billionaires get to pay less tax The working poor get to fall through the cracks Let 'em eat jellybeans let 'em eat cake Let 'em eat sh$%, whatever it takes They can join the Air Force, or join the Corps If they can't make it here anymore And that's how it is That's what we got If the president wants to admit it or not You can read it in the paper Read it on the wall Hear it on the wind If you're listening at all Get out of that limo Look us in the eye Call us on the cell phone Tell us all why In Dayton, Ohio Or Portland, Maine Or a cotton gin out on the great high plains That's done closed down along with the school And the hospital and the swimming pool Dust devils dance in the noonday heat There's rats in the alley And trash in the street Gang graffiti on a boxcar door We can't make it here anymore Music and lyrics © 2004 by James McMurtry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 The fact that nearly everything I buy no longer has Made in Britain/the UK on it. I would be happy to pay more for goods produced in this country to help bring back the UK's manufacturing sector. Another thing that annoys me that's related to the point above, is that most things are made so cheaply now that they don't last very long. This not only costs us more in the long-run, but is also really bad for the environment. I used to have a motorcycle chain breaker that was made in England and it was very top quality. I also have a .303 Enfield short bayonet that is stamped 'Made In England' and you can see the quality and craftmanship. But nowadays the bottom line is profit at any cost and most of the junk out there is just that.....JUNK!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
redrum Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 Someone with an illness like that should be on meds, with daily/weekly therapy sessions. And now he'll get ALL that in prison....At taxpayer's expense. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Electrophile Posted January 14, 2011 Share Posted January 14, 2011 And now he'll get ALL that in prison....At taxpayer's expense. If he's found to be insane, and therefore not competent to stand trial, he'll spend the rest of his life in an institution, which is where someone with a dangerous mental illness belongs. I firmly believe the book should be thrown at him, and if he's found to not be suffering from any mental illness/defect, I would support the death penalty in this case. However, I don't believe in executing the mentally ill or the mentally retarded. If he lacks the mens rea to commit a crime, the state (or in this case the federal government) cannot and should not, execute him. I'd like to believe that at the end of the day, the United States is still a civilized country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hotplant Posted January 15, 2011 Share Posted January 15, 2011 Hate mongers. The Westboro Baptist "Church" Glenn *asshole* Beck Rush *the douche* Limbaugh Faux News And Most of all...... Sarah *bitch of the century* Palin. May karma hit them all square in the ass and elsewhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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