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And then he goes on to say, as if he has special access to this information: Suppose that's not the truth? Suppose the hospital were a military target...
November 19, 2023 at 04:46
Compare this to the American removal of the Native Americans. Who were the extremists, the victims, and the perpetrators? In the history of worldwide ...
November 19, 2023 at 04:36
I knew it was from Canada! Fucking Canucks!
November 18, 2023 at 22:18
Leg update with recent pic: /uploads/resized/files/w0/1lte4pnkn0vs1t2y.jpg
November 18, 2023 at 22:16
I'm really not sure what it is, but I'll leave it to a vote, and whatever you guys say it is, that's what I'll go with. The Shoutbox has never failed ...
November 18, 2023 at 22:13
Yet if you have cancer, that is what they tell you, unless you're a proponent of medical professionals lying to patients. In any event, alcoholism isn...
November 18, 2023 at 22:10
I feel like having the Shotbox evaluate it ought be sufficient. The Shoutbox is the culmination of all human knowledge in a single box.
November 18, 2023 at 19:55
You can't will away an adverse reaction.
November 18, 2023 at 19:53
The idea that different people react to different chemicals differently isn't revolutionary.
November 18, 2023 at 19:17
Funny you should say that. I was recently in Saskatchewan at a hockey game, and they were going to play the national anthem, but some hooligans from M...
November 18, 2023 at 17:40
Searched the cabinet for some antifungal cream, but only found an old knee brace. I'll give it a try and see if it works./uploads/resized/files/34/r3u...
November 18, 2023 at 15:57
This might be ringworm on my leg. I'm not sure, but I've named it Fred./uploads/resized/files/yu/ayu08unajdjp1dp1.jpg
November 18, 2023 at 15:52
I live in the Garden of Eden, the original homestead, so I am the only true aborigine. Everyone else is a dirty immigrant soaking up someone else's su...
November 18, 2023 at 14:01
You're on to something. If you want to know the cause of something, just follow the money. The tent manufacturers have created this homeless problem. ...
November 18, 2023 at 01:58
Despite our massive numbers of immigrants, our soccer team still manages to suck, so you got us on that. On all else, America wins. We'd even beat you...
November 18, 2023 at 01:46
87 million US immigrants versus 7.7 million Australian immigrants. Different leagues.
November 18, 2023 at 01:23
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The OP muddles the question because it's impossible to know why the shoveler and the field painter arrived at the same decision of how to meander acro...
November 17, 2023 at 16:06
https://youtu.be/92cF_KCH7TU?si=l6-A6ZiDs0NePjyp Stumbled upon it again. So far above the rest IMHO.
November 17, 2023 at 12:41
I might let the missus know that the naming of the dog will be left to the vote of the philosophy forum.
November 16, 2023 at 20:17
Click on the website. It responds to your question. No, there actually are studies on animals that show the addictive quality of chemical substances, ...
November 16, 2023 at 20:14
Bermuda grass' popularity is owed to its carpet like texture, it's uniform appearance, it's easy installation by laying rolls of sod onto the soil, it...
November 16, 2023 at 20:09
The desire to look nice in high heels isn't as compelling as the desire the drug addict has for drugs. It's a matter of degree of such magnitude it's ...
November 16, 2023 at 19:58
Fred's new buddy. /uploads/resized/files/ij/h39rsvtxkla9cujv.jpg
November 16, 2023 at 16:07
Well, that actually was my point. I was ultimately placing blame on actual bad actors, not on prior histories that might lead people to bad, but under...
November 16, 2023 at 15:35
And how can you expect the Israelis to support a two state solution given their experience with the Palestinians? How can we explain the US alliance w...
November 16, 2023 at 12:28
Suppose Hamas says it'll commit to a ceasefire, but then it'll build its forces and tunnels back during that lull in the action, and then it'll send p...
November 15, 2023 at 23:53
I was at a bar and a guy ordered two shots of tequila with salt and limes. He drank the shots, snorted the salt, and squeezed the limes in his eyes an...
November 15, 2023 at 23:25
I think the real question most of us want to know is what is this UK you guys speak of and what does it mean to Americans?
November 15, 2023 at 12:01
You have upped the plating game. The presentation adds several points, much like how it is necessary to place the right frame on a work of art or the ...
November 15, 2023 at 10:11
Well if there are a group of folks who have worked themselves into a frenzy of worry about that which will not foreseeably occur, but who think it wil...
November 14, 2023 at 22:43
The enjoyment of wearing high heels at the expense of the pain of the high heels is not at all equivalent to the desire a heroin addict experiences fo...
November 14, 2023 at 21:24
It's not black and white at all really in that they never claim you're recovered. It's just the basics of things like Alcoholics Anonymous. It's an on...
November 14, 2023 at 20:22
Talapia can live in fresh and salt water and they require very low levels of dissolved oxygen in the water to survive. They also go especially well ov...
November 14, 2023 at 16:14
Groucho or Harpo?
November 14, 2023 at 14:22
I don't think upsetness is what I feel. I was just joining in the discussion and drawing parellels between the respective extreme polar worldviews. Bo...
November 14, 2023 at 14:19
The cause of future starvation is best predicted by examining past instances of starvation. Looking over the past 100 years, two things can be seen to...
November 14, 2023 at 12:19
From 1999 to 2022, the US GDP grew every year. https://www.statista.com/statistics/188165/annual-gdp-growth-of-the-united-states-since-1990/ In the US...
November 14, 2023 at 11:19
Yes, you are correct. Their talk of the end of times is folly, not yours. How many animals have you decided you need to put on your ark to save you fr...
November 13, 2023 at 21:24
Even if the result of capitalistic exploitation of the environment is a collapse of many currently available societal structures, it doesn't follow th...
November 13, 2023 at 15:39
A quick and topical video about what it means to be in control of one's decisions as it relates to alcohol. https://www.tiktok.com/@bbcnews/video/7295...
November 13, 2023 at 14:13
I indicated that 12 step programs seem to be effective and I know that many people are able to deal with their alcoholism effectively. That there migh...
November 13, 2023 at 14:11
The OP asked why alcohol was imbedded in our society, especially in light of the fact that it can harmful. You even suggested it had no benefits. My r...
November 13, 2023 at 12:30
I'm wondering if this organization is affiliated with the guy I drive by each evening who stands at the street corner with a sign that says the end of...
November 13, 2023 at 11:07
It is the result of genetics. As the study notes, generally, 50% of the cases of alcoholism are inherited. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P...
November 12, 2023 at 19:56
I had scarlet fever once. I had splotches all over my legs. It was pretty cool. I had been sick a week or so, and then the splotches came, so I went t...
November 12, 2023 at 18:48
Now that you've built a defensive shield, you should round it off with an offensive force by getting a cat or a rat hating dog.
November 12, 2023 at 13:01
The building of the tunnels itself is part of their diversion of resources meant for the building of civilian infrastructure into terrorist infrastruc...
November 12, 2023 at 04:49
Remembrance Day is meant to remember those who died in war, but I doubt it was meant to remember the enemy combatants, like the axis power soldiers wh...
November 12, 2023 at 03:45
His actual daughter was named Francine and she died of scarlet fever at 5 years old, so says wiki. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francine_Descartes ...
November 12, 2023 at 03:18
I'm not suggesting immunity to intoxicants. I'm describing the pleasurable reactions varying among individuals, leaving some finding little pleasure a...
November 12, 2023 at 03:10