philomedy

philomedy

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Reply to Is THIS the World Series? in Sports & Leisure JoeUser Forums

I dislike Matt Morris because of comments he made about Sammy Sosa after the corked bat incident last year. I am a Cubs fan, and although I don't defend Sosa, and in fact would like to see him traded this offseason, I think the corked bat was an isolated incident that happened in the middle of a horrible slump, and that some of the comments Matt Morris made concerning the rest of Sosa's career were completely unnecessary. I think Morris thinks he's so

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Reply to Ten hobbies that guarantee you won't get laid in Humor JoeUser Forums

I for one would like to see a study about how friends of these people are affected by their friendship. I do not do any of these things, but my friends do. Constantly, I am a nerd by association. Although it would depress me horribly, I would like to be able to put a ratio, or some sort of a percentage, on the amount of action I've missed out on because a hot chick saw me talking to one of them, and assumed I was one as well. Still,

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Reply to Partisan Tactics Out of Control in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm normally all for the Geneva Convention and against all forms of torture. I say we peel this person's skin off before dropping him in a mixture of lemon juice and salt.

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Partisan Tactics Out of Control in Politics JoeUser Forums

So I'm doing my daily review of the news and I come across this: http://www.denverpost.com/Stories/0,1413,36~64~2488266,00.html Now I know no one is actually going to go to the link, so here's the gist of it. Apparently, there are Kerry supporters calling the families of soldiers and telling them their loved ones are dead. When the families

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Reply to Shhh...Don't say "Retard" in Politics JoeUser Forums

Isn't retarded a medical term? I always thought it was. Political correctness is going to keep going further and further, until eventually even words like "ferret" and "tongue" will be totally unacceptable.

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Reply to A self-portrait of sorts..... in Misc JoeUser Forums

South Park is the greatist thing ever for a number of different reasons, this being one of them. Might I also suggest that you could send out pictures of Kevin Smith.

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Reply to College at 30 in Misc JoeUser Forums

Good article. Nothing really for me to say, just that this is the kind of thing that's good to read.

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Reply to The Biggest Waste of My Life in Misc JoeUser Forums

Yeah, the thing about my school. If they let me keep anything, they're not letting me keep anything but dignity, and I should be happy to get away with that. But seriously, I like the school, it's just that I don't want to be in this class. I always strive to be well rounded, much like rocks, which become rounded after being eroded (either physically or chemically), then transported by wind or water over long distances. Guess I did learn some

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The Biggest Waste of My Life in Misc JoeUser Forums

It seems that my "Boy Scout" article has created quite a stir, and although I will continue to bring up serious matters, I think it is time that I reminded all of us why this is called "Absurdity in Action." On Tuesday of last week, I awoke at nine in the morning, got on the el and set off for another productive day at school. Except that the class I have at

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Reply to Boy Scouts of America Kick Out Retarded Boy in Current Events JoeUser Forums

At this point let me just say that I do not believe that every troop, pack leader or scout practices the exclusive practices which this article brought to my attention for the second time in the last couple of years. It is just my opinion that in this particular case, and in some others, the administrative bodies of the BSA have acted in ways that contradict their mission statement. As for the part of the article that sites the BSA's attempts

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Reply to Boy Scouts of America Kick Out Retarded Boy in Current Events JoeUser Forums

The comment about the swiss army knife was an example of unacceptable behavior, and I certainly didn't mean to imply that one should wait for someone to be attacked before taking action. As for the easing off, we certainly didn't if the kid was anywhere near our goal or in any situation that put our team in danger of losing the game. We just didn't feel that there was any need to rush at him with the intensity we would another player, as it wa

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Reply to Boy Scouts of America Kick Out Retarded Boy in Current Events JoeUser Forums

I agree that being different does not give one a license to disrupt. Once having been allowed to join a certain organization, however, it is not right to kick him out because things got a little difficult, and nothing will convince me that it is. Perhaps if "a little difficult" meant that the boy was going after other kids with a swiss army then maybe, but nothing in the article suggests anything of the sort. And if it seems that I focus enti

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Reply to Blind Date with a Gay Man in Humor JoeUser Forums

My coworker and I certainly had a conversation about how she is to never do that sort of thing again. Although I had not thought about it from the point of view of it being a danger to him, I will mention it the next time I see her.

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Reply to Boy Scouts of America Kick Out Retarded Boy in Current Events JoeUser Forums

First of all, Philomedy does not have children and, God willing, will not have children for at least another ten years. Of course the disabled can be problematic. The world can also be accommodating, as it is to the rich white kids with high IQs. I'm sure a single retarded child can make things a lot less fun. I'm also sure a single retarded child can make things a lot more fulfilling. And of course it takes more planning and more tim

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Reply to Answering Questions of Ethnicity in Misc JoeUser Forums

The course shouldn't be mandatory in the first place. In fact, no course in college should be mandatory. Are the students not there because they want to learn? I am an English major and stuck in a science course which I will never revisit, and so consequently I don't care about it. But I do have to care about it because if I don't it screws with my GPA. As far as the comment that instead of discriminating they made everyone take the course, I

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Reply to Deer Better Get Grenade-Proof Real Fast in Pets & Nature JoeUser Forums

To reduce any misunderstanding, I would like to point out that I am pretty sure the grenade launcher for sale is a historic relic and not in working condition, and that I do not think any hunter would use a grenade launcher to hunt. However, I do not believe a grenade launcher has any business on a sportsmen's web site.

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Reply to Deer Better Get Grenade-Proof Real Fast in Pets & Nature JoeUser Forums

As I mentioned in the article, I have not been hunting, nor do I plan to. And while I'm sure the laws are quite reasonable concerning the technology that is allowed, that is not to say some hunters don't do illegal things. If you, as a hunter, go out and do things the way they are supposed to be done, namely with a gun that has no modern amenities, and with no other artificial help (including pheromones and any manmade scent that would attract the anim

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Deer Better Get Grenade-Proof Real Fast in Pets & Nature JoeUser Forums

So I'm wasting some time online and I come across this: http://www.sportsmansguide.com/cb/cb.asp?a=161971 For those of you too lazy to check out the link, it is a page that is offering a nice grenade launcher for sale. Normally, this would not catch my eye, since large explosive launchers are not what I normally associate myself with. Except that thi

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