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Forum: Television, Film, and Video Topic: Chronos (1985) |
| iquanyin |
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Posted: 04 Apr 2010, 11:53 am
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| i never heard of the film before, but it sounds interesting. i noticed a long time ago that music is a very large part of a movie for me. basically, if i like the music in a film, i'll probably like the film. if i hate it, i won't even finish watching. so when i can, i plan to see this. thanks for p... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Congress Passes Health Care Bill |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2010, 1:48 pm
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Replies: 43
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| i've read some of it, but you know, i have other things that require my attention (tho ultimately, constitution is pretty damn important). mostly i choose to use my time and energy on things i can directly affect. my degree is communications/journalism, i'm a former nonfiction editor, and so of cour... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Congress Passes Health Care Bill |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2010, 10:26 am
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| "until 1944, insurance was not considered "commerce" and not subject to federal regulation. But in United States v. South-Eastern Underwriters Association, the Supreme Court held that Congress could regulate insurance transactions that were truly interstate. Congress then enacted the McCarran-Fergus... |
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Forum: News and Current Events Topic: Congress Passes Health Care Bill |
| iquanyin |
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Posted: 22 Mar 2010, 9:44 am
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| hmmmm, buy this or pay a fine. ever heard of car insurance? here's what the bill does, with a year by year breakdown http://goo.gl/feHB no, it doesn't solve all our problems (tho it would have come closer had it not been watered down to get passed at all). even so, just reading it shows how much of ... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: C'mon, a little advice for Sho sho... |
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Posted: 16 Mar 2010, 1:50 am
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ok, good point.
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: C'mon, a little advice for Sho sho... |
| iquanyin |
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Posted: 15 Mar 2010, 5:43 pm
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i love how someone says "no" like they actually have the info on what will happen with this couple in the future.
when my grandparents met, he was 21 and she 33, which seems a fair percentage of his age at the time. of course, as they aged, it was less and less so. |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Does it have to be birds? |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 9:08 am
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Replies: 13
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| yeah, i'd be surprised if it changed. post count: i've noticed a lot of things are like that. when you care a lot about something, it's hard to get. then later, when you're onto something else and unconcerned, suddenly the thing's easy to do or get and if anything, you have too much of it. i think t... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Non-traditional? |
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Posted: 14 Mar 2010, 9:02 am
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| yeah, i think maybe it's a holdover from when women were more like property. myself, i've never been to a funeral (and yet, have seen people die, people i loved), had two utterly sudden and completely nontraditional weddings, took a test in highschool and got out, thus skipping the prom, never been ... |
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Forum: General Autism Discussion Topic: shallow and deep |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 7:08 pm
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Replies: 15
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| interesting thread. @pascalflower first, what a lovely and well-written paragraph (the first reply). on the last bit ("rather be fake normal than...) you are, of course, aware that "normal" comes from "norm" meaning simply, "common." it's not a synonym for "good" or "healthy" (tho sometimes they coi... |
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Forum: Random Discussion Topic: Non-traditional? |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 6:48 pm
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| also, people don't like to feel left out (parent's names not on the invite), they don't like not knowing how to behave or what to expect at formal events, they often look forward to "milestone" things they've seen and heard of forever. they eagerly await their turn to "give their daughter away" or c... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Why Isn't It The Law... |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 6:36 pm
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Replies: 27
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| someone said, "even mentally unstable people need punishment" so they don't do it again or something like that. first, there's little actual evidence that prison accomplishes this on most people, regardless of their stability. really. if you doubt this, it's easily researched. second, what about som... |
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Forum: Politics, Philosophy, and Religion Topic: Are you a morally lucky person? |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 6:18 pm
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| first, the constitutional luck (or whatever the term is, you can't glance back up at the posts when typing your reply); many, many times in my life i've thought how very lucky i am that a lot of bad stuff simply doesn't appeal to me. the few things that have, i've done them. again, very luckily, tho... |
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Forum: Love and Dating Topic: C'mon, a little advice for Sho sho... |
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Posted: 13 Mar 2010, 5:59 pm
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well, i guess it depends: is the person in love with:
-- a number
-- a physical form
-- another person
i'll note here that my grandmother was 12 years older than my grandfather. they were together 33 years (till she died). |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Does it have to be birds? |
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Posted: 03 Mar 2010, 10:49 pm
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Replies: 13
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| cool idea, the sci-fi names. i'd vote for it. |
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Forum: WrongPlanet.net discussion Topic: Does it have to be birds? |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2010, 10:03 am
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| yeah, i saw it was old, but what the heck |
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Forum: Work and finding a Job Topic: Is it true that... |
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Posted: 27 Feb 2010, 1:58 am
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Replies: 19
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| @tim, i'm sleepy so will get back to this tomorrow, but i've lived seven years (except this year) on oahu, in honolulu. i've also been to the big island and maui. i'll be back in honolulu come april. i can answer some of your questions. briefly: yes, differences in both things on different islands m... |
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