posted 08-07-2000 12:40 PM            

David says,
I know you were only joking, but the sad thing is ... there are people out there who agree with you. <sarcasm>Go PETA!</sarcasm>

posted 08-07-2000 11:45 PM            

David said,
Yeah, huzzah for The Body Shop. I would much rather my skin care products be tested on aborted fetal tissue than on a poor rat. </sarcasm>

As far as the voting thing ... well, first off, I hate both of the major candidates. They are both lousy. Were it a normal election, I would vote third party, based solely on my dislike for both candidates (I am not a party line voter). However, this year, there stands to be as many as three supreme court appointments (which, for those of you who don't know, are much more important than the presidency, as they are life terms), which means that I will (regretfully) be voting for a mainstream candidate ... (anyone who has ever read anything I post can guess which of the mainstream candidates I hate the least)

posted 08-07-2000 11:49 PM            

David says,
When you cite an example such as this, make sure you at least have a basic understanding of the religion in question (in this case, Islam), else you run the risk of looking like an ignoramous. 2 of the 3 major sects of Islam believe in the 10 commandments given to Moses.

posted 08-08-2000 01:09 AM         

I don't eat beef.

posted 08-08-2000 11:09 AM            

David says,
I agree completely. And whats more, Nader's proposals are more friendly to the envrionment, while at the same time are very unobtrusive to humans.

Robby says,
"I wish more people like Dave would vote third party rather than being swayed by things like supreme court judges being selected."

David says,
Like I said earlier, in any other year, I would be voting third party (no, not Nader. Not Buchannnan either). But, if there is one thing I learned in my political systems class, it is that a supreme court nomination in 100 times more important than the presidency. If you don't like a president, you just have to sit tight for 4 or 8 years, and it's a new start. With supreme court justices, you are stuck with them until they die or retire.

Allen said,
"I am really unhappy with both candidates. I liked Gore for a long time, just because of the fact that he is aware of the ecological problems we have. Then he goes and picks Leiberman (sp?) as his VP. I'm sorry, but I ENJOY my violent video games and movies. I don't want some crusading vice president going after the Quake IIIs and Shoot-em-up movies because they are violent. I wouldn't be surprised if he wanted to install a v-chip into every childs head."

David says,
Gee whiz, according to everyone on this board, only Republicans want to censor things. I'll be darned </sarcasm> If you think that Leiberman will go on cruisades, do some research on the proposed first lady (Tipper), and look at the cruisades she has launched without even holding any office.

Zach said,
"Of course I knew this and refered to the 3rd non-believing sect. "

David says,
If that is the case, I could care less if a millitant black seperatist gets his feelings hurt. I care as much for them as I do for white seperatists.

Brandon says,
"whats the big deal with testing something on an animal? if you eat beef you are eating a cow that was gutted. "

David says,
Back in the early 90's, there was this super trendy body shop shirt that said "Against Animal Testing". I saw a girl wearing one of them at Numero Uno in Moorpark (it is now two guys from italy). She ordered the Veal Parmigian.

posted 08-08-2000 10:21 PM         

quote:

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Originally posted by Choking Victim:
<Sarcasm> Yeah, the republicans are really hands off!</Sarcasm> What about them being [b]pro-choice, anti-gay-marriage, pro-faith-based institutions, and pro-prayer-in-school?[/B]

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I didn't say that Gore is hugely into the environment but he is more into it than most candidates. I am a registered democrat but if I see a third candidate come along that I agree with than that's who I will vote for. At the moment though I like Al Gore and I like his VP. Trust me, I love my violent video games and nobody is going to take that away from me.

posted 08-10-2000 02:07 PM            

I don't know if Dave has reference materials handy or if he has them lodged in his head, but he always seems to have stats or critical, little-known knowledge of topics... so, Dave, what is your IQ? (I'm not expecting a 160 or even a 132 (MENSA minimum) or anything like that. But I'm pretty sure it's above average, and I'm curious.)

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Now, (on topic... atleast somewhat...) by adding Lieberman, don't we just add another homophobic, racist (maybe), bigoted politician to the roster? I don't know much about Lieberman, but i know he's

- an Orthodox Jew (close-minded, strict),

- a senator in Connecticut (CT? wealth? no such thing!),

and that

- all anyone (in the media) ever cared about was that he is the first Jew to run for such a position.

Also, about Mrs. Tipper, for what I know, she was the leader who helped stamp the "PARENTAL ADVISORY" stickers on records (atleast on those who were members of the RIAA, another greed-fueled organization/(corporation?) and video games.

If both her and Lieberman gain a position in office, what will happen in the next four years?

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posted 08-10-2000 03:03 PM         

Yeah, I'm not too fond of Orthodox Jews but I'm kind of excited that he picked a Jew to be his fellow running mate. The reason I don't really like Orthodox is because most of them don't believe that Conservatives and Reformed(what I am) are real Jews. I don't know if all Orthodox feel that way though...

posted 08-10-2000 03:55 PM            

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posted 08-10-2000 06:12 PM            

To qualify for Mensa ("table" in Latin) you must be in the top 2% of the general population who took the test. Reason being because various tests will result in various scores.

Example: You can score a 105 on one test, and a 115 on another. Therefore, you can have the same IQ as a friend, but if you take different tests, one of you will appear superior when you're both equal.

Mensa has their own test, but there are many other knowledge tests. The purpose of Mensa is to create an elite, non-political "society" of intellectuals where religion, race, sex, etc. are ignored.

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