white... labor day... etc
There are certain aspects of The Culture,* mostly at what I consider the high and low ends, which I have, decades ago, learned to gladly ignore, and of which as a rule I am not ashamed to be utterly ignorant.**
*Certain aspects = 90% min.
**I'd read a report from Ace to inform my iggerance - like I'd read a Mad parody of a movie I'd never pay to see, for the amuse, not the info. 
Also, why is it that pubic schools can line their halls with the 5 pillars of Islam but the ACLU has a heart attack if someone posts the 10 commandments?
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It's so cute when reasonable people argue like logical consistency is a persuasive rationale.
...I suppose there should be a way to acknowledge liberals too, but I can't think of any -Albie Damned
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I think that celebration is 1 April.
Vic: " POA is NOT prayer"
As my rebellious niece used to sneer at me, "to you-ou."
But, no, that's right. I could have been clearer. Prayer in school and the pledge, with "under God," in public schools are 2 facets of the same issue. Public ed v 1st Amendment. If you can only choose one of the two... 
"Why do they always sting you in the back or some other place that is hard to get to?"
Natural selection, of course.The ones that sting where you can reach got swatted out of the chain.
Gun rights advocates in attendance had "rifles over their shoulders and others [had] handguns in hip holsters."
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All those evil bang-things and not one killed anybody.
In the world of protests and counter protest, there's something joyfully hilarious about an anti gun rally colliding with a gun rally. Peacefully. I mean, if it came to blows who would win? So it won't.
Next up, the thousand muzy March meet the gay rights and motorcyclists parade in DC.
"Radical atheists making asses out of themselves again" by trying to get God out of the Pledge in public schools.
1. Some public schools still permit the Pledge? Shock.
2. The Atheist are right, sorta. With 'prayer in public schools,' the problem is not 'prayer' - the problem has always been 'public.'
Now that I've solve all the world's problems, can I have coffee? Good morn___!
Honorable Mention:
20 [205 comments] 'ace'
I knew you were holding out on the stats for us 2nd-tier folks. We demand parity! Top 20 lists!
(Er... okay, not demand, you know, so much as...)
Oooo! I just noticed the previous thread I had somehow missed. Is that required reading, or can I assume like the driver's instruction manual I probably know all the basics? Because, I don't think I'm going to have time to read all that and all this tonight.
Ace said something to one bannee about "not contributing anything." That pushed my paranoid button because, while I try for civility and graciousness here at the HQ, I've always figured I'd be banned anyway, for just being a useless clown. (Not even a respectable rodeo clown.) 
Good evening, those who read this. Hope you had/are having a good weekend. Threat of imminent worldwide catastrophic nuclear devestation notwithstanding.
That was quite a large fieldmouse that Sparky just brought up to show off to the rest of the cats. But after letting it run around some, Sparky went off to play with it privately.
Gotta admire the little killing machines.
since my second tour in Iraq in 2006. -SMFH at it all
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Thank you for your service, and a hearty virtual civilian handshake.
From being a kid, a spouse, a parent, kinda seems like grumpy met grumpy at the wrong time and a door slammed. Grumpy and Graceful don't coexist. Graceful defuses, grumpy exacerbates.
Academically, I'm amused at the expression of absolute power by the Owner. Just as I was 'way back in the CompuServe & BBS days, when some tried to insist on their "right" to post anything on private services. (I co-sysop'd on a CIS forum briefly once, when a long-time regular I deeply respected went banworthy over something. I did not need that!) It's amusing, because the Communists consider it Unfair. But Free people recognize, Get Off My Lawn is not about you; it's not your lawn!
"Never, under any circumstances...EVER trust source material from Facebook."
What? That's my whole resource for my Transgender Dietary Studies thesis. The Prof said it was okay.
Mindful webworker Just for you, the long url
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Oh, hey, thanks! Can you give me all of Vic's, too? :-)
Either I'm not seeing some messages, or banhammering is going on on a comment by comment basis? Think I'll take a little walk... maybe feed the pets. (walks off attempting to whistle)
Tables Turn on Fontaine Avenue Robbery Suspects
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Dang. Looks like AT&T is refusing to let me get on tinyurl again. Enjoy all the links for me!
"David Frost dies of a heart attack"
Really? That's one of those "he was still alive?" bits.
Maybe I'll mosey over to AbeVigoda.com....
Has President Bombypants declared peace he can collect another piece price yet?
Good morning Mister and Missus America and all the morons at sea!
