Croc

Could you have linked to a more clearly slanted article? No sources, just straw man arguments. How do I know? If they weren't false straw man arguments, there'd be source material linking to the proof. There would be actual quotes, instead of paraphrasing. And if it were a legitimate source, it would not call anything "disturbing," but rather quote and cite someone ELSE calling it disturbing. I was so disgusted I kept reading to make sure it was 100% Grade F Bull$h! like I thought it was. And I was right. Look at the date on the hit piece--November 4th. Obama hadn't even been elected yet, so how in the hell would this fear mongering be legitimate? It's a day too early. THANK YOU for posting the reality. I knew this smelled like BS the second I read "confiscating." That would be a massive overreach of government, and one which would NOT fly. No $h!. The few people who have been making money hand over fist at the public's expense are now terrified of losing it. That's all it is. Don't get duped like a doofus. Believe in all the conspiracy theories you want on the off-chance that "something could actually come of this," but in the land of the rational, it's just nuts. Concern troll. By the way, this thread wasn't marked as political.

We'll file that under the "if I happen to happen upon it" heading, then. I'm really not a vodka drinker though. Really not.

When I go to buy things/food, I do so based on quality/taste of the item/food being bought, not so much the appearance of the waitstaff. That said, attractive waitresses do add a certain something to the "atmosphere" of a place.

Stoli? Yech. Haven't heard of the other one, but anything with XO gives me pause. How about this, I'll try it if I see it? No idea on the cognac, sorry.

Good to see you again, always informative.

Saturn S-series...you know I sure don't see...oh...ANY of those around anymore. Must not last long...

Because the U.S. Government requires people to identify as some "race" (even though race is purely a social construct) for census purposes, and has decided that there ust be some sort of categorical division so everybody didn't just check the "White" box when they culturally assimilate to the WASP majority. And the reason you don't identify as a German-American is because your skin is white and the U.S. Government hasn't institutionalized that you do so.

Huh? The draw is that of freedom...that you can do your thing without risk of gross persecution by the government. Wouldn't that encourage cultural retention? By the way, all research shows that the second-generation immigrant family is HIGHLY Americanized.

Love Yellowtail white wines. In fact, I love a lot of white wine. Red, not so much. Gives me headaches. I've yet to drink a white wine that didn't taste great with a cigarette. Belvedere is the best vodka hands down, everything else (yes, even Grey Goose) is undrinkable to me. Love Bombay Saphire gin. Southern Comfort? Check. I once christened an entire street block off that stuff. Jack Daniels Single Barrel is my favorite, but I'll drink Maker's Mark on occasion. Tortuga rum is amazing, as is the rum liqueur. God I miss the Cayman Islands. Mixed drinks? Love the Long Island. I'm also a fan of variations of it, like instead of the coke, a splash of 7up and Chambord (or just Chambord). Is there a name for this?

Hooters girls have nothing on the Raisins girls.

Dude, SHE KNOWS! Go in there at the end of shift and get his number. The girl's reaction more than implies there may be something mutual going on.

I looked at the before and after photos and really didn't see much of a difference. The eyes were moved a little further apart in one, and another got a much fuller lower face. I'd like to see more examples before I comment on what this software can really do, but the three examples all seemed to make the women look more "white" and less "ethnic," which really isn't what I personally find attractive.

I have no plans to remove my Obama 08 sticker anytime soon because it covers up some paint loss on my rear bumper from a parallel parking incident or two.

Well you can go ahead and believe all the conspiracy theories you want. You're not in the industry. I'm telling you, as someone IN the industry, that funding infrastructure, not "social manipulation" is the reason behind raising the gas tax. Ignore the pundits--they are the dense ones, even if they have an open-letter-writing column. And moltar you are correct, the gas tax has not been raised in a looong time (early 90s) and therefore has not kept up with inflation at all.

She looks like Avril Lavigne.

Bring it to the States as a Blazer. Couldn't possibly hurt. Captiva could be the Equinox.

So sorry to hear! Hope everything ends up OK...

No kidding. So Camino, please tell us about these "social manipulations." When did they begin? Did the "social manipulation" begin in Oregon in 1919? Or was it when all the states and DC adopted a gas tax within the following decade? Or was it in 1932 when the gas tax went federal? Clearly the gas tax has hampered auto manufacturers and manipulated consumers' buying decisions since 1932. What an evil tax...paying for all those interstate highways and maintaining the nation's road network as car ownership grew. Shame on it for killing the muscle car, the pillarless hardtop convertible, for bankrupting Chrysler in the 1980s and GM in the 2000s...oh wait, it didn't.

NO NO NO NO NO!!!!!!!!!! The sole purpose of raising the gas tax is BECAUSE THE GAS TAX IS NOT TIED TO THE CONSUMER PRICE INDEX AND THEREFORE HAS NOT RISEN WITH INFLATION OVER THE YEARS; AS A RESULT IT DOESN'T PAY FOR JACK $h!! I don't give a rat's ass what some random guy with a column says, THIS IS THE REAL REASON AS SOMEONE IN THE TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE FIELD. Want to know how I know? Because smaller cars get better fuel economy, and when the overall fleet gets better fuel economy, less gas tax revenue per mile driven. Simple economics. You can bet there will be a comparable gas tax on alternative fuels in the post-gasoline era, though I'm sure the gas tax will be less initially as an incentive to "socially manipulate" consumers to buy alternatively-fueled cars.

Maybe there was something worthwhile after the Obama hit job I turned off after 10 seconds? Here I figured this would be about how GW Bush has ignored the Constitution...

Well, the Lounge largely overtook the site around the time I began my hiatus, three years ago. I'm not sure what exactly happened in the interim, but the front page is fairly worthless, and I just link into the forums. But there really isn't much in the way of news.

What about children born in the US? They get US citizenship.

Dodge and weave, dodge and weave.

That was PCS. He likes to mindf@#k people here, so I wouldn't put blind faith into it until Friday comes along.

Too bad, so sad for all the gay people who were hoping Prop 8 would fail in California. Clearly the people have spoken, and unless you hit the genetic jackpot and are born straight, you are not entitled to complete happiness with the person you love. Maybe you should move to a country that actually allows it, instead of trying to make us kowtow to your homosexual agenda. The above is why it is of utmost importance to stand up for a disenfranchised minority...because your minority group might be next, and who will stand up for you? "Too bad, so sad for them" could have been applied to so many things throughout history: the Jews in the Holocaust, African-Americans throughout pretty much ALL of US history, or homosexuals during the AIDS epidemic. Apathy sucks.