Sannois,
Just stretch it out across the entire line, don’t cut it short and wrap it. 
It’s all about ME, ME, ME!!! (The only signature worthy of a real DQ.)
Don’t worry, Velvet, we’ll either have smothered ourselves with pollution or blown ourselves up with nucular weapons before democracy reaches its expiration date.
(Incidentally, what were the great failed ancient and medieval democracies? I thought the democratic political ideology was a relatively new phenomenon and heretofore was only aware of 20th century democracies that failed because of European and American meddling to install pro-business dictatorships?)
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by hobson:
Life’s not fair, chica.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I’m fairly sure that’s a Nixon quote. Heh, heh. Along with “Everyone should go to the church within walking distance of them/closest to their house”…
Good thing, it wasn’t me Midge or I might have ripped her a new one. And no, I’m not just mean. But just because you’re handicapped doesn’t mean you go to the head of the line. And why on earth might they need a stall more quickly than someone who has been standing there 10 minutes already. Most of my handicapped friends make it a point not to act handicapped. But I have a co-worker who milks it and is just rude to boot.
I don’t have time to look it up but I believe ADA says you have to provide suitable accomodation for people. It doesn’t say it has to be instantly available. In the case of parking spaces, it doesn’t necessarily mean closest but accessable.
What about when a woman walks by and men catcall or whistle, or make inappropriate comments? Yes, technically that is illegal under the heading of sexual harrassment, but it’s not something that’s often brought to court. I think what bgoosewood was saying is that in an un-PC world, who’s to say that it isn’t alright for men to do such things? Who’s to say women aren’t objects, and shouldn’t be treated as such?
Political correctness dictates that women are as much human beings as men are and deserve to be treated like it. The only ones it “hurts” are the men who felt that women were objects.
EMMA
Unfortunately, I can’t be as articulate as some of the posters - excuse me if these are just stray ramblings.
Velvet: you are a mature adult, and your views on birth control are surprisingly simplistic. Condoms may be readily available, but the failure rate is quite high. While I agree that birth control needs to be easily accessible, it’s not the only answer to unintended pregnancy. (I have a friend who conceived while both on the Pill and using a condom! We like to tell her that her daughter is probably an alien spawn.)
And considering that you and Fat Appy are theoretically on the same side of the political fence, why are you arguing against everything aspect of her situation? Shouldn’t you two be swinging at each other, rather than at Us accursed liberals?
And another rant: Why does it always seem that conservatives accuse liberals of whining and complaining that we have suffered from inequality? Most liberals I know, myself included, are arguing in favor of our policies from a position of relative affluence or success. Granted, I have issues with dodgeball, but outside of physical education, I was better off than many, and never thought otherwise. Not only am I a member of the class that sets the bar, I’m from a class of people that was handed a little ladder (but not a tall ladder 
) to make reaching the bar a bit easier - i.e., I’m from a white, middle-class, well-educated family.
And dang it, dodgeball is not a way to encourage chubby kids to get exercise! Showing them a skill that they can accomplish and enjoy longterm strikes me as a much better form of physical education. It is about education, isn’t it? Or does the conservative ideology equate punishment with education? If so, I hope there aren’t conservatives training horses. 
I think it’s a good idea to close it, it’s getting way OT 
I am pretty sure you can actually do it yourself, since you are the original author.
EMMA
Good point, hobson - I believe you sent it my way in response to boggling the collective BB mind on Medicaid issues…
So YEAH, yd, I AM gonna stop you!
One over-inflated dodgeball heading your way! Nanny nanny boo boo!!!
[I]“Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I’m not sure about the former.”
Albert Einstein (1878-1955)[/I]
The Internationale is a much more stirring tune! Hmmm…
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by bgoosewood:
When’s the last time you were stip searched?? 
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January, 1974.
Unashamed member of the Arab clique…just settin’ on the Group W bench.
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>You wanna talk equality? Why is it that I’m going to school, working full time, trying to put my daughter in preschool so she’ll have a jumpstart in life (OH NO!) and yet I can’t get any help from the gov’t with daycare costs/tuition because I “make too much $” I wouldn’t need money if I had enough.<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
I have 2 god-daughters and I’m very aware of just how much quality day costs. However, although this may come as a shock to you far appy it was a republican by the name of Richard M. Nixon that effectively ended day care for working mothers. http://virtual.clemson.edu/groups/womenstudies/ws301/chro3wave.htm
And I?m sorry but you?re sadly mistaken if you really think:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Libs WANT you to stay unsuccesful so you have to depend on them to fight for you and feel your pain<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
As a card carrying ?lib?, I can assure you that I much prefer a work place where, if you gave an honesty day?s work, you got paid a living wage. That way I get to keep more of my money too.
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Perhaps fault lies with the parents who allow thier kids to turn into whiney pansies who are too scared to let the dodgeball hit them. Maybe they are aiming at the fat kid, but maybe that fat kid needs to do Oprah and say “so what if I’m fat?” <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Why should teachers be responsible for their students health? Sorry but given that our children are, for the first time in history, developing juvenile diabetes, heart and lung problems etc. I can? t accept that an 8 year old should embrace his/her fat
Maybe we should examine why Happy Meals have become the national dinner.
]http://www.ed.gov/databases/ERIC_Digests/ed369579.html
As to:<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR> Maybe that’s why those few crazy people out there are worried about middle-eastern people, especially seeing how they danced in the streets upon hearing the news of that big building’s collapse<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
With all do respect, as other posters have mentioned how quickly we forget. Ever hear of this guy?
http://www.crimelibrary.com/serial9/mcveigh/
To make this horse related- If it would stop raining in Texas, I?d shut up and ride.
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>jl and Hobson, so far you have attacked my home state, the fact that I have horses, the fact that I don’t know exactly who it is who makes these ridiculous tables, attacked sentances I wrote which you took out of context to make it fit your cause, republicans, accused me of not pulling up my own bootstraps<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Bolding mine.
Them’s your words.
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by jl:
I may be a bleeding heart scum suckin give away the store liberal <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
Took the words right off of my keyboard.
Come on, jl. Don’t whine. You left yourself wide open for that one.
suzytakesballandlooksforsomeoneelsetohurlitat…
I know I said it was time to close this thread yesterday, but as i didn’t know how, afterwhich my computer seemed to collapse from exhaustion, I went back to work (in longhand. Thankfully, after a good nights rest, my MAC was up and running again.
Thanks to DeeDee/Dublin, who was nice enough to email me about how to close a thread.
But then I saw there were 6 more pages than there were when I quit last night. So maybe it’d be rude to shut it down? If people are still posting and if the moderators don’t mind, I won’t lock it up until it runs out of steam. But could someone at least try to get it back on the horse track again? 
That link is EXACTLY it!!! God I am feeling oh so light headed! We may not agree on everything but that one there is NO question. I still love the national anthem and God bless America and America the beautiful, Yada Yada Yada. Going off to get a cold rag for my head!!! Phew!
“Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety” Benjamin Franklin, 1755
Founding member of The Fossils over Fences Clique!
Leaving off the end of my signature is just taking it out of context. I don’t think your statement could be taken out of context (I actually trimmed out the other sentences to avoid being repetitive).
(Oh, and it is “methinks,” not “me thinks.” )
It’s all about ME, ME, ME!!! (The only signature worthy of a real DQ.)
I hate politics, so I’m not getting involved.
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“I ain’t got a dime but what I got is mine; I ain’t rich, but Lord, I’m free.” <HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
But Fat Appy I love your signature! (Amarillo by mornin’, Amarillo’s where I’ll be… ) Gotta love George
~AJ~
“Got no excuses for the things that we’ve done; we were brave, we were crazy, we were mostly young.” K.C.
you’re right-I was overreacting-possibly due, in part, to being misquoted earlier. I love a good arguement but petty meanness is a hot button issue with me as are lies and distorations.
[HIJACK]
You’re an eventer-right? One of the goals Ive set for my 50th birthday (3 short years in the future),is to show in one baby event. And by baby, I mean just about as basic as you can get and still be consider an event. What should I be expect at the greener than grass level?
[HIJACK OVER AND OUT-RESUME REGULAR BICKERING]
I assure you that if I were able to pull my daughter the whole way to town, to daycare, to school and back on my thrifty cheap bicycle I would. However, since I have a rather long ride, I prefer to drive. Don’t sit there and gripe about how rough you’ve had it when you could have easily gone back to your parents house and lived happily. Pride is pride, and it’s your problem if you didn’t want to accept any help except that which came from the taxpayers. My parents don’t help with my tuition either, which is why I have student loans. So sorry for being in debt just because i want to better my life. For that matter, I don’t even know why you are comparig the two paths we took because they aren’t even the same. The only similarities are that we’ve both been in college and taken help from the gov’t at one point in time. I have a daughter, you didn’t. I live in BFE, you didn’t. I live with my parents, you didn’t. I pay about $150 a text book, I’m assuming you didn’t have to (and that really wasn’t a jab I was trying to throw, it’s just a lot changes in 20-something years.
as for the dogs and other animals, as I have said before I live WITH MY PARENTS the dogs belong to them, I helped out with the credit card because I happen to love our dogs. THEYpay for dog food. Go back and read my post again about how I’m able to afford it. Apparently the only thing you get from any of my posts is “blah blah blah blah entitled blah blah blah liberal blah blah povertyblah blah blah blah and blah.”
and to repeat the question that you seem to have so much trouble comprehending: When they take away food stamps from a family because they go even a little bit over the limit, what is that family supposed to do? Do they reduce the hours they work so they can stay on food stamps, or do they tighten thier belt even more than it already is and try to feed the kids on the extra 20 cents they make an hour. Tell me how it is that forcing these people to make these decisions is NOT holding them back and keeping them in poverty. That’s all I want to know. Can you please answer me?
“I ain’t got a dime but what I got is mine; I ain’t rich, but Lord, I’m free.”
<BLOCKQUOTE class=“ip-ubbcode-quote”><font size="-1">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by timedjumpoff:
BUT BGOOSEWOOD…THERE ARE ARE NO SHORTAGE OF RELIGIONS–the cause of most of the troubles in the world since the beginning of time, or at least since Jesus decided to convert!
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You are correct, there are lots of religions…and what is your point exactly? Mine was only that “middle eastern” is not a race.
If you get to thinkin’ you’re a person of some influence, try orderin’ somebody ELSE’s dog around- A Cowboy’s Guide to Life
