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I briefly returned to GTA V, but the multiplayer is just as clunky and slow as it was before. Sad. Anyway, now I'm going to complete F3's DLC. Operation Anchorage is first.Aww yes, Operation Anchorage. That one wasn't too fun. Out of the DLC I only remember the zombie-esque one and that's cause I really loved it. (I had forgotten all about OA.)
Come on, do you actually believe that he thinks h8 had 8 wives? Do you think he writes that badly because he doesn't know what he's doing? Do you think that he really thinks all black people should be called African Americans?Probably. There's absolutely no getting through to Yaakov.
Thank you, good sir.My avatar disappeared.
Wow, that was silly of me. I forgot to update the attachments after updating the database.
Fixed, let me know if you see any other issues.
I'm sure that's not true.I guess that's what makes me different from other people, it is literally impossible to offend me, and I'm confused when others are offended by trivial things.Looks like I'm going to be the one going against the bandwagon here. I don't think he should have been kicked from the show. I'm probably one among few who thinks the First Amendment should be as close to an absolute right as possible. (Obviously it can't be a full absolute right, as then it would be legal to shout "Fire!" in a crowded public area) You should be able to express any opinion you want, whenever you want, without needing to worry about PC or offending someone. Losing your job because of an opinion is just as bad as losing a job for being gay.That is absolutely ridiculous. Say whatever you want without offending someone? And how do you imagine that could work in reality?
Looks like I'm going to be the one going against the bandwagon here. I don't think he should have been kicked from the show. I'm probably one among few who thinks the First Amendment should be as close to an absolute right as possible. (Obviously it can't be a full absolute right, as then it would be legal to shout "Fire!" in a crowded public area) You should be able to express any opinion you want, whenever you want, without needing to worry about PC or offending someone. Losing your job because of an opinion is just as bad as losing a job for being gay.That is absolutely ridiculous. Say whatever you want without offending someone? And how do you imagine that could work in reality?
Is Lord Dave trolling?That's what it seems like.
One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (Miloš Forman)This one I did see as a teenager in a film class. I remember becoming pretty emotional at the end. I've been wanting to go back and watch it but it affected me so much the first time that I'm kinda scared.
I wonder why I didn't see this a long time ago, but I'm glad I waited, as I don't think I would have been sensitive or patient enough to really get into this as a teenager. I would have missed the warmth and humour of the characters, the more subtle elements of their interactions and relationships, and the wonderfully balanced ending, which is both sad and joyful, but without falling prey to the bogus sentimentality it so easily could have. Like so many films I love, it walks a tonal tightrope with, perhaps not exactly surety, but determination.
Well, as per your point, Rooster, I checked a few of the 6 books of von Daniken that I have (mind you, I've only read 2, & those quickly). They all have bibliographies, & some of the later ones do have chapter notes. I'm rereading Chariots right now, his 1st book, which has no notes, just a bibliography. Apparently, he eventually learned how to do more honest research. I'll keep everyone advised. I shall continue to read von Daniken, but I shall also read more orthodox answers to questions as well. Its very sloppy to write a book presenting a controversial thesis w/o notes!Still depends on his sources and what in context he is using the information. Anyone can take one sentence out of a book and turn it to their advantage.
Technically, they were A&A's parents and they were using an Apple computer so I have no clue.We've had one for quite some time as well and we still haven't had any problems with it.
However, the parents had one and the sound never worked correctly. I also have a friend who says sometimes the sound doesn't sync up perfectly. We've never personally experienced these problems so I don't know if they're streaming crappy sites or if they were just unlucky.
Just out of curiosity, have the parents tried to do an update? Just wondering if this might make a difference.
LD, your definition of Freedom of Speech is really weird and just.. wrong. It was never about saying what you want without consequences, ever. You are legally allowed to voice your opinions but there will always be consequences to that. You can't just call your boss an asshole and not expect to get fired.But freedom of speech means that you can say what you want (within reason) without consequence.
No, it doesn't. There are always consequences.
What? The comments were made in GQ magazine...Can I just ask why anyone would take a show called "Duck Dynasty" seriously?
I was very disappointed to find out it was nothing like Ducktales.
What gets me is these television companies first air the comments, then try to pretend it's not all their fault that people heard something offensive.
It certainly is an interesting topic, & one that von Daniken mentions in 'The Eyes of the Sphinx', where he discusses the difficulty w/ provisioning the workmen w/ just 1 vegetable, namely, the onion. Why he chose that crop in particular I don't recall. But he used the sheer number of onions you would need to provide the workmen with, & the difficulty/impossibility of doing it, to extrapolate to how hard it would be to get enough food essential to the Egyptian diet, to more or less confirm that doing such would be impossible, or nearly so. Onions are 1, not essential. One could eliminate them from the diet & suffer no ill effects. 2, one needs only a very small number to meet one's wish for them. If von Daniken was right, & obtaining sufficient amounts for our onion munching friends is difficult or impossible, how much moreso foods the intake of which is essential, & in much larger amounts. Well, there you are. My work is cut out for me.Does he have a source for this onion theory? Cause Daniken completely makes things up all the time.
