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[BobbyinTN]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

[conversationpc]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

If that's your attitude, please live up to your promise if that happens.

[conversationpc]

The latest thing that's driving me batty is a new Illinois law that is the opposite of PC. It's the "Silent Prayer and Reflection" law (I can't remember the exact name, but it definitely has the word "prayer" in it). My child is required to have a moment every morning at school for silent prayer or reflection about the days events. Yes, the law states what children must think about. My child was told that she cannot spend her 10 seconds of time thinking about Nintendo, etc. I told her that her thoughts are her own and she can think about whatever she wants. It disgusts me that the government wants to mandate what my child thinks about.

That might be one of the most ridiculous things I've ever heard. How the hell do they know what the kids are thinking about?

[Indyjoe]

to be honest we all come on here with the same ppurpose, for the most part i like you guys, and some of the posts really make me giggle , but not racial ones.
I think it's just nice to get on with people and chat from different areas of the globe, were so lucky because we couldnt do this at one point in the history of man could we... now i can say hi to someone who is just geting up to start their day as i end mine, just as quickly as if they were in the same room
and that is more important to me than a persons ethnicity religion or orientation:)

I love that part of all this! Being able to chat with people from all over the globe!! That to me is just the coolest thing!! Making friends all over the world.

~Wendy

[heardonthestreet]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

My Bush loving son just moved to Australia. I'm hoping that his associates change his point of view. I admire his strongminded wife-to-be and fully expect her to change his views. Experience has always been the best teacher for him.

[mistiejourney]

So, do they still make Hostess Ho Hos (a packaged dessert) or not or did they change that name?

Coffee spit alert!!!!

[conversationpc]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

My Bush loving son just moved to Australia. I'm hoping that his associates change his point of view. I admire his strongminded wife-to-be and fully expect her to change his views. Experience has always been the best teacher for him.

Hopefully, he remains a conservative, though.

[heardonthestreet]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

My Bush loving son just moved to Australia. I'm hoping that his associates change his point of view. I admire his strongminded wife-to-be and fully expect her to change his views. Experience has always been the best teacher for him.

Hopefully, he remains a conservative, though.

It will be interesting. The Co. that he is working for has associates from all over the world and he is the only Yank.

[Little Lenny]

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7. C.E. for A.D: Is the current year A.D. 2007 or 2007 C.E.? There is a movement to
strip A.D. (Latin for "In the Year of the Lord") from the year designation used in the West since
the 5th century and replace it with the supposedly more neutral Common Era ...
though the zero reference year for the beginning of the Common Era remains the year of Christ's birth.


Can you believe some of this shit????

I work in the education publishing industry. You would not believe a lot of the sensitivity issues that must be considered when writing textbooks and other materials. The whole Common Era issue is huge. Many publishers are going with CE instead of AD now. The reason for that is that is what some of the big states are requiring it. Publishers are afraid that if they don't make the change, a state will not consider their book for state adoptions. The craziest requirement I ever had on a project was instead of using "Native American," I had to use "indigenous people of North America." Now the swing seems to be going back to Native Americans and even Indians in some cases. My daughter was told at school that the original reason for Halloween was that it's fun for kids.

The latest thing that's driving me batty is a new Illinois law that is the opposite of PC. It's the "Silent Prayer and Reflection" law (I can't remember the exact name, but it definitely has the word "prayer" in it). My child is required to have a moment every morning at school for silent prayer or reflection about the days events. Yes, the law states what children must think about. My child was told that she cannot spend her 10 seconds of time thinking about Nintendo, etc. I told her that her thoughts are her own and she can think about whatever she wants. It disgusts me that the government wants to mandate what my child thinks about.

Britain is incredibly 'politically correct' ..which can be good...only sometimes...other times it virges on the ridiculous. I used to work in a secondary school and was not allowed to say black board, chalk board or white board, we had refer to it as the interactive board....
my job in the health service now is much the same, I suppose it's just the climate of the times.

However, racism is not good, and something i absolutely abhor, as I would like to think the majority of people in the world do... to mind we are all born, we all die, we all cry , laugh, smile, we all have red blood , the same organs, and skeletons...it's just the wrapping that varies. Lets face it wrapping is just that, the bit on the outside, it's the person inside that counts

[conversationpc]

Britain is incredibly 'politically correct' ..which can be good...only sometimes...other times it virges on the ridiculous. I used to work in a secondary school and was not allowed to say black board, chalk board or white board, we had refer to it as the interactive board....
my job in the health service now is much the same, I suppose it's just the climate of the times.

That's really stupid.

[Pstburp]

Britain is incredibly 'politically correct' ..which can be good...only sometimes...other times it virges on the ridiculous. I used to work in a secondary school and was not allowed to say black board, chalk board or white board, we had refer to it as the interactive board....
my job in the health service now is much the same, I suppose it's just the climate of the times.

That's really stupid.

And complicated...

[Pstburp]

ho ho ho HO HOI HO

[styxman]

Coca Cola, created the red santa, how fuckin' commercial is that. However Coca Cola goes great as a partner with Barcardi Rum, so fuck the commercialism and get pissed at Christmas. Buy yourself the ultimate present, a bottle of Barcardi and a six pack of cola and tell the kids the bell doesn't ring, it's a fuckin joke. Kevin Cronin, who I long respect, sang a Chrissy song and to be honest Kev, you're sending the wrong message out dude. Those that have heard that song, know what I'm saying I believe in Barcardi rum would have been a better chorus Kev

[Andrew]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

This country should be in better hands come next Saturday night...counting down.

And for the US readers of this board - voting in Australia is COMPULSARY! Yep...you are fined if you don't, so there is a 95% turn out to vote. Everyone has their say.

[Saint John]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

This country should be in better hands come next Saturday night...counting down.

And for the US readers of this board - voting in Australia is COMPULSARY! Yep...you are fined if you don't, so there is a 95% turn out to vote. Everyone has their say.

That better NEVER be the case in the U.S. or we'll never have another conservative president. Thank God most of the lazy, scumbag, welfare leaches are too lazy to vote. They're all democrats.

[RedWingFan]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

This country should be in better hands come next Saturday night...counting down.

And for the US readers of this board - voting in Australia is COMPULSARY! Yep...you are fined if you don't, so there is a 95% turn out to vote. Everyone has their say.

That better NEVER be the case in the U.S. or we'll never have another conservative president. Thank God most of the lazy, scumbag, welfare leaches are too lazy to vote. They're all democrats.

[conversationpc]

And for the US readers of this board - voting in Australia is COMPULSARY! Yep...you are fined if you don't, so there is a 95% turn out to vote. Everyone has their say.

That should never be the case in a free society. People SHOULD vote but they shouldn't be FORCED to vote. You end up with too many morons voting that way.

[Andrew]

And for the US readers of this board - voting in Australia is COMPULSARY! Yep...you are fined if you don't, so there is a 95% turn out to vote. Everyone has their say.

That should never be the case in a free society. People SHOULD vote but they shouldn't be FORCED to vote. You end up with too many morons voting that way.

Well, perhaps we have less morons in this country, but I have no problem with compulsary voting. Why would anyone have an issue on ALL the people of a country having a say in how it is run?

[conversationpc]

Well, perhaps we have less morons in this country, but I have no problem with compulsary voting. Why would anyone have an issue on ALL the people of a country having a say in how it is run?

Most of the people in this country have no idea who their own Representatives and Senators are, much less how they vote, what positions they hold, and what kind of person they are. I don't really have an issue with having everyone have a say in how the country's run but most people here pay no attention and know nothing. They would probably vote a straight party ticket just because. If people aren't going to put some thought into their vote, they may as well not vote at all.

[Saint John]

And for the US readers of this board - voting in Australia is COMPULSARY! Yep...you are fined if you don't, so there is a 95% turn out to vote. Everyone has their say.

That should never be the case in a free society. People SHOULD vote but they shouldn't be FORCED to vote. You end up with too many morons voting that way.

Well, perhaps we have less morons in this country, but I have no problem with compulsary voting. Why would anyone have an issue on ALL the people of a country having a say in how it is run?

Because lazy fucks and those that display indifference shouldn't count. That's how votes get "bought."

[Andrew]

Well, in this country, you don't need 700 billion dollars to run for office

I'll take our method of politics over the US system any day. I am looking forward to the October 08 elections though

[conversationpc]

I'll take our method of politics over the US system any day. I am looking forward to the October 08 elections though

I know you don't like him but I hope John Howard is re-elected. I like that guy.

[Andrew]

I'll take our method of politics over the US system any day. I am looking forward to the October 08 elections though

I know you don't like him but I hope John Howard is re-elected. I like that guy.

Can't wait to see the back of him. His and another certain world leader's policies have cost me a lot of financial hardship, not to mention their Oil War doubling the price of gas.

This topic seems to be getter a little off topic
Perhaps we shoudl ajourn to the Politics forum? At any rate...time for me to get out of here....

[Pstburp]

Wombat for president

[Rip Rokken]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

If that's your attitude, please live up to your promise if that happens.

Didn't work for Alec Baldwin, who made the same promise a few years back.

[Rip Rokken]

The latest thing that's driving me batty is a new Illinois law that is the opposite of PC. It's the "Silent Prayer and Reflection" law (I can't remember the exact name, but it definitely has the word "prayer" in it). My child is required to have a moment every morning at school for silent prayer or reflection about the days events. Yes, the law states what children must think about. My child was told that she cannot spend her 10 seconds of time thinking about Nintendo, etc. I told her that her thoughts are her own and she can think about whatever she wants. It disgusts me that the government wants to mandate what my child thinks about.

Interesting, and reminds me loosely of one of my favorite articles from TIME Magazine, about the "Multitasking Generation":

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... -4,00.html

Decades of research (not to mention common sense) indicate that the quality of one's output and depth of thought deteriorate as one attends to ever more tasks. Some are concerned about the disappearance of mental downtime to relax and reflect. Roberts notes Stanford students "can't go the few minutes between their 10 o'clock and 11 o'clock classes without talking on their cell phones. It seems to me that there's almost a discomfort with not being stimulated--a kind of 'I can't stand the silence.'"

It would be good for kids to learn how to be "non-stimulated" for a few minutes a day, but regardless, the government has no business mandating it. That's the work of the home, IMO.

Awesome and revealing article -- I recommend that anyone interested should read it, as it blows away the myth that multitasking is good mental exercise.

[Pstburp]

[Little Lenny]

Britain is incredibly 'politically correct' ..which can be good...only sometimes...other times it virges on the ridiculous. I used to work in a secondary school and was not allowed to say black board, chalk board or white board, we had refer to it as the interactive board....
my job in the health service now is much the same, I suppose it's just the climate of the times.

That's really stupid.

And complicated...

very true

[chf34jmac]

I gotta admit, every now and then the people here show me something I haven't seen. This thread went from people kissing Andrews ass until it was red and raw right into politics without ever missing a beat. I'm just sitting here scratching my head.

[RossValoryRocks]

If America gets another regime like the Bush losers, I'll be moving to Australia.

I was there a couple of years ago and LOVED it.

This country should be in better hands come next Saturday night...counting down.

And for the US readers of this board - voting in Australia is COMPULSARY! Yep...you are fined if you don't, so there is a 95% turn out to vote. Everyone has their say.

I direct you to a Rush song...Free Will..."if you chose not to decide you still have made a choice!"...compulsary voting what a load of horseshit.