http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php New Articles Fool Moon - UBB.threads(tm) http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/301013/Re_Aquarium#Post301013 Posted by Aint:
How goes the cichlid tank? We are thinking of doing one and would like it to be 30 gallons (114 liters, approx). Another 55 gallon (209 liters, approx) is not out of the question. If we do a 30, it will be dwarf cichlids. Here's what we have now. A 55 with platties, mollies, tetras, a beta, rasboras, danios and Chinese algae eater (not a pleco). There are a few snails who snuck in as eggs on plants- common pond snail and Ram's Horn. Those Rams have to be kept in check. The plants are corkscrew vals, dwarf hair grass and a red tiger lotus. ]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 19:28:40 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/301012/Re_What_if_we_don_t_pay_the_de#Post301012 Posted by Christian Cagigal:
On another thread I posted how I was going to see a show on the 4th of July, a comedy, musical, African Tale about the credit system. This is a very liberal political theatre company that I used to be a member of for a few years. If you'd like to know more google The San Francisco Mime Troupe. Okay this maybe a spoiler for those of you in the Bay Area who may come to see the show this Summer but, at the end of the show the village realizes that they a have been believing in some kind of 'magic' when really it was all a 'trick'. The people of the village also realized that they have well paid off their debt to the Demon and if they want to release themselves of the Demon's spell they have to..... stop paying their "debt" to the demon! And, the demon will FALL! And, everyone will be released from it's spell! ....thoughts......? I know sometimes these open ended questions can be annoying on a forum but since I have established (to myself) that you are all much smarter than me, I'd love to hear (or read) any thoughts on this hypothetical situation. What if even a third of the credit card debt owing population of America just stopped paying their debt? If not a third, half then, 3 quarters, ALL, THE WORLD!!!!! What would happen....? C]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:52:51 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/301011/Re_Independence_Day#Post301011 Posted by Christian Cagigal:
Meeting up at a park in the Mission, having a picnic with friends one of them being a Sister of Perpetual Indulgence (drag nun's that do tons of charity work in The City,) her name is Sister Anni Coque L'du. The Sisters will then "Bless" the opening performance of The San Francisco Mime Troupes new biting summer political satire musical comedy extravaganza!: "Too Big To Fail" (an African Tale about the credit system) They're not really mime's...it's a long story.... For 50 years The SF Mime Troupe has been bringing free political theatre to the people in parks and many outdoor settings to anybody who will stop and listen. Sorry do I sound like I'm promoting...? Well I used to be a member of the company so I'm very proud of their work and I think anybody who lives near SF and wants to hang out with about 2000 of your closest Pinko Liberal Friends on the 4th of July should come on down! Then we go to a BBQ Then we go home... "Hey what about the fireworks Christian, ain't you American!?" I am you just can't see the fireworks in SF on the 4th of July. It's just too damned cold and foggy by the evening and all you see are colored clouds for a half hour. (That's what KFOG Kaboom is for. They do fireworks in May so we can all actually see them.) =) C]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:34:40 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/301010/Re_Michael_Jackson_is_Alive#Post301010 Posted by Red:
[quote=WakeHolden]Then exactly who is the person they are burying in Jackson's place, Red? [/quote] Well that and the same questions were asked with Elvis and Bruce Lee. There are lots of theories - a fake body, a substitution. And you ask about the money as well. Remember Wake, these are people that have more than enough money to make you or I disappear off of the planet forever, so making themselves disappear for a life of ease and luxury is an easy job. You also ignore the possibility that as international stars they were also prime candidates for heading espionage for our Government. It is known that Houdini did so in his day. If they were working for the Government then they'd have even more tricks to become someone else in the blink of an eye. Hell, they may even let Michael live in Area 51 with the little Aliens!]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 18:26:13 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/301009/Re_all_in_one#Post301009 Posted by Grams:
Thanks for all your help ! stone, do you know about all of these things. How good are lap tops ? You do not have to have a provider for them do you ? What do you use in place of the mouse ? And can we still you the copy machine with it ? I think that is all ??????? hehehehe.. Thanks ! ]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:18:44 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300995/Re_Disney_Children_Movies_amp_#Post300995 Posted by MamaJean:
Web flower gets twitterpated ]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:55:07 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300993/Re_Stud_Republican_Gov_Sanford#Post300993 Posted by Red:
I believe Tom McClintock is honest, but that's the only one I can think of that hasn't disappointed me.]]> Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:32:57 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300992/Re_Honduran_Elite#Post300992 Posted by Red:
Here is Alvaro Vargas Llosa's full article which is anti-Zelaya. http://www.independent.org/newsroom/article.asp?id=2537 "But, unlike most coups in Latin America’s tortuous republican history, Honduras’ deposed President Manuel Zelaya bears the biggest responsibility for his overthrow." "The fact that the constitutional procedure was subsequently followed by having Congress appoint the head of the legislative body, Roberto Micheletti, as interim president, and that the elections scheduled for November have not been canceled, is not enough to dissipate the cloud of illegitimacy that hangs over the new government. This factor has disarmed Zelaya’s critics in the international community in the face of a well-coordinated campaign led by Chavez to reinstate him and denounce the coup as an oligarchic assault on democracy." "That said, the international response, seeking to reinstate Zelaya without any mention of his illegal acts, has been highly inadequate. The Organization of American States, led by its secretary-general, Jose Miguel Insulza, has acted like Venezuela’s poodle. At Chavez’s request, Insulza went to Nicaragua, where a summit of the anti-democratic ALBA group became the hemisphere’s political center of gravity following the coup. Insulza and other populist presidents said nothing about Zelaya’s dictatorial conduct leading to last Sunday’s events and simply echoed Venezuela’s self-serving stance. Efforts by other countries, including the United States and many South American governments, to put some nuance into the public statements were neutralized by the spectacle unfolding in Nicaragua, which was widely reported across the Spanish-speaking world. It was sad to see Insulza suddenly remember his organization’s Democratic Inter-American Charter in relation to Honduras—the same rules of democratic conduct that Chavez, Morales, Correa and Nicaragua’s Daniel Ortega have violated on numerous occasions while the OAS looked the other way." "The gravest threat to liberty comes from elected populists who are seeking to subject the institutions of the law to their megalomaniac whims. Given that scenario, the hemisphere’s response to Honduras’ crisis has undermined those who are trying to prevent populism from taking the region back to the times when it was forced to choose between left-wing revolution and military dictatorships." BRAVO!!!! ]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:42:21 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300984/Re_Iran_s_new_Martyr#Post300984 Posted by WakeHolden:
I just talked with someone who returned from Iran this week. They said that somewhere around 11,000 Iranians had been imprisoned for protesting the election results, and that many many people had been killed, more than what is currently being reported by the world's media organizations. Apparently the situation in Iran is worse than most of the media reports coming out of the country.]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 20:58:22 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300977/Re_An_Open_Letter_to_Washingto#Post300977 Posted by Dax:
Please do join, it's free, we never spam you, we absolutely do not sell your email address or any other personal information about you to anyone, we don't rent it or give it away either. So there's really no downside to joining. ]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 19:32:43 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300968/Re_E_mail_to_Snail_Mail_Servic#Post300968 Posted by Chocolategenii:
[quote=stone]Hey, I still want DVD's and CD's (though I buy more DVD's than CD's) and I'm sure you're older than I am CG. [/quote] I mean dvds and cds just to look at a video they can see online..or pics they can easily view online on a website... It goes right in the trash after the "viewing".]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 16:29:14 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300937/Re_California_Supreme_Court_Up#Post300937 Posted by Red:
Oh, I think your "drift" is apparent. :whistle: ]]> Wed, 01 Jul 2009 01:01:07 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300907/Re_The_Glacier_That_Wouldn_t_D#Post300907 Posted by Red:
I think Gnomes is as good an answer as "Global Warming". ;-P]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 18:20:22 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300898/Re_The_Girl_Who_Doesn_t_Age#Post300898 Posted by Elena:
[quote=Myrddin]They haven't found a genetic cause yet, and she also suffers from mysterious illness which make her very sick then mysteriously cure themselves. This girl, and the kids with progeria who age at an accelerated rate, both contain clues to extending human lifespan, I am sure. I am also sure this child does age, just not all systems in her body at the same rate. [/quote] It doesn't mean that there is no any genetic cause. Scientists just didn't make any research? because this illness is very rare and such children die within three years. It is a miracle that she is still alive.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 14:27:52 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300893/Re_Cowboy_Church_Pastor_plans_#Post300893 Posted by Bad Bird:
WakeHolden quoted the Cowboy Churches' website as: [quote=WakeHolden]"We believe that one day Christ will establish His physical kingdom upon this earth at which time, 'Swords will be beaten into plowshares.' [i]But until that time we also believe that those who only live by the plowshare [u]will always[/u] be slaves to those who possess the sword.[/i]" [/quote](Empasis added.) Recently there were several posts in Faith and Philosophy to the effect that (my paraphrasing) Christians that live by the plowshare [u]must always[/u] be slaves to those who possess the sword (ie, those in secular authority). Isn't the whole point of the gun possession movement and their interpretation of the Constitution that an armed citizenry is necessary to protect themselves against a potentially tyrannical government? ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:48:52 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300892/Re_A_Judicial_Outrage#Post300892 Posted by Helice:
Actually, [i]I'm[/i] sure of this. A "hung" jury means that no verdict was reached, and the case is dismissed without predjudice and no jeopardy is attached to the defendant. This is not a "state's rights" issue, this is a Constitutional rights issue. It's related to the concept of "double jeopardy". No double-jeopardy exists when no verdict has been reached by a "hung" jury. A mistrial is declared, and as Dax said, , prosecutors are allowed to present the case again based on some determining factors. In the US, the prosecutor is free to bring the same charge again, and whether that happens is dependent on the availability of witnesses, strength of evidence and estimation of likelihood to prevail, public opinion, and the cost of prosecution.]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 13:40:47 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300890/Re_So#Post300890 Posted by Jade:
Thanks Dax, I'll have a look for it - been doing quite a bit of reading of late. Bad Bird - don't worry about it - no offense taken! :D Jade]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:50:04 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300871/Re_quot_Gifted_quot_or_quot_Ab#Post300871 Posted by Anonymous:
Wow, never heard of the AG label before. I've always heard of the gifted, GT or gifted & talented so I was captured into your posting. Yes, the label of GT or gifted is used widely within the field of education. However, you are right on with some of the behaviors and habits associated with being gifted. ]]> Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:43:15 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300847/Re_Nudity_or_no_nudity#Post300847 Posted by Anonymous:
Cool - is this a exclusive nude posting permit to Paranoid Files or is this going to be a full-run of Fool Moon Forums in the nude? ]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 09:55:18 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300842/Re_Hey_What_s_Growin_On#Post300842 Posted by lizbeth:
We've had a couple of fun gardening things happen this year. I don't know if I've told you this, but we have a pair of huge pots, one on either side of the porch steps. We were refreshing the soil and found, in one, a fairly big clump of little bulbs that we don't know anything about. In the other, buried about 4" down was a clump of something. We re-potted everything and the clump of something turned out to be spiked purple salvia--really lovely--but nothing I'd ever planted in that pot. So, today as we left for our errand running, I looked over and found a strawberry plant in bloom in a perfect spot for strawberries. The birds in our neighborhood have been very, very good to us.]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 02:19:10 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300840/Re_Male_pond_skaters_sing_for_#Post300840 Posted by Helice:
Must be evolutionarily sound, in other words it must promote reproduction and/or survival in some way, in order for this to become a successful strategy. Perhaps the ability to complete the mating ritual without errors demonstrates some superiority and stamina in the male that proves it to be a better choice for a mate, thus weeding out inferior breeders?]]> Mon, 29 Jun 2009 01:11:46 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300813/Re_Post_your_own_conspiracy_th#Post300813 Posted by WakeHolden:
Hello again, Anonymous. Yes indeed, it's all true what you have been hearing about the One World Government aka New World Order which is scheduled to take over the planet in early 2012. What you may not know until this very minute is that this OWG/NWO Consortium/Alliance will be headquartered right here in the New Fool Moon Old Paranoia Files, and unless or until there are some major changes which I don't know about yet, I will in fact be a member of the ruling elite right along with Queen Helice and King Daxulus who are now temporarily housed in their rural Connecticut Castle. Thanks in large part to the tireless efforts and unlimited financial resources of the *Laufenberg Foundation* (which btw is approx. 1,000 times larger than the Bill Gates Foundation) we are currently nearing the end of the final negotiations which will eventually lead to obtaining the world's largest and most powerful server. What that means to billions of anonymous people like you is that practically all the world's wealthiest economies and all the major banks and financial institutions will be totally controlled by us from right here in the so-called Paranoia Files. You may have noticed that I am just about the only person who posts here on a regular basis, and for good reason I might add. You see, we have numerous individuals who are preparing to assist in monitoring and operating this entity once it comes online, and they must be properly trained, which means there is little or no time for foolishness or idle posting. Although there are currently no skilled positions open, you might consider applying for one of our post relocation and forum custodial slots once we are in full swing. ]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2009 19:47:42 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300781/Re_The_Magic_Tricks_of_Barack_#Post300781 Posted by Red:
Yes, and he also saved us from alien invasion that may have happened in the interim. Gotta love the world when you fling logic and math to the wind.]]> Sun, 28 Jun 2009 15:11:55 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300722/Re_Plastic_Wrap_amp_Bottled_Wa#Post300722 Posted by Grams:
[quote] Originally Posted By: Grams Maybe I can get you all started on aluminum [cookware] now ? You think ? Whatever you say about aluminum cookware, I agree. [/quote] I had a pressure cooker, that I used once in a while. But I had gotten rid of that 10 years ago ! How about another one ? Air fresheners ? ]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:14:57 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300683/Re_Jena_6#Post300683 Posted by deifan:
I'm shocked you didn't go after Stone's comments.]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 10:54:14 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300677/Re_The_Truth_about_Crop_Circle#Post300677 Posted by Red:
It's the wallabies. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fn%2Fa%2F2009%2F06%2F25%2Finternational%2Fi004500D56.DTL]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 02:01:07 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300674/Re_Mandatory_Health_Insurance#Post300674 Posted by lizbeth:
Amboss, If the American public thought of medicine as a 'social service,' it might be possible to introduce 'socialized' medicine into this country. Unfortunately, as has been mentioned in this thread previously, Americans hear the word 'socialism' and immediately think 'communism.' That, of course, is a gross misunderstanding of both words. But you won't be able to convince M&M J.Q. Public of that. ]]> Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:24:12 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300613/Re_North_Korea_Has_Been_Warned#Post300613 Posted by Dax:
My guess is Israel will be against right of return, which will also scotch the deal.]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 22:33:40 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300608/Re_Banana_Republic#Post300608 Posted by ChronicMonkey:
I especially liked how Faux News conveniently "forgot" that Mark Sanford was a Republican today during his press conference to explain the reason for his trip to Argentina.]]> Wed, 24 Jun 2009 19:15:37 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300583/Re_ConAgra_plant_explosion_in_#Post300583 Posted by MamaJean:
BTW there are still several people who are in critical condition with severe burns.]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:53:04 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300574/Re_Limbaugh_Links_Holocaust_Mu#Post300574 Posted by Dax:
According to many sources, but I will quote CNN: "The FBI says it found child pornography on a computer used by the man charged with the fatal shooting of a security guard at the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum June 10." So we're not really dealing with an idealist or hero of any kind here. ]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 21:16:37 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300556/Re_ABOUT_HEART_ATTACKS#Post300556 Posted by Grams:
The majority of people [i](about 60%)[/i] who had an heart attack during their sleep, did not wake up. However, if it occurs, the chest pain may wake you up from deep sleep. If that happens, immediately dissolve 2 aspirins in your mouth and swallow them with a bit of water. Afterward, phone a neighbor or a family member who lives very close by and state "[b]I'm having a heart attack[/b]" and that you have taken 2 aspirins. Take a seat on a chair or sofa and wait for their arrival and [u]do not lie down[/u]. [i]NOTE[/i]: There may be no pain in the chest during an heart attack. There are other symptoms of an heart attack besides pain in the left arm. One must also be aware of an intense pain on the chin, as well as nausea and lots of sweating, however these symptoms may also occur less frequently. Save lives... It is important to always have aspirin in the home. ]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:04:59 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300548/Re_9_year_old_child_pregnant#Post300548 Posted by Red:
I just don't understand the world sometimes. Even at the age I am now, (15) I could never be ready for a baby. But to be 9 and be pregnant from rape? Why would she be made to go through pregnancy as well? Poor child. It's bad enough that men don't understand the female mind and how their body works. But a child..? To be honest, it sucks for her. (N)]]> Tue, 23 Jun 2009 06:46:05 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300540/Re_Wishing_Failure_Upon_the_Pr#Post300540 Posted by Dax:
Back in the day, shortly after the attack on Reagan but prior to the election, Redd Foxx had the following joke: "I'm voting for George Wallace. I want a President that's already [i]been[/i] shot."]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:40:52 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300537/Re_Mir_Hossein_Mousavi_Iranian#Post300537 Posted by stone:
"This is obviously the wrong time to be sitting across the table from representatives of this government, let alone offering them incentives," said Kristen Silverberg, former U.S. ambassador to the European Union. "I think that anything like that right now could really take the wind out of the sails of this reform movement. This is really the wrong time," she said. - Reported by FOX News]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 16:56:29 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300535/Re_The_Mystery_of_Houdini_s_Fa#Post300535 Posted by Red:
We don't discuss those contracts we signed in blood.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 14:40:25 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300532/Re_Lifes_origins#Post300532 Posted by Red:
Love the teaching company! I have a couple of lectures in the queue. As far as abiogenesis, I would postulate that life is more flexible than simply relying on organic chemistry. Organic life is our paradigm, it is what we understand and know how to look for, but I would venture that there are other forms of life, not just carbon-based. And we look at things from our own perspectives as well. Are we just the mites on the ass of something bigger - the Whoville of the universe? Some wisdom recognizes the internal functions of the sun and vibrant functions of the planets and see them as alive as well. I look in the sky and don't wonder "If there is life out there", I see a sky filled with wondrous life. If the sky was completely black, then I suppose I'd start to wonder. Even the things in our earth that appear "inanimate" are not. That is a misnomer for if we look at them from a different perspective we see them are teaming with atomic level activity. Philosophers across time have warned us about relying on our limited perception - that we are prisoners in a cave and all we can perceive the shadows on the cave wall, but reality is not that. Sure, our search for more life like us is a worthy goal and expands our horizons. But we should recognize our place in a Universe filled with life and not think we are somehow special above other things because we perceive ourselves as alive and other things as not. That is probably a foolish and specious thought.]]> Mon, 22 Jun 2009 13:42:53 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300508/Re_Do_The_Innocent_Receive_Jus#Post300508 Posted by lizbeth:
MamaJean, There is an organization called The Innocence Project which works to exonerate innocent, but convicted, prisoners using DNA testing. They've freed over 100 prisoners, some of whom were on death row, and work to get states to change the laws that led to wrongful imprisonment. The Federal government shouldn't pay retribution for what state governments allowed. I'd bet, though, that many of the exonerated have brought civil suits against the people who wrongly incarcerated them. ]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:22:54 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300497/Re_Fertilizer#Post300497 Posted by Grams:
When we had a back yard, we did not do the fertlizer there. That was all for Babe. But when we moved here, I did not expect to get Babe back. I was so happy for her. Life is a surprise isnt it. I found the post were I started it when Babe died. ]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:34:38 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300496/Re_My_Sweet_Babe#Post300496 Posted by Grams:
I can not believe , I still hurt as much now as then. I have put Babs picture away and then brought it back out... It scares me , to think of my husband going before I do . If I feel that bad about a dog. How will I survive my darling husband. I keep telling him I am older then he I have to go first. But I guess he has more aches and pains then I do. ]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 18:30:48 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300492/Re_Odorless_and_flavored_e_cig#Post300492 Posted by Myrddin:
If they were made by a reputable US drug company, then I would support this, but when things are manufactured in China, where dangerous chemicals get into the materials used either because of bad manufacturing processes, attempts to make the products cheaper without any regard for human health , because of weak/enforced/nonexistent regulation, or all of the above. Would you like to be smoking lead, gasoline or paint thinner? This is not cigarette smoke either, so I wonder if the chemicals in the vapor would worth their way deeper into the lung than they would with normal cigarette smoke. ]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 16:30:11 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300472/Re_Abuse_of_Power_I_Think_Not#Post300472 Posted by jackdiddley:
Sorry CG, I couldn't resist pulling your leg a little. I knew who you meant. Although Fergie technically isn't a member of the royal family any more...]]> Sun, 21 Jun 2009 10:22:29 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300385/Re_DID_A_MUNCHKIN_HANG_HIMSELF#Post300385 Posted by Dax:
First, I agree that a munchikin didn't hang himself on the set. However... 1. How would a crane get on a Hollywood movie set if there was no bird called for in the shot? People don't randomly bring cranes onto Hollywood movie lots and take them to sound stages for fun. 2. There is no telling how many takes were done of the scene, you'd need to read a production log to find out, but Oz was a high budget M-G-M picture, not a poverty row Harry Cohn production. Columbia might not want to spend money on retakes, but Louis B. Mayer wanted it right, especially with major studio releases, so they would have done as manya takes as necessary. ]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:49:06 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300379/Re_Price_and_Availability_of_A#Post300379 Posted by Dax:
[quote=Anonymous]No matter what the reason this current run on guns and ammo is, it sure sends The President, congress, the oligarchs, the lefties, and the world a message. The same message that patriots sent to the world 230 years ago is The same sent by the silent majority today "Don't Tread On Me" [/quote] How does the "silent majority" send a message? Hand signals? (We really do have to start disallowing posts from people who won't even make up a display name.)]]> Sat, 20 Jun 2009 08:16:10 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300296/Re_Obama_fires_Independent_Ins#Post300296 Posted by Dax:
I think you're right Joe. The truth of the issue can get bolloxed up when presented by the wrong messenger. The Republicans need a spokesperson who is more believable and trustworthy than the people currently regurgitataing the talking points. My guess is, considering what the talking points are, no decent Republican will go near them. ]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 16:06:14 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300286/Re_Obama_s_Address_to_Muslims_#Post300286 Posted by Lawmage:
[quote][b]Aus22 wrote:[/b] Lawmage, You obviously did not hear Obama full speech. He did refer to periods in History where Islam nations led the world in science and human progress. The present period of American (western) conflict with Islam started about 1967. [/quote] Sorry, Aus, wrong again. I am pretty sure that American conflict with Islamic extremism started somewhere around 1799 with the run up to the Barbary conflicts. That conflict continued for nearly a generation before resloute military action ended it. ]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 11:54:48 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300267/Re_to_be_a_doctor_is_not_easy#Post300267 Posted by lizbeth:
Yes, liuyu, my husband, who is now retired, was successful as an ME without a PhD and he didn't always work within his field of study. When he retired, he was the manager of a group of highly skilled machinists along with physicists (some with PhDs) and EEs. It was a mixed bag of theorists and the people who developed instruments to bring those theories to life. We're not wealthy, but we are comfortable. You'll do what you'll do, just keep in mind that science is ever-changing. If you quit school now and decide to finish your post-graduate work in, say, five years, you may find that you're obsolete and that you'd have to re-take some of the courses you're taking now. Consider things carefully, then decide.]]> Fri, 19 Jun 2009 01:58:34 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300248/Re_Power_Lost_and_Power_Gained#Post300248 Posted by Ray:
[quote=Helice]Well, if you've got'em, I suppose I'd better get'em too. [/quote]Hey, no problem. Let me hook you up with some of the medications I've been taking and in a few months you'll look like Jayne Mansf...well...let's just say your results will exceed any email spam promises you've every received. :D ]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 20:11:25 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300200/Re_Obama_Proposes_Making_Pay_A#Post300200 Posted by lizbeth:
The President seems 'hoist on his own pitard' since he told Congress before it enacted any new entitlement programs, it would have to show how it was going to pay for those programs. Congress has denied the $80M the President asked for in order to close Gitmo. Congress has said, "Tell us how you're going to spend that money first, then maybe."]]> Thu, 18 Jun 2009 03:49:48 EDT http://foolmoon.com/forum/ubbthreads.php/topics/300143/Re_Carrots_have_more_falcarino#Post300143 Posted by MamaJean:
[quote]Scientists found "boiled before cut" carrots contained 25% more of the anti-cancer compound falcarinol than those chopped up first. Experiments on rats fed falcarinol have shown they develop fewer tumours. The Newcastle University study will be presented at NutrEvent, a conference on nutrition and health, to be held in France. "All you need is a bigger saucepan" Dr Kirsten Brandt Lead researcher Dr Kirsten Brandt, from Newcastle University's School of Agriculture, Food and Rural Development, said: "Chopping up your carrots increases the surface area so more of the nutrients leach out into the water while they are cooked." http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/8101403.stm[/quote] Interesting study. Although this seems kind of obvious to me. I always thought that cooking your vegetables reduces their health benefits. So, of course cutting them up would allow more to seep away, as well as peeling them. It would be easier and healthier to just chew on one like Bugs Bunny!]]> Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:37:05 EDT