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Reply to Priceless President Bush. in US Domestic JoeUser Forums

Priceless. I like the new word that should reach dictionaries soon: Nukelar

My organs are mine to donate. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Perhaps some of you know that there are moves afoot in the UK to transplant organs from the deceased to those needing them without the consent of the family. Prime Minister Gordon Brown has decided that this may be a way of saving more lives. He is right but the decision is not his to make (echoes of Edinburgh body snatching come to mind when a Scotsman is

Reply to Which Candidates Match Your Views Closest? in Politics JoeUser Forums

I'm not savvy about your list but, judging from what I watch on TV and looking at personalities etc I'm going to predict as near as I can. I could be wrong so don't jump on me! The winner, I predict, will be from the following three: Hillary Clinton---huge machine behind her. John McCain----White House needs Wisdom. Barack Obama--Strong personality. No fool. But it is as wide open as a Hummer's back door!

Reply to Hillarys Crocodile Tears Help Her Take N.H. in Democrat JoeUser Forums

I think it's going to take more than crocodile tears to win the highest office in the land.

Reply to i am not illiterate nor stupid nor an idiot in Current Events JoeUser Forums

As a one-time English teacher I just wish you'ld start using the Capital I instead of i. It would improve your entire post immediately. There are times when you have something to say and some of us listen.Thanks, cool your temper and stay in there. There is such a thing as freedom of speech.

Reply to Why I Blacklist and You Should Too in Blog Communities JoeUser Forums

I agree with you entirely Jill. I have no time for people who argue for arguments sake; who resort to foul mouthed rhetoric if their faults are pointed out (which I avoid),and; those who attack people for boredoms sake. I usually stay away from the mainstream fires unless I feel strongly about something , and I have not felt the need to blacklist yet. Let's face it , it takes all types to make the World and some feel hard done by. I avoid them

Reply to The Big Chill in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I guess some of us are spoilt. It's 18 in CCCCCCCCCCCairo today.

Kenyans have had enough. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Daniel Arap Moi led Kenya for 24 years. It was a time of peace and democracy in Kenya but behind the scenes there was corruption on a huge scale and the slums of the poor grew larger. As the Land Rovers toured the Masai Mara and Serengeti with khaki clad millionaires the average Kenyan began to sink into poverty. The slums grew as Moi and his henchmen filled their poc

Reply to Happy New Year in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Dear Maso, A great New years blog. Please look at mine with Toni and have a good new year!

What are you doing for New Year? in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Dancing was our great joy at New Year. On New Year's eve we would swing around the floor to a big band --doing the foxtrot and the cha-cha and waltz. My wife and I did this for thirty years in the company of great friends and a snappy few drinks. There would be sing-songs and foot tapping and too much champers. We were applauded for our ballroom antics in whichever co

Reply to Older Parents in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Not quite sure what you're saying here Tex. Are you talking about the post or our reply?

Reply to Dammit, my daughter turned out to be hot in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

I'm keeping this pic away from my 19 year old son. Get the shotgun out daddy. However, if she wants an e-mail buddy send me her address and I'll give my boy a surprise---don't worry --he's on the other half of the World.

Reply to Older Parents in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

MMm. Lots of food for thought here. I'm over sixty and still have ten years of work in me. I never thought I would have but it is looking good so far. After 70 we (my wife and I ), will, hopefully, still be active. If ,however, we're not and we are senile, incontinent and a burden to our children, we'll hold hands and take a pill. What a wonderful life we've had. It will be a wonderful end. Sounds shocking doesn't it but for two so very activ

Reply to Colin Powell, Guantanamo Bay, the GOP, and Unpersons in Politics JoeUser Forums

It always amazes me that Americans, when in trouble, or offended, always quote their human rights. The people in Guantanamo have no human rights at all. I'll not quibble with why they are there but I do wonder whether the government intends to keep them there forever. I read a lot of American History and I know some of it is skewed propaganda. Not all of it though: The excesses practised by Helms, Colby and others in the name of "protecting U

Death of Benazir Bhutto. in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Benazir Bhutto was assassinated earlier today and the aftermath is likely to unsettle an already volatile Pakistan. This courageous woman, called the Angel Of The East and Champion Of The Poor, was a natural leader who rallied millions of Pakistanis behind her. I have always admired her courage and her determination to unite Pakistan. I leave any speculation

Reply to Buy and Sell your Jesus here in Religion JoeUser Forums

Emperor, I know we think likewise on religion for we are indeed sceptics and we think beyond the now and the common perceptions of man.We should converse more. Your use of Crowley's word "magickian" shows that you are also quite old-fashioned and think beyond basic magic. Great stuff. To you and LW a peaceful season of cheer. I'll be quaffing vodka fuelled punch

Reply to This Christmas we need to shower blessings on the needy. in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Thanks Doc and festive wishes to you too. Gideon, I believe that the World Food Program is the only organisation that can protect its convoys and distribute food fairly consistently. There is always a "man' in the woodpile though and the WFP have had thefts by their own employees in the receiving country's warehouses. That you will not stop in Africa.

Reply to This Christmas we need to shower blessings on the needy. in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Let's clarify something first. "my wife says I'm an atheist" simply means that she thinks I'm an atheist but I am not a true atheist. A true atheist, as defined in the dictionary, "..is one who disbelieves or denies the existence of God." As a Realist I believe that there is a Supreme Being but I have not yet discovered how He influences our thoughts.I am serious when I say that I am still studying the phenomenon of God. In fact I try not to d

This Christmas we need to shower blessings on the needy. in Blogging JoeUser Forums

My wife says I'm an atheist but I'm really a realist--a person who examines every situation carefully rather than being led by the blind, including some churches and their leaders who do very little for the good of mankind. Many churches are also peopled by hypocritical congregationists who place their fat, comfortable girths onto a pew and rejoice in the fact that li

Reply to Harvard Should Revoke MBA they Conferred on George W. Bush! in Politics JoeUser Forums

He'll be gone in a year from now, Col Gene. Take succour from that.

Reply to Are you a loser? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

Can I edit that slightly: There is no place for a loser in an education system. We are working with children and they are "ultimo primo" at all times. Teachers who are losers are never allowed to hang around. They make too many mistakes that affect the children and the reputation of the school.

Reply to Are you a loser? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

I've never been a loser---I'm a winner in every way. It comes from having a father who was a winner but became a loser because he couldn't handle his war hero image (WW2). I swore I would not be like that. You're questions are excellent but in education we might examine staff that way but put it more diplomatically! I like no. 8 especially. Here are some of my definitions of a loser: - He doesn't aim for the top because he likes sitting on

Eid Al Adha: You have to experience the day... in Current Events JoeUser Forums

Today is the special feast of Eid Al Adha on the Muslim calendar. It is the day when those who can afford it slaughter a sheep as a sacrifice soon after sunrise and enjoy the meat with family. Most importantly many portions of the sheep are given to the poor as this is one of the intentions of the feast--to succour the poor according to the wishes of the Koran. Some M

What's your McDonalds like? in Blogging JoeUser Forums

My wife hurt her hand so I decided to order in at the office. I'm fond of McDonalds' fish fillet sandwich so I ordered with fries. I know every Mac is different but the quality here in Cairo is poor. The french fries that came with my fish can only be described as little sticks of greasy, hard, old potato (wood, straw and tooth hurting shrivelled matches come to mind)

Reply to Why I drive an expensive car to work in Business JoeUser Forums

Ah well, a Porsche. You have excellent taste Draginol!