Dubird

I have no problem with spanking a child, as long as you're not spanking them so hard you leave bruises or slapping them across the face or something. And of course, now people are going to be even more convinced that spanking a child is actual abuse because of people like this.

You know, I saw something on A&E about a similar case. I think it was in New York or someplace near there. It's really eerie how alike it is.

*hands Strider a happy bunny bandage*

I was gonna say, considering how many times I've heard it in movies and on the radio, it would be shocking that you'd never heard it.

Ok, I can understand wanting to put learning tools into the hands of kids in poor countries. That's a good thing. But it's not going to do any good when they have no school, no way to recharge the damn thing, or no teachers to teach them with it.

"Take on me" by a-ha (never heard of the song or people who sing it)

*stabs with a spork* How dare you? That's one of the best songs from the 80's! Go YouTube it, dammit! It's a great video too!

Mine was "Shadow Dancing" by Andy Gibb. Why couldn't I get a cool song?

I don't think that it's as much an increase in the number of cases as an increase in the number of diagnosed cases. More knowledge means better ways to detect autisim, even if it's not something we can cure.

Yeah, not real. *rolls eyes*

HK: some cats love kids, some don't....just like some dogs love kids and some don't....a lot depends on how well they were socialized when they were babies.....

Anyhoo, she's settling in. She wants CUDDLE TIME, by which she wants my lap to nuzzle my nose! *squee!* And she still doesn't like me walking around her or picking her up. She'll get up in my lap when she wants to be petted, which is a lot, actually. But she doesn't like me picking her up for some odd reason. Ah well. She had bronchitis, which seems to be clearing up, but she still sneezes a lot. I'm beginning to suspect allergies, which is bizzare. I'm not allergic to her, but she's allergic to me? *LOL* But anyways, I'm happy now.

Oo! Oo! Video! Yes, I'm a dork! Who loves the exclimation point! !

http://s85.photobucket.com/albums/k48/dubird/?action=view&current=S7300082.flv

Ok, the 'redneck' thing is mostly a joke. Originally, it applied to hicks that live in the south out in the country. Actually, watch the movie Deliverence. Those are rednecks. Jeff Foxworthy is southern, so that's one of the reasons he does those jokes. He defines being a redneck as a 'glorious absence of sophestication', which is true in a lot of ways. Rednecks are not just southern, you'll find rednecks everywhere.

As for the 'skin color' thing, why does it matter? Seriously. I've never understood that.

Wrote the 'shit' is the correct phrase there. If they want more money, write good shit instead of bad shit!! The maybe we can get actual movies in the theatre that are worth paying to go see.

I mean, I can see their point. All these companies are making a shit-load of money from DVD and Internet sales, and the people responsible for, I dunno, WRITING that stuff should have a cut. But I'd be a lot more sympathetic if TV and movies have been worth watching overall the past several years.

HK: Read the rules link and start a new thread so it doesn't get lost. ^^

or better yet, seperate 'customizing' kits, where you can make it look like whatever you want.....they'd be removalbe so you can change the look whenever you want.....they could sell the robot for a high price and the customizing kits for fairly cheap, and they'd probally sell more robots that way....

http://forums.ancientclan.com/faq.php?faq=sigrules#faq_sigimagerequests

Please read these rules. Some people (like me) don't know who Auron is, so not exactly capable of picking out a picture.

hi and welcome back!.........

X'D good luck with that

Yeah, my thoughts exactly. *LOL* You may try to know everything about everything they're doing and everyone they see, but it gets harder each year, and by the time they're teenagers, well, the only way to control everything they do is by homeschooling them and never letting them leave the house without you right there with them. Good luck!

Ok, first of all, birth control pills aren't JUST for birth control. I was on them in high school because I have MASSIVE cramps every month, and that was one of the solutions for it. They stopped working for that after a couple years, and with the massive mood swings the BC pills were causing, it was just more trouble than it was helping.

But 'underage' sex is not a new thing, no matter what papers are being produced and what you see on TV. Hell, back in the middle ages, a person was probally married and had at least one kid by age 15 or so, so it's not like this is a new issue. It's a bigger issue now because kids now are taking longer to mature mentally, but not phsycially. You can preach about abstinance and saving yourself for marriage and the dangers of having random sex with people, but you can't control what your teenager will do. The best you can do is give them information and protection so that if they decide to go out and have sex, at least they won't get sick or pregnant from it. Because, let's face it. If a teenager wants to have sex bad enough, they'll find a way to do it. I personally don't have a moral stigma against it except for those that use sex as the only way to gauge their self-worth. That's not to say I'd want my daughter OR SON to go out and have sex, but I would also want them to know that protection from disese or pregnancy is KEY.

And yes, you have to buy birth control in America, Kite. It's not covered by insurance, either, not even for non-contricptive uses. *grrrrrr* Which is one reason I'm not still on it.

yeah, but that would've been hilarious with his movie form.........

The US has been doing that for a while now. They've been having commercials advocating getting the vaccine a lot. It's not required, but it is avaliable.

That right there is a whoooole other debate with me! ;

But I really don't think that's the main reason. Yaoi fangirls will throw any boys together if they think they're cute, regardless of the character themselves. That's not limited to GW, I've seen it in so many other areas, and not just anime. *stabs eyes when she thinks about the Harry Potter yaoi*

DX: Oh hell no. Picard can kick ass, he just did it with style. I'm not saying Kirk wasn't a great captain. That was his job and he was darn good at it. But he's a bit of an asshole, espically to women.

But either way, they're both better then Janeway. ><

i can't see it....i don't like Shatner and i'm not a fan of Kirk, but i can't see anyone else playing him....and i definatly can't see anyone else replacing the original actors in their roles, either...

not to mention they'll TOTALLY fuck up the storyline that's been established in countless books and the original series..........

Happy Birthday!

they can have some of our water....><.....for the first time since i can remember, the Dallas area hasn't been under some kind of water ban this summer....

and if they start penlizing people for wasting water, start with the business that water their lawns all the time and half the water runs down the street........even last summer in the middle of a strict watering ban, all the business were watering their lawns almost every night....if they were forced to stop watering their lawns when residents would, it would save a TON of water.....

Welp, I finally got a chance to go by the SPCA and adopt a kitty! I've named her Amisi, and she's about a year and a half old. She's still kinda skittish, espically when I'm walking for some reason, but she's starting to explore the house and she'll come up to me for petting. She's a really sweet cat, but she's wiggly. I had a horrible time getting pictures because she's always moving. Anyhoo, here she is!

DX: well, if they're going to do animal testing anyways, I'd rather they test for things like helping cure cancer rather than cosmetics. This can at least that that out of the equation. *shrugs*

This is an actual letter sent to American company Proctor and Gamble regarding their feminine products. She really gets rolling after the first paragraph...

Dear Mr. Thatcher,

I have been a loyal user of your 'Always' maxi pads for over 20 years and I appreciate many of their features. Why, without the Leak Guard Core or Dri-Weave absorbency, I'd probably never go horseback riding or salsa dancing, and I'd certainly steer clear of running up and down the beach in tight, white shorts. But my favorite feature has to be your revolutionary Flexi-Wings. Kudos on being the only company smart enough to realize how crucial it is that maxi pads be aerodynamic. I can't tell you how safe and secure I feel each month knowing there's a little F-16 in my pants.

Have you ever had a menstrual period, Mr. Thatcher? Ever suffered from 'the curse'? I'm guessing you haven't. Well, my 'time of the month' is starting right now. As I type, I can already feel hormonal forces violently surging through my body. Just a few minutes from now, my body will adjust and I'll be transformed into what my husband likes to call 'an inbred hillbilly with knife skills.' Isn't the human body amazing?

As Brand Manager in the Feminine-Hygiene Division, you've no doubt seen quite a bit of research on what exactly happens during your customers' monthly visits from 'Aunt Flo'. Therefore, you must know about the bloating, puffiness, and cramping we endure, and about our intense mood swings, crying jags, and out-of-control behavior. You surely realize it's a tough time for most women. In fact, only last week, my friend Jennifer fought the violent urge to shove her boyfriend's testicles into a George Foreman Grill just because he told her he thought Grey's Anatomy was written by drunken chimps. Crazy!

The point is, sir, you of all people must realize that America is just crawling with homicidal maniacs in Capri pants... Which brings me to the reason for my letter. Last month, while in the throes of cramping so painful I wanted to reach inside my body and yank out my uterus, I opened an Always maxi-pad, and there, printed on the adhesive backing, were these words: 'Have a Happy Period.'

Are you fucking kidding me? What I mean is, does any part of your tiny middle-manager brain really think happiness - actual smiling, laughing happiness is possible during a menstrual period? Did anything mentioned above sound the least bit pleasurable? Well, did it?

FYI, unless you're some kind of sick S&M freak girl, there will never be anything 'happy' about a day in which you have to jack yourself up on Motrin and Kahlua and lock yourself in your house just so you don't march down to the local Walgreen's armed with a hunting rifle and a sketchy plan to end your life in a blaze of glory.

For the love of God, pull your head out, man! If you just have to slap a moronic message on a maxi pad, wouldn't it make more sense to say something that's actually pertinent, like 'Put down the Hammer' or 'Vehicular Manslaughter is Wrong', or are you just picking on us?

Sir, please inform your Accounting Department that, effective immediately, there will be an $8 drop in monthly profits, for I have chosen to take my maxi-pad business elsewhere. And though I will certainly miss your Flex-Wings, I will not for one minute miss your brand of condescending bullshit. And that's a promise I will keep. Always.

Best,

Wendi Aarons

Austin , TX