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Bitter: Thanks for your post. I agree but I do think that as a nation we need to not only get the hell out, but we need to take some responsibility for what we've done there.

Bubble: I hear what you're saying. But remember after we came home from the Viet Nam war, many Vietnamese people were relocated to the United States. At first it seemed like it might have a negative impact, but it didn't. They have assimilated into society pretty darned well. And thank goodness that they now have better lives. It was the very least we could do after the damage we did in Viet Nam. Nobody is going to want to fix this Iraq mess. And relocating Iraqis to the U.S. may not be the answer, but surely you do not think it is right for us to go over there and kill and maim and destroy their cities, without helping to ensure that they have, at the very least a safe place to live.

TommyO: That's what I've been saying. Why have they made this into such a political issue? We all know exactly why! And to take constant pot-shots at Al Gore over it is frankly, laughable. The Republicans, I swear, are going to beat themselves in 2008. If they don't figure out some way to at least appear to be better people, the Demos will be able to run anybody they want and get elected.

Lap Dancer: Well that may be the way the current procedure is done. When they did mine, there is actually a line of tissue that connects the old and new, but the old one is buried in the groin and the newly formed one (my doc made my new one much like the old one, in the shape of a sad T) is located where the old one was. It's kinda spooky. Maybe they figured out a better way or maybe a Body Lift is done differently than a Tummy Tuck.

It's all in the political eye of the reader and TV viewer. I've read just as many comments about how biased Fox and WSJ are. What is so scary about Bush is his constant chipping away at and causing the erosion of some of the most basic and guaranteed freedoms in this country. If you're a person who agrees with his politics, that is surely not frightening to you. But if you do not agree with his politics, it is as scary as having someone like Hitler at the helm.

lethea g: Blasphemy is bad to be sure. You must agree that greed and meanness deserve our prayers as well, particularly when practiced by men of the cloth. Surely you don't accept their hypocritical behavior just because they present themselves as God fearing religious men. :rolleyes

When a new president takes office, so does a new Attorney General, usually. Under Bush, the place has been full of Republicans anyway, so there was not much need for a house cleaning. I could be wrong on this because I do not have the stats, like I should, but I've been around long enough to know how this has always worked in the past. Does it make anyone take pause to note that the Wall Street Journel endorses everything Bush does? Hmmmm, I wonder why?

Puppy breath is only surpassed by baby's breath.

lap_dancer: I'm not sure about the two belly buttoned born agains, but if you have a tummy tuck, you have two. (First one is relocated to your groin)

:heh: I get it TOM.....AND THE ANSWER IS ***DRUM ROLL PLEASE*** PALADIN Thank you, thank you, thank you berry much.

The American public should raise hell about this. This should be the proverbial straw.

letha g: How do you know the post wasn't by Mr. Caruso, using an alias?

I think Paladin is roaming around here someplace, isn't he, TOM? Paladin, Paladin where do you roam? (remember the song?) Have Gun Will Travel Reads the Card of a Man...

We used to watch "The Twight Zone" after school at 4:00 and get all bejeebeed out.

Who was it that used to say..."The Twilight Zone, the zone between the zone, between the zone"?

Ok. I reckon ya'll give up on mine. You're too darned young to appreciate them, but trust me, they were great. Heavy breathing opening scene: "Splendor in the Grass" "We can put them in orbit" is from "The Loved Ones" which played primarily in artsy off-campus near university theatres because it was such a dark comedy. Completely utterly hilarious! Haven't seen it again since then so I don't know how well it has aged, politically correctly speaking. But I will admit if you don't appreciate Jonathan Winters comedy, you probably wouldn't like this film. I'll never forget a scene on the "Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour" when he was playing Maudie Frickert and was in a hospital bed in "her" gown. One of the brothers came into the room and sat down beside him/her (Jonathan was famous for ad-libbing) and Maudie lifted the sheet and said, "You wanta see my toys?" On live national television. You gotta love the guy!

I had to watch "Oh Brother" twice. It took me that long to get the vernacular down. No wonder I didn't recognize the words in print!

Obedience When everybody on earth was dead and waiting to enter Paradise God appeared and said, "I want the men to make two lines. One line for the men who were true heads of their household, and the other line for the men who were dominated by their women. I want all the women to report to St.Peter." Soon, the women were gone, and there were two lines of men. The line of the men who were dominated by their wives was 100 miles long, and in the line of men who truly were heads of their household, there was only one man. God said, "You men should be ashamed of yourselves, I created you to be the head of your household! You have been disobedient and have not fulfilled your purpose! Of all of you, only one obeyed. Learn from him." God turned to the one man, "How did you manage to be the only one in this line?" The man replied, "My wife told me to stand here."

lizrbit: We talkin' "Caddy Shack"?

TOM: Wise words, indeed.

Ooooh I just remembered another fantastic movie and line from it: "We can put them in Orbit!" (spoken by Jonathan Winters)

I've seen Better Off Dead. I don't remember the quote or the scene. Darn somebody around here might be getting old. Eeeek! Carlene: I have to admit that, in spite of everything, I loved to watch Marlon Brando in movies. I remember seeing "One Eyed Jacks" for the first time. It made quite an impression. It had other memorable lines. One of my favorite opening scenes in a movie was:__________________(fill in the blank.) First lines of the movie were HEAVY BREATHING!!!! I was in high school and what a "message" movie that was!

Cory: OMG! I'm surprised you haven't just squeezed him to death by now! He's adorably squeezible! DerickM: Isn't that just like a cat! They make the decisions. All you have to do is feed them and pet them when they decide they want some strokes.

Twoo dollars. I want my twoo dollars.

Bull is beautiful. Is that what you call him? Dozer maybe? I've always wanted a bulldog. I thought maybe I would get a Pug since they're smaller. But I wound up with two Min. Schnauzers. Go figure. Hope Maggie's not reading this over my shoulder - she always sits in the chair behind me when I'm on the computer. She's soooo smart! One funny thing about that is that the chair she sits on is also a swivel office chair. I left the room one day and heard her barking forlornly. I came back in the office and her chair had turned completely around and was up against and facing the wall. There was no way for her to safely jump down. She's smart, but she hasn't figured out how to turn the chair completely back around yet.