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I wonder: Is the lack of zoning an illness or a symptom?
Posted to
Moneybox
by
feline74
on
June 24, 2008 Views: 40 Replies: 1
Topic:
Houston: A Truly Ugly City
Last response by
donjohn5
on
July 24, 2008
Give credit where it's due.
Posted to
Culturebox
by
feline74
on
April 29, 2008 Views: 715 Replies: 1
Topic:
Give credit where it's due.
Last response by
MileyCyrus
on
July 20, 2008
To clarify . . .
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
June 30, 2008 Views: 17 Replies: 2
Topic:
EG Is A Nice Place!!
Last response by
carynl
on
July 14, 2008
Long time no see. . .
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
July 2, 2008 Views: 11 Replies: 1
Topic:
EG Is A Nice Place!!
Last response by
carynl
on
July 14, 2008
Better still, learn from all of them.
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 89 Replies: 0
Topic:
Copy the British Health Care Program
Last response by
DaffyDutch
on
July 8, 2008
We in the West hear stories. . .
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
June 30, 2008 Views: 32 Replies: 0
Topic:
Mugabe
Last response by
ChristineATL
on
July 3, 2008
A better metric still
Posted to
Moneybox
by
feline74
on
July 2, 2008 Views: 171 Replies: 1
Topic:
A better metric still
Last response by
Wpeotih
on
July 2, 2008
Start with what CAN the U.S. do.
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
June 30, 2008 Views: 49 Replies: 0
Topic:
So what _should_ the U.S. do?
Rating:
-1
Last response by
feline74
on
June 30, 2008
If Obiang screws up bad enough . . .
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
June 30, 2008 Views: 38 Replies: 0
Topic:
African Problems
Last response by
feline74
on
June 30, 2008
bipedalism would be my guess
Posted to
Science
by
feline74
on
June 24, 2008 Views: 27 Replies: 1
Topic:
Big Brains
Last response by
KHpoliticalinnuendohere
on
June 25, 2008
That explains the Texan fondness for guns.
Posted to
Moneybox
by
feline74
on
June 24, 2008 Views: 46 Replies: 0
Topic:
Houston. It's worth it.
Last response by
Austin Annie
on
June 25, 2008
Translation for the sarcasm-challenged.
Posted to
Moneybox
by
feline74
on
June 24, 2008 Views: 41 Replies: 0
Topic:
Come for the heat. Stay for the traffic.
Last response by
feline74
on
June 24, 2008
If your stomach is so easily disturbed, you should go to bed
Posted to
Moneybox
by
feline74
on
June 24, 2008 Views: 35 Replies: 0
Topic:
You freaks make me puke
Last response by
feline74
on
June 24, 2008
A favorite fantasy author of mine . . .
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
June 24, 2008 Views: 18 Replies: 0
Topic:
Ambitious people are weird
Rating:
+1/-2
Last response by
FlyingUndeadSheep
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June 24, 2008
So if it was built with properly paid labor . . .
Posted to
Architecture
by
feline74
on
April 24, 2008 Views: 76 Replies: 0
Topic:
ignoring the obvious? MODERN SLAVERY
Rating:
+1/-1
Last response by
eeros
on
June 13, 2008
So?
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 58 Replies: 1
Topic:
Proving once again I was right all along . . .
Last response by
feline74
on
June 6, 2008
Thing is, I'm not talking about redefining consent itself.
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
June 6, 2008 Views: 46 Replies: 0
Topic:
Proving once again I was right all along . . .
Last response by
feline74
on
June 6, 2008
It was probably somewhat easier for the Slate people, though
Posted to
Family
by
feline74
on
June 6, 2008 Views: 46 Replies: 0
Topic:
Dear Hanna and David,
Rating:
+1
Last response by
feline74
on
June 6, 2008
umm, you might want to read the article more carefully
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
September 27, 2007 Views: 103 Replies: 0
Topic:
Age of Consent
Last response by
Cooler Heads
on
June 5, 2008
You're forgetting something
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 61 Replies: 0
Topic:
Wrong on gay parenting studies
Last response by
johnbrown001
on
June 3, 2008
umm. . .
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 59 Replies: 1
Topic:
Wrong on gay parenting studies
Last response by
johnbrown001
on
June 3, 2008
oops
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 64 Replies: 1
Topic:
Wrong on gay parenting studies
Last response by
johnbrown001
on
June 3, 2008
You folks are pathetic!
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008 Views: 147 Replies: 1
Topic:
You folks are pathetic!
Rating:
-1
Last response by
greeneggsnham
on
June 1, 2008
As my dancing has been Goth/Industrial . . .
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
May 22, 2008 Views: 67 Replies: 1
Topic:
You folks are pathetic!
Rating:
-1
Last response by
greeneggsnham
on
June 1, 2008
yes and no
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 76 Replies: 1
Topic:
And there's the age of consent...
Last response by
Don Schenk
on
May 31, 2008
That risk is present in the US, too.
Posted to
Faith-Based
by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008 Views: 87 Replies: 0
Topic:
See no evil, through a veil
Rating:
+5/-1
Last response by
Days
on
May 30, 2008
So what if a law legalising polygamy forbade those abuses?
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 48 Replies: 1
Topic:
polygamy bad for children
Last response by
guruofchem
on
May 27, 2008
Better equation then
Posted to
Moneybox
by
feline74
on
May 22, 2008 Views: 54 Replies: 0
Topic:
It's Not the High Cost of Gas That Pisses Me Off
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Fire34
on
May 26, 2008
I wonder. . .
Posted to
DVD Extras
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 149 Replies: 1
Topic:
I wonder. . .
Last response by
xercos
on
May 24, 2008
Is terrorism the result of polygamy . . .
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 50 Replies: 0
Topic:
Polygamy leads to terrorism.
Last response by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008
One way to deal with closed communities.
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 52 Replies: 0
Topic:
It all comes down to consent
Rating:
+1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008
Depends on why it's broadened.
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 41 Replies: 0
Topic:
Santorum was Right?
Last response by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008
not necessarily
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 31 Replies: 1
Topic:
Linking Marriage and Sexuality
Last response by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008
I hit post before I finished my conclusion:P
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 72 Replies: 0
Topic:
Linking Marriage and Sexuality
Last response by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008
Given your alter-ego on the DP fray . . .
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 42 Replies: 0
Topic:
I'm surprised, Saletan
Last response by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008
huh?
Posted to
Human Nature
by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008 Views: 70 Replies: 0
Topic:
Slippery slope arguments inapt
Last response by
feline74
on
May 23, 2008
Welcome to America!
Posted to
Moneybox
by
feline74
on
May 22, 2008 Views: 59 Replies: 1
Topic:
Observations from a European Visitor
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Davelias12
on
May 22, 2008
Elderanian Party Platform
Posted to
Dear Prudence
by
feline74
on
May 15, 2008 Views: 68 Replies: 1
Topic:
Advice From the Drunk Irishman
Rating:
+6
Last response by
Graylodge
on
May 18, 2008
Yup, early-to-mid 30s :P
Posted to
Dear Prudence
by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008 Views: 71 Replies: 0
Topic:
Advice From the Drunk Irishman
Rating:
+6
Last response by
Graylodge
on
May 18, 2008
I'm starting to like the idea of ditching corporate taxes.
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 15, 2008 Views: 59 Replies: 1
Topic:
Another Slate piece that I basically agree with
Last response by
Larry
on
May 18, 2008
Asking a roomful of women out.
Posted to
Dear Prudence
by
feline74
on
May 15, 2008 Views: 80 Replies: 0
Topic:
No isolutions today
Rating:
+1
Last response by
AugustAlley
on
May 16, 2008
Re: The case for intervention in Burma
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008 Views: 56 Replies: 0
Topic:
The case for intervention in Burma
Last response by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008
An earlier poster pointed out a precedent.
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008 Views: 61 Replies: 0
Topic:
Burma, Oil, & Neo Cons
Last response by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008
Why is it a lie?
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 15, 2008 Views: 57 Replies: 1
Topic:
Was going alright...until THIS
Last response by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008
For food and fuel, no:P
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008 Views: 86 Replies: 0
Topic:
Was going alright...until THIS
Last response by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008
Umm, what does Friedman have to do with it?
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008 Views: 84 Replies: 0
Topic:
OVERSIGHT or Die: Real Governance, Not Corporate Govt
Last response by
feline74
on
May 16, 2008
Not bad ideas for the most part.
Posted to
Medical Examiner
by
feline74
on
March 27, 2008 Views: 174 Replies: 1
Topic:
The same people want socialized medicine
Last response by
Scoot'r-d
on
May 16, 2008
The idea's incomplete.
Posted to
Medical Examiner
by
feline74
on
March 28, 2008 Views: 100 Replies: 1
Topic:
The same people want socialized medicine
Last response by
Scoot'r-d
on
May 16, 2008
Re: The idea's incomplete.
Posted to
Medical Examiner
by
feline74
on
March 29, 2008 Views: 116 Replies: 2
Topic:
The same people want socialized medicine
Last response by
Scoot'r-d
on
May 16, 2008
I think his point is . . .
Posted to
Medical Examiner
by
feline74
on
April 5, 2008 Views: 118 Replies: 1
Topic:
The same people want socialized medicine
Last response by
Scoot'r-d
on
May 16, 2008
Re: I think the missed point is...
Posted to
Medical Examiner
by
feline74
on
April 7, 2008 Views: 145 Replies: 2
Topic:
The same people want socialized medicine
Last response by
Scoot'r-d
on
May 16, 2008
Yes and no
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 15, 2008 Views: 107 Replies: 0
Topic:
Two arguments I don't buy
Rating:
+1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 15, 2008
Wouldn't lower valuation be a good thing, though?
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 15, 2008 Views: 113 Replies: 0
Topic:
fully acocunt for the budget, etc
Last response by
feline74
on
May 15, 2008
aww. . .
Posted to
Shopping
by
feline74
on
July 12, 2007 Views: 109 Replies: 0
Topic:
squirt guns - so politically incorrect
Last response by
oicuateonetwo
on
May 15, 2008
I know you used to live in Colorado
Posted to
Dear Prudence
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 70 Replies: 1
Topic:
Isolutions
Rating:
+8
Last response by
Isonomist
on
May 14, 2008
I think it was you . . .
Posted to
Dear Prudence
by
feline74
on
May 14, 2008 Views: 63 Replies: 0
Topic:
Isolutions
Rating:
+8
Last response by
Isonomist
on
May 14, 2008
Congrats on the healthy kitty:)
Posted to
Dear Prudence
by
feline74
on
May 14, 2008 Views: 67 Replies: 1
Topic:
SHADDAP!
Rating:
+3
Last response by
MessyONE
on
May 14, 2008
If your memory is correct . . .
Posted to
Explainer
by
feline74
on
May 14, 2008 Views: 50 Replies: 0
Topic:
Burmese as an Ethnic Group
Last response by
feline74
on
May 14, 2008
From the CIA World Factbook's Israel entry.
Posted to
Fighting Words
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 103 Replies: 1
Topic:
Idea of a jewish state innately racist
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Alive
on
May 14, 2008
*shrug* your debate, not mine
Posted to
Fighting Words
by
feline74
on
May 13, 2008 Views: 81 Replies: 0
Topic:
Idea of a jewish state innately racist
Rating:
+1
Last response by
Alive
on
May 14, 2008
Bullying is the same way
Posted to
The Chat Room
by
feline74
on
May 14, 2008 Views: 85 Replies: 0
Topic:
Miley Modern Society & Sexual Abuse
Rating:
+1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 14, 2008
Yet many of them seek pork from Congress.
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 48 Replies: 0
Topic:
"Lipstick On a Pig"
Last response by
Days
on
May 13, 2008
I wish we got to see Warren Miller films at school:P
Posted to
DVD Extras
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 83 Replies: 0
Topic:
Mr. Show...
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
Make the cap a multiple of the local average?
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 82 Replies: 0
Topic:
Mortgage Deductions
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
Likewise. . .
Posted to
Fighting Words
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 67 Replies: 0
Topic:
Israel has little to do with religion (it's all economics)
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
Yes and no
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 95 Replies: 0
Topic:
What Bill You Pass Matters More!
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
It could be worse, Artemis.
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 72 Replies: 0
Topic:
Could we actually bring it back ?
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
Mom said I should join the military . . .
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 68 Replies: 1
Topic:
Could we actually bring it back ?
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
That could be problematic in my part of the country . . .
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 60 Replies: 1
Topic:
Could we actually bring it back ?
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
*bow*
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 75 Replies: 0
Topic:
Could we actually bring it back ?
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
non-rhetorical question
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 72 Replies: 1
Topic:
We have thousands willing to join, just give them the chance
Last response by
animated_robot
on
May 12, 2008
I have to disagree
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 87 Replies: 0
Topic:
wow that was vapid
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
Anyone else remembering old Denis Leary lines?
Posted to
Explainer
by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008 Views: 119 Replies: 0
Topic:
Anyone else remembering old Denis Leary lines?
Last response by
feline74
on
May 12, 2008
Could be worse on #1
Posted to
Dear Prudence
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 98 Replies: 0
Topic:
BA's top 10 dreary thoughts for a dreary friday
Rating:
+3
Last response by
danam
on
May 12, 2008
Was he discrediting, or just quibbling?
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 56 Replies: 0
Topic:
7000 men it is easy
Last response by
Rubma
on
May 12, 2008
Yes and no
Posted to
Foreigners
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 60 Replies: 0
Topic:
The Kosovo recognition problem
Last response by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008
Yes and no
Posted to
Jurisprudence
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 71 Replies: 0
Topic:
Another reason Israel is special
Last response by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008
true--to an extent
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 52 Replies: 0
Topic:
a 6th option
Last response by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008
non-rhetorical question
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 51 Replies: 0
Topic:
Yes we do have the troops
Rating:
+1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008
Wouldn't hurt to make the offer.
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 85 Replies: 0
Topic:
Yes we do have the troops
Rating:
+1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008
Not a bad point.
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 72 Replies: 0
Topic:
7000 TROOPS IS A DROP IN THE BUCKET
Rating:
+2/-1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008
You're assuming BA isn't evil enough to booby-trap both:)
Posted to
Dear Prudence
by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008 Views: 61 Replies: 0
Topic:
Dear Crabby - "The Princess of Rides" edition
Rating:
+3
Last response by
feline74
on
May 11, 2008
I think it goes deeper than the english . . .
Posted to
Politics
by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008 Views: 73 Replies: 1
Topic:
So how did George Bush do it?
Last response by
Adrasteia
on
May 9, 2008
So what would a better super-hero equivalent to Jobs be?
Posted to
Culturebox
by
feline74
on
May 8, 2008 Views: 102 Replies: 0
Topic:
Tony & Steve
Last response by
feline74
on
May 8, 2008
I take it the horses themselves aren't an attraction?
Posted to
Sports Nut
by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008 Views: 109 Replies: 0
Topic:
why horse racing sucks
Last response by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008
You might want to be careful with this article.
Posted to
Politics
by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008 Views: 73 Replies: 0
Topic:
This comment reflects the views of "The Family"
Last response by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008
umm. . .
Posted to
Politics
by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008 Views: 67 Replies: 0
Topic:
Yeah, A mission from GOD...
Rating:
-1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008
huh?
Posted to
Politics
by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008 Views: 94 Replies: 0
Topic:
Obama the party wrecker
Rating:
+1/-1
Last response by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008
To be fair. . .
Posted to
Fashion
by
feline74
on
August 24, 2007 Views: 144 Replies: 1
Topic:
Maybe I'm Out of Touch...
Last response by
TJA
on
May 7, 2008
Thomas Friedman's a socialist?
Posted to
Politics
by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008 Views: 68 Replies: 0
Topic:
liberal=socialist?
Last response by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008
What would happen . . .
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
April 30, 2008 Views: 76 Replies: 1
Topic:
Unions and Professionalization
Last response by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008
My Aunt and Uncle are teachers.
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 5, 2008 Views: 77 Replies: 1
Topic:
Unions and Professionalization
Last response by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008
Sorry, I mistook you for a teacher.
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008 Views: 134 Replies: 0
Topic:
Unions and Professionalization
Last response by
feline74
on
May 7, 2008
??????
Posted to
The Best Policy
by
feline74
on
March 21, 2008 Views: 104 Replies: 1
Topic:
Yoffe is misguided on marriage
Last response by
Slawrence5
on
May 6, 2008
Umm. . .
Posted to
The Best Policy
by
feline74
on
March 21, 2008 Views: 97 Replies: 0
Topic:
Yoffe is misguided on marriage
Last response by
Slawrence5
on
May 6, 2008
A variation on your idea.
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
April 29, 2008 Views: 109 Replies: 1
Topic:
The US Army needs foreign recruits.
Rating:
+2/-2
Last response by
Tyrtaios-rising
on
May 5, 2008
No un problema, Senor Tyrtaios:)
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 2, 2008 Views: 68 Replies: 1
Topic:
The US Army needs foreign recruits.
Rating:
+2/-2
Last response by
Tyrtaios-rising
on
May 5, 2008
Way to torture a cat, Tyrtaios:P
Posted to
War Stories
by
feline74
on
May 5, 2008 Views: 64 Replies: 1
Topic:
The US Army needs foreign recruits.
Rating:
+2/-2
Last response by
Tyrtaios-rising
on
May 5, 2008
Drug Czar?
Posted to
Fixing It
by
feline74
on
May 5, 2008 Views: 76 Replies: 0
Topic:
Broadband Czar?
Last response by
feline74