Ender 8 Posted March 2, 2008 I like a good mix. Little capitalism, little socialism. Balance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted March 2, 2008 i just like the government to stay away from my paycheck. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted March 2, 2008 i just like the government to stay away from my paycheck. Like that'll happen. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandora 77 Posted March 2, 2008 It's been a long time since we've had a good, ferocious argument... (Notice, I'm not involved.) Me niether. I'd given up on having intelligent conversation here years ago. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted March 2, 2008 It's been a long time since we've had a good, ferocious argument... (Notice, I'm not involved.) Me niether. I'd given up on having intelligent conversation here years ago. That's because intelligent conversation is boring. ;) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandora 77 Posted March 2, 2008 THAT'S why I have barely paid any attention to this thread all week.... Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
TheUnknown 39 Posted July 1, 2008 I happened upon a list of strange deaths on Wikipedia.. Here are some notable ones: 1998: In Congo, a soccer game ended when every player on the visiting team was struck by a fork bolt of lightning, killing them all instantly.[97] 2005: 28-year-old South Korean, Lee Seung Seop, collapsed of fatigue and died after playing StarCraft for almost 50 consecutive hours in an Internet cafe.[106] 2005: Kenneth Pinyan of Enumclaw, Washington died of acute peritonitis after submitting to anal intercourse with a stallion. Pinyan had done this before, and he delayed his visit to the hospital for several hours out of reluctance for official cognizance. The case led to the 1993: Garry Hoy, a Toronto lawyer, fell to his death after he threw himself through the glass wall on the 24th floor of the Toronto-Dominion Centre in order to prove the glass was "unbreakable."[94] 1978: Claude Fran?ois, a French pop singer, was electrocuted when he tried to change a light bulb whilst standing in his bathtub which was full of water at the time.[83] 1975: Japanese kabuki actor Bandō Mitsugorō VIII died of severe poisoning when he ate four fugu livers (also known as pufferfish). The liver is considered one of the most (if not most) poisonous part of the fish, but Mitsugorō claimed to be immune to the poison. The fugu chef felt he could not refuse Mitsugorō and lost his license as a result.[79] 1954: Alan Turing, English mathematician, logician, and cryptographer, was found dead by his cleaner on June 8; the previous day, he had died of cyanide poisoning, apparently from a cyanide-laced apple he left half-eaten beside his bed.[63]. It has been suggested that Turing was reenacting a scene from "Snow White", his favourite fairy tale.[64] 1927: J.G. Parry-Thomas, a Welsh racing driver, was decapitated by his car's drive chain which, under stress, snapped and whipped into the cockpit. He was attempting to break his own land speed record which he had set the previous year. Despite being killed in the attempt, he succeeded in setting a new record of 171 mph.[49] 1626: Francis Bacon died of pneumonia contracted while filling a chicken with ice in order to prove that freezing preserves food.[26] 336: Arius, the heretical priest who precipitated the Council of Nicea, passed wind and evacuated his internal organs. [13] 81: According to the Babylonian Talmud[8], an insect flew into the Roman emperor Titus's nose and picked at his brain for seven years. He noticed that the sound of a blacksmith hammering caused the ensuing pain to abate, so he paid for blacksmiths to hammer nearby him; however, the effect wore off and the insect resumed its gnawing. When he died, they opened his skull and found the insect had grown to the size of a bird. The Talmud gives this as the cause of his death and interprets it as divine retribution for his wicked actions in destroying the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem.[9] Tales of his fate are also found in Christian sources, and the phrase "Titus's flea" has come to refer to any idea that gnaws at one's brain. 458 BC: Aeschylus, Greek playwright, was killed when an eagle dropped a live tortoise on him, mistaking his bald head for a stone. The tortoise survived.[1] Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandora 77 Posted July 2, 2008 My favorite is Arius... who farted his guts out. :rofl: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chickenman 9 Posted July 2, 2008 That one's terriying because it could strike anyone at any time. Granted, you'd probably need some form of gastrointestinal cancer or whatever, but still. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pandora 77 Posted July 2, 2008 Some NASTY form of gastrointestinal cancer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Drake 53 Posted July 3, 2008 Or one seriously powerful fart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted September 11, 2008 those of you who live in the US, fill up your gas tanks tonight/early tomorrow. lovely Hurricane Ike looks to be heading for the Gulf refineries, so prices are going to jump. probably won't save your life, but may save you a few bucks at the pump. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted September 12, 2008 Yup, I got some last Sat. for $1.75. It's up to $1.89 now, but I'm sure it'll go higher. Still have a full tank, according to my gauge, which I think has a disorder. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Radioactive Isotope 29 Posted September 12, 2008 $1.75?! i'm moving to Michigan! :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chickenman 9 Posted September 12, 2008 Officially dropped to under $100 a barrel. Conveniently just before the hurricane hit. :roll: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess 35 Posted September 13, 2008 Uh, yeah, she's like $2 off a gallon Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted September 13, 2008 Oops, finger must have slipped, lol. $3.75. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Andy 60 Posted September 13, 2008 :lol: You almost started a mass exodus to Michigan there. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Chickenman 9 Posted September 13, 2008 What a horrible fate for those...exodizing. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Princess 35 Posted September 15, 2008 PFFFFT! Michigan is a great place to live as long as you love the outdoors and don't mind a s***ty economy where healthcare is the only safe bet for employment Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted September 15, 2008 And the occasional celebrity sighting and being inundated with presidential candidates every four years. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winters 0 Posted September 17, 2008 You know... bad economy is kinda a dampner on people moving to places... you see, it goes like this. You see, there's this great island in the Pacific and it's obscenly beautiful, it's call Indonisa (forgive spelling) you only have to put up with the poor economy, kidnappings, idiotic tourists, and occasional terrorist attack. I don't think that people would leave in mass for the beauty of that country, considering the rest. (I'm not saying Michigan has terrorists attacks or kidnappings, but I'm sure it has the other two and those two are enough to keep people away, I should know, I live in a town that has things to see...) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Mara 29 Posted September 17, 2008 I have a friend from Indonesia; she lives in the U.S. now. :p Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
