The Metal Maniac

Because it's incredibly insulting to Bush, the American government in general, and every single person who died. I think it's akin to me wanting to talk about how you raped your last girlfriend. I mean, I have no proof at all, but I still wanna talk about it - wouldn't you get a little pissed off at someone for insinuating such a thing, even if you knew it was totally false? Also, sometimes I wonder; exactly how much effort would it have taken for Bush to have pulled this off? Like, think about how many people would have to be in on this conspiracy in order for it to work. You'd pretty much need people at every airport checkpoint (to ensure the hijackers got their knives aboard), people on the planes themselves (to call while on the plane and tell people what is going on), all the hijackers, a number of troops (depending on which theory we're looking at), Osama would have to be in on it (they'd need a failsafe to take the blame; what if no one ever took credit?); hell, you'd need to have the people who sell airline tickets in on it according to some of these theories. And of all these people, NONE of them have every said anything. Yeah, seems really likely to me. Why is it more belivable, to some people, that Bush murdered thousands of his own countrymen in order to consolidate power through the most eloborate conspiracy ever concieved, as opposed to some wackjob who hates the US coming up with an elaborate conspiracy to make the US suffer?

I've already decided that if I ever see the flash of an atomic explosion, and am alive long enough to realize what's going on, I'm headed straight for it. Fuck that duck and cover shit. I don't wanna live in a post-apocolyptic wasteland. If the world ends, I'm going with it.

Is it powerful enough to get them out of jail? I dunno, it just seems silly to use "they might escape" as an argument when even you seem to admit that the chances of escape are slim. Besides, couldn't you argue that a prisoner might be more likely to attempt a desperate escape if he knew he was going to die in a week? And even with the death penalty, couldn't they escape prior to their execution anyway? I mean, if the possibility of escape is such a big worry to you... This worries me though, because I do not feel the Judicial system is perfect. What if someone is convicted of a capital crime, sentenced to death, and because of this speedy new process, is executed mere days before evidence of their innocence is found? I mean, isn't that why there's a long appeals process in the first place? At least if you're just gonna lock someone up forever, you can always let them out if it turns out they didn't do it. You can't un-inject someone.

Honest question: How many death row inmates, on average, escape from US prisons per year? I can't imagine the number is very high. And hell, if there were no death penalties, there'd be no lengthy appeals process, which would free up some money to hire more guards and be used for other saftey-increasing measures.

Does locking them in a cell with a big lonely guy named Bubba count as inventive? I'd say it's debatable at best, and really depends on the person. Some people (most, actually) naturally fear death, and thus consider anything to be a better alternative to it. Some people, on the other hand, would rather be dead then live in jail. Hell, there's been people who actually fought to BE executed (Carl Panzram and Gary Gilmore, for example). But myself, I look at it like this: Locking someone in jail for the rest of their life *is* a death sentence. They will never leave that building as long as they live. Thus, eventually, they die, which is what you want in the first place, right? But instead of being killed painlessly after only serving a few years in jail (actually, I shouldn't say that, since I believe that people on death row tend to remain there for a long time, what with appeals and all), they get to die at the same time they would have died anyway, except that they had to live every single day in between locked in a box they can never leave. Assuming, of course, they they don't get killed by an inmate before they grow that old. But hey, I'm the sort of person who would much rather be dead now then in jail forever, so that's just how I see things.

Keep in mind that when Austin did the move, his opponent usually had their throat/chin on his shoulder. The impact of hitting their throat/chin right on his shoulder is what puts them out. Getting hit there is not very pleasent. Also...how in the hell is a sock gonna protect you from teeth? It's a SOCK. I once had someone bite me in the arm and draw blood while I was wearing a coat; and they weren't even trying to draw blood.

It looked to me like he was intending a brainbuster, but had to do it more of a suplex in order to, you know, not murder Rey.

Because they'd suffer longer if they were made to rot in prison every single day for the rest of their lives.

I had heard of the 9/11 commission, but it seemed to me that that was more of a "explain to us how these people managed to do this" as opposed to "I think Bush did it, prove me wrong." Anyway, the point I was trying to make is that the entire public isn't demanding answers. Most people, it seems, are content with the answers they were already given.

You know, I bet it's easier for underage kids to buy weed then it is for them to buy smokes/beer, since they'd have to get carded for the latter, but a drug dealer isn't gonna ask for ID. Unless they also know bootleggers, which is possible.

The general public is quiet. Wackjobs who think that the US government is around ONLY to make the world a horrible place won't shut up about it, though.

I think I was most surprised that he mentioned "Being John Malkovich" as a sci-fi movie. Isn't that the one where they walk through this door and they're suddenly John Malkovich? That's not very scientific. Also, unless I'm mistaken, he's a Mormon, which may explain his gay views. But as far as I'm concerned, Ender's Game is still the best book I've ever read, and I still don't like Star Trek. So there.

I suppose it depends on how quickly the sun will increases in size. I can't imagine it'd be too fast, so people may have to watch the sun grow bigger and bigger, as the earth grows hotter and hotter, while all the water boils away and there is no way the planet can sustain life anymore. But, I mean, at least everyone will be dead before the sun actually touches the earth. Oh, and people should check out this website to see some end-of-the-world scenarios. It's written kinda tongue-in-cheek, doesn't take itself very seriously; but it is freaky.

For the record, when the sun eventually does run out of fuel and explodes, it'll actually increase in size for a while first, probably enough to reach Mars' orbit. So we don't have to worry about freezing to death.

I believe (though I'm not positive) that people didn't exactly evolve from monkeys - rather, they evolved from monkey-like creatures, which monkeys also evolved from. I suppose I could look it up, but to be honest, I don't wanna. Besides, you also have to take into account things like the areas where the creatures in question live. Like, if a species of turtle spread from it's original home into a new area, it may need to evolve to adapt to that area. However, the turtles that still live in the original place wouldn't evolve; thus, you would have 2 different species, one evolving from the other, and both of them can still exist.

The sad part is, I know a guy who swears up and down that it was all Bush's doing. If not for the fact that there's video of him in that classroom, my buddy probably woulda claimed Bush was flying the damned planes.

I believe it says somewhere in the Old Testament that some guy got in trouble with God for "spilling his seed", which led to the belief that God considers sperm to be special, and thus they should not be wasted. And I'm aware it's impossible for guys to not waste sperm. Not my fault the church isn't. Now, serious question: Does the Koran REALLY state, in no uncertain terms, that Muslims have to kill non-believers? I've heard that, but I'd perfer to actually see the quote, if it exists.

HBK had one great HitC match (with the Undertaker, mind you) and one arguably half-decent HitC match (I never saw it, but that seems to be the concensus). Undertaker had one great HitC match, one legendary HitC match (seriously, even if the match itself sucked, you cannot deny that it was still something to behold, and will be talked about for years no matter what), a damned good one with Brock, and he was in the Armageddon one. He gets it over HBK, mostly because he's had more, but also because the ones he had were much more memorable. Yeah, the Bossman one sucked, but everyone has an off day. And HHH is just milking the damned gimmick. I mean, he's been in 3 of the last 4 HitC matches, and maybe ONE of them was a big enough feud to warrant it being HitC.

Oh, totally. If HitC belongs to anyone, it's 'Taker. No question. I mean, sure, there was the shitty one with Bossman, but the ones with Foley and HBK easily trump anything HHH ever did in a Cell.

HHH apparantly considers HitC to be "his" match. But I don't know why. The only really memorable one he was in was with Foley, and that was memorable because it was Foley's last match...for about a month.

Does anyone else think it's just a little odd that the newly-elected Pope was once a member of the Hitler Youth...and was elected Pope the day before Hitler's birthday?

At Wal-Mart, we're not supposed to point things out; technically, we have to actually take the customer there (though most workers don't unless it's like, really close).

I dunno, but I'll go you one better. I once had to clean a shit pentagram off the floor. Yeah. Someone not only shit on the floor, but they used the shit to draw a fucking shit pentagram.

Oh man, this irks me to no end. See, I have no department (I work in Store Standards) so I'm all over the store...and people always ask me stuff. I just wanna look at them and tell them that I have no friggin' clue because I don't really work here, but it's easier to go find the person who does work there and make them deal with the customer. Ah, buck-passing...

Rabbits can scream? I didn't think they made any noise. Well, except the ones in the Cadbury ads.