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Ripper's an elf. I knew it all along.

Actually, "Lucifer" just means "Lightbearer," and "morning star" refers to rank rather than identity. Christ isn't identifying himself as Lucifer; it's simply that his current position is supposed to be equivalent to Lucifer's former position.

Man, I'm jealous. I loved The Spirit Level. Did he do Mycenae Lookout? And where was this? I want to know if he's stopping anywhere around DC...

You had reverse the shapes the same way, then look at the way the colours were reversed in the first pair and reverse the colors in the second the same way. Yeah, really. That's mainly what makes me dismiss these so-called "IQ tests" online. They just seem like a drawn-out way of getting email addresses to spam.

Could someone change Drury37's name to "Thanks" please. It's really starting to get on my nerves.

Not exactly, but it's a much better indicator of national wealth than GDP or GNP per capita. The figure you cited isn't "our PPP" but an approximation of our 2002 GDP given in terms of PPP. (PPP has to do with long-term changes in currency exchange rates and purchase values; in context, it's a method of measurement to ensure that dollar estimates reflect the actual value of a currency - what it can buy - and not the official, but often artificial, conversion rates.) Yep. GDP is basically everything spent by anyone (government & private citizens), plus the value of earned capital, inventory change, and total exports, with imports subtracted from the result. GNP adds to that all earned income in foreign countries and subtracts foreigners' earnings within the country. It's pretty complicated but that's the simplest way to think about it. I've been seeing a lot of these lately in other folders too.

What complete ignorant bullshit. Do you even understand the difference between GNP and GDP? You're talking about the first and the page you linked to is talking about the second. Not only that, the page you linked to is talking quite specifically about GDP per capita, which has absolutely nothing to do with a nation's overall wealth per se. You've just proven that you haven't so much as the faintest comprehension of some of the most elementary economic terms extant. Congratulations.

... I really don't have a witty comeback for this one.

From UYI's sig: "Of all the systems of religion that ever were invented, there is no more derogatory to the Almighty, more unedifiying to man, more repugnant to reason, and more contradictory to itself than this thing called Christianity" Like, no fucking shit? You think? I mean isn't it pretty bloody obvious that a passage in the BIBLE wouldn't be calling CHRISTIANITY "repugnant?" "Fairly misleading?" Excuse the expression, but Jesus. It's from Thomas Paine's Age of Reason, and that the hyphens are supposed to separate the quotation and the Biblical reference rather than connect the two is made clear by the simple fact that there's more than one. Why the hell does this thread exist anyway? Just to make me feel nauseous by forcing me to agree with Banky?

Actually, I have a civilian background. I'm just doing stuff for the military now.

You're easily flattered. Whatever...

It shaves (sorry) at least half an hour off my morning routine and half an hour off my evening bath, which comes to a total of one extra hour per day; it also saves me $200 and three hours per week that I'd otherwise spend in transit to or at the salon, plus $50 per month in conditioners, and to top it all off it looks fantastic. It doesn't make me look "butch" at all. And I'm not getting a tattoo.

Damn, I messed up the tagline. How do you format the things you sometimes put below your name, Mike?

Fascinating point of view. By any chance, do you remember a self-described liberal called "Perfect Bo" who posted pretty much exactly that theory in a 9/11 remembrance thread a year or two ago? Marn -=Equating liberalism and treason isn't Slander, it's just the truth

This is caused by tiny hairs in the ear continuing to vibrate as a result of sudden, extended, or extreme exposure to a sound after the sound has ceased.

My skull is not only more shapely than Sigourney Weaver's, it's even more shapely than Patrick Stewart's. In a feminine way. Their faces are both more beautiful than mine, yes, but I have absolutely nothing to complain about with regard to the contours of my skull. It's practically perfect.

We've let Israel do altogether too much work that's rightfully ours, frankly. I'm glad to see we're not issuing too many "statements" as moronic as some in the past - in context our response to this latest incident amounts to enthusiastic applause.

Hey, looks like you lost some weight, Jingus. Good for you. Now shave, and lose the bangs. That's an order.

Now that's one thing you're never going to find out one way or the other. Thanks. I like you too.

I'm bald for the nonce.

Eh, it's lame. "Walking on water action" was pretty much the only thing that amused me.

I'll grant you that.

He was a Kamui-esque troll, most likely. -=Mike Yep. In that case, could you clarify why BX hasn't been banned?

But Marlboros were.

I'm blushing over here. You said you wouldn't tell.