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WWE Logic = Have Chris Jericho work a boring match to get Kane over. You can't tell me spots don't pop the crowd. People don't come JUST for the psych.

Alina *hides*

Best Commercials Ever. They make me dance...

This is horrible. As a UM Terrapin (where Henson graduated) I am disgusted with this state of affairs. UMCP, where we dedicated a statue to Henson, UMCP, where we changed campus drive to "Sesame Street" for above UMCP, where the two professors Henson spoofed to get "Those two old men" worked UMCP, where Henson met his (slighly heavy) college sweetheart who became mrs. Piggy. For Disney to have it is a shame Disney would never let Marilyn Manson on the Muppets, whereas Henson embraced Alice Cooper.

I don't *actually* know how much energy is in either fuel, I just assumed fossil fuels have more since they're more frequently sought after. Hell maybe it's because we use so much rubber...

The last line of that article is pretty shocking As in the whole article really. Messed up shit.

Maybe, just maybe, people don't appreciate "anti-campaigns."

Fluff but... That's GOLD Jerry, GOLD!

Considering, as I said, Biomass is used as fuel by a few South American companies, it's can't be THAT expensive. That being said, I don't know how much energy these countries (or more specifically individual cities/factories) NEED. Of course Corn oil or alcohol is not as energy packed as Fossil Fuels. Also, in terms of cost, like any other "alternative fuel" it may require slightly different burners/equipment so the initial cost may be higherish. Lastly one has to grow it SOMEWHERE. But there are many places to grow crops in this country, and if you think about it, properly managed soil remains fertile, but mines run out. Those are the cons of biomass that I know. The Pros? How about renewable, non-polluting, totally independant (if there's one thing america has it's arable land) All one needs is fast growing plants and one has a source of fuel. Shit, we've been burning plants since we've been burning anything. But we've never been able to convert plants into a fuel with any success til recently. Waiting for trees to grow to burn causes deforestation. But turning grasses into alcohol can happen every year. I know much much less about the economics of Hydrogen power. As far as I know, right now it is of course, high. But give it research (funded by the govt) and it's less. Give it tax incentives and subsidies (funded by the govt) and it's less. Oh, what's that you say? Too much govt money? Well fossil fuel companies (as America's only source of energy) get a SHITLOAD of govt money every year.

nice...

which energy source?

Methanol and ethanol are two different alcohols I have heard of when talking about "biomass" fuels. Biomass fuels are practically renewable, and do not directly contribute to global warming due to plants absorbing CO2 when they grow. A plant when burned isn't going to give off any more CO2 than it absorbed when it was alive, see. Making methanol or ethanol out of corn or other biomass is definitely a "process" but so is turning crude oil into gasoline. The biomass option often becomes used in agricultural areas such as south america, where so much of every plant is wasted. Instead, in some places all their plant "trash" is turned into a fuel. It doesn't pack as much of a punch as gasoline as far as I know, but whats that mean? As the article says, combusion enginese are only 17% efficent anyways. In regards to hydrogen, I've heard both stories. Many people over hype the explosive aspect, shouting "Hindenburg (sp)" but that zepplin didn't explode, it BURNED. I read somewhere that ACTUALLY a spark set off a fire in the cloth "balloon" which had been treated with flammable materials to make it stronger. The super green idea of making hydrogen fuel basically boils down to using wind farms or solar energy or what have you (MAYBE water powered depending on how Green you really are) power the processes of turning water or natural gas (Methane NH4) into Hydrogen gas.

Lordy lordy RobE... Did Kerry shoot your dog or something? Give it a rest.

maybe they thought it was a joke *blush* I didn't know viruses could be transmitted that way...

You guys. a double-double is SO DVDA.

My roommates are convinced that all these stories are true. And... Wouldn't it be funny if... I mean this is Rick James... And Cocaine is a hell of a drug... ... Bitch! Darkness twins killed my legs!!!

Still, is there an explaination as to the amount of gun deaths in the U.S. vs. other countries, other developed countries that is? I'm just looking for an answer, because it's staggering.

Ok Vyce, did you read my story?? Also, regarding bathtubs being dangerous, I guess one could argue that showers are much safer than bathtubs, regarding drowning. But they waste so much water (sike)

I have myself been, shall we say, accosted by someone with a handgun. I didn't actually lose anything to the guy, although my friends did, but I did lose a sense of safety for a while. This was less than 100 yards from my highschool at the time. I don't LIKE guns. I don't like the idea of someone pointing a gun at me. But I don't think that BANNING guns is the solution. I do believe in the most powerful gun CONTROL possible. I dunno what can be done. I've heard something like making only the purchaser able to shoot the gun? Great. I know that the mugger probably didn't have his gun legally. So I don't think that it would have been prevented by any law. And he was upon us and had his gun out before we realized what was going on (what the fuck we were walking home from school) so I don't think having my OWN gun would have protected us. Just food for thought.

Cowboy Bebop/Yoko Kanno "Call Me Call Me" Another one about more sadness than reflection, I guess. If you're going for bittersweet tho, it's pretty good. I admit it's from a cartoon but I maintain it's pretty good

I would say, if you're offended by sexuality, the pantomined sex of the performance would be more offensive than skin. It's just that everyone knows you can't protest dancing, even if it is boarderline. But skin is currently "taboo" It's shocking that this woman is offended by basic, honest to god skin. People didn't ALWAYS wear clothes, you know. Hell, God WANTED us to be naked, Mrs. Christian

kkk I don't CARE about the money. Whats on the money is not the issue here. AS BPP said (although not first), all men are created equally. So all men and women should have equal rights to a legal union with the one person (over the age of 18) they love. I am not talking about a Christian religious ritual. I am talking about a law. I agree that a couple should be able to leave their stuff to whichever of them survives the first to die. I really think the family is a strong part of this society, and every other one. We've had families since before we were even biologically human. It's a survival trait. But I think that people should be able to start a family with whomever they want, even if it will only be a family of two. *EDIT* AND if I may add, if kkk sees no reason why homosexuals are not allowed to achieve a civil union, does anyone else? Does anyone know why anyone would be reasonably against it? Say... Bush? *EDIT*

I just imagine Kyle B's Mother from Southpark "what what what? Another womans breast!? Good lord! Something I've seen countless times before! Not on national TV!" *head explodes* (Thus the serious injury part of the suit)

ok kkk... Marriage = man/woman Marriage = Religion Marriage != Govt so therefore Shouldn't the US govt remove all laws that relate to marriage in any way?

But HMW, if you tried to get people to do that, you'd get the reply "Marriage is an institution of American Culture, it makes us strong." A lot of people would think that removal of marriages to be replaced with civil unions would be saying IN OTHER WORDS that gay marriages are ok.