You really have no feelings Cruiser. If a bum needs a drink…give the
guy some mercy. We don’t hand you an application to the shoestore
because you extend and expend ideas based upon irresponsible
consumption or class and rank insecurities. You really should read
"Horton Hatches the Egg" by Theodore Geisel. It’s message is timeless.

[quote=Cruiser]<>

Put,</>

  I am the last person that would hand my change to a bum like you camped outside of a liquor store begging for change. I would hand you a Mcdonalds application, and tell you that I have to work for my money, so should you. I just would rather my tax dollars, which someone took out of my pocket, to go to something worth while. Spending billions on invading other countries when we have people that can't even get by sounds pretty stupid to me. If you are so opposed to getting taxed to help other people, then why would you support Bush? He is taking our tax dollars and supposably helping the poor Iraqi people, that could not make it without our help. Or at least thats how he has spun it so far.

 Do you think it is fair that the government bail out troubled industries such as the airlines? Or should they just say "not my problem". Everyone has to take care of themselves. But every now and again some justified help is needed.

[quote=Cruiser] 
<>

Do you think it is fair that the government bail out troubled
industries such as the airlines? Or should they just say “not my
problem”. Everyone has to take care of themselves. But every now and
again some justified help is needed.

</>[/quote]



I do not favor bailing out troubled industries–this is America and if
you’re going to be free to succeed you must also be free to fail.



That said I do believe that companies such as Delta Air Lines should be
granted extra time to cotribute the funding necessary to their pension
plan.

What companies has the govt. bailed out? And what do they have in common?

[quote=Cruiser]

 Put,

  I am the last person that would hand my change to a bum like you camped outside of a liquor store begging for change. I would hand you a Mcdonalds application, and tell you that I have to work for my money, so should you. I just would rather my tax dollars, which someone took out of my pocket, to go to something worth while. Spending billions on invading other countries when we have people that can't even get by sounds pretty stupid to me. If you are so opposed to getting taxed to help other people, then why would you support Bush? He is taking our tax dollars and supposably helping the poor Iraqi people, that could not make it without our help. Or at least thats how he has spun it so far.

[/quote]

"Supposably"?  Put, I'm surprised you let that one get by you.  He wrote "supposably".  Back to your point about the new generation's level of education and personal presentation................

[quote=Soothsayer]"Supposably"?  Put, I'm surprised you let that one get by you.  He wrote "supposably".  Back to your point about the new generation's level of education and personal presentation................[/quote]

That word was in a script for an episode of "Friends" several years ago. If you listen to young people talk, especially those who watch that particular sitcom, you'll hear them say it often.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Supposably

Interestingly enough, it is in the dictionary:

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va =Supposably&x=10&y=12

Cruiser--

Can you cover that part again exactly why I am supposed to give a rat's ass as to why it is important what someone in France, Germany, Poland, Syria, Ecuador, or any other country "thinks" of the United States?

[quote=Roger Thornhill]

[quote=Soothsayer]"Supposably"?  Put, I'm surprised you let that one get by you.  He wrote "supposably".  Back to your point about the new generation's level of education and personal presentation................[/quote]

That word was in a script for an episode of "Friends" several years ago. If you listen to young people talk, especially those who watch that particular sitcom, you'll hear them say it often.

http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Supposably

Interestingly enough, it is in the dictionary:

http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/dictionary?book=Dictionary&va =Supposably&x=10&y=12

[/quote]

Roger--

My bad.  But, I have to proudly admit that I have never watched so much as single episode of Friends.  Drivel.

[quote=Soothsayer]My bad.  But, I have to proudly admit that I have never watched so much as single episode of Friends.  Drivel.[/quote]

The only times I've watched it was when I was over at my girlfriend's house. The girls in my office used to talk about that show all the time. These days, they talk more about reality TV.

From a gentleman who was in KUWAIT on 9/11 and still in the Air Guard. I would say at least 80% support the war. On top of that the troops are far more educated then most Americans on the war.

I work with 1500 CT troops and the ratio is at least 4 to 1 in support. This is a liberal state and everyone is from CT. Most just feel that enough is enough. Evil people like Saddam who was a terrorist (paying 25k to marters who killed innocent people), was a eco-terrorist behind the oil fires and the draining of the eastern IRAQ marshes, is a mass murderer (killed more muslims then anyone on earth), threat to America (threatened us in numerous papers he owned) and in general a very evil man who was promoting evil!!

On top of that the troops knew we would kick his as. The only problem was the French, Germans and Russians who were paid off, but now they all support IRAQ.

It seams the more extreme these terrorists get the more support they lose from the poor and iggnorant.

I guess this topic gets everyone fired up!! Go BUSH. A man who who says what he means and follows up with actions.

Roger--

I didn't know you watched TV, too.  I would have guessed you to be busy tapping arse.  Did you tap and watch at the same time?  You naughty little multi-tasker........

[quote=Soothsayer]

Roger--

I didn't know you watched TV, too.  I would have guessed you to be busy tapping arse.  Did you tap and watch at the same time?  You naughty little multi-tasker........

[/quote]

Where Roger's from they only do it doggy-style so they don't have to miss any wraslin' on the TV

[quote=Soothsayer]Roger–

I didn't know you watched TV, too.  I would have guessed you to be busy tapping arse.  Did you tap and watch at the same time?  You naughty little multi-tasker........[/quote]

A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do. 

[quote=stanwbrown]Where Roger's from they only do it doggy-style so they don't have to miss any wraslin' on the TV [/quote]

More neurotic projection, form stanwbrowneye.

[quote=Soothsayer]

Roger–

I didn't know you watched TV, too.  I would have guessed you to be busy tapping arse.  Did you tap and watch at the same time?  You naughty little multi-tasker........

[quote=Put Trader]
As a veteran of some of the best message boarding ever on the internet ...[/quote]

Best? Message boarding?

One false claim combined with one poorly worded phrase = the end result of a life of crack smokin'! 

[quote=Put Trader] [quote=Soothsayer]

Roger--

I didn't know you watched TV, too.  I would have guessed you to be busy tapping arse.  Did you tap and watch at the same time?  You naughty little multi-tasker........

[/quote]

As a veteran of some of the best message boarding ever on the internet I find it very curious that Roger and Soothsayer are the only personnas who use the phrase "tapping arse."

A sure sign that a message boarder has gone to another dimension is when they use multiple personnas to cast each other in a light that they think is positive.

Personna A tells Personna B that Personna B is the smartest, cutest, most impressive--whatever.  In this pathetic case personna A uses "sexual humor" to flatter personna B.

It's always curious to the older, more intelligent, readers when the nimrods do things like that.  Life is so much more enjoyable when you finally realize how idiotic you were when you too thought that sexual innuendo was clever.
[/quote]

Lighten up, Put.  I was making light of Rog's earlier "tapping arse" comment.  I was also a little surprised to hear him admit that he had a "girlfriend" (does that mean a steady?) who lived in an apartment.  I was a little disappointed.  I thought Roger was the most swinging dick on this forum, and I would have never expected him to be slumming it with some girl who can't even afford her own home.  Hell, why didn't Roger just buy her a freakin' house.  Afterall, what's a couple-hun-large to a "Top Gun"?  I was just poking a little good-natured fun at our new, obnoxious, but quite clever newest member.  BTW Put, Roger corrected me on the whole thing with the word "supposably".  And, he's not lying.  I checked it out dictionary.com.  You seem to have a pretty good grasp of the English language.  Could you use "supposably" in a sentence correctly for me?  I'm serious.   

[quote=Soothsayer]Lighten up, Put.  I was making light of Rog's earlier "tapping arse" comment.  I was also a little surprised to hear him admit that he had a "girlfriend" (does that mean a steady?) who lived in an apartment.  I was a little disappointed.  I thought Roger was the most swinging dick on this forum, and I would have never expected him to be slumming it with some girl who can't even afford her own home.  Hell, why didn't Roger just buy her a freakin' house.  Afterall, what's a couple-hun-large to a "Top Gun"?  I was just poking a little good-natured fun at our new, obnoxious, but quite clever newest member.  BTW Put, Roger corrected me on the whole thing with the word "supposably".  And, he's not lying.  I checked it out dictionary.com.  You seem to have a pretty good grasp of the English language.  Could you use "supposably" in a sentence correctly for me?  I'm serious.   [/quote]

I have to admit, I've learned from some true veterans of the game.

One lesson is never to buy real property for a girl, just because she's fun to roll in the hay with. A local guy did that. He was a Top Gun, by every measure. Married, and had no less than 6 kept women in houses he bought. Now he's divorced and he's paying rent to his ex to keep his girls housed. That's a sucker play, IMO.

It's better to put them on the payroll, and let them pay for their own stuff.

[quote=Roger Thornhill]

[quote=Soothsayer]Lighten up, Put.  I
was making light of Rog’s earlier “tapping arse” comment.  I was
also a little surprised to hear him admit that he had a “girlfriend”
(does that mean a steady?) who lived in an apartment.  I was a
little disappointed.  I thought Roger was the most swinging dick
on this forum, and I would have never expected him to be slumming it
with some girl who can’t even afford her own home.  Hell, why
didn’t Roger just buy her a freakin’
house.  Afterall, what’s a couple-hun-large to a “Top
Gun”?  I was just poking a little good-natured fun at our new,
obnoxious, but quite clever newest member.  BTW Put, Roger
corrected me on the whole thing with the word “supposably”.  And,
he’s not lying.  I checked it out dictionary.com.  You
seem to have a pretty good grasp of the English language.  Could
you use “supposably” in a sentence correctly for me?  I’m
serious.   [/quote]

I have to admit, I've learned from some true veterans of the game.

One lesson is never to buy real property for a girl, just because she's fun to roll in the hay with. A local guy did that. He was a Top Gun, by every measure. Married, and had no less than 6 kept women in houses he bought. Now he's divorced and he's paying rent to his ex to keep his girls housed. That's a sucker play, IMO.

It's better to put them on the payroll, and let them pay for their own stuff.