About this thread: I didn't create it. It became what it is on its own. If there is anyone to blame for this, it's everyone who has posted here.

Frankly, I think it's fun! And sure, it can be serious. So, what's on your mind, Lou? We'll take a jab at anything you'd like to discuss, if you shoot us a question or comment.

Do I speak for everyone here? Everyone agree?

However, I find it increasingly disheartening that the quintessential American goodness of the Brown Sugar/Cinnamon Pop Tarts goes unmentioned by others at this board. C'mon, people! If we can't talk about this, what CAN we talk about?

Wasn't impressed. Haven't had one since.
Perhaps there have been some improvements.

Should I try them AGAIN, fellas?

If so...what flavor do you recommend?

Chris: forget the ads. Just Give Pop-Tarts A Chance.

WEDGE, STOP IT! That's just NOT FAIR! It's after 12 midnight, and there is NO WAY for me to get one of those things right now!

I don't need to do it and make people who don't share my obviously flawed conservative views hate me.

that and I just don't wanna have to, yet again, punch holes in liberal's theories.

That stuff's no good for anyone at a place such as this. ;-)

Just look to FSM and what the venerable Andre Lux has started over there.

Now, I am going to pick up some little chocolate donuts, cuz I'm hungry and have nothing in the house to eat, dammit.

The majority of the group has asked for no politics and no religion, except for in this thread. I think it's wise. One innocent, well-written post on politics in the general boards can easily spawn into tens and tens of other threads, where people want to start a discussion with their opinion. I might think the message boards would venture near hopeless....

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Originally posted by Probable:
NP American History X - 'Playing To Win' rocks.

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Probably the best thing said on page 36. (IMO)

Goodnight.

"Reality is completely subjective."

--Me. Someone else may have said this at some point, too.

Not impressed.
The filling pictured on the box is yet another case of totally false advertising (HOW DOES THE KELLOG COMPANY GET AWAY WITH THIS???), as the actual "Vanilla Creme" filling is merely a thin white line less than 1/64th of an inch thick. The frosting tastes OK, but not good enough to offset the pasteboard flavor of the chocolate crust.

WEDGE...YOU REALLY LIKE THESE???

NEXT: I heat it in the Microwave to see if there's any improvement!

- Me. Maybe not quite as intellectual as some of the previous quotes, but very real and important to me nevertheless.

Still, I have got a nice juicy sirloin steak in the fridge for dinner. Mmmmmmm!

Unless you ignore the hunger and DON'T eat - because in that case, you will cease to exist. (would this be nihilism, or what??)

NP: The Doors Concerto

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Originally posted by Marian Schedenig:
Unless you ignore the hunger and DON'T eat - because in that case, you will cease to exist. (would this be nihilism, or what??)

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I don't think it would be Nihilism; I don't see how that would apply. "Starvation" is the best word. But why do you think death would be the end of existence?

"To die would be a great adventure."

"There are more things in heaven and earth, Horatio, then are dreampt of in your philosophy."

Are you sure he can handle it?

Even a TWO-WEEK-OLD TastyKake puts that ridiculous Pop Tart to SHAME!

--Jason S.

Or maybe Godzilla destroyed the polls????

*ahem*

First, the voters consume Cherry Pop Tarts.

but seriously though...

We have what's called an electoral college system. Electors are people designated by the major political parties to vote DIRECTLY for the President. There are I believe 538 electoral votes up for grabs in any election, 270 being the number needed for a majority.
Each state is assigned a certain number of electors based on it's population, or the combined number of Senators and Representatives it has in Congress. So, Montana, for example has 3 electors: 2 Senators, and 1 Representative = 3 electors for that State. (It's a sparsely populated State, so it has just the one Rep., but each State is guaranteed 2 Senators to help balance the population heavy states.)

So, since Montana's State population voted Republican, the 3 Republican party electors will then cast their vote in the Electoral College in December. States with huge populations like California, New York, Florida, Michigan, Texas are all prime territory for candidates because the electoral system is Winner-take-all, which means all the electors are going to be from one party (the one that wins) and are likely to vote for their party (they don't have to technically, but they'll never work for that Party ever again, rest assured).
In most elections, the Electoral College vote is merely a formality, becuase we usually have elections go heavily one way or the other.

The whole system was designed to prevent several things:

Huge majoritarian victories:
yes, this happens all the time in Presidential elections, BUT, Much of the urban population on either coast vote one way, while middle America (which has less population as you know) tends to vote another. And these coastal areas are densely populated.
It is a way of making sure that those in the mid-west and heavily agricultural states like Kansas and Nebraska have a say so in who is elected. Otherwise, LA, San Francisco, New York, Chicago, and other urban centers would solely be deciding the election, which is not good for anyone in a democracy.
and along with that ideal is the prevention of corruption, where political machines can start up and "influence" voters.

As you can see, this election plainly illustrates that it doesn't matter how many States you win, but WHICH States you win. Looking strictly at the map, you see a sea of Bush red, but look how tight the electoral race is.
The winner of Florida will win this election, because as it stands, Oregon doesn't push anyone over the top

hope this helps

NP -- nothing

For those of you not aware of the curse, here's how it works...

The history:
In 1811 (the year before the war), two Native Americans, the Prophet and his brother, Tecumseh, tried to unite the Shawnee tribes and rid themselves of alcohol, the curse of the white men.

American leaders of the time saw this as British intervention against the U.S., so they sent Gov. William Henry Harrison to stop it, and during the battle of Tippercanoe slaughtered the Shawness, discredited the Prophet, and in a later battle killed the Prophet.

In 1840, Harrison was elected President after a campaign based on slaughter of Indians. The enraged Tecumseh put a curse on Harrison, and allegedy, every president elected in a year ending in 0 (zero) will die an untimely and unusual death.

The result?

- After a month in office, William Henry Harrison dies of pneumonia.
- Lincoln, elected in 1860, is assassinated.
- Garfield, elected in 1880, is shot. He appears to be recovering, but dies in a sudden hemmmorhaging.
- McKinley, re-elected in 1900, is shot twice by a deranged anarchist and dies 8 days later.
- Harding, elected in 1920, suffers a sudden, unexpected heart attack.
- Roosevelt, re-elected in 1940, dies in his third term of cerebral hemmorhaging.
- Kennedy, elected in 1960, is assassinated.
- Reagan, elected in 1980, is the first to break the curse, but he narrowly escapes an assassination attempt.

Hmmm.....

James, interesting. Never heard of that curse. We'll see what happens.