Michael Hardner

Again, your posts are best when they're in the domain of sonnets, sentiment and such. I'm not sure about your quotes of Hitler though.

You're 180 degrees wrong: In Ontario, beer is run by (I think) a Belgian company partnered with an American one, and liquor by the Province.

See the posts above.

Yes, I meant for total box office... it could do so in the next month or so. It's already over $1 Billion in worldwide box office.

Would you care to bet that Avatar beats the Dark Knight in box office ?

Oh, it's there - I checked. And it's going head-to-head against a familiar rival:

Also - here's a quote from you that's hard to reconcile with your statement:

[edited|I have changed my post based on Kimmy's assertion that this is sarcasm.

It's probably apples and oranges to compare AA wins from so long ago to now. There are likely more categories, and this is likely more likely to win a slew of technical Oscars. I'm assuming that you also realize that more awards does not equal better movie.

Stubborn !

The adjective in question isn't "monopoly" but "government-run". Right ? Unless you're saying "government run monopoly" is a qualifier on its own.

Nixon, btw.

Yes, yes yes: the LCBO and the beer store are monopolies. Are they government-run monopolies ? One is, and the other one is not.

Exactly. You need to rely on your odd take on things to keep your popularity around here as high as it is. I'm trying to be positive here, as I do appreciate a poetic take on the issues of the day.

Hmmm... That's twisting the meaning quite a bit. Thanks for giving my brain a little exercise there. Let's see... As much as admire the original thought that came up with that one, I have to reject your idea. Government may have granted the monopoly but they don't run it. If it was ok to call such things 'government run' then any regulated industry, or possibly every legal industry could be described as such. Close, but no cigar.

Black White Bob ? That sounds like a batman villain, seriously. The rest of this sounds more cloak & dagger than dagger. If you're not having an argument, then I'll be on my way...

This article overreaches. It's silly to think that the Canadian government has the power to shut down the unrelated global environmental websites, IMO.

I initially wanted to come here to unleash my Christian zeal upon the unbelievers and make the Right-of-Centre posters more socialistic in their thinking... it didn't work out.

Beware. If you're going to run Linux, make sure you are technically proficient as it's not easy to load and get running. If this scares you then don't run Linux.

It's in the OP. Just admit when you've misfired, will you ?

That's like asking if there's too much plankton. The answer is that it's almost an infinite supply, I guess.

My prediction is a major life change for Hillary Clinton - purely based on psychic reasonings...

Is that my side of the argument or yours ? As for this: Jailed Kingstonian gets two-year sentence

You appear to be making up an argument for me, then arguing with your Hardner point of view. I suggest something more interesting: "Be it resolved that Ontario sell opium in government-run beer stores."

This is becoming absolutely doltish. Shady commented that the *government* monopoly on alcohol sales needed to be stopped: My point is that there is no such government monopoly. Hopefully that is clear now.