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like Buddy Rich. -k

Welcome to last page, Gil Grissom. -k

Good information, guys. Thanks for doing that. -k

Being a great technician and being a great artist are two different things. Joe Satriani could play rings around Neil Young (and a lot of other icons) if you're grading on technical ability... but would anybody here actually choose to listen to Joe Satriani over Neil Young? I remember reading that when Metallica was auditioning for a bass player to replace Cliff Burton, Les Claypool (now of Primus) showed up. He showed off all the amazing things he can do with his bass, and they were basically blown away, and told him "that was awesome, but sorry, you're way too good for this band." They ended up choosing Jason Newsted, a guy with (like Burton) a very basic and straightforward style that fit their sound perfectly. As for Claypool, he's regarded as one of the best bassists of our time, but in spite of that, I think most people would rather listen to toddlers banging on pots with spoons than listen to a Primus CD. -k

Thanks, waldo, for pointing out that betsy has borne false witness against me. (isn't there a Commandment against that or something? am I going to next find out that betsy also covets my ass?) I referenced the old thread to point out the irony of betsy accusing *others* of having "anger issues". Watching her fly off the handle in the other thread should illustrate the point nicely. -k

Really, what's the difference? As far as I know there's no official pressure applied to anyone in the United States to "join the melting pot", anymore than there is in Canada. People can "melting pot" if they wish, or "mosaic" if not, just as in Canada or the UK or Australia. -k

These two teams met again last night... and revenge was on the Islanders' minds. Aside from pummeling the Penguins 9-3 on the scoreboard, the Islanders also pummeled the Penguins physically. Once the score became lopsided, there were non-stop brawls. The Islanders were hunting for Maxime Talbot, who had injured one of the Islanders in the previous game with a questionable hit. Talbot put on a Cooke-like display, turtling each time somebody wanted a piece of him. Sadly, Cooke himself wasn't playing, as he'd been suspended for checking a player into the glass from behind in another game last week. So many players were ejected from the game that by the time the final buzzer sounded, there were more coaches than players on both benches. There will be a number of suspensions. Some people complain that incidents like this are a black mark on the sport of hockey. However, where I was working last night, we had to tune every TV in the place to that game. That was what the customers wanted to watch. Like, all of them. -k

Ding! Winner! Even if one is not a supporter of the Conservatives... which of the alternatives is so clearly awesome that people would have to be *crazy* or *stupid* not to support it? -k

Any organism that needed something that wasn't provided did not survive. If it's alive today, it's alive because everything it needed to survive was "provided". Organisms that needed something that wasn't "provided" aren't around to need anything. The long list of creatures that have become extinct over the eons proves that not everything was "provided". http://www.mapleleafweb.com/forums//index.php?showtopic=17926 Bible-people often ask why this or that hasn't been discovered. The answer is often "because we're not done discovering." -k

Like August put it... how can they say no to proposals like this, when they spent a billion dollars for a weekend party in Toronto? At least the hockey arena will be of lasting benefit to Quebec City. Way better than a billion dollars for portable fences, concrete barriers, and an army of cops working overtime. When you spend a billion dollars on nothing, it becomes awfully hard to say no to anything. Stupid G20. But now that you've said yes to an arena for Quebec ... how do you say no when Daryl Katz comes knocking and says "you know, we're trying to put together funding for a new arena in Edmonton, and it would sure help if the federal government could contribute some money like they did for Quebec City..." Helping Quebec City build an arena isn't necessarily a *bad* idea... I'd like to see an assessment of the economics of it. However, I think we all recognize that this wouldn't be happening if the Conservatives weren't desperate to improve their polls in Quebec. How do Harper's foes attack this, though, without looking like they don't want an arena (and a hockey team) for Quebec City? -k

Well, I believe that if you go to Disneyland you can pay an entry fee and buy rides one at a time, or you can buy a day pass that includes entry plus unlimited rides. You might even be able to buy a pass that's good for several days. (if Disneyland were run like Canada's wired internet providers, they would sell you a day pass with unlimited rides until 2pm, then charge an exorbitant rate for each ride after 2pm. if Disneyland were run like Canada's cellular service providers, they would charge you for a day pass that only includes 1 ride, and criminal rates for each ride afterward.) If you're flying to Disneyland, you can get cheaper fares by flying at a time when fewer people travel. If you're a student or an old-person, you can probably get cheaper fares yet if you're flying at off-peak times. Why? Because the airlines have noticed that empty seats don't generate any revenue for them. Selling those seats at a discount makes sense because getting *some* money from people who might not be able to afford to fly at all is better than letting the seats go empty. If you're eating out, there are restaurant options for almost every budget. Lots of restaurants have kids or seniors menus, because they've figured out that the cost of feeding grandma and the kids might be a barrier that keeps some people from eating out at all. If there was real competition in Canada, there would be all kinds of different answers to the question "how much to get into the park, and how much to go on the rides?" If there were real competition in the cellular biz, somebody would have already produced a data service plan that would get me to part with some of my money. I won't spend a cent on a data plan for my cell phone, because none of the providers in my area have an option that I consider a reasonable value. That's no great loss to them, because the amount of money they can make gouging suckers more than makes up for the pittance they'd make selling cheaper plans to cheapskates like me. But there's a market that they're ignoring. And the fact that smaller independent services can make money by buying bandwidth from the major carriers and reselling it under different pricing plans proves that there's a profit to be made by offering a broader assortment of plans. It's unfortunate that these smaller services only seem to be available to customers in the biggest urban areas. -k

-the Hands Across The Border Friendship Bridge -the I Am 19 So Drinking Is Yes Bridge -the We Love The Red Wings On This Side Of The River Too Bridge -the Sure Beats Swimming Bridge -k

Yeah, man, where are all the *positive* LSD stories? And why is the media coverage of METH so one-sided? -k

The real reason the Calgarians have ended fluoridation: it's a tool of the left-wing pinko-commie conspiracy that weakens the minds of rugged individualists until they turn into atheists and vote for Trudeau! Believe it! lol wtf! I've heard of the Jewish Banking conspiracy, the Jewish Media conspiracy, but this is honest to gosh the first time I've ever heard of the Jewish Dental conspiracy. Does your dog talk to you, Oleg? Like, give you advice, suggest you do things, stuff like that? -k

This will make Bubber very happy, and Betsy very sad. -k

I think "drawn like hecklers to bad stand-up comedy" is a better analogy, betsy. I think it's hilarious that you feel I attempted to "ridicule" you when I pointed out that you've tried to pass off fiction as fact here. And that's why I long ago gave up trying to discuss anything with you. You're pathologically incapable of discussing this topic without distorting and misrepresenting the opinions of those you disagree with. Is it rude and self-centered to point out that somebody is trying to spread false information? Funny, you talking about *other* people having anger issues. Those of us who've been here long enough recall plenty of threads where you went ballistic when you felt that the Christian faith was under attack. My favorite one was the thread with the clip from the movie Jesus Camp where you didn't just go berserk on members of this forum, but also signed up for a YouTube account so that you could fight with people who posted comments about the clip there as well. Insecurity about your faith? hmm. I was presuming to speak on behalf of the others who react as negatively to your idiocy as I do. Do I hate you? Well, hate is a pretty strong word. I feel contempt for you. I'd have to consult one of the forum's semantics experts to find out if that's really the same as hate. I dislike you, for sure, and not for your views but for the way you conduct yourself. For example: Finally, an admission that you're just here trolling for negative reactions. So that you can presume to speak about their motives. Perhaps they feel a tug-of-war deep inside. Or perhaps they are just tired of The Faithful using false claims to spread their ideology. I can't speak for others, but for me it's definitely the latter. -k

"Whoaduuude, that song sounds totally familiar for some reason..." "Whoaduuude, that dude in the hat with the guitar looks kind of like a dude I used to know from somewhere..." "Whoaduuude, that dude in the skirt is macking on the dude in the hat..." "Whoaduuude, I need more Vicodin, like bad..." -k

If The Who were 14 inches tall, would they still be the biggest rock band of all time? Would The Who's tour bus cross the finish line first at the Indianapolis 500? -k

rofl -k

Well, another thread earlier got hijacked into a Led Zepplin vs The Who argument, and the Bob Hope Christmas thread is at least 85% Keith Moon videos, so that's two. I've created a new thread just for people who want to celebrate the magic of The Who! Here it is! -k

I love The Who. Roger Daltry's vocals are so powerful. "Won't Get Fooled Again" is one of my all time favorites... YEAAAAAAHHHH!!! -k

"Well, nobody has come up with proof of anything else, so obviously God did it!" Brought to you by the same minds who knew that maggots spontaneously generate in spoiled meat. I wish to propose a possible alternative to an Intelligent Designer that may not yet have been considered. I call it "Unintelligent Non-Design". Briefly, the theory is that the universe was created by complete accident by a completely unintelligent entity that exists outside of space and time. In some faiths and traditions, this entity is known as Jiffy the Space-Dog... but may be known by other names in other traditions, or might not be known to any faith or tradition at all. Jiffy The Space-Dog. Our unintelligent non-designer! -k

I've never disputed that a fetus is human life. I'm just trying to figure out why you think a heartbeat is proof of anything. -k

Why would the heartbeat be meaningful? Do you wish to argue that the heartbeat is the beginning of life or something? -k

"The science" that a fetus has a heartbeat? That's been long known, and doesn't mean a thing. -k