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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on May 27, 2005 19:23:25 GMT -5
www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/The CIA World Factbook. This site has pretty much everything you would ever want to know about every country in the world. I wish I knew about this when I was younger and had to do school projects on various countries.
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Post by Head Mutant on May 28, 2005 11:52:40 GMT -5
Geez, we are ALL a bunch of NERDS! www.jekporkins.net/Porkins: The Man, The Myth, The Slam Dancer |
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Jun 5, 2005 19:04:45 GMT -5
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Post by StarOpal on Jun 7, 2005 21:06:28 GMT -5
What do you get when you cross six grown men, the Austin music scene, stripey socks, and bad fake English accents? Why the Jolly Garogers of course: jollygarogers.com/As the entrance page says, the site is "Rated a Rrgghh!" "Jolly Garogers Fun-Fact #42: Most pirates are pathologically afraid of clowns." |
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Post by TheOogieBoogieMan on Jun 14, 2005 18:56:32 GMT -5
politicalcompass.org/Where do you stand politically? Are you left-wing or right wing? Do you put more value on the state or the self? Take the test and find out.
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Post by Head Mutant on Jun 15, 2005 14:56:05 GMT -5
So if you've ever wondered what it would be like if I were British, living in England with my mad German girlfriend and our kids, and keeping a hilarious website about things we argue about -- and really, who hasn't? -- then have I got the website for you. It's uncanny, this guy is like my Personality Twin. And, you know, I'm as blindlingly funny as he is. Really. I swear. www.thingsmygirlfriendandihavearguedabout.com/-D Drew, I hadn't actually read this until today, but geez... knock me over with a funny hammer. That's awesome. Especially the one where she keeps bothering him during TV movies. |
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Post by PoolMan on Jun 15, 2005 17:08:15 GMT -5
"MRFH: 11 months later, Justin delivers."
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Post by Head Mutant on Jun 22, 2005 13:14:29 GMT -5
I don't know how many Christians we have floating around on these boards, but there's a website I visit daily that has *excellent* internet radio broadcasts of R.C. Sproul's sermons. He's one of my favorite theologians, not only because he has a pretty firm grasp of reformed, Calvinisitic teachings, but also because he's incredibly personable and interesting to listen to. I just finished listening to his series on Christian marriage, which was highly relevant at this point in my life. Anyway, if you're interested: www.ligonier.org/radio/archive.php |
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Post by bladestarr on Jun 22, 2005 18:58:00 GMT -5
Let me take this opportunity to place my position on marriage (and gay marriage) up here. I am an agnostic, which means that I don't yet buy either side of the God/no God argument, I'm not yet convinced enough either way. However, from everything that I've learned about the institution of marriage, I've come to know that for at least 10,000 years marriage was based on religion.
For this reason, and for the supposed seperation between church and state, I argue that marriage laws SHOULD NOT EXIST. Instead, I propose that marriage should be as it has always been, a religous function. This way people can be married if a higher authority in their chosen religion accpepts it and agrees to perform the ceremonies/rites that this entails.
The legal matters can be taken care of by offering civil unions to anyone that wishes to get married, or actually for anyone that wishes to fill out the paperwork, marriage or no. This would handle estate laws and decisions as well as other legal matters.
Has anyone else ever proposed this, and if not why not??? I think it would make everyone happy. The people that are 'for marriage' get to determine for themselves what they consider to be a marriage, the seperation between church and state remanins intact, and all legal issues arising from these matters can be more easily resolved.
Questions? Comments? Opposing Viewpoints?
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Post by pfrsue on Jun 22, 2005 19:17:28 GMT -5
Questions? Comments? Opposing Viewpoints? But perhaps not in the "Linkage" thread, apt as the word may be. |
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Post by bladestarr on Jun 23, 2005 2:44:55 GMT -5
Aww no derailments allowed? Okay, how about a new section were we can start threads about serious topics and have open-minded, mature discussions?
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Post by Head Mutant on Jun 23, 2005 8:53:40 GMT -5
General forum threads. We've had mature, serious, respectful discussions in the past just fine there  |
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Post by StarOpal on Jun 23, 2005 14:02:59 GMT -5
Someone sent me this link, it's interesting if for no other reason than the site exists... www.cinemorgue.com/index.htmlA list of actresses' (mostly) and actors' on screen deaths: The movie, how they died, and who killed them (if they were murdered). A little bit movie trivia and a little bit morbid. I'd rate it PG13, since it describes the deaths and there's a picture for each actor of one of their death scenes which can be a little gruesome. Also SPOILERS are everywhere. |
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Post by DocD83 on Jun 23, 2005 14:23:57 GMT -5
At least until I get to them, anyway.... Ah, Nintendo. I'd feel nostalgic if I had ever owned an original Nintendo. |
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Post by captainbluntschli on Jun 24, 2005 14:32:57 GMT -5
I love this site...be forwarned that some of the articles can be quite obscene, and possibly not even funny...but there are others on hear that I find absolutely hilarious. This one is one of my personal favorites: www.rumandmonkey.com/articles/254/ |
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