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  1. 3 hours ago, Brisketexan said:

    Ummmm....."the odds" is the entire point of the bet. 

    I think he's talking about betting odds, not odds of success.

    On a related note, I heard about this study on NPR...


    Black boys raised in America, even in the wealthiest families and living in some of the most well-to-do neighborhoods, still earn less in adulthood than white boys with similar backgrounds, according to a sweeping new study that traced the lives of millions of children.

  2. 2 minutes ago, Sawbonz said:

    Just one comment and we can drop the derailment. For all the criticism the DNC has gotten for clearing the field for hillary, if only the RNC would have operated that way we most likely wouldn’t be in this mess. Imagine if they had strong armed all but a couple out of the race early on. Trump may not have gotten traction. Hell as it stood, they even had a chance to deny him the nomination at the convention despite his delegate count per their bylaws. More than one pundit on NPR the week before thought they would. But they were idiots and or cowards and here we are

    Not to mention the entire reason for the creation of the Electoral College was to save us from just this scenario.  The whole system is full  of cowards.

  3. 8 hours ago, RPM said:

    If you were in the Navy you should know it's all politics in Officer Country.

    Nah, I was enlisted.  We were too busy actually doing shit to notice officer politics.

  4. No, it's just a place that

    10 minutes ago, OatmealRaisinCookie said:

    Interesting takes regarding Aruba. Didn't know people frowned upon it. Is it considered a place where poors go? I mean, I'm a poor, so that makes sense 😛 

    No, it's just a meh island that gained it's reputation through great marketing...similar to Nassau only WAY further away

  5. 1 minute ago, Brisketexan said:

    Well, I THINK I used the term correctly here.  Correct?  IQ is based on median score - half of folks score below that median score, half score above it (and, as I understand, IQ tests try to set it so that a score of 100 reflects the true median -- it's adjusted over time, as (hard to believe) we are getting smarter).

    You absolutely used it correctly, it just struck me as funny because the literal definition of median for anything is that 50% are above, and 50% below.

    I wasn't saying it to be a smart ass, it just made me laugh when I read it...and after a tough battle in the market today, it was just the levity I needed.

  6. 22 minutes ago, Brew said:

    Grand Cayman is my favorite so far. Nice beaches, solid diving, things to do, and no 3rd world country feel like T&C and others have felt. Stay at Rum Point and avoid the cruise ships and high traffic areas of 7 Mike Beach. We’re renting a house either fall break or Christmas break again this year.

    Just curious, where else have you been?  Grand Cayman is one of my least favorite Caribbean Islands.  I found it to be lacking a distinct culture and way too expensive. 

  7. On 4/23/2018 at 1:08 PM, Jhawk said:

    I'm timid to stay at Atlantis even though it seems to be the only good casino.

    Not true...Baha Mar is a much better casino...of course I might be biased since I worked on the project for 5 years.

    As for other Islands, I really like St. Lucia, Martinique, and Dominica

  8. 8 minutes ago, Onboard 2.0 said:

    I'm sure it is, he said all abortions, and  they're not human anyway, so why does it need to be more "highly" regulated than any other similarly complex procedure ?  

    Abortion beyond a certain date in the gestation period is murder, and there's no talking that away by calling a baby in a mothers womb a fetus.   

    I believe the right to an abortion is valid, but late term for any reason other than the safety of the mother is a monstrous and murderous act.

     

     

    I hear you and respect your opinion. 

    When life begins (conception, birth, some point in between), and what constitutes murder (war, executions, justifiable homicide, etc.) is clearly a complicated issue.  For these reasons, I tend to be more in line with David...it's between a woman and her doctor. 

    The truth is there are very few abortions after 20 weeks (around 5k a year) and the majority of those because of health issues of the woman and/or the fetus.  If a fetus is known to have a disease or malformation that won't allow it to survive outside the womb, should a woman be required to carry to term?  I'm sure that for most women, the decision to abort, especially late term, is not a choice that's taken lightly, so if she and her doctor think it's the best course of action, then I have to respect that decision.

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  9. 14 minutes ago, gsoda3 said:

    you ARE allowed to form an opinion on whether or not abortion is an immoral injury to a helpless human independent of anything else. 

    If it were "just an opinion" nobody would care...but anti-abortion folks want to require everyone else to abide by these... opinions

  10. 4 hours ago, DoobieWah said:

    I know what it means. PP calls itself a non-profit while booking a cool $100,000,000 a year.

    No shit.

    Do YOU call that a non-profit?

    Holy crap, either you're doing some hardcore 4D trolling or you're way out of your league in terms of understanding finance/accounting...well, hell, I should just say understanding how business works.

    Wildcat has tried to explain it to you multiple times, yet, somehow, you still can't wrap your head around the very simple concept of how PP can be a 501(c)(3), while not having expenses be higher than revenue.

    Do you even Joel Olsteen, bro?

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  11. 1 hour ago, DoobieWah said:

    OK, I'll play.

    This is an abortion at 24 weeks.

    Just for a little perspective, only about 1% of all abortions in the US happen past 21 weeks (~5,500), but 16 million kids in the US live in households without the means to get food on a regular basis.  I think you're focusing on the wrong problem.

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