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UPDATE 9:17pm PDT 7.12.08 - MORE EMAILS POSTED HERE____________________________Here is a brief sample of some of the emails that Mo’Kelly has received that demonstrate the wide range of opinions on this matter and whether Mo’Kelly should have commented publicly HERE. Take them for what they’re worth. The email addresses and last names/identifying information have been removed as it is no

In honor of today's poll winners, I've made a video response to a spoof music video by popular YouTuber The Venetian Princess. Her video was a play on Miley's new song, "7 Things" by talking about the 7 (or more) things that girls need to do but that guys don't. Here I pose as the beloved Kevin Jonas of the Jonas Brothers, letting Miley know that she's got nothing to worry about-------------------

As to the subject of’ “images”: even the appearance shape of a galaxy can change depending on the color of light with which it is viewed. Many times things can seem to be a certain way but in reality are different than they appear.  Applied to viewing the Bible, a lot of factors are:  the mental angle of view [...]

Aishwarya Rai has responded to a critic who called Abhishek Bachchan ’s character in Sarkar Raj as “an emotional fool”.A comment was left on director Ram Gopal Varma ’s blog that apparently rattled the otherwise composed Bachchan bahu. A critical reader had commented this on the blog after watching Sarkar Raj: “Shankar looks like an emotional fool when he opens his heart to a girl from A

Savvy & Mandy checked in with fans on their YouTube channel, answering fan questions and giving some shout outs. The sibling pop duo talked about their favorite Jonas Brother, their favorite Aly & AJ song, how long they've been singing, loving to sho

The first responses to Kamal Hassan’s Dasavatharam: Surya: “Stunning. I’m not going to be able to sleep for a month, Dasavatharam will haunt my dreams. “Kamal’s Annachi character is his funniest performance ever.” Jyothika: “Marvellous. I’ve never seen anything like it”. Karthi: “Dasavatharam is tremendous - it has shaken me up. Monorama: “I cried.” Director K.Balachander

FLOW Conference 2008Call for ResponsesOctober 9-11, 2008The University of Texas at Austin for 150-word abstracts: June 15, 2008Flow Conference 2008 is the 2nd biannual conference for FlowTV.org, a University of Texas at Austin graduate student-run, online academic journal focusing on television and media culture.Flow Conference 2008 will resemble traditional academic meetings in name only: There w

The NEFA Foundation has translated further excerpts from Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri’s second round of answers to some of the hundreds of questions recently submitted on extremist web forums by Al-Qaida supporters and other interested parties. In response to various questions regarding the structure and relationship between the various “Emirates” in Iraq, Afghanistan, and elsewhere, al

FLOW Conference 2008October 9-11, 2008The University of Texas at Austinwww.FlowTV.org for 150-word abstracts: June 15, 2008Flow Conference 2008 is the 2nd biannual conference for FlowTV.org, a University of Texas at Austin graduate student-run, online academic journal focusing on television and media culture.Flow Conference 2008 will resemble traditional academic meetings in name only: There will

Great discussion on previous posts: Law + marketing trumps science Having initially decided to wait on the "science" to be released before tackling the Pistorius decision further, we've had some really fantastic responses to our previous articles on the ruling by the CAS that Pistorius is eligible to run in the able-bodied Olympics, should he qualify.I felt that so good were these comments that th

The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri’s second round of answers to some of the hundreds of questions recently submitted on extremist web forums by Al-Qaida supporters.Al-Zawahiri insisted, “the Islamic State [of Iraq] is a step towards the establishment of the caliphate, and is superior to the other armed jihadi movements. Thus, it is these groups that are obliged to acknowledge [the authority] of the Islamic State and not vice versa… As for the storming of mosques and markets [by suicide bombers]—this is American propaganda and the Saudi media.” More...

Sandra and Glen left a comment on our April Metastatic Liver Cancer post, which we will add below in italics and our feedback in normal script. Glen’s Liver Cancer story Thank you for sharing your story. My mom, aged 71, has been diagnosed as having HHC (Hepatocellular Carcinoma) in April 08. Her MRI indicated multiple Metastasis in her [...]

The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri’s second round of answers to some of the hundreds of questions recently submitted on extremist web forums by Al-Qaida supporters and other interested parties. Exclusive English translations of selected questions and answers are now available for download. When asked by one critic, “Is jihad only about killing and spilling blood, or are there other ways and means to reach the goals of jihad, without being repulsive”,...(read more)

The Game- 911 Is A Joke (Cop Killa) Grafh- Not Guilty (The People’s Verdict) Joell Ortiz- Fifty Shots (Stream of Consciousness)  In case you missed what they’re talking about: The Sean Bell shooting incident was a shooting incident that took place in New York City on November 25, 2006 in which an unarmed African-American man was shot and killed [...]

Direct mail campaigns have withstood the test of time to become a tried-and-true staple of effective business marketing. As you know, developing high-conversion promotional pieces is the key to realizing your return on investment (ROI); and testing different offers and promo variations within your target audience can help you fine-tune a profitable campaign. [...]

Press Release from PACA – Professionals Against Child Abuse PACA has had major concerns about the General Medical Council's Fitness to Practice procedures in high profile cases of paediatricians who have led the way in child protection work. PACA considers the GMC’s actions have reduced the willingness with which paediatricians will report suspicions of child abuse and engage in child protection work, including acting as expert witnesses. PACA has tried to engage with the GMC, but Professor Catto, President of the GMC, and Finlay Scott, CEO, have responded that PACA is "painting a misleading picture, thus adding to the very problem they say they wish to resolve". However, last week, PACA’s concerns were overwhelmingly supported by a motion at the Annual General Meeting of the

Many people nowadays are turning to online dating as an alternative to more traditional approaches. But how can you ensure that you will get optimum results from using a dating website?When you've got your profile on to the dating website, all you have to do is wait for the responses to show up. Chances are, if you've written your profile well, that this won't take long. But how do you write a good profile? To answer that we have to look at how dating websites work. And they work in a similar kind of way to the usual search engines, like Google, Yahoo and the like. They match up the words you are using with the words other people are using. They match the "keywords". So the secret of getting responses from people you like the look of is to examine the profiles of those kinds of people, and

The NEFA Foundation has obtained a copy of a new 90-minute audio recording released today of Al-Qaida's Deputy Commander Dr. Ayman al-Zawahiri. During the audio recording, Dr. al-Zawahiri responded to many of the hundreds of questions recently submitted on extremist web forums by Al-Qaida supporters and other interested parties. When criticized for killing innocent civilians in terrorist attacks, al-Zawahiri insisted, "We haven't killed the innocents, not in Baghdad, nor in Morocco, nor in Algeria,...(read more)

1. If they want to loan you money, tell them you just filed for bankruptcy and you could sure use some money. 2. If they start out with, “How are you today?” say, “I’m so glad you asked, because no one these days seems to care, and I have all these problems. My arthritis is acting [...]

Defending God: Biblical Responses to the Problem of Evil捍卫上帝# Author:James L. Crenshaw # Format:PDF 1.3MB# Page Count: 288 pages# Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA (April 21, 2005)# Language: English# ISBN-10: 0195140028# ISBN-13: 978-0195140026In the ancient Near East, when the gods detected gross impropriety in their ranks, they subjected their own to trial. When mortals suspect their gods of wrongdoing, do they have the right to put them on trial? What lies behind the human endeavor to impose moral standards of behavior on the gods? Is this effort an act of arrogance, as Kant suggested, or a means of keeping theological discourse honest? It is this question James Crenshaw seeks to address in this wide-ranging study of ancient theodicies. Crenshaw has been writing about and

Sometimes they allow a Christian post into Ex-Christian.net to feed the lions... I summarised some responses:I want you to know that just because you dont believe in God, doesnt mean he's not there. God loves you. Romans 5:8 says God demonstrates His love for us in this: while we were still sinners Christ died for us. God has a love and a grace that is beyond human understanding. I am a christian obviously and I believe that Jesus Christ will be coming again and that He will take His people, the believers, with Him. I pray that you and the people who dont believe in Christ will turn before that day. If you want to ask me some questions or anything email me back. brandon.buck41@yahoo.comBrandon, learn the concept and definition of Stockholm Syndrome. - HappyChef Well let's see. It's been 20

From BeasterHere is something that was in my school newspaper, The Daily Toreador, and some of the comments made by some Christians. I found it rather interesting, and I apologize in advance for the length. It's rather confusing how they have an excuse for everything it seems. What are ya'lls thoughts?It really bothers me when people blame God for the bad things that happen in the world and say he doesn't care about us or he doesn't know how to deal with us.First, let me establish that God is real and that he knows what he is doing. The first and best sources are the scriptures and the words of the prophets. They teach that God does live, that he cares about us and that he has a plan for all of us.Unfortunately, some people think that the Bible is "out-of-date" and not applicable to today'

In my earlier post about Northern Rock, I made the comment: Sadly, the whole thing has degenerated into a political circus. I’ve had an interesting email response from someone who, for whatever reason, didn’t want to post an open comment on this blog. The gist of the comment was that I was being a bit harsh on politicians from constituencies where a lot of people stood to lose their jobs, since supporting local people is surely the point of being elected. Actually, thinking about it over the last few hours, I can respect that viewpoint. Our own local MP spent several years defending her party’s official line on our local hospitals, and saw a huge swing against her, only just holding on to her seat. Since her re-election, her line has changed, and she’s more able to balance what local people want with what the central party view is. My issue with the political wrangling isn’t that politicians are looking to support local jobs… but that they appear to

You, my beloved blog viewers, have been been so wonderful with posting. It is about time I respond to some of what you've said.Let's start with Matt--who has been the most diligent commenter since the inception of this pet project of mine. Matt, you were wondering what I miss most and what I miss least about home. This is a challenging question because if I think too much about home I realize that I miss a lot: Brett Favre, Chase, Jo's Cafe, MY PARENTS, MY BROTHER, Witties, Jes' stand-up career, Cooler Weather, Blaming Everything on People from Minnesota, Van Es' unquenchable sarcasm, Green Things, My Family, Seeing Matt in his Boxers, Memorial Union, My Grandparents, Shouting Random Shit, Everything that is Chris Daniels, Aaron's Quiet Smile, the People of the LGBT Campus Center, Brandi's Homemade Meals, Aunts and Uncles, Touching Steph Hill's Knees, Kelly Ryan's Hair, G-Unit, Playing Basketball in my Own Language, Driving, Seeing Kate Murray Once Every 2 Years, My Cousins

Photography: Contando Dinheiro by Jeff Belmonte A few days ago I asked one question: Would you ever sell your blog? For some people, the answer was simple. For others, it was a bit more complicated. However, I am going to share the most interesting responses here with you right now. If you’ve ever considered selling your blog, or you might like to think of it as an option, you might like reading other bloggers’ opinions on the matter. Either way, the four best replies below are pretty interesting. Courtney Tuttle said: “I think that most people would sell their blogs. I would sell any of my other blogs if the price was right. Some people would say that they’re too passionate about their blog to sell. What if someone offered you $100 million for it though? I think most people have a price, and that’s ok. Aren’t we trying to make money anyway? …” [view full comment] Linda said: “A blog, for me, is personal but as you say there are those who cre

collected from bangladesh news 1 A friend Says: October 22nd, 2007 at 7:55 pm This article is pretty close to libel and is very poorly researched given that Sajid has pleaded innocent to all charges and is fighting the case in courts in both New York and Bangladesh. In addition, Nadine’s history is pretty checquered and has a history of emotional instability so groups should refrain from commenting before the court cases are over and the truth is out. In most civilized countries people are innocent until proven guilty. 2 A friend of human rights Says: October 23rd, 2007 at 4:37 am One should also know that Nadine Murshid has a bigamy case against her in Bangladesh. From what I hear, Nadine Murshid had 2 husbands, her husband Sajid found out about the other, which led to Sajid wanting to divorce her. Next morning, Nadine Murshid put him away with false charges, fabricated pictures, etc, to seal his mouth. You may want to check with Gulshan Thana for the bigamy case on Nadine Mur

Institute of Network CulturesVideo Vortex International Conference, January 18-19 2008Location: PostCS11, AmsterdamQuick registration:http://www.networkcultures.org/videovortex/?page_id=12Full conference program:http://www.networkcultures.org/videovortex/?page_id=18Confirmed speakers: Nora Barry, Tilman Baumgartel, Geoffrey Bowker, Dominick Chen, Sarah Cook, Stefaan Decostere, Thomas Elsaesser, Pavlos Hatzopoulos, Marscha Kinder, Patrick Lichty, Matthew Mitchem, Dan Oki, Ana Peraica, Emma Quinn, Florian Schneider, Tom Sherman, Jan Simons, Valentin Spirik, Tal Sterngast, Thomas Thiel and Andreas Treske.Themes: Online Video Aesthetics, Cinema and Narrativity, Participatory Culture, Alternative Platforms and Software, Curating Online Video and Video Slamming (evening program).IntroductionIn response to the increasing potential for video to become a significant form of personal media on the Internet, this conference examines the key issues that are emerging around the independent productio

An email was received this morning regarding Money Merge Accounts which read: Hi, SimplerFi. I have been looking around the web regarding the Money Merge Account, and I noticed your site. I was going to leave a comment, but since it is a site for moms, and I’m not even a dad, I didn’t if that would be allowed. I looked through all the links you provided and I noticed that one thing there seemed to be in common was that those who argued against the Money Merge Account were either people who made assumptions about what they knew (or rather their assumptions) about the Money Merge Account, or people who deal in mortgages and wouldn’t want someone to ever have their house paid off faster, anyway. But I still have questions.[ . . . ] In answer to your post, Simpler Finance doesn’t necessarily have to be contributed to entirely by moms, just by those who think they have something that helps. If something comes up that isn’t commentary, or is just spam, it will b

Being diagnosed with breast cancer is a life-changing event. Suddenly, the world feels like an unsafe place. Little things seem unimportant to the survivor. And the big things, like life, seem tenuous. A torrent of feelings wash over the survivor. Knowing the emotional responses she is experiencing will help friends, family and fellow survivors support and nurture her, and each other. She needs to be encouraged to fully feel and express each of her feelings. 1. Shock and Disbelief: “There must be some mistake. It can’t be happening to me! I’m healthy. I take care of myself!” Disbelief is one of the most prevalent first emotional responses.2. Overwhelm: Breast cancer survivors are faced with many critical decisions. Often there is a time pressure to make treatment decisions. It helps to have support with research about traditional, alternative and complementary treatment options.3. Fear: “Am I going to die? Will I be disfigured? Will you still love me? Will I love myself?” T

Opinion peaces and letters to the editor are trickling in to the Johnson City Press and the East Tennessean. Check to the right of this blog under the heading "Opinions and Letters to the Editor." Here are two letters from today's JC Press and four letters in yesterday's East Tennessean. Let me know if you find a letter or an opinion peace that was published and I will link to it.

Yesterday’s question asked if homeschoolers should at least give public schools a chance. I got several great answers that are all well worth going back and reading. Lori D gave great advice on how to check if the local schools are worth trying. Ask some of the local kids, what do you like about school, what are you learning about, are you excited to go back? Ask some of the parents, do you kids like going to school, when you ask them what are they learning do they grunt? That will give you your answer. You could also make a tour of the school. You’ll know by what you see and hear if it will be a fit Carol suggested that we look at it from the other way around. try homeschooling and if it doesn’t work for your family THEN put them in public school Playing the Public School advocate Sarah asks What does it hurt to try? The worst is that you KNOW it doesn’t work for you and yours. The best? Your children get the advantages of a public system (diversity, range of ideas, const

16 August 2007 (From the Cagayan de Oro City Information Office and The Inquirer) - There’s another side to Cagayan de Oro story, it seems. In another story about the Huluga Open Site, the archaeology team from the University of the Philippines who investigated the site in 2004 was criticised for producing a “mock report” when Cagayan de Oro City commissioned an investigation into the site. Published here is the offending article from the Philippine Inquirer, and responses by the University of the Philippines Archeology Studies Program and the Cagayan De Oro Historical and Cultural Commission. Cagayan de Oro’s lost treasure Statement of the Members of the University of the Philippines-Archaeological Studies Program, Cagayan de Oro Project Statement of the Members of the Historical and Cultural Commission Cagayan de Oro City (more…)

Argos, Centre for Art & media, and The Institute of Network Cultures (INC) present:Video Vortex: Responses to YouTubeCONFERENCEARGOS, BrusselsFri 05.10.2007 11:00Over the past years the moving image has claimed an increasingly prominent place on the internet. Thanks to a wide range of technologies and web applications it has become possible, not only to record and distribute video, but to edit and remix it on-line as well.With this world of possibilities within reach of a multitude of social actors, the potential of video as a personal means of expression has arrived at a totally new dimension.How is this potential being used? How do artists and activists react to the popularity of YouTube and other ‘user-generated-content’ websites? What is the impact of the availability of massive on-line images and sound databases on aesthetics and narrativity? How is Cinema, as an art form and experience, influenced by the development of widely spreading internet practices? What does YouTube te

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Remember my first ever blog survey that I held on my blog a month ago? I ran this "Why Readers Don't Leave Comments" survey to hear your honest opinions on the reasons that get between you and that comment box.This survey drew quite an impressive amount of responses from my readers and is a record breaking for the most received comments blog entry on my blog with a total of 22 responses ( including 4 from me )! So who said that readers don't like to leave comments in the first place? :-) Let read what's my readers have to say on this issue.What Readers' Said?I managed to collect five reasons to contribute to the "Zero Comment" syndrome. They are :1) readers are lazy/afraid offer their opinions2) readers don't gain any benefit from leaving comments3) unfamiliar topics4) low quality contents5) have nothing to say/ no opinion6) anymore? ( Your opinions please )And here is some noticeable responses that I quote it here. For full list of responses, please visit this page . ( If you ha

SOURCE: Ask Lifehacker: Set up a filtered response in Gmail? - Lifehacker File this one under, “I can’t believe I didn’t think of it first“.  I could kick myself this is so simple. Here’s the tutorial from lifehaker:  From here on out, I’ll refer to you main Gmail account as Gmail 1 and your second as Gmail 2 (could it get more complicated?). Set up a filter in Gmail 1 that forwards messages to Gmail 2 that you want to send the auto-response to. Head over to Gmail 2 and go to the Accounts settings tab. You need to add your Gmail 1 address to your Gmail 2 account so that Gmail 2 can send messages as Gmail 1. Then set Gmail 1 as your default account in Gmail 2. This way all messages you send from Gmail 2 will still look like they’re coming from Gmail 1. Set up a Vacation responder in Gmail 2. Done! Now when you receive a message from the sender you want to always auto-respond to, Gmail 1 will forward the message to Gmail 2, which will automa

I came across this interesting paper presented at the Society for AppliedAnthropology this year.The paper is entitled:Commenting on Comments: Investigating Responses to Antagonism on YouTubeAbstract: Scholars suggest that certain “lessons” supposedly learned from studying textbasedinformation technologies may be applied to video-mediated environments. Some scholarsbelieve that a key limitation of online text-based environments is a prevalence of anonymity which directly spawns antagonism. According to this view, increased amounts of identity information, such as ability to see faces and bodies in online encounters, will decrease communicative hostility. Examining video sharing practices on YouTube shows that such an assumption is flawed in multiple ways and is rooted in misunderstanding about the source of online hostility. For these researchers, hostility results from assumed online anonymity rather than from social or culture dynamics which may occur offline as well as online. Th

New Yorkers. So fun. 20 kajillion people packed into an area smaller than a backyard in an LA suburb. Their responses follow. I don't even look at the pictures anymore, but I'm pretty sure I got several dick pictures because I see several emails that just say things like, "Eat this!" or other equally sophomoric things. I won't include those. I'll begin with the very last email received... 0

Not on Fire, responding to Multiples are NOT a Freakshow, asked: I had two singletons, so I know that people want to acknowledge new babies. I read this and I want to know is there a correct response? Should we ignore new babies, single or otherwise? I mean, what could one say that would be appropriate? For me, I know that I hate being asked about fertility treatments. Until such time as I can ask someone what position she was in when she conceived her children, I don’t see why it is OK to ask me how I conceived mine. I’m also not a big fan of “double trouble.” I mean, who wants a total stranger to announce that she considers one’s children “trouble”? Touchers bother me; I don’t know where their hands have been and it generally isn’t acceptable in our society to touch people. Finally, blocking the stroller and preventing me from doing whatever it is I am trying to do because someone “just has to see those babies” ju

The responses to the religiously-themed adult entertainment business owner are here. Nobody reads these things anymore, so that's fine. I don't need readers. I write this for me. And if you DO stumble across this and are reading this, you get an added bonus: at the end of this post, I'll give you a killer recipe to prepare the most amazing steak ever. Again, these are only the responses worth

We had a few good responses on that one. In the interests of making this more readable (though my readership has dropped down to around 0 and 1 (including me)), I'll be posting only the few responses actually worth reading--rather than 30 or 40. 1 5'7'' asian accountant str8 "options should be amortized, not expensed you idiot!!!" That's what I wanted to tell my boss when she told me the

15 I hope your reading closely. I'm not a magician. I'm an engineer. I'm the guy you don't want in your audience because I've figured the Illusion out before your done. It's almost a curse because I want to believe. I'd love to see a real magician at work. I'm tall 6'3, In great shape, brown hair blue eyes. I don't like white russians and I'm obviously not a golfer, love Creedence, Hate the

Volume 2 is just one email. You can go to Volume 3 after you read it. I felt this one email was worth a volume all by itself. 14 Winner of the Longest Goddamn Email Award* Good evening, Your ad was by far the most interesting ad that I've ever read in my life. No shit. My first response after reading your words was: Huh. Me too! Yes, I've been dead a couple of times. Legally dead and

See? What did I tell you? I got 38 responses to this ad. I admit, it's different in tone than the M4W magician ad, but it's still a magician seeking someone. And since it's a SHE and not a HE who's seeking that special someone, there are many more responses. Check it out: MALE MAGICIAN SEEKING WOMAN 0 FEMALE MAGICIAN SEEKING MAN 38 What the hell? We'll investigate this further later. For now,

25 hello,my name is lyle send me a reply and I will send you a pix and about myself.maybe send a pix of you from the front this time? I know a few showgirls also.Talk to you soon. 26 Hey .... I am kinda like you... just looking to learn who you are first, and see if we actually like each other... I hate flings.. and this is las vegas so I am really believing that there is no one out there for

12 d****, trumpet player from ny coming to town, i am 6'5" so no complex here..............educated well i have a law degree if you consder that educated. get back to me. 13 You went through the trouble of getting into Julliard, then LEFT? That's hot... Tell me about your show. 14 Hi!! I'm new to Vegas, just graduated from law school in Utah and came out here to start working for a firm in

Over 100 responses, but not many are that good. I was surprised to see the responses out of Vegas to possess an overall lack of creativity. They were mostly short one-liners, like, "Sounds great. Hit me up. Let's go out." Whatev. Fuck that. I'll only post the ones worth reading. 1 hey, i just saw your add and i think the odds are stacked against me, but this is vegas and even the longshot wins

I often wonder why guys even bother to respond to my personal ads. I assume that they send the same email to every ad they think is even possibly real, but these responses are so ridiculous, lame, or offensive that the guy is assuring a non-response right out of the box. And I'm not just talking about the guys who say, "If your real write me back!" At least those are hopeful but clueless. I'm thinking about responses like this one: Drop the bull-shit bitch.... If you want to get fucked so hard that you wont walk straight for a week, and your shit will be falling out of your asshole for another week... Send me your picture and phone-number right-now... No guy thinks that's an appealing image, right? So he's obviously writing the email to get his aggressive, jerky rocks off. What a waste.

22 Your story sounds like mine! Lets chat and compare notes! T**** 23 (BEST EMAIL) OMG, you sound so perfect for me. I am a long distance therapy councilor and you need my help. Where to start, first stop telling people your a Cali girl. . Second, get "redneck" tattooed across your forehead, join the service and get shipped to Iraq. Please no matter what, leave the country or at least do not

11 PUT A REAL PICTURE UP OF YOU....NOT SOME STUPID DOG? OR IS THAT YOU? 12 What you really need to do is get over Paul. You say you werent a stalker but go back and re read your ad. You mentioned Paul how many times? And you are not a stalker? Maybe you arent a stalker, but if you want to find a nice guy, lose the "Paul" memories and quit talking about him. *(Brilliant.) 13 Is Fungus single?

Sorry it took me so long to get these responses up. After a bout of food poisoning, I feel ready to sit in one place without writhing in pain and having to revisit the throne. And again, though there are many responses (almost 70), I'll post only the best ones. I warn you--there are many. Many seem to think they know good pick-up lines. Others seem to think they don't need them. 1 Well.......

This ad probably got the least amount of responses so far: 22. That's not bad, actually. After all, it was flagged and removed after only a couple of days. This is a trend as of late. Also, there was seemed to be suspicion on the part of those replying to the ad that it wasn't real. All well. That's life, I guess. Let's look at the best ones. This will soon follow with the responses to the

What, exactly, is an "upidity cunt"? Do you think I am one? I'm gonna go with yes on that. I don't understand why people bother sending me long rants in response to my CL ads. It doesn't happen often, but it does happen from time to time, and they range from coherent and hateful screeds against women who have sex to bizarre and irrelevant ramblings about... I can't really tell. But I wonder what they're expecting. Are they hoping I'll write back, infuriated by their comments? Maybe they think this will make them stand out from the crowd? Or perhaps they figure I didn't know that I was living a life of sin and their email will save me? It seems like a lot of trouble to go to share your opinion with an anonymous stranger who is extraordinarily unlikely to respond. Where's the satisfaction in that?

Bush signs bill to interrogate, prosecute terror suspectsOctober 17, 2006WASHINGTON (AP) -- Some of the most notorious names in the war on terror are headed toward prosecution after President Bush signed a law Tuesday authorizing military trials of terrorism suspects.The legislation also eliminates some of the rights defendants are usually guaranteed under U.S. law, and it authorizes continued harsh interrogations of terror suspects, a provision Bush had said was vital.Imprisoned at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and awaiting trial are Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the accused mastermind of the September 11 attacks, Ramzi Binalshibh, an alleged would-be 9/11 hijacker, and Abu Zubaydah, who was believed to be a link between Osama bin Laden and many al Qaeda cells."With the bill I'm about to sign, the men our intelligence officials believe orchestrated the murder of nearly 3,000 innocent people will face justice," Bush said in a White House ceremony.The Pentagon expects to begin pre-trial motions earl

I'm finally going to jump on the bandwagon and say something about the CNN piece from Paula Zahn where Karen Hunter and Debbie Schlussel basically told atheists to sit down and shut up since our rights don't matter anyway (you can see it here). At least Steve Smith (of ESPN) had the courage to come to our defense. I clearly wouldn't agree with him on matters of religion, but at least he knows how our Constitution is supposed to work and what rights we Americans have. Like every other atheist who has commented on this issue, I was disappointed Zahn did not have an atheist on the panel when thee topic of discussion was discrimination against atheists. However, the format of the show doesn't really lend itself to a balanced discussion on every issue since it has the same guests throughout the entire episode, so I guess I can understand. Besides, Zahn seemed rather surprised to see that nobody wanted to defend atheists. I can understand that much, I guess. But then a number

Responses to "Renewing of Marriage Vows""Ha ha ha, pretty funny! My husband and I are celebrating our 10 year wedding anniversary in Las Vegas in May! Can't wait. Considering a Elvis vow renewal ceremony so this would fit right in. Thanks for the post and the laugh!"--A"My wife and I loved your marriage renewal column. Totally the anti-Valentine's Day with love, if that's possible."--R"You dudes are cynical. Love it."--O"We're really gonna use these. Our anniversary is in three weeks and we're going to Hawaii--and I convinced my husband to do it--but only if we use sarcastic vows like this. Thanks!"--S"thats totally my parents. oh lord they have been married 20+ years. its onlygonna get worse. hahahaha i cant wait!"--T"love the pushing the crumbs under the fridge bit"--C "i laughed out loud! zomg!!"--BRick and Dave respond: Thanks. Um...can we have a translator help us on that last one?

I only have time to post a couple of posts. So be it. 31 Hi, can you tell me more about the following in your CL ad? "One of the issues I'm working with is to fight against the drive to change the name of the city of Austin to the City of Bellsouth (which hasn't reached the Texas legislature yet, but you should write your state rep and tell him to keep Austin as Austin). I only found out about

I love Texans. Well, not all of them, and not all the time. I decided it was time to take this project on the road, so we started with Austin. Of course, I wasn't thinking and put that the person in the ad was from Houston. But whatever. Austin, my friends, did not disappoint. What we have is gold. Take a gander. There's quite a few responses, so I'll post up a few at a time. 1 I love you 2

Welcome to the latest responses. Good stuff. Apparently maritime lawyers and/or those obsessed with 14th-16th century England are in high demand. Keep THAT in mind when you're in a bar looking for a little action. You could open conversations with... "These Goddamn chastity belts get so rusty. It needs lubricating...Anyone?" or "I think botulism is SO cool." Or just use your imagination. 1

I found these responses to mostly be creepy, yet dull. They weren't that fun to read, but at the same time they were just...strange. I ended the ad after only about one day of it being posted. Of course, I feel I saved the best one for last. By the way, if you're looking for responses for the last two ads, there were none. 1 i like your hairs : ) paul 2 are you drunk? 3 Ahhh... you're

This is it. This is the last installation of responses to the Craigslist ad. I'll be somewhat sad to leave our Texas friends. Somewhat. I wonder where we'll go next with this. 34 Well hi there. 6'2" here . Last woman i was with had to move and said I was the best lover she has ever been with. Do you yahoo IM at all? a**** if you do. I think its easier then here. Would be nice to talk to you

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