How can we expose more people to critical thinking?
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The Creation Museum - It's Unbelievable!
by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Nov 28, 2008 11:34 am
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Interesting review from You Know Where TM . 8)
The Creation Museum - It's Unbelievable!
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In chamber after chamber, the Young Earth...
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Of course Judaism is a religion.
It's a religion that imputes membership to selected non-believers.
That's no more irrational than the beliefs of...
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Sat Nov 29, 2008 4:57 pm
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Minister (UK gov) calls for children to be locked in school
by Abdul Alhazred » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:49 pm
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Minister calls for children to be locked in school to stop them buying junk food
This is London
Children should be locked inside school grounds...
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My Mum made me a cut lunch every day except Chicken Burger Day.
Fucking sandwiches... Those weekly chicken burgers kept me sane.
Well...
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Fri Sep 19, 2008 12:27 pm
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Answers in Genesis Busted!
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat May 17, 2008 7:33 pm
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Now he's got a main site as well as the blog.
Worth a look. 8)
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Yet another home run from AIG Busted:
ID Misconceptions
Some great comments there too.
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Tue Sep 02, 2008 1:14 am
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New York’s Lake Wobegon Effect
by Abdul Alhazred » Sun Jun 29, 2008 10:22 am
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New York’s Lake Wobegon Effect
City Journal
If New York’s commissioner of education, Richard Mills, is to be believed, one of the great success...
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Personally to me it's not necessarily involvement but BAD involvement that's the problem.
I don't assume the federal government has to be...
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Sun Jun 29, 2008 3:11 pm
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Teacher denies wrongdoing, vows to challenge firing...
by Tiosylanyl » Sat Jun 21, 2008 3:26 am
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So burning the image of a cross into a kid's arm isn't considered wrong? :o
COLUMBUS, Ohio — The school board of a small central Ohio community...
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The on-line petitions supporting him are already up and running. :roll:
You can tell, by their little hats, that the group he is addressing is...
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Sat Jun 21, 2008 12:48 pm
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Maybe they didn't get the memo.
by Tiosylanyl » Wed May 21, 2008 9:45 pm
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Unsurprising I know...
One in eight U.S. high school biology teachers presents creationism or intelligent design in a positive light in the...
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How is childhood cancer evidence there is no God?
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Last post by Luke T.
Tue May 27, 2008 10:44 pm
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Damn muggles!
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat May 10, 2008 11:17 am
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More evidences that the public school system is evil and must be destroyed.
Florida Teacher Accused Of Wizardry
Local 6 (Orlando FL)
Teacher...
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Search button Nazi. :x
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Sat May 10, 2008 5:59 pm
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Let's hope the new owners will give it a proper home.
by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Jan 18, 2008 3:44 am
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Creation museum selling mastodon skull (MSNBC)
DALLAS - A Texas museum that teaches creationism is counting on the auction of a prehistoric...
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What an ethical bunch. Auction off stuff to keep their lie factory open when it should be shut down for not being able to sustain itself without...
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Last post by Geni
Tue May 06, 2008 10:20 pm
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6-Year Old Boy Accused of Sexual Harassment (of teacher)
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat Apr 05, 2008 8:53 pm
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6-Year Old Boy Accused of Sexual Harassment WSPA (ABC affiliate)
A six-year old boy is accused of sexually harassing a teacher in Greer. The...
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That will teach the little tattle-tale. See if he ever rats out anyone ever again :twisted: :twisted: :twisted:
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Last post by Eos of the Eons
Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:38 am
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Politician Shows Nude Image During School Lecture
by Pyrrho » Wed Oct 03, 2007 11:02 am
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A state politician who was giving a lecture to high school students inserted a data memory stick into a computer and the projected image of nude...
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Well he was a Democrat. . . .
--J.D.
P.S. Republicans only denounce gays while trolling for boys on-line. . . .
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Last post by Doctor X
Tue Apr 29, 2008 1:13 am
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My Beautiful Mommy
by Abdul Alhazred » Mon Apr 21, 2008 11:34 am
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Because kids need to understand about cosmetic surgery.
Click pic for ABC News story.
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Have another. :D
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Wed Apr 23, 2008 1:52 am
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Dr. Nim
by whitefork » Wed Apr 02, 2008 7:45 pm
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bit of nostalgia for the old folks
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hours of fun. I'm trying to acquire a Space Spider now.
I have one of these
256 states
recently revived
one of these, too - analog...
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Last post by whitefork
Thu Apr 03, 2008 6:23 pm
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Rabbi, Rabbi (Answers in Genesis Busted)
by Abdul Alhazred » Mon Feb 18, 2008 8:19 pm
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Flogging my blog again.
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Flogging my blog again.
IF you keep doing that, you'll go blind.
Yadda.
I updated it again today. 8)
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Wed Mar 26, 2008 1:06 am
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Multitasking
by sparks » Sun Mar 09, 2008 3:23 am
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I've heard this before, and intuitively it makes sense. But I never did any real research until now (and one bloody link barely constitutes research...
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:D :D
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Last post by sparks
Tue Mar 11, 2008 5:47 pm
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With a tip'o the hat to Plait
by clarsct » Mon Mar 10, 2008 9:18 pm
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'The universe began when I took a dump in the men's room. The rest has been reverse engeneered from there.'
This is now an 'A' grade to 'How did the...
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But only after the highly newsitated yet never materializing Betty pole shifts and Earth changes.
Phuck.
Listening to 192K 64b. Are yoo knot as...
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Last post by sparks
Tue Mar 11, 2008 6:50 am
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We're all really alike....really!
by clarsct » Wed Jan 16, 2008 11:29 pm
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Seems that some Xians have a thing about all cultures having a belief in some higher power...
Well, turns out that humans are, more or less, the...
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Or how about a link between antidepressants and depression--at the population level? Without antidepressants, folks who are genetically prone to...
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Last post by SamanthaMc
Sat Feb 02, 2008 12:08 am
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Bill would allow, but not require, schools to segregate sex
by Abdul Alhazred » Sun Jan 13, 2008 8:54 pm
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Bill would allow, but not require, schools to segregate sexes St. Petersburg Times (FL)
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) -- School districts could have...
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American Civil Liberties Union lobbyist Larry Spalding argued against the bill, saying it could be dangerous and may be unconstitutional....
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Last post by Luke T.
Thu Jan 31, 2008 5:52 pm
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Why are people this stupid allowed in 'special ed'?
by Abdul Alhazred » Tue Jan 15, 2008 6:19 pm
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I'm not referring to the pupils.
And there is something truly evil about the whole institution anyway.
Prank led school to treat two with shock...
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Sorry dearie.
It's no biggie, just homo sapiens. It's what we do.
See Stanford Prison Experiment. Or Abu Gharib. Or the death camps anywhere....
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Last post by sparks
Wed Jan 16, 2008 3:46 am
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Texas ed committee says ok to degree in creationism
by Nigel » Wed Dec 19, 2007 4:02 pm
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Article here .
On Friday, an advisory committee to the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board recommended that the state allow the Institute for...
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I found on-line the Smoking gun memo. It's a FYI in which Chris Comer passed on a message from Glenn Branch (OUR Glenn Branch) announcing a...
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Last post by DrMatt
Tue Jan 08, 2008 11:11 pm
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Good news from Florida
by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:07 pm
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By way of James Randi.
Reader Curtis Wolf, also chairman of the Florida Science Education Standards Committee – sponsored by the Center For...
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ok
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Last post by ed
Fri Dec 14, 2007 5:36 pm
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Discovery Channel Fraks It Again
by Llacheu » Wed Nov 21, 2007 2:09 am
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This is about a television channel that many use as a source of information.
It appears that the Discovery Channel is more interested in promoting...
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With material like that, Luke, you REALLY have to work on your delivery.
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Last post by DrMatt
Thu Dec 13, 2007 2:27 am
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Parents Want Book Pulled From School
by grayman » Tue Nov 13, 2007 2:17 am
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I say let's have a good old fashion book burning:
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In related news:
BURLINGTON, Ontario —
A Roman Catholic school board in Ontario ordered the popular fantasy book The Golden Compass taken off...
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Last post by Tiosylanyl
Sat Nov 24, 2007 4:47 pm
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snake throw
by Kilik » Tue Nov 13, 2007 9:34 pm
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From Gao style Baguazhang
subtle skill
clever hands
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Snake through is a bad bet. Better to just bet the line and take the odds.
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Last post by RCC
Fri Nov 16, 2007 3:15 pm
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Alabama Picks a Bible Textbook
by Beleth » Tue Oct 23, 2007 9:46 pm
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The textbook is a product of the Bible Literacy Project, founded and run by Chuck Stetson, a conservative Christian New York-based equity fund...
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The Bible does not belong in public schools as part of the curriculum. Neither does the Koran, the Talmud, the Bhagavad-Gita, nor the tenets of any...
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Last post by Pyrrho
Wed Nov 14, 2007 1:54 am
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Unruly schoolboys or sex offenders?
by Abdul Alhazred » Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:21 pm
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Unruly schoolboys or sex offenders?
The two boys tore down the hall of Patton Middle School after lunch, swatting the bottoms of girls as they ran...
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Well, they are learning a lesson in civics...
By Monday morning, defense lawyers reached confidential out-of-court settlements with the four...
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Last post by Pyrrho
Mon Oct 15, 2007 2:11 am
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Kentucky Park Rangers in the belly of the beast.
by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Sep 14, 2007 9:58 pm
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And survive! 8)
From Randi's weekly column:
FOREVER UNINFORMED
The Creation Museum, a $27,000,000, 40,000 square-foot museum which presents...
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How many did jj have lunch with?
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Last post by CHARLEY_BIGTIME
Wed Oct 03, 2007 4:48 pm
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Ooh Ooh! 'Critical thinking' in the curriculum!
by Abdul Alhazred » Mon Sep 17, 2007 6:38 pm
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:x
Venezuela's Chavez Warns Private Schools
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) - President Hugo Chavez threatened on Monday to close or take over any...
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When you accuse someone of a crime, you have an obligation to be exactly, precisely accurate.
It hasn't been a crime since your old buddy(?) Nixon...
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Tue Sep 18, 2007 1:34 am
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Answers in Genesis BUSTED!
by Abdul Alhazred » Thu Sep 06, 2007 8:22 pm
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I post this in education, because it is more about how to educate people than anything new in science.
A really good overview and correction of...
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:yadda:
Fixed that for you. :P
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Fri Sep 07, 2007 12:53 am
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A specter is haunting Colorado ...
by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Aug 31, 2007 3:48 am
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... the specter of TAG .
Colo. School Bans Tag on Its Playground
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) - An elementary school has banned tag on its...
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Give 'em Lawn Darts to play with.
Fucking crybabies.
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Last post by Mulebear
Fri Aug 31, 2007 5:02 am
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A novel motivational approach to early childhood education.
by Abdul Alhazred » Tue Aug 14, 2007 2:26 am
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Yo nigger!
BET TV Airing a PSA Telling Kids to 'Read a Mo F'n Book'?
Black Entertainment Television has been playing what is being called a...
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Have you watched the video? Did it look like a PSA to you? What criteria did you use that led you to your conclusion? What other PSAs have you seen...
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Last post by Nyarlathotep
Tue Aug 14, 2007 7:34 pm
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Special school programs for blacks: racist or essential?
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat Apr 07, 2007 3:58 pm
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From the St. Petersburg Times (Florida not Russia)
Special school programs for blacks: racist or essential?
For decades, school districts have...
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After-school school, 3 times a week, unrelated to the public schools, has worked for lots of other folks.
That and head start attempt to make up...
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Thu Aug 09, 2007 12:16 pm
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A very bright idea
by 9happy » Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:59 pm
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Ohh, here I go again, fantasizing that education isn't meant to dumb people down again...
Anywhoo, here's the idea.
The critical thinking exercise...
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Teh d34dly thr34d necrom4ncy!!!111
Fixed it for you.
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X
Wed Aug 08, 2007 4:57 am
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This will explain everything.
by teebip » Mon Jul 30, 2007 12:25 pm
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I draw a picture to help everyone understand what I mean.
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I do not know what relationship Latin/whateverhisnameis bears to Carlos, . . .
Butt-pirate.
. . . but I always gathered they were friends.
You...
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Last post by Doctor X
Sun Aug 05, 2007 10:45 am
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Ping Chani. Religious site?
by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Jul 27, 2007 4:50 pm
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[quote= Chanileslie OVER THERE ]
Jeff, I don't know who the complaints came from or how they came into the JREF, but having kids in school and...
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The dress has an integrated 5×7 LED (not exactly HD but it’s the game play that counts), whilst hung at the hip are 2 retro paddles.
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Last post by DrMatt
Tue Jul 31, 2007 11:10 am
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Here's a great educational idea!
by Abdul Alhazred » Sun Jul 22, 2007 4:51 am
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Expel high schoolers for making 'sexually suggestive comments, innuendos, propositions or engage in other similar conduct.' :idea:
New York City...
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If you ban sexual suggestion to teenagers, they will never have sex again!!
Why do you hate children?
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Last post by clarsct
Fri Jul 27, 2007 9:37 am
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cleveland school system
by Pyrrho » Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:41 am
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Clothes do not make the child.
The powers-that-be are attacking a tangential issue instead of dealing with the core problems, which are consistent...
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/George Carlin/
School Uniforms? Bad Idea. Already been tried. You can see it in old newreels from the 1930's, but the narration is hard to...
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Last post by clarsct
Thu Jul 26, 2007 11:53 pm
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Blind children playing hide-and-seek
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat Jul 14, 2007 6:07 pm
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Bizarre old photograph (big):
Obviously posed, but I expect they really did stuff like that.
Anybody here know about schools for the blind in...
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Bizarre old photograph (big):
Obviously posed, but I expect they really did stuff like that.
Anybody here know about schools for the blind in...
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Last post by Luke T.
Fri Jul 20, 2007 4:32 am
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Jesus hate baby children
by teebip » Tue Jul 17, 2007 2:30 pm
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He will smite you if you are not save yourself!!!!!!
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[obligatory complaint about the comic-to-movie changes in Sin City RE: Alba here]
In other news, still a wonderful picture. And informative.
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Last post by Kristopher
Wed Jul 18, 2007 6:31 pm
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I found something very special
by Abdul Alhazred » Fri Jun 01, 2007 6:21 pm
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:D
I won't get around to reading it until later, but it looks promising.
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:D
I won't get around to reading it until later, but it looks promising.
I must admit, I did chuckle a little. The teacher obviously has lots...
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Last post by Churchill
Mon Jul 09, 2007 3:59 am
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FIX SCIENCE BOOKS!
by teebip » Mon Jul 02, 2007 12:06 pm
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I can see that many of you are getting very negative, and I do not like this. I tried to avoid the confrontation and I think that will be a reality...
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Rosetta Stone Corp is doing speical products for almost-forgotten languages of North America--things like Mohawk, Seminole, Inupiat. They still...
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Last post by DrMatt
Wed Jul 04, 2007 10:56 pm
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Educational site -- The non-moving Earth
by Abdul Alhazred » Sun Oct 01, 2006 3:57 am
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Plenty of folks who righteously reject the un-Biblical so-called theory of evilushine nevertheless swallow the blasphemous imposture of...
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Timecube, eat your heart out.
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Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:06 pm
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Who's your daddy?
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat Mar 17, 2007 11:31 pm
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A Chick tract parody that doesn't just make fun.
It educates about evolution.
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I hate when people do that. I've complained to the library, but they never do anything about it.
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Last post by Kristopher
Mon Jun 18, 2007 6:40 pm
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Swiss train cam is back on line
by Abdul Alhazred » Tue Jul 25, 2006 3:15 pm
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Just in case you care, the Rail Webcam SBB 460 078-9 (Swiss train cam) is back on line.
Unlike other rail cams, this does not take pictures of...
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Bumping for all these n00bs. :idea:
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Sat May 05, 2007 3:03 pm
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Radical leftist math from Harvard to inner city schools
by Abdul Alhazred » Thu Apr 26, 2007 4:00 pm
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Not either of these venerable old traditions: Radical leftist academics doing serious important math, such as Noam Chomsky.
A group of concerned...
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The burden of proof is on you, because in California the default assumption is woo-woo.
Yeah, things in California like gay rights, free speech,...
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Last post by Abdul Alhazred
Fri Apr 27, 2007 1:52 pm
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In your Heart you know it's orbs
by Kilik » Fri Apr 27, 2007 4:53 am
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So many it must be a sign of something.....
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The question is, of course, can she bend it like Beckham?
In the rain.
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X
Fri Apr 27, 2007 5:43 am
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Video with Mattie Stepanek
by Kilik » Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:36 am
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Video with Mattie Stepanek
video-
lated&search=
Larry King Show quotes-
KING: Mattie Stepanek, what's an angel to you?
STEPANEK: I believe an...
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Nice thing is the bigger the tantrum he throws, the more of a Liar he proves.
--J.D.
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Last post by Doctor X
Fri Apr 27, 2007 3:45 am
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A Power-Law world
by hammegk » Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:40 pm
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A humanist at heart, Mr. Taleb ponders not only the effect of Black Swans but also the reason we have so much trouble acknowledging their existence....
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While I don't disagree that these so-called black swans are driving forces in history, I disagree that most would have trouble acknowledging their...
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Last post by Nyarlathotep
Tue Apr 24, 2007 6:51 pm
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Pirates not welcome in Weaverville, NC
by Kristopher » Thu Mar 29, 2007 7:02 pm
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Citizen-Times.com
Weaverville – When you’re a pirate, some dangers just come with the territory: scurvy, grog hangovers, a walk down the plank at...
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As far as made up religions go, I've always been partial to bokononism.
The mingling of soles seems like a good excuse for playing footsie.
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Last post by DrMatt
Wed Apr 18, 2007 7:52 pm
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Girl, 5, expelled from school (UK)
by Abdul Alhazred » Sat Oct 21, 2006 9:12 pm
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I don't doubt the kid was misbehaving as described, but shouldn't someone official be looking into her home life?
Girl, 5, expelled from school...
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I thought this is why we have cattle prods?
No, cattle prods are for exciting sexual adventure time.
And?
--J.D.
And they make your fingers go...
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Last post by Kristopher
Fri Mar 16, 2007 9:07 pm
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The amount and variety is breathtaking
by punchdrunk » Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:01 am
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Audit reveals problems at Riverview Gardens
A scathing state audit revealed Thursday that the leaders of Riverview Gardens schools have bilked the...
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Audit reveals problems at Riverview Gardens
A scathing state audit revealed Thursday that the leaders of Riverview Gardens schools have bilked the...
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Last post by En folkefiende
Fri Mar 16, 2007 2:27 am