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Do you ever make me think.. Did you know that Wilson Picket dies yesterday?
These are questions which stimulate me and others. We will indulge in them with promiscuity! Thanks
I kind of think any story that you might write would come off well, whether it concerned Badgers or Bushes.
About a year ago I sold lottery tickets by phone into the UK. I never made it because ethical considerations caused me to be 15 grand short in the 40 grand US bottom line that I needed to achieve in three months. The computer allowed only the worst of the gambling addicts, some of whom had been in recovery for three or more years. Most of my success came from the ladies. I have a "bedroom voice". There should be a law against wolves like me. Their whole gambling histories sprang up before me and all that was required by me was the hitting of key F11. After only a few weeks I developed this deadly foreign tainted British accent. It was like "shooting fish in a barrel." The sums that they had lost truly staggered me. I have never gambled for twenty years now. For the 25 grand I did sell, not a single winner of consequence came through. A terrific asset for me was my addiction to CBC and the strong influx of BBC that they air. Britain is a nation of story tellers and maybe the short attention span/trivial content of the "news" stories only reflect a free society's expression of a dog's breakfast of human thought.
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Bud-Oracle
on January 20, 2006 at 8:13 AM
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blogflogger
Great idea, we could simply add bars to parliament buildings around the world and throw away the keys.
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wislon
on January 16, 2006 at 5:17 PM
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I agree totally
What's in the news, how it's presented, what ranking it receives impacts heavily, then know that any of it could be understated, overstated, never stated, or downright lies. Its a wonder any of us watch the telly (see I speak England) or follow the news. Perhaps we should make lying to the public a crime, then calculate then sentence based on the number of people exposed (total viewers, total subscribers, etc.). ??
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blogflogger
on January 16, 2006 at 3:31 PM
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