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SuccessWarrior - yeah, no kidding and I have always wondered how many
hillbillies have been killed doing car jumps in their back yards after seeing that show.
Seriously though, it is a point well taken. Watch an old Clint Eastwood movie and you are bound to see him fire an antique hand cannon from the hip or from under a parka to hit the bad guy dead center in the forehead from 40 paces. During the time you spent working as a policeman you would have spent some time on an indoor range firing modern day pistols, did you ever meet anyone capable of such marksmanship?... even with modern day weapons?
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gomedome
on March 30, 2007 at 8:05 AM
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Nautikos - I have to agree that the need to believe is a foible of human
nature that is present in the majority of our species.
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gomedome
on March 30, 2007 at 7:42 AM
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Troosha - thank you for the kind words
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gomedome
on March 30, 2007 at 7:32 AM
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I always wondered how the Dukes of Hazzard
could squeal their tires on dirt roads.
posted by
SuccessWarrior
on March 29, 2007 at 11:11 PM
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gome
as always, articulate and well-reasoned. I would just add one other variable to the equation: man's (terrible) need to believe... I treat that as a phenomenon to be understood; not to be eliminated, since that's impossible...
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Nautikos
on March 29, 2007 at 6:59 PM
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Excellent read, wonderfully written, and a point worth making.
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Troosha
on March 29, 2007 at 3:08 PM
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OTA. - the last time I read the National Enquirer the headline stated that
a Susquatch "village" had been spotted in Canada.
Really, no kidding, an entire village of Susquatch living in neatly arranged little houses as if they were human. They even went on to give details and show a map of the location. Too bad it was 2,000 miles NorthWest of my location or I would have dropped in for a visit. It's not every day that you get to see a Susquatch village.
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gomedome
on March 29, 2007 at 12:50 PM
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Talion - as you say; the selling aspect is the key
posted by
gomedome
on March 29, 2007 at 12:45 PM
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so does this mean that aliens aren't really in charge at the White House?
I read it in the National Enquirer you know!
posted by
Blue_feathers
on March 29, 2007 at 9:23 AM
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gomedome
"Based on a true story" doesn't mean "documentary." Many don't/can't/won't realize it. Of course nowadays, "documentary" doesn't mean much with film makers like Micheal Moore running around. It's easy (and occasionalyy completely accurate) to brand "Hollywood" as a bunch of snake oil salesmen, but the important part isn't
snake oil. It's
salesmen. The buyer should always beware. While much of what's broadcast is basically lacking substance, from the aforementioned docu-dramas to the reality shows which are everything except real, the greater responsibility rests on the consumer. It's not Hollywood's fault if someone believes
Touched By An Angel and
The Exorcist is real.
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Talion
on March 29, 2007 at 9:16 AM
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