Posts by Rich Lock
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In Soviet Russia, student examine YOU!
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Not completely
Interesting. I'd never heard of him before. Cheers.
Still think Bader takes it, though, albeit on the nod. He had one leg amputed above the knee, and according to that wiki article, Maresyev had both off below the knee.
Retaining an original articulating joint (knee or elbow) is a considerable advantage for amputees and prosthetics.
But this:
During a dog fight in August 1943, he downed three German FW-190 fighters.
is impressive.
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Link that to global warming & we're onto something.
Global warming and it's associated ills (ruined harvests, etc) are caused because modern society no longer carries out the blood sacrifice. Fact.
Modern science dismisses the wisdom of the ancient peoples of this world at our peril. We need to appease of the cruel and capricious gods of the seasons.
So, if you guys can go and round up some livestock, and possibly a virgin or two, I'll pop up into the attic and get the old alter down. No bother, thank me later.
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Looks like this one's nearly out, we'll just chuck a bit more fuel on and give it a bit of a fan.
I got to hear the 'other side' of accounts of Allied war heroes (Bader included), mostly focusing on how lame they were compared to the German ones.
Douglas Bader had no legs. And yet still managed to kick arse in the battle of britain as a fighter pilot. I think that's a more or less unbeatable trump card.
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Coiincidental timing
http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2009/oct/17/bad-science-chiropractors
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Given that I can't see any reason why people couldn't be attracted to 'bisexuals'.
OK, here's a half-baked personal theory that I'll put out there to test the water:
No-one (or very few people) are absolutely, positively 100% at one end of the sexuality spectrum - 'people are attracted to people'.
But most people won't explore the whole range of their sexual 'being' (for want of a better word). Societal expectations/norms, repression, etc.
In a relationship, or just sex, most straight guys* want to hook up with a woman who is open and uninhibited about sex - swinging from the light tends to be a lot more fun than lights off all the time, if you see what I mean.
Plus which, confidence is damn sexy. So a woman who is sexually confident enough to have explored that side of herself (even if it was 'just the once at art school') is going to be a pretty attractive prospect to most guys.*speaking in my offical capacity as spokesperson for 'most straight guys'.
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Ben, when I was at school, one of my friends had really bad eczema and asthma.
His folks eventually found out that he was allergic to anything remotely related to dairy products: milk, beef, icecream, etc etc. They went to the extent of checking food additives in any processed foods they bought for diary derivatives. He was fine after that.
I haven't mentioned it 'til now because I assumed this was an avenue you've had probably already explored, but just in case you haven't....
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but isn't it a shame that the political editor of Auckland's only daily newspaper hasn't, as far as I can see, seen fit to ask the Health Minister whether a pointed question or two about how Labtests could be given a five hundred and sixty million dollar contract to be the sole provider of essential lab services, when it seems nobody carried out due diligence on their ability to deliver?
If it ain't broke, put it out to tender until it is.
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But if you're watching with a friend it's not clever or "cool" (as the kids say) to support the opposition solely for the reason of annoying your friend. That's what a troll is. And nobody likes a troll
I'm going to have to disagree with you here, Haydn.
Winding each other up and giving each other stick is just what guys do. In place of stuff like showing emotions. 'cos that's, y'know, a bit gay.
It might be different with sports, but given that my interest in most organised sport ranges from 'indifference' to 'active dislike', I wouldn't know.
But maybe your friend was just trying to tell you how much he loved you?
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Meanwhile, the Asian woman who is yet isn't a product of subconscious racism in our society has apparently been identified, and the police wants to speak to her.
Quite so, Gio. What were people saying about subconscious memes?
Well, the article refers to her as the 'mystery asian woman'. Which may actually be lazy journalistic shorthand for "y'know that woman we were talking about earlier in the week? She's been identified".
My point being that the facts presented in the article itself don't actually confirm she's asian.
No, I can still work the photocopier and my computer, and I never leave the office without my keys.
Unless you have interesting hair which makes you look like either a party or a riot is happening on your head, you're conclusively out of the running.