RANT!!

dale

This is quite intriguing.

In the car goes through red light scenario, lets say it is actually caused because the driver chooses to do something on his cell phone which causes the chain of events. However, since I am still responsible...
Is the actual cause of the accident ever tried to be determined?
I ask: I am responsible because I am a foreigner?
I am responsible because I retained the driver?
If I am responsible because I retained the driver, would I still be responsible if I were not a foreigner.
Am I only not responsible if I am of the nationality of the country?
Would I be responsible if I were of Arab descent, but were a Christian from Syria, or a Copt from Egypt?
Are there any other countries where this is the norm?
Am I getting off topic?

pbacot

Dale,

Saudi Arabia is a monarchy where girls can be forced into marriage at 8 years. Don't hurt your brain trying to find justice or reason there.

Peter

Stinkie

Fun little clip.

solo

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Stinkie

Long story short ... 'cause the happy few profit. Me thinks.

Love the Shaw quote.

michaliszissiou

My turn now LOL
from thukydides- history of peloponnesian war
"for the people made their recollection fit in with their sufferings..."

Stinkie

I hate telemarketers. I really do. The past two days, I received no less than five calls from the same company.

I came up with a fun little way to annoy them, though. I now say: no, I'm not him, but I'll go get him for you. I then put down the phone, and go do the dishes/laundry/whatever.

boofredlay

Just ask them for their home number and tell them you will call them back between dinner and midnight.
That or ask them to come over and take a bath to talk about it.

Stinkie

@unknownuser said:

That or ask them to come over and take a bath to talk about it.

TIG

You might have heard this before...
http://www.entertonement.com/clips/qlztssnyzk--Telemarketer-Calls-Murder-SceneRadio-Telemarketers-The-Bob-Tom-Radio-Show-phone-call-

Stinkie

I hadn't. Thanks.

jeff hammond

@tig said:

You might have heard this before...
http://www.entertonement.com/clips/qlztssnyzk--Telemarketer-Calls-Murder-SceneRadio-Telemarketers-The-Bob-Tom-Radio-Show-phone-call-

haha..

las vegas... a couple of drinks.. cute little mexican midget...

Stinkie

Apparently, 'conservative' does mean 'sucking Satan's c*ck 24/7'. I swear I couldn't make this stuff up if I wanted to.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/politics/2010/nov/12/mcdonalds-pepsico-help-health-policy

solo

LOL..

That's like putting Madoff in charge of Federal reserve bank.

Stinkie

... or having Joseph Kony run the school system.

linea

At stinkie re: Mcdonalds to write UK health policy
@unknownuser said:

Apparently, 'conservative' does mean 'sucking Satan's c*ck 24/7'. I swear I couldn't make this stuff up if I wanted to.

I enjoy a good rant and read this thread with every intention of having one of my own (I still might) but this has annoyed me so much I might self harm.

Stinkie

Yeah ... I cannot shed the impression Lansley's prime concern is his career après politics. To hell with morality and the common good - I want me a pool and a Benz!

I do hope I'm wrong.

Stinkie

Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah!

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/nov/28/us-embassy-cables-spying-un?intcmp=239

EscapeArtist

What's this world coming to...

Stinkie

I seriously can't be the only one who feels these sort of practices are questionable. If it were any other country than the US - say Iran, or North Korea - there'd be serious consequences.