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Old 01-29-2016 | 09:22 PM
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Originally Posted by jungle
“What I was looking at was a tussle between two groups of mass-men, one large and poor, the other small and rich. As judged by the standards of a civilised society, neither of them any more meritorious or promising than the other. The object of the tussle was the material gains accruing from control of the State’s machinery. It is easier to seize wealth than to produce it; and as long as the State makes the seizure of wealth a matter of legalised privilege, so long will the squabble for that privilege go on.”



Alfred Jay Nock - Memoirs Of A Superfluous Man - 1943
Vacation I hope?
Old 02-20-2016 | 07:13 AM
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Originally Posted by RomeoJulietLima
Why a vacation, are you short on yours? Just curious? This is to Meto Guido. What exactly are trying to contemplate?
Not exactly sure.
Just referring to the OP, sabbatical perhaps.

Vacation, me? I wanted a mission, and for my sins, they gave me one.
Old 02-21-2016 | 07:54 PM
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You know what I love about elevator jokes?



They work on so many different levels
Old 02-22-2016 | 02:36 AM
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Originally Posted by NotPart91
Hey now,

Since none of the other male species here stood up to defended our honor.....I'll address your generalization.

I have yet to have found a female's physical attribute that I didn't like and;

Women are like fine art.

The longer you look at them, the more you'll appreciate that they're very expensive to take home.

Carry On
Well then, you're unusual......BUT in a good way!
Old 02-23-2016 | 05:05 AM
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One sign of impending totalitarianism is the propensity of citizens to mock and laugh rather than get angry about increasingly strident authority. H.Arendt
Old 02-23-2016 | 08:01 AM
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Originally Posted by DYNASTY HVY
One sign of impending totalitarianism is the propensity of citizens to mock and laugh rather than get angry about increasingly strident authority. H.Arendt
It is in the failure of shared authority the tyrant finds his voice.
Old 02-25-2016 | 06:47 AM
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Love is a beautiful four letter word...

...so is beer, deer, guns, boat, and fish.
Old 02-29-2016 | 07:14 AM
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If you're gonna be dumb, you better be tough.
Old 02-29-2016 | 04:29 PM
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Originally Posted by DYNASTY HVY
One sign of impending totalitarianism is the propensity of citizens to mock and laugh rather than get angry about increasingly strident authority. H.Arendt
Word. Word. Word. The Sheep are awaiting for the sheering.
Old 03-04-2016 | 09:06 PM
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Originally Posted by crewdawg
This reminds me of one of my favorite quotes.





It's better to have tried and failed, than never tried at all.

You know, unless skydiving
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