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    The Al Qaeda organization can cease to exist just...

    The Al Qaeda organization can cease to exist just by changing its name. It's not a single organization, it's a multinational movement. And it's getting plenty of support from places like Iran.
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    I will have to review the lesson, but I gathered...

    I will have to review the lesson, but I gathered the girlfriend is 8 months pregnant, and the ex-wife's pregnancy was just discovered.

    Sorry; not specific enough. I was talking about the show, not...
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    House: Bad Writing Clue? (spoilers)

    I know this board is kind of dead, but I'm hoping a few check it every now and then, and this is the place I used to put this kind of thread (if Grant didn't beat me to it).

    I just saw the season...
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    In case it wasn't clear, I was using the "older...

    In case it wasn't clear, I was using the "older voice" as evidence in favor of your theory. A lot of other aspects of the movie appear to be either bad writing or evidence of your theory (and, using...
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    Back to Inception; it finally came to Redbox, so...

    Back to Inception; it finally came to Redbox, so I finally read Grant's article.

    I've mentioned here (and other places) something which, for lack of a better term, I call the "bad writing clue."...
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    Because the way the military is currently...

    Because the way the military is currently organized, there is relatively little need for "weapons carrying cannon fodder."

    The idea of using contractors is to save money; when you include...
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    It is clear that there are motives other than...

    It is clear that there are motives other than military victory.

    And the courts have been working overtime attempting to limit our intelligence services to the same limitations that police...
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    Police are trained to protect people and...

    Police are trained to protect people and property, and only then to apprehend the offenders, to take them alive, and to be sure not to interfere with evidence, because every move they make will be...
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    New York City has about 40,000 police officers....

    New York City has about 40,000 police officers. If 500 well armed trained soldiers were placed in New York, with encrypted communications equipment, and given orders to kill as many police officers...
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    The legality of the peacetime draft before WWII...

    The legality of the peacetime draft before WWII was justified by the Supreme Court based on "International Law." That is what set the precedent. Unfortunately, other than enforcement of treaties,...
  11. Thread: Dying in three's

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    Dying in three's

    Actors whose careers have gone down in the last few years rest easy now that, after Art Linkletter and Gary Coleman, Dennis Hopper has passed away.

    Out of the bunch, I'll probably miss Dennis...
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    Well, it's not even quite accurate; with all the...

    Well, it's not even quite accurate; with all the flash-back/flash-forward/flash-sideways, they DO all eventually die, and there's a final flash to that, and that fact should not spoil it for anybody.
  13. Can't they afford to use an airplane?

    Can't they afford to use an airplane?
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    I saw a few minutes of THE SPIRIT last week....

    I saw a few minutes of THE SPIRIT last week. Oops! Changing the original, but putting in the reason for the edit so that your post still makes sense.
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    I'd prefer a luxury pool and fine restaurants I...

    I'd prefer a luxury pool and fine restaurants I never use to bedbugs that I don't have a choice about...
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    Walt Disney recognized he made a mistake when he...

    Walt Disney recognized he made a mistake when he built Disneyland and did nothing to control the real estate outside of Disneyland. That's why, when Disneyworld was constructed, the Disney...
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    There was a British singer who hung around a...

    There was a British singer who hung around a store run by a retired Wall Streeter and his son that I frequented. Since I was consulting at Citibank at the time, I would often get into conversations...
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    I wonder how many people reading this still don't...

    I wonder how many people reading this still don't know?
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    I wonder how many Americans watching Buffy the...

    I wonder how many Americans watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer actually knew what "Berk" (a term used by the British and pseudo-British characters) means...
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    I can say, at least for myself, that when I read...

    I can say, at least for myself, that when I read Roger Ebert's review of a movie, I can tell with a very high degree of accuracy how much I would enjoy seeing the movie. Note that this is by no means...
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    Although if I tried to go on the British train...

    Although if I tried to go on the British train system, I'd probably end up being a left wingnut.
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    A wing-nut?

    A wing-nut?
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    Thanks; I don't use the community forum. And, it...

    Thanks; I don't use the community forum. And, it is my real face, real name, and real birthday.
  24. Not always... I guess some people (like me) are...

    Not always... I guess some people (like me) are jealous. I haven't had "Bart Hamilton" hair in years, in spite of my Facebook photo.
  25. Thread: Omega the Ending

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    He was the supervising story editor on G.I. Joe,...

    He was the supervising story editor on G.I. Joe, as well.

    There were a bunch of others that you can look up on IMDB, but let's not forget THUNDARR THE BARBARIAN, which he co-created with Jack...
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