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...has been described as a strongly opinionated, a passionate writer, and a borderline sociopath.

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Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Make it stop: The trend of pop up ads during television programs: 1 of 16
Now, let me get this straight: If you blot out a portion of the screen and interrupt my viewing enjoyment of one of the few Tv programs I find worth watching I'll somehow rush out to buy your product or use whatever services you're ramming down my throat? I think not.I think the concept of pop-up ads started when the US was h... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Christian Beliefs & Culture Non-Christians' chance in Heaven: 9 of 138
Oh, here we go again with the standard rhetoric that I've grown quite sick of hearing.So many times I've heard that if you're not a good "God-fearing, Jesus-worshiping, Red-blooded, beer-swilling, wife-beating Christian" you will not get into the Kingdom of Heaven. This has to be the most vile thing to be said to anyone that ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > War in Iraq The real reason Bush went into Iraq: 3 of 45
You know, there are a lot of reasons we went to Iraq. So let's look at them one by one:1. Sins of the father: It is no secret that former President George Bush had ties with the Middle East. While he was director of the CIA he made lots of friends in Saudi Arabia and actually was quite close to Sadam Hussein. We needed Iraq t... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Lifestyles Is the average American lazy?: 3 of 44
You know, I've been putting off responding to this topic for a while. It takes a lot for me to want to reply to something and commenting on laziness makes me even more apathetic.It cannot be denied that Americans are lazy. This can be attributed to quite a few factors:Bad DietWhile it is true that obesity is a problem in the ... More..
Society & Lifestyle > Political Values America is in a privacy crisis: 1 of 14
Privacy is rapidly vanishing in America, but I wouldn't call it a crisis. A crisis implies that it's something that was caused by an outside source and if you take a good look at where society has been going you'd find that any sacrifices of society have come from us "normal people".Would you like some examples? No problem. I... More..
Politics, News & Issues > US Military (Other) Why war is politically beneficial: 1 of 14
War is an amazing thing. It provides so many things that beneficial to society (I'm looking at this pragmatically, so please bear with me): Technology: So many advancements start off as weapons. We would have never gotten into space without rockets. They were originally a weapon. We would never have a clean reliable alternati... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Heaven, Hell & Afterlife What happens after we die?: 4 of 53
A lot of what happens after we die depends on how you want your remains dealt with. If you have them buried they'll sit in a nice box underground and eventually they'll wither away or be eaten by random subterranean bugs, worms, and what not. Now, if you choose cremation, you'll be burned at a very high temperature and become... More..
Relationships & Family > Romance & Sexuality A study says students with higher IQs are less likely to be sexually active: 4 of 53
I would definitely have to disagree with this one. I'm not saying that High IQ folks are necessarily more sexually active, but I don't believe that they're less active. I just like to think that they approach it differently than those that are assumed to be not as bright.When you look at the sizes of families born of low IQ v... More..
Entertainment > TV Genres & Trends Favorite game shows of all time: 1 of 13
"Martha Jones, COME ON DOWN!""...Chuck, I'll take the porcelain dalmatian for $60 and put the rest on a gift certificate""I'll take what's in the box, Monty!""Joker! Joker! Ohhh...Devil."If you can recognize any of the above lines then you're probably as old as me and are feeling even older. It will make you think of the orig... More..
Hobbies & Games > Board Games How to win at Monopoly: 3 of 38
"Boardwalk with a hotel? That's $2,000! It looks like you're going to have to mortgage everything..."Yeah, we've all been there. If you're on the receiving end, it's one of the coolest moments in the game. If you're on the paying end, you're secretly plotting the death of whoever owns that wretched property. However, if you t... More..