I say yes, you say no, OR People are Strange

Very funny video.  And aren't they cute?  My ex was from Yugoslavia and had a similar accent.  Makes my toes curl. 

E .. he was cute as could be .. but needed a few more teeth!

Ewwwww, I didn't notice the missing teeth - went back and looked.  But their hefty salaries can buy them new ones.

E:  Have you ever read or heard how much money our reps are paid by those lobbyists?  Those lobbyists don't just carry a pack of "quarters" to pass out!  Those businesses pay huge sums to get the votes the way they want.  One would think this should be illegal.....but so is insider trading and it seems things are only illegal if others do it.  Our reps seem to  be protected from following the same rules you and I have to follow.  Is this a form of corruption? Hmmmmm.....only if it happens outside of Washington.    

Alpal ... bawhahahaha!  Too funny!

Sandy .. I agree with you.  I hope you get to feeling better too.  Anything we can do to help?

Bren

Geez .. do they have a doctor too?!?  So far I can't see where the dentist is doing all that much good!

I used to play hockey with my brothers.There were only 3 of us and we must have looked really goofy out on the ice-none of us was really an athlete,-but we had fun.

Hockey pucks are dangerous but hockey players seem to take their missing teeth as a badge of honor.

Hi ladies. Sorry, I have nothing to contibute to the hockey conversation : ).

Otter, was reading that NYT commentary that you posted re: the dark side of the internet.  Interesting stuff.  I've posted here and also on a separate site that discusses Broadway theater.  But what I'm always fascinated by, are the comments that people write after articles.  Like on CNN.com, I'll scroll down after I read the article and am amazed at what some people say (under the guise of anonymity).  Also, it got me to thinking about some of the news stories today--Brett Favre and that Navy commander (whose videos went "viral.")  Interesting how technology has changed things.  Without text messaging would Brett be in the news?  (And same with Tiger?)  And without youtube and things going viral.....    So, do the pros outweigh the cons of technology?  And what an interesting dichotomy....Lots of anonymity, but also loss of privacy...  Anyway, hope I'm making sense.  Long day at work today and I'm tired.  Just thought I'd add my two cents.  Have a good night everyone.

Anonymity on the Internet is an illusion.  If someone posts something harmful, they can be traced, it isn't always easy, although if someone isn't careful, or isn't familiar with computer security it can be very easy to find them. 

Facts are facts, no matter who reports them.  Opinions are different, and are shaped and changed depending on who is expressing the opinion (that's why news media used to identify opinion as such).  It is being able to recognize the difference that is so often difficult these days.

Persecuting and prosecuting anyone who expresses an opinion that differs from the standard is a very slippery slope indeed, one that I don't think we want to start down anytime soon.

PatMom and Shirley:  I assume you mean on this Board?  The persecution of people who express opinions that differ from (whose?) standard occurs every day, and in every conceivable, hurtful way humans can think of.  Yes I agree; I surely hope that behaviour can be avoided at BCO.

I've was lurking on the last thread.  There was some discussion about taxation and leaving assets to children.  It reminded me of this article (exerpt and link to full article included) in the Globe and Mail.  It's about a very wealthy man with differenet ideas about what he will leave to his children.

Who made Canada a better place in 2010?

Mr. Munk, a refugee who built multinational mining giant Barrick Gold Corp. and is still its chairman at the age of 83, believes Canada is one of the world's great countries, yet it is unappreciated by many who were born here.

"We are a country of peace, law, justice, freedom and free education. We have the largest multiracial society in the world," he said. "Canada is as good as it gets."

Mr. Munk has decided to give away most of his fortune rather than leave it to his children. "It is your obligation to give back as much as you have taken from a country," he said in an interview from his winter home in Switzerland. "I consider myself considerably lucky. ... I've made some money and I wish to give it back."

Through a foundation he runs with his wife, Melanie, Mr. Munk has concentrated his giving on education and health care.  

Link to full article:

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/nation-builder/peter-munk-ive-made-some-money-and-i-wish-to-give-it-back/article1852735/singlepage/#articlecontent

Lindasa, that's exactly what I was referring to also...Otter's article.

Geez, I went away for a 4 day trip & was really looking forward to reading the old thread & *poof * there it was gone!   I seem to have missed all the fun.

Blue, sorry to hear that you're having problems again.

Cheers! Dee

A couple of years ago the projected total for McConnell's intake from health insurance companies was estimated at about 5 million over the previous five years.  Last year during one of the breaks in Washington, he cancelled his scheduled visit to his W. Kentucky office to meet with his constituents, to attend a reception in his honor in Florida organized by a for-profit hospital organization.  Any wonder that he fights so hard for the insurance lobby and against his constituents' health?

I read on Huffpo this a.m. that Beck's viewership is down and he's being dropped by a radio station in New York.  Could his star be waning?  We can only hope!

Bren

EDITED:  Geez .. I sure hope he disappears .. if I have to listen to one more thing DH relays to me about Beck spouting off on his radio show, I'm gonna have to just set the phone down and walk away when DH calls me from the road.

PS:  Thinking of Sandy today and hoping she's feeling better.