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Re: Feds raid Gibson guitar
Gibson got busted two years ago breaking U.S. law by importing protected wood from India. While they fight the bust, they do it again and get raided.
This is not a case of the Feds randomly enforcing foreign laws. We have a specific U.S. law to prevent companies from benefitting from the smuggling of protected resources out of other countries.
This is not a case of the Feds randomly enforcing foreign laws. We have a specific U.S. law to prevent companies from benefitting from the smuggling of protected resources out of other countries.
Re: Top Gear - Ascari KZ1 Review
I like Clarkson and enjoyed reading one of his books. However, I've never watched a Hammond or May segment as wished Clarkson were doing it instead, especially after watching one of Clarkson's solo car shows ("The Italian Job"). I'm interested in watching some of non-car solo shows each of the presenters has made, but they're hard to find on the web.
Re: 7yr. old Transgender Child
It's one thing to be a little girl born in the body of a little boy. However, it must be very strange to be a little girl born into the body of an adult Penelope Cruz.
Re: 7yr. old Transgender Child
There are plenty of female-to-male transgendered people, Nihilanth. I was just watching an "It gets better" video the other day that featured one, and he said that he did, indeed, feel like a boy growing up.
I'm told that transgendered people are often less inclined to tell their stories than gay people. It may be understandable that you haven't heard too many accounts of girls who though they were boys.
I'm told that transgendered people are often less inclined to tell their stories than gay people. It may be understandable that you haven't heard too many accounts of girls who though they were boys.
Re: SCTV: Liberace's Christmas Eve Special
In 1981, the people who created this skit would have heard the Orson Welles voiceover blooper recording, but almost no one in the audience would have heard it. I'm sure they saw this skit as an exaggeration of Welles's reputation as a difficult actor to work with, not realizing that John Candy was actually underplaying it.
Re: Hardware Wars
For some reason, I find my self saying "But Basketball's a peaceful planet!" all the time.
Re: Insane First-Person Paraskiing
Nice video. When, exactly, can I expect my testicles to re-descend out of my abdomen?
Re: The Specials: Gangsters, Live SNL 1980
Lynval Golding, the rhythm guitar player, now lives in Seattle. He's probably going to be a guest when Dave Wakefield's version of the English Beat play Bumbershoot this weekend.
Re: Soccer: America's Path To Socialism
I wonder if a parasaurolophus sounded like a vuvuzela.
Re: Reggie Watts: F_Ck Sh_T Stack
This was originally submitted in March as link #196042. I'm not sure whether to reject this as a dupe. It's great. Everyone should watch it. The original submitter should get the credit.
Re: Reggie Watts: F_ck Sh_t Stack
Reggie Watts = Genius
And this is a great video.
And this is a great video.
The U.S. is a former colony. Remember colonies? Belgium used to have some. They tend to be fucked up. The U.S. has dealt with its colonial baggage better than most, but we still have a lot of craziness. A lot of our madness comes from having a large part of our country being originally established as a slave-based economy. There's a direct line from colonial slavery, to the civil war, to the Republican "Southern strategy". Given the amount of crazy coming from the right wing in this country, I'm proud to have a pragmatist like Obama in office.
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