Bible thumping teenagers

[Good Old Neon]

Wow, you really, really missed all the nuances of what I said in this thread.

 

 

It

[Beltmann]

What I said is that in our current political and social climate, and in light of the emotional, psychological, medical, and private aspects--which contain far more complex and varying strains than adult deaths do--wound up in the issue, a government intervention is not the most useful, effective means of combating abortion. Would I personally oppose abortions that happen legally? Yes.

 

To be meaningful and enforceable, all laws must be pragmatic.

[Good Old Neon]

What I said is that in our current political and social climate, and in light of the emotional, psychological, medical, and private aspects--which contain far more complex and varying strains than adult deaths do--wound up in the issue, a government intervention is not the most useful, effective means of combating abortion. Would I personally oppose abortions that happen legally? Yes.

 

To be meaningful and enforceable, all laws must be pragmatic.

 

If a meaningful and pragmatic law rendering abortion illegal was devised, would you favor it

[Good Old Neon]

The irony here is - a tree is more signifigant to the overall

[Good Old Neon]

Beltmann -

 

p.s.

[Atticus]

another dozen pages or so and y'all should have this whole thing figured out

[Spawn's dad]

I challenge you to come up with ten ways in which we (can) provide a demonstrable benefit to this planet.

 

I got one

 

 

letting it go

 

 

funny how those with the challenges to improving humanity usually miss the most obvious one.

[ikol]

I wanna know what you can even do to benefit a planet. Maybe all those trees on its surface make it itch. Perhaps cutting them down provides relief.

[Good Old Neon]

I wanna know what you can even do to benefit a planet. Maybe all those trees on its surface make it itch. Perhaps cutting them down provides relief.

 

To save time, with the understanding that I may offend some people on this board, I

[Atticus]

[cut/paste] rebuttal, argument [/cut/paste]

[Good Old Neon]

[cut/paste] rebuttal, argument [/cut/paste]

 

Oh get over it or go back and remonstrate every other person who does the same thing. I seem to be held to a higher standard than anyone else on this board. If writers and scholars are allowed to pepper their works with examples, footnotes, etc using research they themselves have not performed, surely I

[JUDE]

You most certainly do. I got your back dude.

[Atticus]

Oh get over it or go back and remonstrate every other person who does the same thing. I seem to be held to a higher standard than anyone else on this board. If writers and scholars are allowed to pepper their works with examples, footnotes, etc using research they themselves have not performed, surely I

[Dick Ctionary]

girth

 

girth

Pronunciation: 'g&rth

Function: noun

Etymology: Middle English, from Old Norse gjorth; akin to Old English gyrdan to gird

1 : a band or strap that encircles the body of an animal to fasten something (as a saddle) on its back

2 a : a measure around a body [/size]b : SIZE, DIMENSIONS

 

[caliber66]

One of my fraternity brothers used to date a girl whose last name was Girth. Or maybe it was Gerth. Either way, it was pronounced the same as the non-capitalized kind of girth. She was kinda cute. I forget her first name, though.

[Atticus]

Girth Mirth

[austrya]

If trees are so important, what do you do if you're weeding your garden and find some maple trees that have sprouted? Don't you pull them up and just throw them on the compost pile with the rest of the weeds?

[Good Old Neon]

I think it's perfectly fine to quote sources. I sometimes lose the forest for the trees though when the girth of your quoted text overshadows the point(s) you're espousing

 

Point taken

[Good Old Neon]

If trees are so important, what do you do if you're weeding your garden and find some maple trees that have sprouted? Don't you pull them up and just throw them on the compost pile with the rest of the weeds?

 

 

I do, and they go on to act as fertilizer in the future

[embiggen]

so who gets the last word?

[the carlos]

so who gets the last word?

"duh"

[Duck-Billed Catechist]

Ok, just kidding about locking the thread. Captain C. Monkeys should probably get the last word, though.

[Spawn's dad]

good bit.

[Edie]

testing

[Lammycat]

Shhhh...the sleeping dogs are lying down.