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  1. Last year begins View Thread - Nat on Dec 21
    1. What an Honor! - Bob on Dec 21
      1. Doomsday doubters - Nat on Dec 21
        1. Re: Doomsday doubters - Brandon on Dec 21
          1. Re: Doomsday doubters - Nat on Dec 21
            1. Rapture ? - Thumper on Dec 23
    2. Re: Last year begins - Tubby on Dec 22
      1. Re: Last year begins - Nat on Dec 22
        1. Re: Last year begins - Tubby on Dec 23
          1. Yes, and - Bob on Dec 23
          2. "What, me worry?" - Nat on Dec 23
            1. Re: "What, me worry?" - Tubby on Dec 23
     
  2. A couple of things View Thread - Tubby on Dec 23
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  3. Calculators View Thread - Tubby on Nov 12
    1. So True - Thumper on Nov 12
      1. Re: So True - Nat on Nov 12
        1. Re: So True - Kris on Dec 5
          1. Re: So True - Nat on Dec 5
            1. Re: So True - Tubby on Dec 6
              1. Smarter gadgets- dumper people - Nat on Dec 6
                1. I know we agree - Bob on Dec 6
                  1. Use it or lose it - Nat on Dec 6
                    1. Indeed, we agree.... - Marseil on Dec 6
                      1. Declining education - Nat on Dec 6
                        1. Education decline - Marseil on Dec 9
                      2. Impressive - Bob on Dec 7
                        1. Re: Impressive - BlueTrain on Dec 9
                          1. College - Nat on Dec 9
                            1. It isn't that easy - BlueTrain on Dec 9
                              1. College diplomas - Nat on Dec 9
                          2. Learning, and Aptitude - Bob on Dec 9
                            1. No more DIY car repairs - Nat on Dec 10
                            2. Not even a light bulb - Marseil on Dec 12
                              1. So far, I've been lucky - Bob on Dec 12
                                1. Not just cars - Nat on Dec 12
                                  1. Are Consumers to Blame? - Bob on Dec 12
                                    1. Planned obsolesence - BlueTrain on Dec 12
                                    2. Re: Are Consumers to Blame? - Nat on Dec 12
                                      1. Re: Are Consumers to Blame? - BlueTrain on Dec 12
                                        1. Pollution controls - Nat on Dec 12
                                          1. Re: Pollution Controls - Bob on Dec 14
                                            1. Not these days - Nat on Dec 14
                                              1. Re: Not these days - BlueTrain on Dec 14
                                                1. Do it yourselfing - Nat on Dec 14
                                    3. The trouble with the cars today - Marv on Dec 14
                                      1. Re: The trouble with the cars today - BlueTrain on Dec 15
                              2. I can just manage, but... - BlueTrain on Dec 12
    2. Re: Calculators - BlueTrain on Dec 14
      1. I don't remember that - Bob on Dec 17
        1. Old store memories - Nat on Dec 17
          1. Ah the old days :-) - Tubby on Dec 17
            1. Message pipes - Nat on Dec 17
              1. Re: Message pipes - BlueTrain on Dec 19
                1. Forward to the past? - Nat on Dec 19
     
  4. Car Dealers Workshops View Thread - Tubby on Dec 15
    1. Re: Car Dealers Workshops - Nat on Dec 15
    2. Re: Car Dealers Workshops - BlueTrain on Dec 15
    3. Re: Car Dealers Workshops - Tubby on Dec 16
    4. Trust - Bob on Dec 17
      1. Lots of places like that - BlueTrain on Dec 19
     
  5. Sinead O'Conner View Thread - Bob on Dec 7
    1. Who? - Nat on Dec 7
      1. That's Ok - Bob on Dec 7
        1. Pop culture ignorance - Nat on Dec 7
          1. Re: Pop culture ignorance - Anonymous on Dec 7
            1. That was me - BlueTrain on Dec 7
            2. Music - Nat on Dec 7
          2. Some newer music appeals to me - Bob on Dec 8
            1. Re: Some newer music appeals to me - Nat on Dec 8
              1. Public radio - Bob on Dec 8
                1. Re: Public radio - Nat on Dec 8
                  1. Obsolete music - BlueTrain on Dec 8
                    1. Re: Obsolete music - Nat on Dec 8
                  2. Music - Bob on Dec 9
                    1. Re: Music - BlueTrain on Dec 12
    2. Re: Sinead O'Conner - Tubby on Dec 8
     
  6. Summer? View Thread - Tubby on Dec 1
    1. Rub it in Tubby! - Bob on Dec 1
    2. It's a crazy world - Nat on Dec 1
     
  7. Happy Thanksgiving View Thread - Bob on Nov 24
    1. Re: Happy Thanksgiving - Nat on Nov 24
      1. Shopping - Bob on Nov 25
        1. Re: Shopping - Nat on Nov 25
          1. Economizing - Bob on Nov 26
            1. I applaud your munificence - Nat on Nov 26
    2. Re: Happy Thanksgiving - Marseil on Nov 25
      1. Thank You - Bob on Nov 25
      2. Re: Happy Thanksgiving - Nat on Nov 25
    3. Re: Happy Thanksgiving - Thumper on Nov 25
      1. Re: Happy Thanksgiving - Nat on Nov 25
    4. Re: Happy Thanksgiving - BlueTrain on Nov 28
      1. Christmas - Bob on Nov 28
     
  8. Penn State View Thread - Bob on Nov 16
    1. Re: Penn State - Nat on Nov 16
      1. Re: Penn State - Tubby on Nov 17
        1. Sports fanaticism - Nat on Nov 17
          1. Rush Limbaugh - Bob on Nov 17
            1. Escaping - Nat on Nov 17
              1. I say escaping, - Bob on Nov 18
                1. My aforementioned nephew is an example - Bob on Nov 18
                2. Limbaugh - Nat on Nov 18
                  1. We Agree Again! - Bob on Nov 18
                    1. The parties - Nat on Nov 18
                      1. Sorry Nat, but you are deceived - Bob on Nov 19
                        1. That's ridiculous - Nat on Nov 19
                          1. Then tell me - Bob on Nov 19
                            1. Re: Then tell me - Nat on Nov 19
                              1. This is how it goes: - Bob on Nov 20
                                1. Such cynicism :-( - Nat on Nov 20
                                  1. Not cynicism, its called objectivity - Bob on Nov 21
                                    1. Objectivity? - Nat on Nov 21
                                      1. How do you explain - Bob on Nov 21
                                        1. Democrats want ballance - Nat on Nov 21
                                          1. I AM balance - Bob on Nov 21
                                            1. Immigration - Nat on Nov 21
                                              1. Where do you get that information? - Bob on Nov 21
                                                1. Illegal immigration - Nat on Nov 21
                                                  1. I guess I'm not a good researcher - Bob on Nov 22
                                                    1. Hacks - Nat on Nov 22
                                                      1. Re: Hacks - Bob on Nov 22
                                                        1. Re: Hacks - Nat on Nov 22
                              2. Experience - Bob on Nov 22
                                1. Balancing act - Nat on Nov 22
          2. It might be true, but... - BlueTrain on Nov 17
            1. Football not a sport? - Nat on Nov 17
              1. That leaves out baseball - BlueTrain on Nov 17
                1. Re: That leaves out baseball - Nat on Nov 17
                  1. I said it - BlueTrain on Nov 17
                    1. Re: I said it - Nat on Nov 17
     
  9. The age of the contrarian View Thread - BlueTrain on Nov 16
    1. Re: The age of the contrarian - Nat on Nov 16
    2. I have the opposite experience - Bob on Nov 16
      1. Re: I have the opposite experience - BlueTrain on Nov 17
        1. It would be boring - Bob on Nov 17
          1. Wouldn't it be nicer if... - BlueTrain on Nov 17
            1. 1950s Americana - Nat on Nov 17
              1. Re: 1950s Americana - BlueTrain on Nov 17
                1. Re: 1950s Americana - Nat on Nov 17
              2. Re: 1950s Americana - BlueTrain on Nov 17
                1. Arrogant? - Nat on Nov 17
                  1. You're missing the point - BlueTrain on Nov 18
                    1. People Don't Like My Generalizations, - Bob on Nov 18
                      1. Generally speaking... - BlueTrain on Nov 18
                      2. Government distrust - Nat on Nov 18
                        1. Re: Government distrust - BlueTrain on Nov 18
                    2. The point - Nat on Nov 18
                      1. Re: The point - BlueTrain on Nov 18
                      2. Re: The point - BlueTrain on Nov 18
     
  10. Busy news day View Thread - Nat on Oct 21
    1. Also - Marseil on Oct 22
      1. Not here - Nat on Oct 22
        1. Questioning - Marseil on Oct 25
          1. Re: Questioning - Bob on Oct 25
            1. Yep, we are the fools - Nat on Oct 25
              1. Dictators - Bob on Oct 25
                1. A powder keg - Nat on Oct 25
            2. What about the baptists - BlueTrain on Oct 26
              1. What About Them? - Bob on Oct 26
                1. Yes, the baptists - BlueTrain on Oct 26
              2. Re: What about the baptists - Tubby on Oct 27
          2. The Military-Industrial Complex - BlueTrain on Oct 26
            1. Need war - Nat on Oct 26
              1. No, you don't - BlueTrain on Oct 26
                1. Re: No, you don't - Nat on Oct 26
      2. Getting the news - Jeffrey on Oct 26
        1. Egocentricity - Nat on Oct 27
          1. Re: Egocentricity - Tubby on Oct 28
            1. Never heard of them - Nat on Oct 29
              1. Re: Never heard of them - Tubby on Oct 30
                1. So much to see, so little worth seeing - Nat on Oct 30
     
  11. Good One View Thread - Bob on Oct 22
    1. Cain's sales tax - Nat on Oct 22
     
  12. French: The Most Productive People In The World View Thread - Marseil on Oct 14
    1. Statistics - Nat on Oct 14
      1. Re: Statistics - Marseil on Oct 15
      2. GDP determinants - Jeffrey on Oct 16
        1. Workload - Marseil on Oct 16
        2. GDP - Marseil on Oct 16
          1. Re: GDP - Nat on Oct 16
    2. Re: French: The Most Productive People In The World - Michael G on Oct 18
      1. Smart! - Jeffrey on Oct 19
        1. Spain - Marseil on Oct 20
      2. Re: French: The Most Productive People In The World - Marseil on Oct 20
     
  13. Who's your man, Bob? View Thread - Nat on Oct 14
    1. I'm Not Necessarily Republican - Bob on Oct 15
      1. Re: I'm Not Necessarily Republican - Nat on Oct 15
        1. There is always the option not to vote - Bob on Oct 18
          1. The country is broke - Nat on Oct 18
            1. Re: The country is broke - BlueTrain on Oct 18
              1. First target: lawyers & lobbyists - Nat on Oct 18
            2. Not That It Matters, - Bob on Oct 18
              1. Not sabotage - Nat on Oct 18
                1. Colored Glasses - Bob on Oct 19
                  1. Seem reasonable at the time - Nat on Oct 19
                    1. It shouldn't have been a mystery or a surprise. - Bob on Oct 19
                      1. Talk about me being jaded! - Nat on Oct 19
                        1. Not Jaded, Nat, Balanced - Bob on Oct 19
                          1. Democrat criticism - Nat on Oct 19
                            1. Did You See "Frontline" program - Bob on Oct 19
                              1. Immigration - Nat on Oct 19
                                1. What would be the point? - Bob on Oct 19
                                  1. Only a bit facetious - Nat on Oct 19
      2. Wall Street - Marseil on Oct 16
        1. Yes, I Support the "Occupy" Folks - Bob on Oct 17
      3. The serfs rebel - Nat on Oct 16
     
  14. Serious geriatric shortage View Thread - Nat on Oct 15
    1. Statistics - Jeffrey on Oct 16
      1. Re: Statistics - Nat on Oct 16
     
  15. Social Security View Thread - Bob on Oct 11
    1. Re: Social Security - Nat on Oct 11
      1. Re: Social Security - Bob on Oct 11
        1. Re: Social Security - Nat on Oct 11
          1. In a way, it is - Bob on Oct 12
            1. Re: In a way, it is - Nat on Oct 12
    2. Your point being? - BlueTrain on Oct 11
      1. Re: Your Point Being? - Bob on Oct 11
        1. Re: Your Point Being? - BlueTrain on Oct 11
        2. Forgot to mention - BlueTrain on Oct 11
          1. Per Nat, I Stand Corrected - Bob on Oct 12
     
  16. Promises, Promises View Thread - Bob on Sep 30
    1. Really Bob - Nat on Sep 30
      1. Why? - Bob on Sep 30
        1. Re: Why? - Nat on Sep 30
          1. OK, Facts - Bob on Sep 30
            1. Re: OK, Facts - Nat on Sep 30
              1. "Congress was fed a pack of lies . . . " - Bob on Sep 30
                1. We Can Blame - Brandon on Sep 30
                  1. Starvation - Nat on Sep 30
                    1. Re: Starvation - Brandon on Sep 30
                      1. Where is that pie? - Nat on Sep 30
                        1. Re: Where is that pie? - Brandon on Sep 30
                          1. A mission doomed to fail - Nat on Sep 30
                            1. Clinton Tax Hikes - Brandon on Sep 30
                              1. Exactly my point - Nat on Sep 30
                                1. Re: Exactly my point - Brandon on Sep 30
                                  1. Where is the Bush boom? - Nat on Sep 30
                2. Not after 9/11 - Nat on Sep 30
                  1. We Do Think Alike - Bob on Oct 3
                    1. Curveball - Nat on Oct 3
                      1. Clinton too - Bob on Oct 4
                        1. Re: Clinton too - Nat on Oct 4
                          1. He Could Have Gotten bin Laden, - Bob on Oct 4
                            1. Re: He Could Have Gotten bin Laden, - Nat on Oct 4
                              1. Oh, contrare! - Bob on Oct 5
                                1. No defending a costly mistake - Nat on Oct 5
                                  1. not "because 'they might commit a crime someday' . . " - Bob on Oct 5
                                    1. Are you saying..... - Nat on Oct 5
                                      1. Link? - Bob on Oct 5
                                        1. Links! - Nat on Oct 5
                                          1. For Starters - Bob on Oct 9
                                            1. How about this.... - Nat on Oct 10
              2. Bin Laden - Marseil on Oct 1
                1. Agree - Nat on Oct 1
                2. Libya - Jeffrey on Oct 1
                  1. Re: Libya - Nat on Oct 1
     
  17. Why men are in trouble View Thread - Nat on Oct 4
    1. Preaching to the choir here - Bob on Oct 5
    2. Interesting, but... - BlueTrain on Oct 5
      1. You "know" what you live, Blue - Bob on Oct 5
        1. Re: You "know" what you live, Blue - BlueTrain on Oct 5
          1. Is the world unclear to you, Blue? - Bob on Oct 5
            1. Re: Is the world unclear to you, Blue? - BlueTrain on Oct 6
              1. Re generalizations - Bob on Oct 6
            2. It also helps if.. - BlueTrain on Oct 6
              1. Generalizations - Nat on Oct 6
                1. Close enough for me - BlueTrain on Oct 6
                  1. gulp, gulp, gulp - Nat on Oct 6
                2. Or, Two People in the Same Locale - Bob on Oct 6
                  1. So what did you think of... - BlueTrain on Oct 6
                    1. Not That I Recall - Bob on Oct 6
                      1. Apple - Nat on Oct 6
                      2. Re: Not That I Recall - BlueTrain on Oct 7
                        1. So I take it - Bob on Oct 7
                          1. I don't what? - BlueTrain on Oct 7
     
  18. Home Repair Question View Thread - Bob on Oct 1
    1. Unqualified advice - Nat on Oct 1
     
  19. War Tax View Thread - BlueTrain on Sep 30
    1. Re: War Tax - Nat on Sep 30
      1. Re: War Tax - BlueTrain on Sep 30
        1. Questions - Bob on Sep 30
          1. Hold on there - Anonymous on Sep 30
            1. Didn't mean to be anon. - BlueTrain on Sep 30
        2. Re: War Tax - Nat on Sep 30
     
  20. Don't mess with this cat View Thread - Nat on Sep 25
    1. Go to show - Marv on Sep 25
      1. Yep - Nat on Sep 26
    2. We Have Two Cats - Bob on Sep 26
      1. I had a zoo - Nat on Sep 26
        1. Vet Expense - Bob on Sep 26
          1. Pets as surrogate kids - Nat on Sep 26
            1. Now There is a tangent! - Bob on Sep 26
      2. Re: We Have Two Cats - Marseil on Sep 26
        1. Yuck ! - Nat on Sep 26
        2. Me Thinks - Bob on Sep 26
          1. Re: Me Thinks - Marseil on Sep 27
            1. I've seen that - Bob on Sep 27
              1. Double yuck! - Nat on Sep 27
     
  21. The calculator knows..... View Thread - Nat on Sep 22
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  22. National SAT reading scores fall to record low View Thread - Nat on Sep 15
    1. My father would have been amused - BlueTrain on Sep 16
      1. Declining education - Nat on Sep 16
        1. Re: Declining education - BlueTrain on Sep 16
          1. Re: Declining education - Nat on Sep 16
            1. Let's have a debate - BlueTrain on Sep 16
              1. Public education - Nat on Sep 16
                1. Re: Public education - BlueTrain on Sep 16
                  1. Re: Public education - Nat on Sep 16
                    1. Same here.... - Marseil on Sep 16
                      1. Re: Same here . . . . - Bob on Sep 17
                      2. Re: Same here.... - Nat on Sep 17
                        1. Re: Same here.... - Marseil on Sep 20
              2. Yes, I Think So - Bob on Sep 16
                1. Re: Yes, I Think So - Nat on Sep 16
                  1. "Why do you think they are so opposed to merit pay?" - Bob on Sep 17
                    1. P.S. - Bob on Sep 17
                    2. Teachers - Nat on Sep 17
                      1. And where do they teach? - Bob on Sep 17
                        1. Re: And where do they teach? - Nat on Sep 18
                        2. My wife is a teacher - BlueTrain on Sep 19
                          1. Tenure - Nat on Sep 19
                            1. Tenure? - BlueTrain on Sep 19
                              1. Re: Tenure? - Nat on Sep 19
                            2. Re: Tenure - Bob on Sep 19
                              1. Re: Tenure - Nat on Sep 19
                                1. We Disagree Then - Bob on Sep 19
                                  1. Re: We Disagree Then - Nat on Sep 19
                                    1. The Human part of the equation - Bob on Sep 19
                                      1. Philosophy - Nat on Sep 19
                                        1. Yes, Philosophy - Bob on Sep 20
                                          1. Old story - BlueTrain on Sep 20
                                            1. "But one cannot give a moral aspect to it. It is business." - Bob on Sep 20
                                              1. Re: "But one cannot give a moral aspect to it. It is business." - BlueTrain on Sep 20
                                                1. Business Decisions - Bob on Sep 21
                                      2. The human part can be ignored - BlueTrain on Sep 20
     
  23. Republican debate View Thread - Nat on Sep 14
    1. Gov. Perry - Bob on Sep 14
      1. Re: Gov. Perry - Nat on Sep 14
        1. Re: Gov. Perry - Brandon on Sep 14
          1. Carter and Obama - Nat on Sep 15
            1. Re: Carter and Obama - Brandon on Sep 15
              1. Presidents and the economy - Nat on Sep 15
                1. Re: Presidents and the economy - Brandon on Sep 15
                  1. Re: Presidents and the economy - Nat on Sep 15
                    1. Re: Presidents and the economy - Brandon on Sep 15
                      1. Re: Presidents and the economy - Nat on Sep 15
                        1. We Americans are not good at assigning blame - Bob on Sep 16
                          1. Plenty of blame to spread around - Nat on Sep 16
          2. Perry's Problems - Bob on Sep 15
            1. Re: Perry's Problems - Nat on Sep 15
     
  24. Born too soon :-( View Thread - Nat on Sep 8
    1. But what about the mystery? - Bob on Sep 8
      1. Yes, I know - Nat on Sep 8
      2. More or less skin - Marseil on Sep 9
        1. Long "shorts" - Nat on Sep 9
        2. Is It The Miller Light commercial? - Bob on Sep 9
          1. Wasn't always so..... - Nat on Sep 9
            1. That's a "Gay Thing", Nat - Bob on Sep 11
              1. Is now but wasn't always - Nat on Sep 11
    2. Re: Born too soon :-( - BlueTrain on Sep 12
      1. Thought I would add... - BlueTrain on Sep 12
        1. 1970s - Nat on Sep 12
          1. Fashion - BlueTrain on Sep 12
            1. Re: Fashion - Nat on Sep 12
      2. School dress - Nat on Sep 12
      3. Halter Tops - Bob on Sep 12
        1. Girls dress - Nat on Sep 12
        2. Re: Halter Tops - BlueTrain on Sep 12
          1. The Fitness of Girls - Bob on Sep 12
            1. People aren't the same everywhere - BlueTrain on Sep 13
            2. the Fat epidemic - Nat on Sep 13
     
  25. U.S. Unemployment Map View Thread - Bob on Sep 5
    1. Scary! :-( - Nat on Sep 6
      1. "Many young people have left the area to look for work elsewhere. " - Bob on Sep 6
        1. Disappearing jobs - Nat on Sep 6
        2. I left - BlueTrain on Sep 8
     
 
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