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I grew up in WI very near the WI/MN border. I go to a university in MN and come home to work during the summer.

I was very much in love with my girlfriend of multiple years and we tried to do a long-distance relationship when I moved to college. It sucked and I will never do it again. A healthy relationship cannot be maintained through a phone or a computer.

I [bleep]ing love Wisconsin. This was in the gas sation parking lot this afternoon in my hometown. Look at that park job!!

HAHA! :P

Ugh....I'm sorry but I don't believe anything Bill O'Reilly says. You can pin me to the wall for that, but in my opinion he is not a citeable source.

Khalid Sheikh Mohammed provided false information about Bin Laden's courier...I don't know where you're getting that from.

As for this part, definitely. It's just another form of racism/segregation/discrimination - no matter what the reason. Surprisingly, the group of people that benefits most from Affirmative Action is white women.

I might add that Editors do not just correct grammar. All members of the EP are allowed to provide feedback, criticism, etc. for an article. Ultimately, it is up to the author which version of the article they choose to publish, but the editors give plenty of "devil's advocate" feedback. Like I said above, being on the EP is very eye-opening. We don't just take articles "as is" and there are more ideas tossed about by authors and editors than you might think. Often there is a great idea, but by Thursday, General Discussion has already droned on for 8 pages about it. How interesting would it be to rehash a topic that has already been discussed? If you've got good ideas, save them, write them down, and work out a piece for the Times instead of posting it in GD :thumbsup:

The European model of slavery really didn't have much to do with Christianity. I know there were a lot of other factors involved, but religion was important too. They considered the native Americans and the Africans soulless, and therefore they had no feelings and were basically nothing more than animals. They were fair game for slavery, basically. Of course, it was also simply convenient to use slaves, and I'm not sure to what extent the Europeans actually believed this. :D You're probably more educated on this subject Those are accurate statements, but they did not believe that because those groups weren't Christians. The European model mostly traded slaves from the western coast of Africa (heavily concentrated in what is now Liberia) and native Americans were rarely used as slaves because more often than not they could not survive the strenuous slave labor (the same can be seen with natives in South America--specifically Brazil). Studies like this one are a better idea of why Europeans believed Africans deserved to be enslaved. While you are correct in saying they are "soulless", it was not simply because they weren't Christian. Christians believed in the Great Chain of Being and if studies like Crania Americana proved Africans (among other ethnicities) were biologically different from white Christians, i.e. another species, then--according to the Great Chain of Being--they were lower on the totem pole and deserving of their enslavement. Religion did play a part, but not as big a part as people may think. Like I posted before, the economic reasons far outweighed the religious. The religious reasons were only to justify an already existing slave trade system that was based on economic needs. :mrgreen:

When doesn't it?

If you're on the fence about applying...apply! :-D Being on the EP is a very rewarding and eye-opening experience.

The European model of slavery really didn't have much to do with Christianity.

If you are a male and have short hair, you really don't need to shower every day. It's actually bad for you to do so, but I do every morning because it helps wake me up and is cemented in my morning routine. "All you really need is to wash the four key areas: armpits, ***-hole, crotch and teeth! Got that? The hookers bath. Armpits, ***-hole, crotch and teeth. In fact, you can save yourself a whole lot of time if you simply use the same brush on all four areas!" -George Carlin

Drumset? Snare drum? Explain! :o Oh and Kalphite, I loved that book. So now you've met one. F. Scott Fitzgerald is brilliant.

ROCK YOU LIKE A HURRICAAAYYNE! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OI2COawqMJQ

Why are you arguing? The much more efficient thing to do would be to go smith your cannonballs. :mrgreen:

I've tried to tell them 100 times they're doing speed but they never listen. If it comes from the doctor, it can't be drugs! :wall:

Their advice is sound and you would save more money and time following it, but if you're dead set on making cannonballs, more power to you.

I used to do the same thing as you--pop in a movie and AFK Smithing either with Cannonballs or Gold Bars. If I remember correctly, the XP is about 12,500k/hr. Not the greatest, but like you said, very AFK-able.

This is my first post on this thread, and most likely my last. I've had this as a goal forever, now I can finally get back to frosties and 95 Prayer :thumbsup:

We would cause the end of our species, but certainly not the world. As Carlin puts it, we're nothing more than a "surface nuisance" on this planet.

Matthew 24:36 But of that day and hour knoweth no [man], no, not the angels of heaven, but my Father only.

Good to hear :thumbup:

I think a copy of the email sent to Jagex should be displayed. It's only fair, otherwise the answer is out of context.

Tons of my friends do Addy. It's really popular on college campuses during finals week and if you know a friend with a scrip you can make a lot of cash. It's also good for no-lifing RS or playing FPS games. Never tried it personally, I'm not a pill popper.