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Forum: Current Events Topic: Canada - cashless society |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 1:01 pm
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Replies: 28
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Interesting quirk of Canadian society. I would have thought the U.S. or perhaps Japan would have been the higher user of plastic.
Well, as various sci-fi authors have postulated, we'll all be using the generic "credits" as a world-wide monetary unit sooner or later. |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: What really happened in Benghazi? |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 12:57 pm
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Replies: 63
Views: 1335
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| What really happened? Some folks got hung out to dry and our fearless leader refuses to acknowledge his share of failure because he'll lose some votes. Then he tries to pretend it was not a terrorist attack, desperately hoping the whole thing would go away. And some people here think this clown sho... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: What really happened in Benghazi? |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 9:47 am
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Replies: 63
Views: 1335
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| Given their piss poor record or insanely radical views, neither of these "clowns" should be President. Good luck with the next 4 years America You'll either be governed by lunatic, radical Evangelical Christians or governed by lunatic, politically correct celebrity loving elitists. 8O Som... |
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Forum: US Politics Topic: What really happened in Benghazi? |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Fri Nov 02, 2012 4:38 am
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Replies: 63
Views: 1335
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| What really happened? Some folks got hung out to dry and our fearless leader refuses to acknowledge his share of failure because he'll lose some votes. Then he tries to pretend it was not a terrorist attack, desperately hoping the whole thing would go away. And some people here think this clown shou... |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Edmonton drug dealer gets break on sentencing to avoid depor |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:41 am
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Replies: 44
Views: 764
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| If you do feel that way, Andyt, in what way did we "win" it ? |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Edmonton drug dealer gets break on sentencing to avoid depor |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 9:03 am
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Replies: 44
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| There is no South Vietnam, Brenda. We lost that one, remember ? |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Edmonton drug dealer gets break on sentencing to avoid depor |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 8:25 am
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Replies: 44
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| Certainly it does seem like a manipulation of the "system", but- does a death sentence fit the crime ? I think not. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Edmonton drug dealer gets break on sentencing to avoid depor |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Thu Nov 01, 2012 7:43 am
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| I had to think about this one for a while. In the final analysis, I think the judge did the right thing in this particular instance. Deportation to Vietnam would result in a 99% chance of execution, a sentence not warranted base on the type of crime committed in Canada (or the US, for that matter). ... |
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Forum: Rants & Raves Topic: Forum personalities - accurately described and hilarious! |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 8:49 am
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Replies: 6
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Forum: Canada/US Relations Topic: Obama: Everyone wants to be us |
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Posted: Wed Oct 31, 2012 6:30 am
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Replies: 127
Views: 2382
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Yep, this is definitely a Canadian forum. . . starts out with a honk about an American polititian's comments and ends up as a technical discussion about BEER !!
![[B-o]](./images/smilies/drinkup.gif "Drink up") |
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Forum: Computer Tech & Internet Topic: Post your desktop! |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 3:55 pm
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Replies: 67
Views: 1454
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| I know it's too late but this is mine (Also from Digital Blasphemy) and. . . no, you may not see my super-secret desktop icons. |
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Forum: Military & War Topic: How the Old Guard at Arlington Cemetary responds to Sandy |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:51 am
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Replies: 14
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Clearly honor and dedication are not lost concepts for some people. These guys are rocks, and always have been.
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Forum: General Jibber Jabber Topic: Non-complience with Court Orders |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Tue Oct 30, 2012 10:47 am
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Replies: 45
Views: 924
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Your determination and drive in this matter is impressive. Congratulations!
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Forum: Current Events Topic: Hurricane Sandy sinks tall ship HMS Bounty |
| Toastmaker |
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Posted: Mon Oct 29, 2012 11:54 am
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Replies: 133
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| Quite a loss. It must be quite an experience working a ship like that. All luck to the missing crew. |
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Forum: Current Events Topic: E-bikes and e-scooters |
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Posted: Sun Oct 28, 2012 8:17 am
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Replies: 31
Views: 381
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| Hmm. . I don't think city-dwelling Canadians and Americans are used to a large traffic population of scooters, mopeds or motor bikes, etc. This will definetly take some getting used to and an enhanced level of "defensive" driving skills to keep from flattening some of them. When I lived in... |
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