Alabama boy kills 1051 pound monster pig

[qailoh]

Building a safer toothbrush

Fortunately, hardworking scientists at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory are on the job, doing all they can to reduce the number of toothbrush fatalities...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/05/18/MNGBBPTA5L1.DTL

 

[KalelGmoon]

I also think that most police officers only break leather when they feel it might be necessary. I will admit I Have been pulled over a time or two and have never had the officer ask to see my hands, thought here was one time I was asked to get out of the car and remove any weapons I had, I carry a pocket knife and at that time a multi tool. apparently you cant carry a container of alcohol unopened on the seat next to you. go figure

 

[Fifty2One]

Anyone have the statistics on Alabama boys being killed by 1051 pound pigs over the past ten years?

 

[Rich]

Wow - shit that does bring it into reality

fraid you cannot hide from this one - guys
in 1 year England/Wales stats are lower than the daily average for USA-

We've been telling them for years, will they listen, if they carry on they'll end up killing each other. Of course we could just sit there at the end and tell them we bloody told you so, but no, we'll try and save them from each other and keep driving the message home, just say no to guns. Isn't it absurd that fags carry a government health warning but not guns, utter nonsence

 

[Pauldohert]

Fortunately, hardworking scientists at Johns Hopkins University's Applied Physics Laboratory are on the job, doing all they can to reduce the number of toothbrush fatalities...http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/articl...NGBBPTA5L1.DTL

I'll sleep easier now, you can get your hands on a toothbrush very easily in the UK!

 

[qailoh]

Wow - shit that does bring it into reality

fraid you cannot hide from this one - guys
in 1 year England/Wales stats are lower than the daily average for USA-
...
I think that those brought up with firearms are probably more respectful of them, than those who are townies, its the townies who are the fruit loops - I presume that the country folk - use the weapons, see the impact/result and this has an impact
...

However how would they remove guns from society now.

no matter whatt he view on this is, it would be after the horse has bolted, no point say you should of locked the barn door - you need to catch the horse .


Any reform would have to be piecemeal - say increasing the age to 21 (don't know what the age is currently) also must have no convictions etc

In the UK those how have firearms are tightly monitored and lincenses are hard to get hold of.

I ramble.

g

Finally someone who's looking at the situation realistically.

There's no denying that gun violence is a sad fact of life in the US. Guns are pretty easy to get, and the process for obtaining one, in my opinion, does not involve nearly enough education/oversight. I'm pretty much in the camp of Massad F. Ayoob, author of "In the Gravest Extreme," http://recguns.com/Sources/GravExt.html when it comes to what a person should know and what qualifications they should have before they are allowed to own or carry a firearm. Unfortunately, I don't write the laws. I vote for candidates who approach the issue of gun control whose views are along these lines, but as an individual citizen I don't see much else I can do to change the laws of the land. In the meantime, I have to live here.

I also learned to handle firearms at a pretty young age (rifle and shotgun at age 7, pistol in my 20's). I do know the crucial elements of firearm safety, and understand the responsibilities of owning and carrying a weapon. I don't hunt, I have cleaned an animal carcass that died by gunfire (and ate the venison too, yum). But the fact remains that I live in a country where firearms are common both among law abiding citizens and the criminal element as well. Not carrying a weapon for self defence in order to please some nitwit who gets his panties in a wad because he read an article in Fox News?!? about some kid killing a pig and assumes that gun ownership=tendacy towards homicidal rampaging strikes me as both foolish and naive, not to mention that same individual is on record as advocating carrying a weapon for self defence elswhere in this forum (no hypocracy there, huh?). I'd rather focus my energy on addressing the issue of how to close the barn door after the horse has escaped. Does no one remember the point of the story of Pandora's box?

I too seem to be rambling...

 

[Rich]

Not carrying a weapon for self defence in order to please some nitwit who gets his panties in a wad because he read an article in Fox News

Since women wear panties there's a typo in your statement, unless of course you're referring to the future President of the US, the wife of one of the greatest pressies you've ever had

 

[qailoh]

for the grammatically challenged

US english "panties in a wad" = UK english "knickers in a twist"

Do try to keep up.

 

[Rich]

Men here don't wear knickers either

 

[GaryPanic]

Men here don't wear knickers either

You speak for yourself.. oops I don't think I should of shared tis (only kidding)

 

[GaryPanic]

Also chipping in on Rich comments about H. Clinton
I think (personal opion here) that Bill clinton was probably one of the bst Presidents that the US had
espically on his overseas policies - yes the man was a dirty bag with women.etc....
however he was a steady hand, he had the respect of most of the rest of the world, Bush hasn't and I am afraid never will have.

Who ever your next president is, for the most part will have to be an improvement on Bush - if they can string a sentence together. without falling over themselves .

B Clinton has made his presences and is respected still ,

he was over here sometime ago on a holiday, and he was playing golf, at the venue there was also a wedding going on, and as soon as the bride and groom found out that he was there , he was invited to the function, he turned up rank a toast to the bride/groom and then slid into the background, so as not to steal the day fromt he bridge and groom. this went down well with the Brits.
also was happy to have the mickey taken out of himself (jokes about himself )

He just came accross as a more intelliegent person, as does his wife
bush just bimbles and rambles long

sorry I rant and ramble on this subject

g

 

[Pauldohert]

I would seriuosly question Hilary Clintons, suitability to be president.


Either sticking with Bill after his philandering was the act of a doormat, or the act of someone who knew she couldn't make it on her own. Or alternatively she was just a big softie who loved him


So either the president would be

1) a doormat
2) A lightweight making it on family connections
3) A women whos hormones can lead to blind allegience to a powerful man

Very dodgy material for the leader of the US. God help US!

(1 and 3 are reminicent of Blair, no 2 of Bush)

 

[GaryPanic]

H. Clinton - would have been doomed
if she had left B.C then she would have been seen as not supporting her husband etc...
if you look at them now they are married in name only and BC has been very good at supporting her in her nomination .

This is now probably a polictical marrage - as i don't think that a devorced woman , would stand a chance espically with the Christain exteme fraction- which does have a large sway, the rest oft he states would not probably care, one way or other - so she has stck by Bill - and made her own way in policitcs .

Bill has done a decent thing by supporting her

So there is probably at least respect between the 2 -f not a noraml marrage relation.

my thoughts only

g

 

[Pauldohert]

What your saying then Gary is that she will make it on family connections and be swayed by the extreme Christia factions - a bit like good old Dubya really.

 

[Rich]

You speak for yourself.. oops I don't think I should of shared tis (only kidding)

You needn't be ashamed of it Gary, Rod Stewart made it fashionable, in any case we're not as inhibited as Americans

 

[Rich]

What your saying then Gary is that she will make it on family connections .

Isn't that the same here?

 

[Pauldohert]

Isn't that the same here?

I am unaware of anyone becoming president of the UK on family connections -but in general nepotism isn't something I would like to see having influence on who are leaders are.

 

[Rich]

I think nepotism is carried on throughout the UK, though maybe not on such a high level, no wait a minute what about the Royals

 

[Pauldohert]

I think nepotism is carried on throughout the UK, though maybe not on such a high level, no wait a minute what about the Royals

In that case I'm all for it - Hilarys perfect for the job!

 

[Bodisathva]

Actually, my money's on Fred Thompson... has all the makings of a return to the Regan era

Hillary lost a lot of credit with me when she started to spew about her "faith in god"...gimme a break. She's just trying to curry favor with Dubbie's bible-beating supporters and that proves a lack of backbone.