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Hah, when was the last time you were on a plane? :D nowhere's given out free headsets since Canada3000 collapsed ten or so years ago. These days, I just bring ...

Like I say, plenty of examples of great leaders in wartime (Roosevelt, Lincoln and Lloyd George are three absolutely massive ones) that indicate you don't need any experience whatsoever, just ...

An essay, for a friend of mine. SALT IN THE ABYSS Abyss gazing has become something of a habit of late: they say that whatever you practice for appearances eventually ...

Ah! I was listening to a sermon the other day, and they quoted him - "The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting, it has been found hard ...

Social and economic policy hasn't killed a single person, and I doubt the validity of any proof you might clame to support your claim. :O What? That's got to be ...

Eh, the effect of trying to switch from a human point of view to a God's eye view kind of mode. Didn't work for you, I guess... that makes me ...

Um... I think you might have missed the point there, jiggy old chap - read the rest of the poem carefully. My only complaint is the punctuation of the final ...

I agree insofar as I doubt ol' Georgie's capability to make an informed decision on just about any point, but I don't think that the leader has to have served: ...

Part of the debate is also the issue that the President of the United States is also the Commander in Chief of the forces in the USA - basically, he's ...

Holy Crackmonkey! I won something and I didn't even have to vote for myself multiple times... this makes a first! All you other winner people rock.

Yeah, that's my fault :) it's for Nate. That might make things clearer for the old guard.

Sorry I don't live up to your standards, Brad :) few of us do, I think. The idea was to make the first section choppy, slightly awkward and prosaic; it ...

Don't shout at me, I'm only here for a few minutes! Have fun; here's my contribution for the day/week/until I'm back. Loads of good stuff going on around here. GAMBLING ...

Gotta love it. I have a shotgun. I also write stuff (now and again... ::blush::). I'll be there!

As I ever was, so I am. As for exactly what that is, well: there's a whole world out there filled with the seething mass of humanity, and right now ...