The Potomac TavernAn electronic community for Washingtonians in fact and spiritNational Affairs :: Want to reduce suicides Try gun control- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Mark D Hamill wrote: Nothing like a gun control topic to stir up conversation, or so I hope. Anyone see this article on page A-2 of today's Post I really enjoy these insights from sociologists that we get every Monday. http:www.washingtonpost.comwp-dyncontentarticle20080706AR2008070602118.html Snippets: Quote: States with high rates of gun ownership -- Alabama, Idaho, Colorado, Utah, Montana, Wyoming and New Mexico -- have suicide rates that are more than double the suicide.http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5596008#5596008 Morals, Ethics and Philosophy :: RE: Don Imus: up to old tricks- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Mark D Hamill wrote: I've never argued for government censorship of shock jocks or anyone else. I do think it is appropriate to raise a ruckus when a commentator like Imus makes statements that go over the line, whatever people happen to perceive that to be, and for his sponsors to yank him off the air if they are too egregious. Howard Stern is being comfortably obscene on satellite radio. I hope Imus moves there. His listenership though is rather small for a shock jock, so I am not sure how.http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5595948#5595948 The Watering Hole :: RE: The Devil's Dictionary - June 2008- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Mark D Hamill wrote: George W. Bush always looks costive (i.e. constipated) to me.http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5595958#5595958 Humor :: The Veterinarian- (Found July 8, 2008 ) MsDebby wrote: One Sunday, in counting the money in the weekly offering, the Pastor of a small church found a pink envelope containing $1,000. It happened again the next week! The following Sunday, he watched as the offering was collected and saw an elderly woman put the distinctive pink envelope on the plate. This went on for weeks until the pastor, overcome by curiosity, approached her. 'Ma'am, I couldn't help but notice that you put $1,000 a week in the collection plate,' he...http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5595969#5595969 The Watering Hole :: RE: Daily Facts and Trivia - June 2008- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Mark D Hamill wrote: That sounds about right.http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5595970#5595970 Humor :: RE: Australian Poetry Contest- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Mark D Hamill wrote: Only in Australia!http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5595973#5595973 Humor :: RE: musings of a meandering mind- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Mark D Hamill wrote: Pat could steal some of those for redneck jokes.http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5595974#5595974 Humor :: RE: New Airline Rules- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Mark D Hamill wrote: Don't give the airlines any more ideas!http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5595975#5595975 National Affairs :: RE: Supreme Court rules in favor of millionaires!- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Mark D Hamill wrote: I don't know how many millionaires are on the Supreme Court, but I bet there are a bunch of them.http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5595982#5595982 The Watering Hole :: RE: a space idiocy- (Found July 8, 2008 ) Mark D Hamill wrote: Dang! Blocked by the DOI firewall. Will have to check it out tonight.http://www.potomactavern.org/viewtopic.php?p=5595985#5595985 |