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My family owned a restaurant and was open all the big holidays except Christmas and New Years day. I never heard many people complain because they made good tips and more importantly, we didn't make anyone work lunch AND dinner. That way employees could plan which time, lunch or dinner, that they wanted to eat with their…

From personal experience, women seem very anxious in general and it is a fact that laughing relieves stress. An officer in the German army during WW II asked what advantages American soldiers had over them. Humor. He said that the ability to laugh in bad situations relieved stress and lifted moral. It only stands to reason…

I am all for equality, equal crimes should equate equal justice. In many cases, whether the outside factors are race, religion, sex, and age, we just don't see that. And while I know we can find cases of male suspects who get off lightly, I am still betting that women get off with easier sentences like you have pointed…

I would love to see a list of sentences for men who sexually assaulted children of this age for a comparison. It would be laughable....and sad.

You should never eat anything on food stamps. Use the stamps to buy food then eat the food on a plate.

Lol. That is a lot more effort than I am willing to put in. But it does depend on what I am dressing for. If it is a t-shirt, the only criteria I have is that I can move around somewhat comfortably without my belly falling out and is long enough to cover my massive rear and crack that will inevitably show up when I sit or…

But...my flaming black unicorn on my left breast has a special meaning!

Tattoos used to be about rebellion and individuality. Now everyone has them. You stand out more if you don't have one. lol

Some look good. Some don't. Just don't come at me and try to justify the "special meaning" your tattoo expresses. You have a mouth, expressing yourself shouldn't be so hard. If you are honest and embrace modern tattoos for what they are, fashion, I have no problem with it. But please lets not pretend that the pretty…

Yeah, pretty lame. It's her decision and all, but I really have never understood the point of sheltering children to such a degree. But then again, I know that I am in the minority when it comes to parenting styles. My sons, 5 and 3 have already began asking me the life and death questions and the "what do these do" while…

I think what he said was pretty accurate, but you have to wonder if it is smart business. He would obviously want everyone to buy is product whether they look great in it or not. As far as dressing for your body type, I think that this whole subject is tougher than people realize. I can honestly say I don't think people…

But here is another interesting point. How many children around the world could 3,000 dollars feed, cloth, ect? I love animals....but I am disturbed at how much money charities can raise for our furry friends when so many human charities are suffering. I'm not sure of the national totals, but I can speak from first hand…

And that's the thing. I am more than willing to spend 100 bucks, but I don't judge because everyone's finances are different. But what the pet zealots amaze me at is their obsession to get every animal adopted.....and when you adopt them if you aren't willing to spend thousands of dollars on them, not only are you a bad…

So lets be frank...I am pretty sure after telling my story that a lot of what was just written was directed at me, and any pretense that it isn't is immature. You start off so reasonable. Vet trips, responsible ownership...all things that people who want to be responsible pet owners should do, things that my wife and I do…

I raised an American bulldog from the time he was a puppy until the age of 3 when I had to put him down. Twice before he had swallowed something too large to digest (6 inch rope toys, ect.) I paid for the two surgeries to open him up and it cost me nearly 3,000 dollars combined. The third time he did it, we had a little in…

Ok...to start with, I fully concede that private citizens on private property such as their homes and businesses are allowed to dictate the rules of their domain as long as they are constitutional.....but sometimes owners, managers, and directors have way too much time on their hands. I am an ex-smoker....I hate cigs on…

To whom were you referring?

I would love nothing more than even everyone in the workforce being paid a living wage, but until we can quit running up debt and deficits it will always be a band aid because we won't solve the problem of inflation. Our current economy has the rich now owning more wealth than ever before even when adjusted for inflation,…

While we can do things to lessen racism, especially in the our national and business institutions, good luck ending it on all fronts. That is like trying to outlaw stupid people. Not going to happen. Racism, nationalism, tribalism....as long as you have lame people out there with no hint of an interesting, independent…

I think it also is interesting to ask the simple question of why people defending the word Redskin care so much. You see this a lot with older white guys who get all angry when black use the n-word. I've never understood the argument. From a constitutional standpoint, I do not thing their should be any limitations on free…

Every team you just mentioned named themselves after a tribe or race of people sort of like the Minnesota Vikings. It's apples and oranges. Redskins was used as a slur. See the difference. You can name a team the Washington Samurai or the Ninjas or the Zulus or the Trojans or the Minutemen or the Colonials and so on. But…

We can come back to it tomorrow then. And I am not making rash judgments about all Christians morality or yours in every aspect of your lives. I am trying to debate the morality of the topics we have dived into. Trust me, I know of no group that has a monopoly on goodness, atheists included.

You edited while I was replying. You said, "You know, I think a big part of the communication barrier here is the way you perceive death. To you, death is a horrible event. I see death as a release from the evil that exists on earth." Yes, I do think death is horrible for the most part except for extenuating circumstances…

I understand oppression...but saying that EVERY poor white treated blacks bad....or the over generalization of any other is statistically an impossibility. Besides, many poor whites actively tried to fee the slaves, so it only stands to reason that there were many good Egyptians out there, even if they were a minority,…

This is all I have time to reply to. """"""""""""The Egyptians, as a whole, were oppressing the Israelites. God hates oppression in Exodus, Leviticus, and Deuteronomy, he gives the Hebrews instructions on how to treat slaves. They are only allowed to keep them for a limited amount of time, and then the slave can stay if he…

And everything you just said here makes sense if we are talking about a being who is limited. But unlimited power means that all of these rules you just set forth are needless unless god is lonely or a sadist. God didn't want mindless drones to follow him? He asked a guy to butcher his own son with a rusty knife. I don't…

I think that the point is that we have some very bad story telling. No debate can get us past the point that if something is truly all powerful, this Middle Eastern soap opera is completely unnecessary. He could skip the sin, the fall, and the redemption and just go straight to perfection without any of the drama, violence…

I can't wait. But I might not be back until tomorrow. This should give you plenty of time to explain to me how mass punishment of infants is justifiable.

And there it is. Every argument ever that turned people against religion. Punishment of an entire species for the crimes of 2. Justification of killing children and war brides (rape) And the last paragraph which I think speaks completely for itself.

^and it is that belief in something outside this earthly realm that leads people to believe that parables like Job and the murdering of people of all ages is ok as long as it is divinely inspired. It's not. And your Ying and Yang philosophy sounds great about a divine entity creating evil and letting evil happen for the…