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#103589
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Gas Prices
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103589/action/topic#103589
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Originally posted by: Bossk
My mother in law sent this to me and I thought it was too good to not share in this thread...

Compared with Gasoline

Think a gallon of gas is expensive?

This makes one think, and also puts things in perspective.

Diet Snapple 16 oz $1.29 ........... $10.32 per gallon

Lipton Ice Tea 16 oz $1.19 ........... $9.52 per gallon

Gatorade 20 oz $1.59 ........... $10.17 per gallon

Ocean Spray 16 oz $1.25 ........... $10.00 per gallon

Brake Fluid 12 oz $3.15 ........... $33.60 per gallon

Vick's Nyquil 6 oz $8.35 ........... $178.13 per gallon

Pepto Bismol 4 oz $3.85 ........... $123.20 per gallon

Whiteout 7 oz $1.39 ........... $25.42 per gallon

Scope 1.5 oz $0.99 ........... $84.48 per gallon

And this is the REAL KICKER...

Evian water 9 oz $1.49 ........... $21.19 per gallon?! $21.19 for WATER - and the buyers don't even know the source. (Evian spelled backwards is "Naive.")

So, the next time you're at the pump, be glad your car doesn't run on water, Scope, or Whiteout, or God forbid Pepto Bismol or Nyquil.


Thanks for the info.

I think people need to realize that the prices we experience are not really based in a free market. We do not have a free market...probably about 60% of the cost for goods we pay goes to taxes and the expense of producing the goods, while the remainder gets distributed to the producer, which then has to pay their employees (wages, benefits, etc and a new round of taxes. This is not being done by accident. I suggest people read "The Creature from Jekyl Island", by Griffin, if you really want a good idea on how/why things work in the world. Very interesting and an easy read.

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#103432
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Dark Day... I bought the 2004 OT SE DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103432/action/topic#103432
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Originally posted by: Bossk
I'm not really actively looking. It's not on my priority list by a long shot. But if you're willing to part, I may be interested. Not quite positive yet, though.


Well, I've got a loooong way to go, as I'm in the middle of buying a new house and possibly on the way to a new job, so it'll be a while before I can do anything. I'll let you know if/when I get it done.

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#103424
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Dark Day... I bought the 2004 OT SE DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103424/action/topic#103424
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Originally posted by: Bossk
It might be worth considering.

Out of curiosity, what is this "purpose" of yours?


Put it this way, I'm on the lookout for a reasonably priced 128b ATI All-in-Wonder card with capture ability. For myself, of course.

Out of my curiousity, have you tried eBay? One thing I've noticed lately is that if there's a shortage of sets being sold separately, people are selling them together with the actual LD players...

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#103415
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Dark Day... I bought the 2004 OT SE DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103415/action/topic#103415
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Originally posted by: Bossk
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Originally posted by: JediSage
Regarding the LDs: My wife has strict instructions to sell them in the event of my demise...if it happens before 07, she's to wait until the new boxed set comes out. After that, she can do as she wishes...



So, how do I get my name first on that list?


Tell you what, after they've served my purpose, which will NOT happen in the short term, perhaps we can work something out if you're interested.

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#103108
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The Pope
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103108/action/topic#103108
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Originally posted by: Warbler
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Originally posted by: JediSage

The lack of certain body parts would not invalidate the fact that at some point the child would manifest these parts, or that the child is alive.


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but it might invalidate the fact the the fetus is a child, depending apon your point of view.


No, life is life. There's no point of view involved. Regardless of whether or not someone considers the child alive, life is present (again, there isn't a reputable scientist/doctor on the planet would disagree with this). The child does not spontaneously change species in the middle of it's growth.

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Originally posted by: JediSage

A physical body, in addition to the DNA, chromosones, ability to grow, etc is enough to warrant protection, if anything.


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that is your opinion. not everyone would agree.


I'm not sure what it would take besides what I stated above to grant the status of life to the child. If we fail to protect life, ESPECIALLY the defenseless, we're all doomed.

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would the devoloping cells immediately after conception be regarded as having a physical body?


If it's not physical, what is it?

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does a frozen embryo have the ability to grow?


A frozen embryo is by definition not experiencing the natural growth process. Would the embryo grow if it were allowed to continue inside the womb?

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#103074
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The Pope
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103074/action/topic#103074
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Originally posted by: Warbler
I will concede that adding together the multiple verses quoted would seem to indicate that the bible says abortion is sin.

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Originally posted by: JediSage

We know for certain because the child at ANY stage has every body part it will ever have,


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I do not believe a fetus has every body part immediatly after conception. The body parts take time to develope.

The lack of certain body parts would not invalidate the fact that at some point the child would manifest these parts, or that the child is alive.

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Originally posted by: JediSage


Per one of my previous posts, human life should not be measured as a point of development within a species, it should be measured by being a member of a species.


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But when does the fetus become a member of the species human? does having the correct DNA and the correct number of chromosomes automatically make somthing a member of the species human? this is a very difficult question.


A physical body, in addition to the DNA, chromosones, ability to grow, etc is enough to warrant protection, if anything.

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Originally posted by: JediSage
Trying to ascribe rights to someone based on a measure of their physical abilitiy, their iq, etc is dangerous because it would open the way to governments trying to deny rights to people who are in comas, or who have Parkinson's disease, or MS, or whatever.


This point involving abortion is somthing I had not thought of before. It is a good point. This is a serious concern.


Pretty scary one too, considering what's going on in Europe with institutionalized euthenasia, and the push for it here.

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#103057
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WTF George and Steven?!?! More Indy 4 stuff...
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/103057/action/topic#103057
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Originally posted by: greencapt
For what its worth, what *I'd* like to see is an Indy adventure in which Harrison doesn't try to pull off being young himself but plays it closer to his real age. Set the film during the Cold War (giving it almost a 'Bond' quality) with new challenges but throwing in some familiar stuff like having Nazi war criminals or something. Basically bridge the gap between the original movies (the OT.. lol) and the 'Young Indy' series in which, continuity-wise, we know Indy is alive into modern times (albeit very old). At the finale of my film I'd like to have him lose his eye, again bringing continuity to the series.


This is what I believe they'll do. I've read in the past that they did not want to try to make Ford look young for it, so hopefully they'll age him gracefully.

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#102976
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Wait- I know what Lucas needs!
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102976/action/topic#102976
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Originally posted by: JamesEightBitStar
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Originally posted by: Warbler
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Originally posted by: PSYCHO_DAYV
COULD YOU IMAGINE IF ALL OF THOSE GEEKY star trek FANS WERE TO GET LAID ??? THEY MAY HAVE STOPPED MAKING star trek MOVIES YEARS AGO.


Hey! don't you go insulting Star Trek fans!....I'm one of them! Although I can't say I am a fan of the lastest star trek movies. I'm more of a fan of the classic trek. Since when are Trek fans more "GEEKY" than Star Wars fans?


Simple.

Star Wars fans merely suck up to one guy, and a few MOVIES that happened to have some spinoff novels and games (and ONE upcoming TV series).

Star TREK fans suck up to a COMPANY that puts out a CONTINUAL STREAM of TELEVISION SHOWS (each with like hundreds of episodes and each of which is progressively worse than the previous show, though the fanboys won't admit this because special effects and "deep" shit like "OMG there's a shapeshifter who feels left out!" are more important to them than, say, actual good writing). and Trek, too, has novels, games, comics, and other assorted peraphernelia.

So you see, Star Trek fans are more geeky simply because there's more to be geeky WITH ^__^.


Trek fans tend to be more...stubborn about their show than most people. Too many of them refuse to admit that what is currently being put out by Paramount SUCKS because it's Trek. I'm a HUGE Trek fan, however I consider it dead after DS9 went off. Voyager and Enterprise were train wrecks, but there are many people who would yell at me and stomp their feet merely because I'm daring to bad mouth ST. I've written to Paramount to tell them how much the current Trek franchise sucks. Thankfully enough people have turned away to get them to kill Enterprise...

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#102701
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Star Wars Holiday Special
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102701/action/topic#102701
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Originally posted by: Rikter
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Even better, anonymously mail DVD copies to all the major media outlets ASAP! Remind them about it at a time when ROTS will be getting a LOT of coverage. Mail them to major radio shows too!! I'm sure Howard Stern et al would have some words for it... maybe even try to contact Lucasfilm reps as well!


- GREAT Idea!! We have a couple of video stores here that specialize in ODD stuff maybe I'll drop of some copies

ALSO if your serious about getting them to the media.... get me the address of the TV shows and Radio shows that you think would matter and I will mail off 10 copies of my transfer!

RiK


OK, I was joking. I hereby disavow this scheme...

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#102672
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The Pope
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102672/action/topic#102672
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Originally posted by: GlopOfGrease
I just wanted to add a few things to the discussion. If you are debating homosexuality and abortion in the context of religion, it is different than if you are debating domestic policy. The Bible says that homosexuality is a sin(1 Corinthians 6:9). That does not mean that it should be outlawed or people should stone homosexuals. It does mean that homosexuals should not be clergy, or even members of the church. Christians are still called to love them, but there is a difference between loving a person and accepting that person's sin.
As for abortion, it is not discussed in the Bible because they never thought of it as an issue then. However, the Bible does try to indicate where life begins. In Psalm 51:5, David states, "Surely I was sinful at birth, sinful from the time my mother concieved me." and in Luke 1, Mary, pregnant with Jesus, visits her cousin Elizabeth, pregnant with John, and John leaps for joy in Elizabeth's stomach. You have to be alive in order to sin or be joyful.


Well said. Hate the sin, love the sinner. Although, I do believe a good argument can be made outside of the bible for both issues that would lead to abortion being outlawed and no recognition for gay marriage.

Asha quoted a verse from Exodus where it seemingly indicates a price had to be paid if an unborn child were to be killed as the result of a fight between men, or more broadly stated as the result of an accident involving more than one person. However, the verse in question does seem to put a lesser price on the life of the unborn child than it does the mother, in which case it calls for a punishment of eye for eye, tooth for tooth. This being said, Christians are no longer under Mosaic law, and Christ commanded during his sermon on the mount that eye for eye and tooth for tooth was no longer the way, but that anyone who committs murder or holds contempt for his fellow man is in danger of hell fire.

My take on this whole discussion is I got into it to explain why Christian churches believe the way they do. My point was that the churches that understand their faith and their doctrine base these decisions on biblical principals, and are thus bound to obey them. As I said previously, nobody is forcing anyone to belong to these churches. Trying to coercing them to change their rules because you disagree is a little Orwellian.
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#102668
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Girl Problem
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102668/action/topic#102668
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Originally posted by: MeBeJedi
A guy asks his best friend for some advice on asking a girl out.

His friend suggests, "Take her out to see the latest movie, then go to a nice dinner, and finally take her for a drive up the mountains. Find a secluded spot, park the car, look her in the eye and say 'put out, or get out.' This works every time for me."

The guy thinks this is a good plan, but then again, he's not the sharpest knife in the drawer either. Anyways, he picks up the girl, they have a great time at the movie, a wonderful dinner, and she has a sparkle in her eye when he suggests they drive up the mountains.

After finding a secluded spot, the guy parks the car, looks the girl in the eye, and says, "Get out, or I'll put you out."



(P.S. This is not good advice for a first date. )


ROTFLOL!!

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#102667
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Girl Problem
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102667/action/topic#102667
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Originally posted by: Bossk
While what JediSage says may, in some cases, be true, don't let it discourage you, Davis. She may not be like "all the others." You still gotta go for it, man.


My intent was not to frighten anyone, or say this girl is or is not like other girls. However, I will say that situations like this remind me of the line in "Men in Black", where Will Smith says "Well, you know what they say, tis better to have loved and lost than not to have loved at all", to which Tommy Lee Jones says "Try it". All I'm saying is be cautious. That's all.

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#102665
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Dark Day... I bought the 2004 OT SE DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102665/action/topic#102665
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Originally posted by: Bossk
But you own the LFL DVDs as well!!!!!

GRRRRRRR

(oh, and when I put that nail in your coffin, I'm running off with your LDs )


I know, I know... I'm pitiful. I was remarking to my friend how the movies of GL and Spielberg have a hold on those of us who grew up during that time. I know the changes are AWFUL, but I just can't break away.

Regarding the LDs: My wife has strict instructions to sell them in the event of my demise...if it happens before 07, she's to wait until the new boxed set comes out. After that, she can do as she wishes...

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#102650
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Star Wars Holiday Special
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102650/action/topic#102650
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Originally posted by: greencapt
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Originally posted by: JediSage
I hear GL REALLY hates the Holiday Special. Was thinking it might be a good way to get the OT out of him...if he started getting anonymous packages with VHS copies of it mailed to him on a daily basis, along with a note that says "Plenty more where that came from George...just give us what we want".


Even better, anonymously mail DVD copies to all the major media outlets ASAP! Remind them about it at a time when ROTS will be getting a LOT of coverage. Mail them to major radio shows too!! I'm sure Howard Stern et al would have some words for it... maybe even try to contact Lucasfilm reps as well!


LOL...he would whig out.

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#102644
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Dark Day... I bought the 2004 OT SE DVDs
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https://originaltrilogy.com/post/id/102644/action/topic#102644
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Originally posted by: greencapt
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Originally posted by: JediSage
I have caved...I'm pitiful, I regret what I've done. I couldn't find my VHS copies of the 97 spec eds last night, and I'm craving SW, so I bought the widescreen DVD this afternoon. SIGH


(in a girlish '97 SE Luke scream)

AAAAAAAaaaarrrrrrrrrrrrrrggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!

Nnnnnooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


Believe me, it's not something I'm proud of. I need my fix for the stuff that IS intact.