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ricarleite

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#50623
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Man beheaded by al-qaeda and video published on internet
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The voting system ion Brazil, which I consider to be one of the best around, if not the best:

1- Everyone older than 18 and younger than 65 MUST vote, unless they can justify why they are not voting (under arrest, hospitalized, outside the country). Those who fail to vote or to justify why they didn't vote for more than 2 times get some of their rights canceled (can't get passports, can't get mail delivered, and some other stuff). People who is 16, 17, or older than 65 can vote if they want to.

2- The voting is made in a computer-thingy, the size of a phone, with a liquid-crystal b&w screen and a big keyboard with numbers and braille on it. The political parties are searated by 2 digit-numbers. When you vote for president, governor, mayor or senator, you only need to press the 2 numbers, and the green one to confirm the vote. Congressmen are elected by pressing the party's 2 numbers, and other 2 or 3 numbers representing the congressman. The picure of the person you are voting for appears onscreen. There is a white button that represents "none of the above", and if you vote for a non-existing number, it also counts as none of the above.

3- After the election is over (it's always on a sunday from 9 to 5) the votes are transmited thru a network to our capital (on a special secure encryption), where computers recieve the vote. By the end of the day, we know who the winners are.

4- One person = one vote, and the majority of votes elects the person. That's the way it should be.
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#50563
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Al Bundy
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You know what I always wanted to do? This is not a joke, I'm serious about this. I'd like to install a small recorder with a loudspeaker on my front door, so when I opened it, there would be sounds of an audience, like when Al Bundy or any other sitcom character comes in, you know, "Yeeaahh!! Woooo!!". It would make me feel better, I guess...
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#50560
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Evil Empire...
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Oh whatever, it's actually pointless now isn't it... If Japan was never bombed 300 thousand lives would be spared, but we could be living under the opressing power of a super space-monkey race that mixes truth and lies to create caos and anarchy, who would be using us to build an insane psychedelic weapon to destroy the Kordons from the galaxy of Mechatronikos. We can never know what the world would be like if something had happened differently.
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#50498
Topic
How does Grand Moff Tarkin fit into Ep 3?
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I imagine how's an interview to work for the Empire:

"Please, do take a seat. Uh we have your resume here, but I'd like you to tell me about yourself and your qualifications."
"Ah. Yes, uh... I attended Tatooine University, got myself a Law degree... I've worked for the Hutts as an intern for about... nine months, and then I've moved to Alderaan, where I worked as a lawyer for about three years, and uh... I speak basic, and botche, I've visited Coruscant twice... And now I want to move on to something more chalenging, I want to work for the Empire. It is a great place to work, it has great benefits from what I've heard, and it'll allow me to focus on my carreer."
"I see, yes, and what do you expect to achieve working for us?"
"Well, my goals are to become a Moff, someday. That would be, uh... nice."
"Yes I see, well, that's it for now, we'll call you, ok? Thanks so much, buh bye..."

Now can you imagine how many people have lost their jobs when the Empire was defeated? Coruscant turned into a Flint, Michigan in a Michael Moore film!
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#50493
Topic
Man beheaded by al-qaeda and video published on internet
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Originally posted by: Darth Chaltab
And can you really say we would be in a better position with Al "Cars will destroy the World" Gore as president?


Why not? Because he's a democrat? I'm assuming you're a voter, Chaltab, am I correct?

BTW voting should be obligatory in the USA. And the majority of the votes should decide who gets the job. And people should learn that there are more than 2 political parties, more than 2 ideas to vote for.
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#50396
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The Legend Of Zelda
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Originally posted by: sean wookie
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Originally posted by: ricarleite
Very nice, but there's only one game I'm really interested in: Half Life 2... When is it coming?! Why all those delays?!


just wait the real gold is halo 2


Nah... There are only 2 games I really enjoy playing, and I'm waiting for their sequels... the Metal Gear Solid games, and Half Life.