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11 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - 70 pickup truck loads ... · 0 replies · +1 points

To quote Ron Popeil (RIP), "But wait, there's more!"
"....this amazing and horrible even that happened in Japan".
Yeah, those nasty "evens". Definitely avoid those like spell-checking software and proofreaders. Sad thing is I've read two articles here this morning, and they both have rather glaring grammatical errors. But I'm getting accustomed to it...

/daily KOMO-induced facepalm

12 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Woman admits rape lie;... · 0 replies · +46 points

No - she needs to do *all* his time.

12 years ago @ The New Civil Rights M... - Is Comcast's New NBC A... · 0 replies · +1 points

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It's an embarrassment to the country, the world, and should be an embarrassment to you, yourself. What a bunch of whiny crybabies we have become. A bit of advice: Shut the hell up and grow a spine, Guess what? We are ALL the butt of jokes. PLEASE - STOP TAKING YOURSELVES (and everyone else) SO SERIOULY. Just get over it. And yes, you folks in government - you should all be bitch-slapped for encouraging it - YOU are the ULTIMATE disgrace...

12 years ago @ The New Civil Rights M... - Is Comcast's New NBC A... · 0 replies · +1 points

"As a transgender person I was never asked if it is offensive for Trans people to be the butt of others humor."
Really? Should you have been asked? Do you have ANY idea how entirely infantile that sounds? I'm so sick of Americans of all genders, sexual orientations, and races (YES - whites included), crying like spoiled five-year-olds (and often then running to Big Daddy Government for sympathy), everytime they don't get their way, or somebody calls them a name, or "hurts their feelings". It's SO tired. Can we start acting our ages, please? Didn't mommy and daddy ever teach you the old adage, "Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me"? Why do I even have to mention that silly? But, sadly, yes - that's the mentality we're dealing with here...

12 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Everett parents say sl... · 0 replies · +14 points

Ha Ha! Right you are. I remember those days well. Remember Borden Playfield? What a muddy, wet, smelly mess that place was. But the best, and definitely most vivid, memories of playing soccer as a kid were at that field. Still remember everyone standing around at halftime, sucking on orange wedges, COMPLETELY covered in mud. What I would give... WAY too much fun!

12 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - McGinn, Diaz announce ... · 1 reply · +8 points

Psssst, Moonbeam51 - that's spelled "LOSERS".

For reference, a couple examples of these words in some context::
"Lose" - You LOSE a game, or maybe you LOSE your car keys. Also the root word of LOST and LOSER.
"Loose" - Your pants are too LOOSE; or your dog broke his chain and managed to get LOOSE.

Don't take it wrong - I'm not trying to be an arse - just trying to help out. Regardless, I got the point you were making, and definitely have to agree with you on your point. (Gave you a TU as well...)

12 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Remembrance group: \'W... · 0 replies · +25 points

At least he cited his sources when asked, regardess of whether you find them questionable or not (which is purely subjective). Yet *you* cite figures, and do not provide any sources. A bit hypocritical, isn't it?

12 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Obama takes on \'tweet... · 1 reply · +5 points

I really must give credit where credit is due. I have been perusing the topics here for a good half-hour now. I haven't felt the need to log on, however - at least up until now. I'm seeing the usual ankle-biting, divisive bickering that constitutes the majority of posts here. And a few decent ones. Not much to raise the spirits, shall we say? But then I saw *your* post. I must say I'm impressed, and you're very well-read, and spot-on. You put a smile on my face, and helped put my heart at ease, at least for a while <chuckle>... Perhaps there *are* some people of that "younger age group", as you so eloquently stated, that actually can see through that "fog" that is cast upon us by our politicians (and society in general), all so often. You certainly *do* see through it. Thus you give me some hope.

As much as I will say I hope you pass on your knowledge to others, I do hope you don't go into politics. You may find yourself qualified to do so, but I think you're just too good for that. It seems to ruin a great many originally-well-intentioned people. To steal a line from an old S.E. Hinton novel, "Stay gold"...

12 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - 2 men accused in plot ... · 0 replies · +34 points

Of course, we'll all be told this was not a case of terrorism, organized or otherwise...

Hang 'em high.

13 years ago @ KOMO - Seattle, WA - Senate bill aims to ba... · 2 replies · +12 points

This state is now how many billions in debt? Last I checked it was around $10 billion. And STILL our lawmakers have their heads in the clouds. Let's see - let's ban lead wheel weights (sorry tire stores), plastic shopping bags (sorry retailers, supermarkets), etc., etc. And I see our neighbors to the south in Portland are trying to push through a "voluntary ban" on fragrances in the workplace ("voluntary ban" - now there's an oxymoron for the ages). What a joke. Where does the lunacy end? Certainly not the asylum...

Is this really a prudent use of our tax dollars? Seems to me all it does is hurt businesses and consumers, and reeks of arrogance, ignorance and a general disconnect from reality. And I am SO sick of these politicians micro-managing the hell out of everyone's lives and businesses. They have a lot of nerve pushing this garbage on us when the're own house is in such poor order.

Get a grip. If you folks would like to ban something that would truly have a positive effect on our state, try banning yourselves.

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