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Kevy Baby · 03-31-2008, 09:48 AM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

Anybody else finish that Ben Stein article and think "Bueller.........Beuller......."

It was running through my head the whole time - I just can't help it.

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Originally Posted by scaeagles

In general, why is it that disagreement in one area can lead to the complete discounting of everything else?

I try to be cognizant of that, trying to not confuse one issue with another. I wish I could say I was perfect on this, but...

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Originally Posted by Strangler Lewis

I wasn't really addressing blame for the situation. I was addressing the article's theory that people should be happy to pay high gas prices because the money all comes back to them in the end.

I don't think he was saying that we should be happy about the prices. What I took from the article was that Obama was placing the blame for the high prices in the wrong place (by blaming "big oil"): something I happen to strongly agree with.
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And it is a good thing that candidates aren't selected by bowling scores. Obama scored a 37 over the weekend.

Spare us: Obama bowls a 37 in campaign stop

Alex · 03-31-2008, 10:04 AM

Looks like he's wearing a watch on both wrists, but I assume the right hand is a bracelet of some sort. I'm amazed he actually bowled a full game (assuming he did).

He's a lefty so that's good. But the other day I saw video of him signing something and it looks like he's a wraparound lefty which is bad (self loathing TRAITOR!). Plus, he is wearing his watch on his left wrist, which to me is odd -- since I use the hand so much I find it generally irritating to wear my watch on that side, but I don't know how common that is.

I use to have a bowling average around 200. I wonder if that means I would be a better president.

wendybeth · 03-31-2008, 10:15 AM

His bowling score alone would make me vote for him. I bowled a 52 my first game!

(As a rightie, I can't stand wearing a watch on that wrist. Never thought about it until Alex mentioned it.)

Kevy Baby · 03-31-2008, 10:21 AM

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Originally Posted by Alex

I use to have a bowling average around 200. I wonder if that means I would be a better president.

Unless bowling scores have an inverse relationship to presidential ability.

sleepyjeff · 03-31-2008, 10:38 AM

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

Anybody else finish that Ben Stein article and think "Bueller.........Beuller......."

Nope....I was thinking about cheese balls myself

http://youtube.com/watch?v=OratYKWszU8

Strangler Lewis · 03-31-2008, 11:19 AM

Some people maybe don't have the necessities to be good bowlers.

As a longtime bowler myself, any celebrity's ability to knock 'em down with style immediately raises their status with me. On the other hand, since the PBA has unfortunately entered a hard-ass attitude era, my feelings about bowling and its cultural/political relevance are more equovical.

Alex · 03-31-2008, 12:02 PM

For anybody interested in the underlying issues in the ministry of Black Liberation Theology (the form preached by Obama's Rev. Wright) there will be an interview with the founder on NPR's Fresh Air this afternoon.

I don't suspect that it will make many people look at Rev. Wright issue differently but should expand the contextual understanding of it.

Morrigoon · 03-31-2008, 01:37 PM

Bowling while wearing a tie..... dork.

He should at least have sent some aide out to get a custom bowling shirt made for him with Obama 08 on it or something.

Ghoulish Delight · 03-31-2008, 01:59 PM

I used to wear my watch on my right wrist as a lefty, but got tired of people bugging me about it (for some reason, it was a big deal in elementary school) so I just learned to deal with the minor annoyances having it on my left causes. At this point I don't even notice, though I do take it off or switch it to my right wrist to bowl.

innerSpaceman · 03-31-2008, 02:28 PM

I used to wear my wristwatch on my left wrist.

Then they invented cell phones.

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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	Looks like he's wearing a watch on both wrists, but I assume the right hand is a bracelet of some sort. I'm amazed he actually bowled a full game (assuming he did). He's a lefty so that's good. But the other day I saw video of him signing something and it looks like he's a wraparound lefty which is bad (self loathing TRAITOR!). Plus, he is wearing his watch on his left wrist, which to me is odd -- since I use the hand so much I find it generally irritating to wear my watch on that side, but I don't know how common that is. I use to have a bowling average around 200. I wonder if that means I would be a better president.
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wendybeth Nevermind Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 7,847	His bowling score alone would make me vote for him. I bowled a 52 my first game! (As a rightie, I can't stand wearing a watch on that wrist. Never thought about it until Alex mentioned it.) __________________
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Alex . Join Date: Feb 2005 Posts: 13,354	For anybody interested in the underlying issues in the ministry of Black Liberation Theology (the form preached by Obama's Rev. Wright) there will be an interview with the founder on NPR's Fresh Air this afternoon. I don't suspect that it will make many people look at Rev. Wright issue differently but should expand the contextual understanding of it.
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Morrigoon I throw stones at houses Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Location: Location Posts: 9,534	Bowling while wearing a tie..... dork. He should at least have sent some aide out to get a custom bowling shirt made for him with Obama 08 on it or something. __________________ http://bash.org/?top "It is useless for sheep to pass a resolution in favor of vegetarianism while wolves remain of a different opinion." -- William Randolph Inge
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Ghoulish Delight I Floop the Pig Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Alternative Swankstyle Posts: 19,348	I used to wear my watch on my right wrist as a lefty, but got tired of people bugging me about it (for some reason, it was a big deal in elementary school) so I just learned to deal with the minor annoyances having it on my left causes. At this point I don't even notice, though I do take it off or switch it to my right wrist to bowl. __________________ 'He who receives an idea from me, receives instruction himself without lessening mine; as he who lights his taper at mine, receives light without darkening me.' -TJ
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innerSpaceman Kink of Swank Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Inner Space Posts: 13,075	I used to wear my wristwatch on my left wrist. Then they invented cell phones.
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