Carl's Corner :)

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StevieJ wrote: Carl wrote: Steve got weird taste in women I would say more like bad choices and bad luck.....

I see the problem here, you like the Sarah McLachlan types and your world view is attracting the Ann Coulter types. I do think you could land Hillary though.

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Kraellin wrote: democrats become more socialist

I wish. They have become spineless republicans and republicans have become corperatists. Obama will change that.

sorry ron, but the socialists, at least as i've seen it promoted in this country, miss the one principle you cannot violate in government, you get what you reward. and the socialism i've seen here rewards indigence, poverty, sloth, drug use, welfare and hillary's 'national health care'. thus, you get more of the same.

but the republicans are little better; they simply try to hide it all under the carpet and pretend it either doesnt exist or try to stomp it all out with the 'bigger hammer' method.

neither side is very workable.

hehe, ron. i'm certainly not argueing for the wealthy. the system is full of inequities. and i certainly dont mind charity. it's forced, governmental 'charity' in the form of welfare and other robin hood tactics which i dont like about the demmocrats.

BIG business pretty much screws their employees. you would think BIG business would learn a few lessons and set things up which recognized the worth of those that got the big guys into big positions. that a factory worker makes $20 an hour while his boss is raking off stock options worth millions is pretty gross. but the solution isnt to rip off the big guy and give it to the little guy. that's only going to cause more problems.

and the tax system is screwed up so badly it's amazing there hasnt already been a revolution or two in this country. i do my taxes once a year and just mind-boggled by the complexity of my relatively simple stuff. my dad, on the other hand, has to send his out to my brother, who is a cpa and tax guy and we get back what amounts to a book.... a LARGE book and even with that, it still takes my dad and myself about three days to finalize it all and get it sent out... and that's just the business. his personal taxes then also have to be done. it's the most aggravating piece of crap i have to deal with on a yearly basis. and i blame both parties for that one! give me a simple national sales tax any day.

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Kraellin wrote: BIG business pretty much screws their employees. you would think BIG business would learn a few lessons and set things up which recognized the worth of those that got the big guys into big positions. that a factory worker makes $20 an hour while his boss is raking off stock options worth millions is pretty gross.

It can work, I remember seeing a Sixty Minutes [ Aus version ] report about a shipyard in South Korea [ I think was Sth Korea ] where they make the huge cargo/freighters etc all done in massive section and they turned them out dam quick, the company made massive profits, but the point was they were paying there employs starting at the bottom $75,000 US [ you know the guy who sorts the bolts out ] to boiler makers on $200,000 etc - everyone was happy - with the white collar worker on the same system. The problem is greed, and in my life time greed and the me mentality has engulfed our society - remember the time when you took something in to get repaired for example, and the guy said oh it was only a loose wire it only took me a sec to fix there be no charge, now it a hundred buck to walk in the door. Corporation make massive profits and say they only do it for the shareholder to be happy, as they give themselves 3 million bonus for screw everyone so well........... whoops going on a bit but I hate the greed, the inequity, the intolerance, the...... ok shutting up now, I was basicly agreeing with you

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StevieJ wrote: I would say more like bad choices and bad luck.....

LOL it's said no man ever chooses a women they choose you

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Ron wrote: I'm 45yrs old

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StevieJ wrote: I'm 46.....

You guys are bordering on old farts

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ronviers wrote: Sarah McLachlan

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StevieJ wrote: Did you say Sarah McLaughlan???

Is she a honey? or does she drink her water out of a bowl?

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ahimsa wrote: What's sad about me being a Republican is that there hasn't been any that I wanted as president and have voted Democrat each time

LOL

better pic....

She look very noice, I'm presuming she has eyes

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StevieJ wrote: How did this get in there???

LMAO mmmmmm

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ronviers wrote: It's not about how she looks, men can be such pigs, but that she is a brilliant artist - and that she looks so sweet

Ok you two are going to hate me for this, I just googlatored her and we might need that bowl of water after all, she might be very sweat which is a plus and she can sing well in a country style, but I'm afraid she just not my taste in women or music, admittedly I only listen to two song. Hey come on it not like I said I wanted to sleep with Bush or something, we can move pass this can't we

ok I'm a pig

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ronviers wrote: It's how I pictured ahimsa until I found out she was a republican.

LOL, now how do you picture her

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ronviers wrote: I would still be smitten. She is a goddess.

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ronviers wrote: If you're reading this thread it's me that loves you

Whoops yep she's a fine squeeze, I didn't realize the depth of your feelings for her, my humbles for my slurs and when you two start dating we won't mention this discussion will we or something like this might happen

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ronviers wrote: I can tell you this, Sarah looks like those monkeys that scared the hell out of me when I was a kid - she has had me freaked out for years.

I think we understand each other don't we

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ronviers wrote: What about Nora Jones? surely you're a sucker for her?

Oh yeh love her, though her first album is way better than her second

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ronviers wrote: So ok, I have to ask, what artist makes your heart melt Carl?

Musicly Loreena McKenzie, Tracy Chapman, Mariane Faithful, Bjork, Renee Geyer, Neneh Cherry, Nina Simone, Billy Holliday, Sade, Kate Bush, Sinead Oconner, Phoede Snow, Angelique Kidjo, Sheila Chundra, [ in no particular order ] the list goes on just can't think of names - oh the chick who sing on Darkside of the Moon thats haunting a great shame she died young

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ronviers wrote: if you make her cry we are going to have a real problem.

Oh no we don't want that, I hate women crying especially when it's my fault

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ronviers wrote: I will check out your list - thanks

What are some of your others and I'll have a look, alway like to here different stuff even if there not my taste, I've been listening to at the moment - the White Stripes, Death in Vegas, Radiohead, and Bernard Fanning [ you might like his album if you can track it down ]

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ahimsa wrote: Still nice and sick

What's wrong?

Oh sorry to hear that - I though you were just busy with wedding stuff

No kidding. I have to see the doc again in a few days to see if the medicine is working. I dread seeing the doc about anything concerning my kidneys as she is already talking about dialysis. I've already had kidney/bladder surgery after the car accident so they are not in the best of shape, so this scares me.

Caught the cold from my son. He comes in contact with a lot of people and catches colds and flus almost nonstop from them. I remember when people used to stay home when they were sick so they didn't spread their germs. Now people seem to not care.

I'm diabetic so the fruit juices have to be limited.

Oh, the baby had his first solid meal...an ant.

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ronviers wrote: stop an smell the flowers my ass

It's smell, not snort

Get better soon Ahimsa

Rest is the best medicine - we've got ants galore, the worst one are imports such as fire ants from Sth America and solder ants which can eat a cow in a matter of an hour, but neither are around where I live, white ants are the worst thing around here, you might call them termites, they eat through your house inside the wood, leaving a paper thin surface of the wood so you don't know there there till it's to late

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Carl wrote: Dump her so she can't get between you and FF....

..... LOL......

Manon, I was wondering what happenned to you.....hope you are feeling better!!!

ROTFL

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Carl wrote: - Take 5 minutes off FF [ when the power goes out ] and explain to her quick sex is romantic and a bit naughty - Learn to type with one hand, freeing up the other hand.

Hahaha! LMAO Well I could always put the laptop on her and work on my projects while I "entertain"

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Carl wrote: - Is she all that, I mean there is many more fish in the sea and there is only one FF

lol! I was gonna tell her about this post but now I don't think it'll be a good idea

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Dump her so she can't get between you and FF....

Yeah...Definitely a bad idea to show her


You know it's gonna get bad when I gotta lie to her to make time for FF, like "sorry babe, I gotta attend a funeral. It's my mums goldfish...very sad" or "not tonight love, I trapped my man-hood in the toilet door and it really hurts".

Btw, I do actually love and respect my girlfriend, I just have a warped sense of humour

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StevieJ wrote: Okay, you really want to know how to buy yourself more time with FF??? Do some nice effects and frames on a pic of her, her family, pets, you guys together, etc.....a pic that she loves.....and ask her opinion on what you do and what she would like to see..... You can thank me later..... LOL....

Ok, on a serious note, that is a good idea
Thanks

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Kraellin wrote: now that's even more brilliant than any of your filters, steve

Is that a compliment or an insult to my filters??? LOL.....

A man has to lay down the law, be the king of his castle, rule with an iron hand.....hold on a minute.....

"Honey, can I finish typying this before taking out the trash???" .....

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Kraellin wrote: you need to go watch some barney for a while

Been there, done that.....I've got three kids that thankfully grew out of it.....

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StevieJ wrote: Been there, done that.....I've got three kids that thankfully grew out of it..... Wink Big grin

And you still manage time for FF? That's amazing!