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Oklahoma city bombing was by American citizens, completely unrelated to Al Qaeda... Helene Send a noteboard - 15/05/2011 08:02:11 AM
Not sure what time it was when the bomb went off in Oklahoma City, but I know a daycare was part of the building destroyed; even if it wasn't nap time that doesn't really practically change the statements validity. It's a statistically negligible risk, yes, but the magnitude of that risk increases significantly in people completely oblivious to it.


You are making very little sense. Why are you bringing up a bombing by American gun nuts in a thread about the lack of awareness of Islamic terrorism in American kids? Are you trying to expose your own lack of awareness?

And no, the risk doesn't increase significantly. There just aren't enough terrorism attacks for it to factor in at all.

There's plenty of information available about what's healthy; again, even 20-25 years ago when I was in middle and high school I got it in no less than three different health classes. The epidemic of unhealthy diets despite widely disseminated information on how to eat healthy doesn't exactly undermine my initial assertion that the kids are ignoring information necessary to their continued well being.


Wow... you had information about it in at least 3 health classes! How often have you seen coca cola (pepsi, dr pepper, sprite, etc) commercials? How often have you seen fast food commercials? How often have you seen ice cream commercials?
How many healthy food options are easily available?
Can't you see that this is disproportionately stacked in favor of unhealthy food?

Sugar addiction sounds a bit sketchy to me, no offense. Psychological dependence, maybe, but people are more likely to be bouncing off the walls when they ARE on sugar than when they're not.


What's sketchy about sugar addiction? If you are used to having sugar in everything, your body will expect sugar in everything. When it's no longer there, your body will crave the sugar, because it's used to getting it. Metabolism works with homeostasis, i.e. it wants to retain the levels it's used to.
And how is bouncing off walls or not related to it being or not being an addition? Btw, there's no scientific proof that sugar makes people bounce off walls.

If there are sugar addicts out there, they have my sincere pity, because they're gonna remain "powerless over their addiction" quite literally till the day they die.


You have a weird definition of addiction.

Yes, sweet things are enjoyable; it's one of natures little ways of making us want something we need to survive. Yes, lots of people consume far more than they should, but "sugar addiction" and research seeking to prove it sounds more like an excuse for overindulging in something we need without having to take responsibility for that fact.


No, it's about ensuring that sugar stops being added to everything.

Then I would say you're not very far aware on how US home schooling is done then, and that the phrase "religious fanatic" is sometimes thrown about too loosely.


I'm admittedly not very aware of home schooling in the US. But nearly everything I've read about home schooling in the US has been done by religious fanatics. I may throw this around too loosely for your comfort, so I'll explain my definition: people who home school their children so as to avoid the children coming into contact with view points other than their own religious doctrine.

As to your other point, social interaction needn't be confined to school, and social growth will almost certainly be stunted if it is. If schools don't provide a quality education, should a parent who can sacrifice that to add to the social interaction their child should be getting outside of school anyway?


You mean, within the church?

As to the rest 1. I didn't say a womans place is in the home (though it certainly CAN be, and a woman without the CHOICE is equally unfree whatever path is forced upon her), I said the people who argue that most forcefully have done the most to make it untenable.


I think that it's a luxury to be able to expect that one person in a household can just stay at home, not earning an income. For most people in the world, this is not an option. In case it's possible, though, why should only the woman have this amount of freedom to choose? Are women supposed to be more free than men these days?

2. Having a baby doesn't automatically make anyone a skillful teacher, but if the professional teachers and educational system is woefully inadequate only a foolish woman would rely on them for her childs education if she could take charge of it herself.


What? So she should be an inadequate teacher herself instead? A lot of people aren't all that bright, you do realize that, don't you?
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OK, Once and for All, WTF Is WRONG with Kids Today? Joel - 04/05/2011 01:28:52 AM 1680 Views
Cool story bro. *NM* Ghavrel - 04/05/2011 01:35:29 AM 515 Views
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The SEALS won. Joel - 04/05/2011 02:17:41 AM 967 Views
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Hopefully, and presumably respectable parenting skills. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:32:02 AM 1145 Views
You really have to wonder if our culture is decadent? *NM* Panorphaeon - 04/05/2011 06:24:25 AM 534 Views
Not at all, but it does make me wonder if we're TOO decadent. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:38:42 AM 983 Views
I agree. *NM* Panorphaeon - 09/05/2011 10:36:40 PM 617 Views
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How is it the kids' fault that they are not taught (to care) about recent history? *NM* Helene - 04/05/2011 06:54:16 AM 511 Views
I just asked my son, and he said he was a boss of a criminal organisation who was responsible for Helene - 04/05/2011 06:56:18 AM 992 Views
Good enough for me, thanks. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:59:40 AM 999 Views
Yes and no, but I'd think an international network trying to kill you would motivate self education. Joel - 06/05/2011 01:57:06 AM 1103 Views
Good teachers don't allow overeager students to monopolize the classroom. Ghavrel - 06/05/2011 02:52:27 AM 1111 Views
We covered the material. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:57:52 AM 1145 Views
Which means... not a good teacher. Ghavrel - 06/05/2011 07:02:44 AM 867 Views
Good luck with that. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:51:48 PM 1021 Views
If they don't know about the terrorist organisation to begin with, why would they self educate? Helene - 13/05/2011 08:06:07 AM 985 Views
If completely ignorant of terrorism itself, they wouldn't, but if not I'd expect they'd get informed Joel - 14/05/2011 03:01:37 AM 949 Views
What?!? There are terrorists roaming the US, killing kids in their beds?!? Helene - 14/05/2011 07:45:27 AM 1096 Views
They're certainly trying. Joel - 14/05/2011 10:43:48 AM 1007 Views
Oklahoma city bombing was by American citizens, completely unrelated to Al Qaeda... Helene - 15/05/2011 08:02:11 AM 1194 Views
They were both terrorist attacks. Joel - 15/05/2011 02:53:51 PM 1156 Views
Obesity is a much bigger killer than terrorists Helene - 15/05/2011 04:01:51 PM 1019 Views
Sure, but obesity covers a lot of ground. Joel - 15/05/2011 04:19:51 PM 1006 Views
Obesity is a new problem Helene - 15/05/2011 06:09:33 PM 1003 Views
I gave you my explanation, but can reiterate it. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:00:03 PM 1059 Views
For god's sake... I didn't attribute all of obesity to sugar addiction. Helene - 15/05/2011 08:10:44 PM 875 Views
No, you blamed advertising and bad schools, too. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:20:32 PM 959 Views
That's because you are incredibly annoying and I am wondering if you will ever not reply Helene - 15/05/2011 08:26:12 PM 1025 Views
An odd reason to stereotype the third most populous nation on Earth. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:52:57 PM 1002 Views
only about a third of the home schooled kids are home schooled for religious reasons random thoughts - 16/05/2011 09:35:36 PM 1075 Views
Fair enough... I can imagine wanting to avoid a crappy school. Helene - 17/05/2011 06:04:11 PM 985 Views
getting your kid in the right school can be a challenge random thoughts - 17/05/2011 06:18:04 PM 881 Views
how many times have i told you "it's the internet, it's not real life"?? *NM* moondog - 04/05/2011 07:43:01 AM 545 Views
Sure, but in this case they intersect. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:02:19 AM 1054 Views
I met a lady who didn't know who Justin Bieber was. I told her I was very impressed random thoughts - 04/05/2011 06:49:49 PM 1071 Views
You should be? Joel - 06/05/2011 02:09:47 AM 1108 Views
He may have been dreaming about killing them but he was actually doing anything *NM* random thoughts - 06/05/2011 03:09:49 AM 566 Views
The short answer is "yes". Joel - 06/05/2011 03:19:31 AM 982 Views
you would of have had to know who he is to know he was doing that though *NM* random thoughts - 08/05/2011 06:16:39 PM 487 Views
Yes, and the fact he WAS doing that is why I expected nearly everyone to know who he was. Joel - 08/05/2011 07:12:41 PM 997 Views
I am not saying they shouldn't know who he is just that is isn't that shocking that some don't random thoughts - 09/05/2011 02:35:02 PM 864 Views
I get that, it's the size of the "some" that kinda floors me. Joel - 09/05/2011 05:02:46 PM 993 Views
Rumsfeld was a bit of a tool but he was right about a lot of stuff random thoughts - 09/05/2011 05:05:56 PM 921 Views
I did think he took heat unfairly for that comment; he's an interesting figure. Joel - 09/05/2011 05:59:58 PM 1092 Views
see that is why political comedy isn't really comedy random thoughts - 10/05/2011 02:15:48 PM 954 Views
He was a college offensive lineman. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:47:52 AM 1020 Views
It was the media tqaking offense not just internet nutjobs random thoughts - 13/05/2011 04:16:34 AM 1101 Views
You're "the media" now? Joel - 13/05/2011 10:27:42 PM 1106 Views
you live in a fantasy world *NM* random thoughts - 16/05/2011 02:27:20 PM 504 Views
Not a rebuttal. Joel - 16/05/2011 09:10:33 PM 1002 Views
I am trying to be more concise and that summed it up *NM* random thoughts - 16/05/2011 09:26:32 PM 503 Views
Concise is nice, but that response was solely about me rather than my arguments. Joel - 18/05/2011 11:30:38 PM 967 Views
No it was about your reply I am just to lazy to break it down random thoughts - 19/05/2011 12:54:38 AM 915 Views
"You live in a fantasy world" is 100% about me. Joel - 19/05/2011 01:53:07 AM 809 Views
OK *NM* random thoughts - 19/05/2011 03:15:04 PM 460 Views
Check. Joel - 20/05/2011 12:08:24 AM 1256 Views
13-17 year olds. Kronin al'Sulc - 05/05/2011 01:51:27 AM 1171 Views
Call me crazy, but I tend to notice people who want to kill me when they've shown the ability. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:53:26 AM 998 Views
Re: Call me crazy, but I tend to notice people who want to kill me when they've shown the ability. callandor1000 - 06/05/2011 09:21:10 PM 1059 Views
As I asked below, did you click the link? Joel - 06/05/2011 11:35:45 PM 895 Views
Re: As I asked below, did you click the link? callandor1000 - 09/05/2011 05:37:29 AM 898 Views
And yet you found a way; full marks for effort. Joel - 09/05/2011 07:50:32 AM 1201 Views
Re: And yet you found a way; full marks for effort. callandor1000 - 11/05/2011 02:52:45 PM 1154 Views
Well, based on the consensus, I can't really argue with that first line. Joel - 11/05/2011 11:33:53 PM 1064 Views
well then, let us who've somewhat recently been educated as to internet searches assure you... LadyLorraine - 11/05/2011 11:41:54 PM 935 Views
Educated about how to conduct them, or how they ARE conducted? Joel - 12/05/2011 01:13:25 AM 967 Views
Re: Educated about how to conduct them, or how they ARE conducted? callandor1000 - 12/05/2011 04:50:23 AM 951 Views
So we're back to criticizing claims of superiority I've never made? Joel - 14/05/2011 07:06:10 AM 1219 Views
Thanks for the mis-analogizing. Kronin al'Sulc - 10/05/2011 06:26:40 AM 1369 Views
Not a mis-analogy, but perhaps ambiguous. Joel - 10/05/2011 07:02:31 AM 992 Views
Re: Not a mis-analogy, but perhaps ambiguous. Kronin al'Sulc - 10/05/2011 04:58:59 PM 1021 Views
Re: Not a mis-analogy, but perhaps ambiguous. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:22:38 AM 978 Views
Re: 13-17 year olds. callandor1000 - 06/05/2011 09:14:47 PM 974 Views
What are you doing to earn a living now? *NM* Urza - 05/05/2011 03:04:28 AM 511 Views
Jeg øver norsk, men ikke mer nå. Joel - 06/05/2011 02:54:44 AM 977 Views
Debt collection is kind Urza - 06/05/2011 07:16:53 AM 926 Views
Just don't repeatedly say you're seriously buying tickets to come kill them. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:40:51 PM 894 Views
Theres a reason you're banned from skype chat. Dont be a cunt Urza - 07/05/2011 02:22:30 AM 954 Views
You threadjacked me to take a potshot, so I don't want to hear it. Joel - 07/05/2011 03:57:47 AM 1018 Views
it must be a very good reason if they haven't banned you as well random thoughts - 09/05/2011 05:09:07 PM 929 Views
Joel decided it would be fun to blackmail us with filing a false poilce report. *NM* Urza - 10/05/2011 12:07:46 AM 547 Views
I sent Skype the log; they said to contact the police. Joel - 10/05/2011 03:54:51 AM 1102 Views
Re: I sent Skype the log; they said to contact the police. Camilla - 15/05/2011 11:55:23 AM 931 Views
I think most of the relevant details have been covered here. Joel - 15/05/2011 04:06:09 PM 1057 Views
Silly laptops.... *NM* Joel - 15/05/2011 04:11:38 PM 536 Views
Now I am certainly not going into skype chat. Camilla - 17/05/2011 10:36:04 AM 941 Views
Can't say I blame you, but that's always a possibility online. Joel - 17/05/2011 05:07:23 PM 929 Views
Re: Can't say I blame you, but that's always a possibility online. Novo - 19/05/2011 12:59:14 AM 1216 Views
For people who categorically objected to all bans of any kind ya'll embraced them very abruptly. Joel - 19/05/2011 01:50:26 AM 1356 Views
You failed to respond to the main thrust of my argument, but, whatevs. Novo - 19/05/2011 03:01:07 AM 969 Views
I did, but will try again; then I'm done with this subject and rebutting Adams false accusations. Joel - 19/05/2011 03:51:24 AM 907 Views
I joked to Roh "If I kill him will you be my alibi... Great, I'm pricing tickets on travelocity now! Urza - 17/05/2011 12:02:28 AM 1021 Views
That sounds ridiculous. *NM* Helene - 17/05/2011 06:06:39 PM 505 Views
When did I ask for attention, niceness or an apology? Joel - 18/05/2011 11:28:12 PM 1016 Views
It is nice to see even without chat the chat drama still seems to bleed into the main pages *NM* random thoughts - 10/05/2011 02:17:11 PM 564 Views
And that is your analysis? Really. Kids sure are dumb to ask questions and do research. Vivien - 06/05/2011 10:15:41 PM 897 Views
I wish there were an applause smiley. Ghavrel - 06/05/2011 11:02:01 PM 976 Views
No, but any kid whose research beings by finding out who he even WAS is dumb, period. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:31:08 PM 943 Views
Any kid whos research doesnt start by finding out who he was must have been born with the knowledge. Urza - 06/05/2011 11:39:56 PM 1083 Views
Finding out, yes; finding out by actively searching, no. Joel - 06/05/2011 11:42:34 PM 964 Views
You and I turned on CNN one morning to see the WTC burning. *NM* Urza - 07/05/2011 02:05:26 AM 559 Views
Again I cite the attempted "Christmas bombing" in 2009. Joel - 07/05/2011 04:01:27 AM 951 Views
Any rational person wouldn't do a yahoo search. Other than that, the questions you posed are Helene - 15/05/2011 11:28:02 AM 920 Views
So their search engine makes them dumb, but their questions are OK. Joel - 15/05/2011 02:57:27 PM 872 Views
By gods, you are hopeless to talk to. *NM* Helene - 15/05/2011 03:56:27 PM 498 Views
I repeat, one of us certainly is. Joel - 15/05/2011 04:20:07 PM 1059 Views
If you learned people are sometimes flippant Helene - 15/05/2011 06:13:52 PM 959 Views
I'm sometimes flippant, too, but have always been adherent of Poes Law. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:11:04 PM 904 Views
So quipping that rational people wouldn´t use a certain search engine is really about terrorism?!? Helene - 15/05/2011 08:14:59 PM 942 Views
Terrorism, and knowledge of it, was the subject of the thread. Joel - 15/05/2011 08:38:35 PM 998 Views
I don't think the article says much of anything at all. Dan - 07/05/2011 03:28:35 AM 849 Views
Maybe; I don't always appreciate deadpan jokes online.... Joel - 07/05/2011 03:43:51 AM 1076 Views
I think the linguistic conventions governing search engines and typical conversation differ is all. Dan - 07/05/2011 04:00:38 AM 935 Views
Hopefully that's all it is. Joel - 07/05/2011 04:17:21 AM 903 Views
actually, search engines are getting better towards "questions" now LadyLorraine - 11/05/2011 11:06:42 PM 899 Views
Fair enough then, if surprising; objection withdrawn. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:17:28 AM 1050 Views
I think you're reading too much into this Isaac - 10/05/2011 12:58:20 AM 1009 Views
Possibly; I really hope so. Joel - 10/05/2011 04:01:50 AM 931 Views
Re: Possibly; I really hope so. Isaac - 10/05/2011 05:18:43 AM 1028 Views
Again, fair enough. Joel - 12/05/2011 01:52:07 AM 964 Views
Re: Again, fair enough. Isaac - 12/05/2011 02:04:53 AM 1011 Views
Acknowledged. Joel - 12/05/2011 02:41:38 AM 964 Views
HA! Vivien - 12/05/2011 10:50:50 PM 1165 Views
Re: I'm more disgusted by this thread than by its original topic of conversation. *NM* Gaps - 15/05/2011 09:41:43 PM 530 Views
Just as well; I conceded on the original topic ages ago. Joel - 15/05/2011 11:10:20 PM 936 Views
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