daver852 
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The stupidest people in the country work for the federal government. And the stupidest people in the federal government work for the TSA. The worst are at the airport in Des Moines, Iowa. I think they are all reincarnated members of the Gestapo.
Reply #1581. Mar 18 12, 8:37 PM
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| C30
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If anything like ours, probably work very long hours for very low pay............you pay peanuts, you get monkeys.
Reply #1582. Mar 19 12, 1:29 AM
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| trojan11
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"That kind of thinking reminds of the hysterical old ladies in elementary school who would always blame the the bigger kid if a fight broke out. The smaller kid could have busted the big one in the head with a hammer...wouldn't have mattered."
How refreshing, then, in this instance to see the smaller kid taken to task by the hysterical old lady that is US airport security, and being administered such treatment that he was too terrified to withdraw, let alone use, his cleverly concealed hammer.
Let that be a lesson to all potential wielders of hammers.
Reply #1583. Mar 19 12, 12:14 PM
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| Greatguggly
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Wasn't referring to the kid in the wheelchair. I was talking about poor little weak Saddam and Osama.
Reply #1584. Mar 19 12, 5:26 PM
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| Greatguggly
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It's okay, Daver. They borrowed it form China.
Reply #1587. Mar 20 12, 6:21 PM
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| lesley153
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" Israel's Knesset approved a bill that would ban the use of underweight models in advertising. ... any ad digitally altered to make a model look thinner must say so in the advertisement. "
" The idea is to prevent young people from aspiring unhealthily toward impossible body-image goals. According to the law, models with a Body Mass Index below 18.5 would be prohibited from appearing in advertisements. "
 http://www.virtualjerusalem.com/culture.php?Itemid=6475
Reply #1588. Mar 23 12, 6:13 AM
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rayven80
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I like that Lesley.
Reply #1590. Mar 23 12, 9:50 AM
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daver852
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Love your sources, Boxjaw!
Reply #1591. Mar 23 12, 10:08 AM
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boxjaw
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As I always love yours dave.
Reply #1592. Mar 23 12, 10:33 AM
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| lesley153
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Thanks, Rayven. it's upset a few people... but they'll get over it.
Reply #1593. Mar 23 12, 10:45 AM
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supersal1
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The intent behind the BMI law is good, but I'm not sure it will be helpful. Young girls will still see pop stars and the like with bodies they aspire to, and gossip magazines are full of such images. Peer pressure plays a huge part -
my daughter was bullied for being at the higher end of her healthy weight scale and for the hideous crime of having red hair by a girl who looked like Vicky Pollard!
Anorexia is very complex and is all about being in control. My daughter's became really severe when she split up with her boyfriend and felt under pressure to excel in her 'A' levels. She's better now but at no time did she ever look at a fashion model and think 'ooh, that's how I want to look'.
Reply #1594. Mar 23 12, 11:23 AM
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| lesley153
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I'm glad she's OK, Sally, and hope she goes from strength to strength.
Reply #1595. Mar 23 12, 2:09 PM
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daver852
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Sounds like the best thing since "low-flow" showerheads!
Reply #1597. Mar 27 12, 5:12 PM
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rayven80
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Low flow showers aren't too bad, it's the low flow toilets that I despise.
Reply #1598. Mar 27 12, 7:03 PM
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george48
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There's a man who will never take anything for granted again.
Reply #1600. Mar 28 12, 12:27 PM
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