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Mar 1, 2019 11:15:49   #
Bad Bob wrote:
Just can't stop thinking about Obama can ya?


stop it you're k*****g me
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Mar 1, 2019 09:01:18   #
Those were all very funny jokes. I love to laugh
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Mar 1, 2019 08:44:35   #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
For my last Definitions post the term "Socialism" was defined and discussed...

Capitalism, although not generally considered a political ideology, is often spoken of as the other side of the coin to socialism...

This week I invite members to offer their personal definitions of the term "capitalism"...

What defines capitalism?

Is it truly anathema to socialism (and vice versa)?

What are the benefits of the capitalist systems?


When it comes to my family I am a Socialist. I suffer so they don't have to. I am the one who is out in the weather and pushing my physical strength and mental ability.. They in turn enjoy the results of my labor. They eat good have decent clothing-- a home to live in and entertainment. They only have to please me to receive the benefits I supply. My wife cares for the home and children and makes sure I am fed on time and my clothing is ready to wear. The children do their school work and show me love in return for what I do for them. It gives me a contented feeling and our socialist system works.
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Mar 1, 2019 08:30:54   #
I consider myself to be a capitalist. I bid jobs to make money. I push the limits as to what the market will allow in order to make the best profit that I can from the work I do. I often compete with other capitalists who are after the same job. I think we all push our luck but someone usually wins the bid and does the job. Once I have secured the job it is then up to me to do a good job and also most importantly --Do what I say I am going to do. It doesn't matter if you are doing the same job for $500 or $5000--do what you say you are going to do and you will be alright and people will call you back. That's my buisness model and it has provided well for me for years now. I never advertise and most of my work is repeat customers and word of mouth.
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Mar 1, 2019 08:13:27   #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Some of the older natives have amazing memories... Entire books worth of history and lore... It's a sk**l that many of us have lost in this age of electronics...


George told me that he wondered who would be the storyteller after he was gone. He had a PHD and was a professor at the University of Oregon
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Mar 1, 2019 08:10:42   #
badbob85037 wrote:
and I though it was going to be one of those F*garwe Indian jokes.


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Mar 1, 2019 03:06:11   #
Canuckus Deploracus wrote:
Good bit of history... I can't recall the tribe's name, but it seems to me that there was a native tribe in America (west coast) who spoke a language and had religion similar to the Japanese as well... Japanese coins have also been found along the coast of NC that predate europeans occupying the area... Our world is fascinating...


This story was told to me by George Wasson a Coquille tribal elder about a year before his death.
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Mar 1, 2019 02:32:35   #
In ancient times along the Pacific coast of the Americas the natives took long journeys by sea in boats that they built. Some voyages went from southern California to British Columbia with the purpose of collecting dentalia shells. Dentalia were used as money among the native tribes from the Rocky mountains west. The Coquille Indians and Coos Indians occupied the foothills and sea shores of Coos County Oregon. One summer a group of 20 Coquille men voyaged south to trade with an Athabascan tribe around Crescent City California. They spent several weeks there trading gambling and feasting. One day a Coquille man got into an argument with one of the Athabaskans and k**led him in a rage. This was very bad and a tribal court resulted. The Athabaskans told the Coquilles that according to tribal custom the Coquilles must give them a lot of money (dentalia) or sacrifice one of their men to avenge the death of the Athabaskan. The Coquille naturally did not want to give up one of their own to be put to death so they gave what dentalia they had with them and asked for a years time to gather the rest that the Athabaskans had demanded. The Coquilles returned home and tried to make it to British Columbia by sea and as the seasons had changed They could not make the journey to collect the Dentalia shells. When the Athabaskans came up the next summer and asked for their money the Coquille explained why they did not have it yet and the Athabaskans that came said ok one more year and they left. This group of Coquilles was small a little more than 40 people and the Athabaskans were much more numerous and powerful. The Coquilles went into the forest and cut down the largest of the giant cedar trees they could find and started making a boat large enough that the whole village and supplies for a long voyage would fit inside. They worked on it for a year but still were not finished when the Athabaskans came again the next year. The Coquilles asked for one more year and the Athabaskan chiefs that came said only one more year or they would war on and k**l every Coquille in the village and they left. The Coquilles kept working on the boat and they finished it about a month before the Athabaskans would return with a war party. They d**gged the boat to the sea and loaded with food and water and tools that they would need then every person in the village got in and they left across the sea. A month later when the Athabaskans returned the Coquille were gone so they l**ted what was left and went home. The Coquilles disappeared and were never heard of again. They became known as the lost tribe and their story was told through the centuries. After world war 2 The Americans occupied Japan. Several Coquille men were with the occupation forces on the Northern island of Japan. To the amazement of all the Coquille speakers were able to talk to and have conversations with the indigenous people (the Ainu) who were the original inhabitants of the northern island of Japan. They also told the story of escaping death and building a boat and coming by sea to their lands. This is a true story.
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Mar 1, 2019 00:31:43   #
woodguru wrote:
Oh come on, that's some funny chit right there...give it up


Well he did risk capture by the Viet Cong and assassination by North Korea. Not to mention someone will be p.o.-ed about the money it cost to do nothing.
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Mar 1, 2019 00:20:50   #
acknowledgeurma wrote:
Is "debate" the OPP code for name calling?


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Mar 1, 2019 00:20:02   #
acknowledgeurma wrote:
That's just a bunch of evolutionary nonsense. God planted the first Neanderthal in the Neander River valley (I think).


At least my people were Cro-Magnons-- lol
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Feb 28, 2019 21:34:37   #
Funnier than all get out . . Do planes usually hit cars?
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Feb 28, 2019 19:30:05   #
acknowledgeurma wrote:
Well I'm from Texas and you both probably sound like furiners.


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Feb 28, 2019 19:28:58   #
acknowledgeurma wrote:
My DNA says 1.5% Neanderthal. My ancestors probably told yours to go back to Africa.


Hey man Neanderthals came from Africa.--lighten up Bro'
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Feb 28, 2019 19:26:41   #
Blade_Runner wrote:
You're accusing a pastor of threatening a civil war and all you have to back you up is a friggin meme?


A false prophet who went to prison and begged another man to take his wife is not the most credible expert wouldn't you think. Bakker is a pip squeak cuckold not worth the skin he occupies
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