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FlemGem (1297 D)
07 Dec 12 UTC
So I have this huge addition to my family coming in.....
Actually she was born a week ago, but in the spirit of the meme of the day I'd like to announce the birth of my daughter Keilah Rose. 9lbs 13.5oz, 20.25 inches long, cutest thing I've seen since, well, the last time we had a baby. I'm one seriously happy dad.
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Tolstoy (1962 D)
08 Dec 12 UTC
Replacement needed for high quality World game
Frozen-Antarctica is in a decent position: http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=103915
Express your interest and if you pass the smell test you will be PMed the password.
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Yonni (136 D(S))
21 Nov 12 UTC
Triathlon Round 3
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rosaville (2507 D)
08 Dec 12 UTC
Don't Want to be Falsely Accusing of Multi-ing
My brother is joining and it may look like I am multi accounting ...
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krellin (80 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
Lest We Forget...
December 7, 1941 - Pearl Harbor was attacked...

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krellin (80 DX)
04 Dec 12 UTC
The Evil Rich
If it is so evil to be "rich" and we must punish them and take a higher % of their salary away from them because the "have too much"...and we love illegal aliens and want to give them amnesty, and they really have nothing...then shouldn't we *all* be giving up our wealth. Compared to *global* standards, we are *all* repulsively rich. Such Hypocrisy! DISCUSS.
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ulytau (541 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
Welcome to krellinland, a mental asylum where the laws of logic dictate that the opposite to "A is X" is not "A is not X" but "A is Y".

As a consequence, the opposite to "If you tax ANYTHING you **necessarily** get less of it." is not "If you tax ANYTHING you do not **necessarily** get less of it." but "IF I increase the taxes on property, I will get more development". krellinland is a peaceful binary land, where everything is either this or that. And what is this and what is that is up to the peoples of krellin to decide,

As a bonus for visiting krellinland, you'll receive your own personalized strawman. For instance, if you talk about land value tax, you'll hear an elaborate on taxing property standing on the land, which is of course something entirely different than taxing the land itself. Nevermind your explicit statement that the supply of land is inelastic, something obviously untrue in case of buildings, which in itself should preclude any misinterpretation between the two; you must never outrule the possibility that land might be growing on trees in krellinland, as it is indeed a land of boundless possibilities. It is also a land where browsing relevant refferences on which an article is built is discouraged; indeed, instead of information in distilled form, only the pure original thoughts are to be disseminated. As such, I am glad to enclose the work of the original Georgist Henry George, who tackled the issue of land value tax in a very complex manner - http://www.henrygeorge.org/pchp33.htm
Thucydides (864 D(B))
06 Dec 12 UTC
Eat the rich
Tolstoy (1962 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
I rather like the rich people who invested in and created my smartphone. I'd rather not eat them.

I will take a leg of Bankster to go with my liver of War Profiteer, however.

Being rich doesn't make you evil. Being evil makes you evil.
Thucydides (864 D(B))
06 Dec 12 UTC
Eat Tolstoy
Yellowjacket (835 D(B))
06 Dec 12 UTC
Are there any black people in Krellinland?
Draugnar (0 DX)
06 Dec 12 UTC
"you must never outrule the possibility that land might be growing on trees "

I don't know about trees, but if we could learn to trigger and control undersea volcanoes, new islands could be grown. That or toss a hybrid kryptonian crystal into the ocean and grow an entire continent.
Draugnar (0 DX)
06 Dec 12 UTC
Speaking of Obamacare - I just discovered my first big tax hit from it when doing my 2013 elections. Last year (and years prior) I could put $5000 away tax free in an FSA for covering medical expenses. Thanks to Obamacare, that is now cut in half. I have to pay taxes on any medical costs exceeding $2500 on the year now. That means half of a typical hospital stay is taxable. Something seems wrong there. I'm not rich (just upper middle class) and yet I got a tax increase that Oblamer said I wouldn't get...
Stressedlines (1559 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
taxing medical stays...interesting. Thought this was 'universal healthcare'?
AlexNesta (239 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
Ouch.
Putin33 (111 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
"I rather like the rich people who invested in and created my smartphone. I'd rather not eat them."

But not the sweatshop labor, apparently.

As we on the left suspected all along, libertarians adore the rich and powerful.
Putin33 (111 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
Draugnar wants more tax loopholes for himself so he can spend his money on worthless toys.
Putin33 (111 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
It's not a "t
Putin33 (111 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
It's not tax increase to tax you for what you should have been taxed to begin with.
Thucydides (864 D(B))
06 Dec 12 UTC
Eat the libertarians
Did you actually put away $5000 each year? FSAs are use it or lose it. Most people at the beginning of the year don't set aside money in anticipation of a medical stay sometime during the calendar year.
Draugnar (0 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
@Hanged - I estimate my total.outlay without emergencies then increase by 10% to jamdle the extras. Last year I figured our monthly pills plus office visits at $350 so I set aside 200 per check (bi monthly checks) which was $4800 for the year. We finished it up in October. When you have two people with serious medical.conditions (diabetes, hypothyroidism, epilepsy, osteoporosis, hypertension, asthma...), you know you are going to use it. So yes, anyone who is older and smart enough to plan for their expenses in advance got screwed by Obamacare.

Putin - Why should I be taxed on money I am spending so I don't die or wind up a burden on society? I spend much of this on medication and office visits to manage oir conditions plus blood work for both of us and bloodwork is expensive.
smcbride1983 (517 D)
07 Dec 12 UTC
Draug. I am a supporter of Obamacare, but I do have to say that seems like a real punch in the kidneys to people. I am not trying to defend that part of the legislation, I am well aware that I can not agree with everything in a piece of legislation that large. But, just for the sake of bringing it up. Is that a change your employer/insurance provider made, or is it a change mandated by Obamacare. I claim ignorance on the subject. I did not take the time to look up the relevant information, so forgive me if this is a dumb question.
Thucydides (864 D(B))
07 Dec 12 UTC
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_meknylOpzF1qg996lo1_500.gif
Putin33 (111 D)
07 Dec 12 UTC
Draugnar, do you agree with the idea of taxing anything whatsoever - yes or no?

If yes, then why should the rich be able to put aside large chunks of money in these tax free accounts? We have millions of people who can't afford basic health care and you're whining that you actually have to play to a certain extent by the rules like everybody else.
That's a bunch of medical conditions.
Draugnar (0 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
@Putin - Please try reading my response. Geez. I already said to do away with it and do a flat tax. I believe taxes are a necessary evil. I believe we have way to many loopholes and, if instead fo trying to increase the rates, if we just closed them all off with a simple set of fixed deductions - per household and per person - then we would be much better off. Do you even bother to fucking read? Or just run your mouth like Obiwan on commie juice?
Draugnar (0 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
@Hanged - I'm the diabetic with a thyroid condition and hypertension. My wife is an epileptic with osteoporosis and asthma. But her siezures are under sontrolled and my last A1C was 7.6 so the blood sugar is under reasonable control.
Draugnar (0 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
Sorry, Putin, that was in another thread I laid out my tax ideas. I shouldn't have jumped on you.

Yes, I believe in taxation as a necessary evil for society to function.
Yes, I believe we, as a people and a community, have an obligation to those int rue need (those who truly can't help themselves)
Yes, I believe the rich should pay their share.

What I don't believe in is lying to the people who you know you are going to screw by telling them there won't be an increase in their taxes when you know damn well you are taking away exemptions. Be up front and honest about it. *That's* my bitch. And both sides do it. The $600 a year or so I lose out on aren't that big a deal to me. It's the deception that pisses me off.
krellin (80 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
"...I claim ignorance on the subject. I did not take the time to look up the relevant information, ....

The Low Information Voter rears his ugly head...

Fact is, there isn't a damn person here that understand Obamacare, how it will paly out, what the short term or long term implications of it are...but somehow it has a lot fo supporters. LIV well...die a miserable death, penniless and confused..
Draugnar (0 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
@smcb - "Is that a change your employer/insurance provider made, or is it a change mandated by Obamacare"

Government mandated. The feds reduced the max contribution to FSAs this year, cutting it in half. In fact, my employer (knowing that many of us used the FSAs) refused to increase our rates this year and the company ate the increase so we wouldn't take a double hit. Yes, I work for a good, caring, Catholic company (Cincom Systems - look 'em up).
erist (228 D(B))
07 Dec 12 UTC
Krellin: I'm not sure why anyone would bother arguing economic principles with you when you blatantly get the most basic things wrong. For example, "Let's limit food stamps to vegetable and meat, not booze (as I watched a guy with a grocery cart *half* full of alcohol swipe his food stamp card two days ago...). "

You can't buy alcohol with fucking food stamps. In many states,you can't even buy juice that is below a certain percentage of real fruit, buy sugary drinks, etc. This is basic "welfare queen" stereotyping.
krellin (80 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
I witnessed it...you can say I'm wrong, but it was right in front of me.

the alternative was...half the cart was full of booze and I didn't catch him swipe alternate payment before he swiped his food stamp card. But if he has enough "real cash" to fill *half* the cart with booze...then I will kindly suggest he doesn't need food stamps.

Doesn't take a genius to figure out what's wrong with this equation.
krellin (80 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
erist....if your head is buried so far in the sand that you don't think those "in poverty" that milk the system for food stamps, phone cards, etc, are sitting around barely able to survive, not knowing where the next meal is coming from...as opposed to getting the necessities on government handouts and then spending their cash on booze, drugs, etc, then you are a hopeless cause and the system will never be reformed.

Why are liberals so opposed to drug testing for welfare recipients? I know...it's a new topic in the debate...but it's related, and **relevant**!
abgemacht (1076 D(G))
07 Dec 12 UTC
"Why are liberals so opposed to drug testing for welfare recipients?"

I'm not. It should apply to alcohol and cigarettes too, though.
erist (228 D(B))
07 Dec 12 UTC
It's like...hmm...I heard you like strawman arguments, so I put a strawman in your strawman. Food stamps are a tiny part of government expenditures and the small amounts of abuse that occurs is offset by millions of people, especially kids (who clearly are not morally responsible for their parents life choices, even if you want to take your moral high horse and ride it into the sunset) having access to food. Often not enough food, but food nonetheless.

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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
05 Dec 12 UTC
Oldest Person Dies
http://www.cnn.com/2012/12/04/us/georgia-oldest-person-dies/index.html?hpt=hp_c1

It's worth pointing out the oldest people because they have their tips and tricks, but they also have some genetic distinction about them that makes them live for what seems like forever. I'd hate to have the title of oldest person. RIP nonetheless...
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krellin (80 DX)
04 Dec 12 UTC
CoD Black Ops II
I love it...anyone else playing Live? Turns out my 13 year old daughter is a stone cold *killer*. I'm so proud of her!!! :)
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Zardoz2525 (255 D)
08 Dec 12 UTC
Program bug?
In World Diplomacy game http://webdiplomacy.net/board.php?gameID=101672 a fleet retreat was allowed from Vos to DdU in Spring 2013. Is this somehow correct? It certainly seems wrong.
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Draugnar (0 DX)
06 Dec 12 UTC
So I have this huge bonus coming in and am thinking about what to do with it...
Take home will be at least $4500 in bonus plus my usual take home pay for the mid month check...
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krellin (80 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
Breasts - the fine art of staring...
http://guycodeblog.mtv.com/2012/08/13/women-stare-at-cleavage/

This makes me happy. I'm smiling. Are you?
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Jynx (100 D)
08 Dec 12 UTC
split the difference?
I see there are 5, 7, and 17 player maps here. Is there any chance a map in the 10-13 player range might be added?
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damian (675 D)
07 Dec 12 UTC
Student Puppy Room
http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/story/2012/11/29/ns-dog-therapy-university.html
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Discuss
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krellin (80 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
Bending Over...
I've got this fungus between my toes, but I can't reach past my ankles any more.

Anyone wanna come over tonight and scrape my feet clean?
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alberto (100 D)
21 Nov 12 UTC
comunidad de webdiplomacy en español
Aqui teneis la primera comunidad hispana de Diplomacy, donde puedes jugar online con gente de todo el mundo en tu mismo idioma.
<a href="http://www.webdiplomacy.com.es" > Diplomacy Español </a>
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President Eden (2750 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
So I have this huge boost to my GPA coming in
I don't usually talk about my academics on here, but I just rocked a grad-level final exam and one of LSU's hardest classes on the same day, with insomnia and sinuses.

So this actually is meaningful, let's hear some things you've been proud of yourself for succeeding at doing!
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krellin (80 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
Confession Time
I must confess...bo_sox and JamieUK are my illegitimate children. I had to unleash that burden from my soul.

Please share your own vile confession. (Yes...I don't even know how to spell my child's fake name. Curses upon me...)
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bo_sox48 (5202 DMod(G))
07 Dec 12 UTC
Krellin is my daddy!
I'm so happy that I finally learned who my real father is! He obviously loves me because he took the liberty to spell my name correctly.
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SpeakerToAliens (147 D(S))
05 Dec 12 UTC
Marks out of ten? Eleven!
They got away with it (and they really shouldn't have). Brilliant.

http://order-order.com/2012/12/05/kate-prank-call-from-the-queen/
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krellin (80 DX)
07 Dec 12 UTC
And The Zombie Plague Begins...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2244272/Florida-officials-consider-releasing-genetically-modified-non-biting-mosquitoes-battle-dengue-fever.html

It's just a bad idea...
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Lando Calrissian (100 D(S))
07 Dec 12 UTC
LUSTHOG SQUAD
Lest we forget.
There are rules.
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dubmdell (556 D)
07 Dec 12 UTC
2WL, I got you a present
http://imgur.com/CbHjY.png
http://i.imgur.com/jAb9p.png
http://i.imgur.com/pbiWl.png
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President Eden (2750 D)
30 Nov 12 UTC
North Korea discovers ancient unicorn lair, still more legitimate than USA
http://gizmodo.com/5964719/north-korean-archeologist-discover-the-lair-of-king-tongmyongs-unicorn-no-joke
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NigeeBaby (100 D(G))
06 Dec 12 UTC
The Dutch love The Killers
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-20627393

If you're thinking of killing try the Netherlands, they're very kind to killers....
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President Eden (2750 D)
01 Dec 12 UTC
Championship Weekend
College football's winding down with some good games this weekend. MAC Championship was crazy, thanks to the Huskies for saving the Orange Bowl. Since the bowl season is fast approaching, who do you think goes BCS bowling, and where's your team going for the bowl season?
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obiwanobiwan (248 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
So I have this Obi-rant coming on and i'm thinking about what to do with it...
Suggestions? :p
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ghug (5068 D(B))
05 Dec 12 UTC
Winners & Drawers EoG
I guess it's not really much of an EoG, as we cancelled in 1901, but I'm curious to see who everyone was and willing to try a rematch if the rest of you are.

I was Russia.
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2ndWhiteLine (2611 D(B))
06 Dec 12 UTC
So I have this huge boner coming in and am thinking about what to do with it...
Any ideas?
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The Hanged Man (4160 D(G))
06 Dec 12 UTC
So I have this huge bonus coming in and am thinking about what to do with it...
Take home this week will be at least $450000 in bonus plus my usual take home pay for the mid month check...
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President Eden (2750 D)
06 Dec 12 UTC
ulytau what does your initials stands four
^^
im curius
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