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Boy suspender for finger gun

http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/04/us/ohio-boy-suspended-finger-gun/

Apparently it's a "level 2 lookalike firearm"

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new special rules game: limited messages

the rules are below.

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RIP Tony Benn

One of the best.

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Tesla car showrooms banned in New Jersey

I'm interested in the views of WebDippers on this story:

http://www.wired.com/business/2014/03/tesla-banned-ensure-process-buying-car-keeps-sucking/

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State defining marriage

http://www.lewrockwell.com/lrc-blog/why-we-should-have-tolerated-mormon-polygamy/

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Cosmos, by Neil DeGrasse Tyson - for rednecks

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KmdGFWS0m54

Enjoy, Gunfighter.

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Anyone working on cutting edge science, that is not top secret?

Pretty much what it says on the tin.

The webdip forumites tend to be more educated, or just smarter, than your average person, but are there also scientists around here?

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Ray Jasper due to be killed 19th March

http://gawker.com/a-letter-from-ray-jasper-who-is-about-to-be-executed-1536073598

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Prep School Negro

Am I the only one who thinks this is BS?

http://www.npr.org/2014/03/12/289299051/-prep-school-negro-depicts-struggle-between-poverty-and-affluence

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Several nice Gunboats for you

I need to fill up my ongoing games. WTA Gunboat, Bet 150, 36 hour phases.
All Games have the same PW. If you want to play in one (or all) of the games please ask me for it.

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How do I make a game anonymous?

just looking to make a game anonymous. I can see how to alter everything else, just not this.

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10 Mar 14 UTC

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Influence of rays of mobile communications on health of people?

Tell me all about it.

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12 Mar 14 UTC

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Brilliant videos that are not on everybody's radar - comedy

I found this on Youtube recently and thought it was incredibly funny. What else did I miss? Post some comic videos here.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8KooaRwGO40

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Favorite WebDip Threads

For Clarity.

Here's mine: threadID=833197

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What are you guys doing on these forums?!

As I critically look through these forums, I'm basically seeing a lot of emotionally disturbed people arguing to no end... Sad...

You know, you guys can talk about diplomacy if you want. :)

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OFFICIAL 2014 GUNBOAT TOURNAMENT COMPLAINT THREAD

Moderators and their mindless sycophants are requested NOT to post here. Tournament Directors and other USEFUL people are encouraged to post their tournament issues and suggestions.

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12 Mar 14 UTC

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GR, taking over CD, and variants

How does Ghost Rating treat positions taken over in Civil Disorder? What about variant games?

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10 Mar 14 UTC

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What is wrong with my stats?

I am missing a % somehow?

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11 Mar 14 UTC

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the randomness of country selection

I am in 11 games and got russia 6 times,and just finished two others that were russia, thats F...ed up

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12 Mar 14 UTC

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join pls

live game called white money join it pls need a 5th

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08 Mar 14 UTC

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Replacement German Needed for SoW Game

The SoW Study Group Game, gameID=133722, finds itself in need of a new German. It's not an enviable position but some good play and canny press could get you into a draw perhaps. Anyone up for the challenge can post or PM me.

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Hey, is there a mod online?

Got a couple of questions about anon games I'm in, would appreciate figuring out how to resolve them ASAP; if you could PM me or reply here and I PM you from there that would be great. TIA

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World War I

There are a lot of smart people here who know much about the world. So I want to hear your analysis of the war we're always reenacting:

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RIP Bob Crow

There are not many people who achieve as big an impact on the lives and minds of the British people as Bob Crow. I did not often agree with him, indeed I can't remember ever agreeing with him, but he was without doubt a man of principle who fought tirelessly for his beliefs and earned no small amount of respect. Rest in peace.

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Need two players for a solid full-press game.

We're looking for two reliable players—either with no CDs or with very few CDs that can be explained away—to fill out gameID=137177. We’ve played several games together with largely the same group (a few rotate in and out each game), and they've all been good games with lots of press. They're pretty balanced as well--no solos yet.

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Geographical regions

I have questions about which geographical regions countries are considered *primarily* part of. The UN and other references don't give fantastic guidance about this.

Putin33 (111 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Iran - is it primarily part of Western Asia(Persian Gulf); Central Asia; or South Asia?

Afghanistan - Central Asia or South Asia?

Turkey - is it primarily part of southeastern Europe or Western Asia?

Cyprus - same question

D.R. Congo - primarily part of Great Lakes/East Africa or Central Africa?

Sudan - primarily part of North Africa or East Africa?

Venezuela/Guyana/Suriname/Trinidad - primarily part of the Caribbean or South America?

Mexico - primarily part of North or Central America?

The Baltic countries - primarily part of eastern or northern Europe?

Romania - Central or southeastern Europe?

Is Switzerland to be grouped with France/Western Europe or "Central Europe" (Austria/Czech/Germany/Poland/Slovakia)?

Cameroon - Western or Central Africa?

Chad - Same question

Egypt - should it be grouped with the Levant/Western Asia or North Africa?

Where does Australasia cut off? Is Fiji included? Is Australasia synonymous with Melanesia + Australia & New Zealand? Does Australasia simply mean Aussie + NZ?

Ienpw_III (117 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

These don't really have defined answers. It's pretty vague and there's large overlap between various regions.

President Eden (2750 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Iran: Western Asia
Afghanistan: Central Asia
Turkey: Western Asia
Cyprus: Southeastern Europe
DRCongo: dunno
Sudan: North Africa
Trinidad: Caribbean
Venezuela/etc. (not Trinidad): South America
Mexico: Central America
Baltics: Eastern Europe
Romania: Southeastern Europe
Switzerland: Central Europe
Cameroon/Chad: Dunno
Egypt: North Africa
Australasia: I think typically this is Melanesia + Australia + New Zealand, there's not really a point to it if it's just those two states. I don't think Fiji is really included

Source: Geography classes I'm taking at LSU this semester; our textbook groups these by region. I dunno some African ones because the book just had a massive section on all of sub-Saharan Africa (probably to reduce redundancy in covering the colonial legacy in the area).

I know all of these are "crossroads" states to an extent, but I'd also note that Afghanistan, Mexico and Switzerland in particular are crossroads states more than the rest.

sinistersamxiii (100 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Iran: west Asia, a bit south too.
Afghanistan: west part of south Central Asia.
Turkey: mostly Western Asia. Only the west side of the Bosporus strait is European.
Cyprus: Europe.
Dr Congo: central Africa.
Mexico: Central America.
Baltic: Finland, Sweden, and Norway are north European, while Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia are eastern, and kind of northern.
Romania:southeastern Europe, south of Ukraine and border on Black Sea.
Switzerland: probably Western Europe.
Cameroon: west part of central Africa, borders Atlantic.
Chad: central North Africa.
Egypt: North Africa.

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@Eden 'You don't know shit about the Congo.'

Putin33 (111 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Cyprus is so bloody close to Lebanon & Syria though it's hard to justify as part of Europe except culturally, esp. if Turkey is not part of Europe.

Thanks for the responses.

President Eden (2750 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

I agree, just going off of the groupings I've seen in GEOG 1001/1003 and elsewhere. A lot of it is somewhat arbitrary with these border countries though so I doubt that you'd be looked at funny if you decided, for instance, that Cyprus belonged in Western Asia (with Turkey), Afghanistan belonged in Western or Southern Asia, etc.

semck83 (229 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

I would say Mexico is certainly North America. I do not have a strong opinion on the rest.

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11 Mar 14 UTC

Incidentally, Putin, you left off one of the most interesting cases, Russia. I can only assume this is because you already have opinions on the subject. What are they?

Putin33 (111 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Russia, Eastern Europe. The bulk of the population lives west of the Urals.

Another problem case for me is the South Caucasus. The fact that Armenia & Georgia are Christian make it seem to me like they're like Cyprus, European but in Asia.

President Eden (2750 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Incidentally the "Russian sphere" is a separate region in my geography textbook. It's typically just considered Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and the Caucasian states. This would center it primarily on Eastern Europe like Putin says.

redhouse1938 (429 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Switzerland is a tough one. I believe PE did a good job.

Octavious (2701 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

I've had the Cyprus debate in pubs a couple of times, one of which went on for hours. I think the conclusion we came to is that it doesn't matter. Still, as a good rule of thumb, when in doubt go with the people who live there.

This does create a couple of anomalies, such as Egypt (which to me is blatantly obviously in Africa although when there I never met one Egyptian who agreed), but such is life.

Octavious (2701 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Whatever happened to Oceania, by the way?

redhouse1938 (429 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Australasia for me is Aussi+NZ.

2ndWhiteLine (2611 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Iran: Persia
Afghanistan: Terroristland
Turkey: Bird, irrelevant to discussion
Cyprus: Turkey, see above
DRCongo: UN geographer missing, presumed eaten
Sudan: Central America
Trinidad: Boxer
Venezuela/etc. (not Trinidad): Axis of Evil
Mexico: NAFTA
Baltics: Viking
Romania: You spelled Rumania wrong
Switzerland: Impassible
Cameroon: Not sure about this one.
Chad: Hanging
Egypt: You know the pyramids are like right next to a Pizza Hut right?
Australasia: Put another shrimp on the rice paddy.

kaner406 (356 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

I'm guessing that this thread is a troll to highlight the idiocy of defining the geographical world into regions that have been artificially established by groups like nations states, corporations, the news media and academics.

2ndWhiteLine (2611 )
11 Mar 14 UTC

Congo: Central Africa brought to you by GoDaddy.com

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11 Mar 14 UTC

they eat people at GoDaddy

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Banking Skills

The Royal Bank Of Scotland, part owned by the UK taxpayer after they saved it from going bust, made a loss of £8.2 billion last year.

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Rob Ford and those crazy Canadians are at it again.

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/mayor-rob-ford-daylight-saving-time-tweet-turn-clocks-back-article-1.1715918

So I guess he springs back and falls forward with that fat belly he has. Doesn't he look like Larry Joe Campbell (Andy on According to Jim).

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i just noticed a.....

marriage proposal in my Star Wars Battle Front 2 game credits. That certainly an interesting place for it. Anyone else have a more interesting story?

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Satirical Protest

The next big thing? I hope so, it sounds hilarious - http://www.cnn.com/2014/03/10/world/asia/hong-kong-parody-protest/index.html?hpt=wo_c2

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