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Discussion in 'Miscellaneous' started by mcmasterp, Feb 21, 2013.

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Do you like the Earth Department of Citizen Services?

  1. Yes

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    27.3%
  2. No

    7 vote(s)
    63.6%
  3. Not sure

    1 vote(s)
    9.1%
  1. thestrangequark

    thestrangequark Admiral Admiral

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    I'll add secular education. So, birth control, secular education, and space ships. Do you think we could start a political movement with these as our platform?
     
  2. teacake

    teacake Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    Probably not tsq since one space ship would probably build a thousand schools.
     
  3. thestrangequark

    thestrangequark Admiral Admiral

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    I read that sentence metaphorically and I loved it to the point of weepiness.
     
  4. Captrek

    Captrek Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Just around the corner. They hope to be on the market by 2015.
     
  5. teacake

    teacake Fleet Admiral Admiral

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    That thing has been "just around the corner" for a very long time.
     
  6. thestrangequark

    thestrangequark Admiral Admiral

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    It must be the same corner the cure for diabetes is hiding in.
     
  7. Gaith

    Gaith Vice Admiral Admiral

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    Speaking of political movements, how about some democracy for the good ol' USA? Between gerrymandered House districts, a ludicrously unrepresentative Senate, a de facto automatic Republican veto of nearly all legislation not backed by sixty Senators, a presidency appointed by the skewed Electoral College and open bribery conducted via campaign contributions and post-office lobbyist paydays, we Americans barely know the meaning of the word...