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  5. Watching "Clambake" this morning. The racing scenes were filmed at Miami Marine Stadium. I was fortunate enough to have raced there for several years during the 1970s and early 80s. I think the movie was filmed in 1967 so the scenery is much the same as I remember. There is an effort underway to restore the modernist Stadium as an architecturally significant site. I hope it happens.

    [url "http://www.marinestadium.org/index.php/news/231"]Friends of Miami Marine Stadium[url]

  6. REDAKTOR


    This guy was recently permanently banned from the largest(and only) russian speaking skydiving forum, so thats why he is here:)



    Just my .02 -- Do not ban him from SC or the site (unless he breaks forum rules, of course. And even then, I'd allow for language translation quirks.) For me, this is a "look behind the veil", so to speak. For him, also, IMO.

    Anyone here ever read "Stranger in a Strange Land". The word "grok" comes to mind. Can loosly be applied to understanding Middle Eastern and other "non-Western" cultures.

  8. kallend

    ***Here we go. The "yes means yes" sex app to save the day.


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    Good2Go includes ongoing dialogue during which a participant can change her mind—on the record. "There's a reminder screen that says consent can be withdrawn at anytime," Allman said.



    Oh, I can see how that will be successful. Going at it and about to climax when consent is abruptly withdrawn.

    YES! NO! YES! NO! YES! NO! YES! NO! YES! NO! YES! NO! YES! NO! YES! NO! ...........



    sorry:$

  15. cgriff

    ***BTW.. re: your usage of the term "grabber"... it's not as bad as John Rich's sloganistic "gun-o-phobe", but it's in the same ballpark: it's a pejorative label that vilifies people that don't share your opinion. You don't see anyone in this thread talking about "gut nut mentality", for example. And that's the problem with trying to have a sane discussion about gun policy with anyone: it instantly gets personal. Labels like that don't contribute to a productive discussion, they simply shut it down.



    Agreed, and my intent with the quotation marks was to highlight the use of a colloquial term. Sadly, this topic has been so politicized and polarized, that all we have left are co-opted labels (sort of like the abortion issue...). If any on that side of the discussion have a preferred term, let me know and I'll gladly adapt.

    "Gun-Control-Advocate-American"

  17. lawrocket

    Just out of curiosity, why do you lump in crazy people with criminals?



    I agree with Bill as long as I get to determine who's crazy and who's not, and if I can't get into any kind of trouble if I happen to let a nutter slip by.

  21. Darius11

    USPS the most underrated and unappreciated US institution. Well the public library comes to mind too.

    Love the USPS best bang for the buck and they have never let me down.



    Hey, we agree on something!:)

  25. kallend

    *** (The UK will continue to exist but will comprise of England, Wales and Northern Ireland)



    But only England and Scotland are kingdoms. Wales is a principality and N. Ireland is something else. Take one kingdom away and unite England with itself?

    Is the meaning of "UK" a union of kingdoms? Or does it mean a kingdom that is a union of several different political entities, two of which happened to be kingdoms? As an outsider I've Never given it much thought but just assumed it meant England, Wales, Scotland, etc., etc.