Douva

This weekend my newly out-of-the-closet friend Vincent and his boyfriend Gary are visiting from San Diego, so tonight another friend (female) and I accompanied them to a couple of the local gay bars. My first gay bar experience has left me with the following comments/questions: 1. Gay clubs are much more fun than straight clubs. Fellow straight people, we're doing something wrong. 2. Now I know why I can't ever meet women at straight clubs--They're all hanging out at the gay clubs. 3. When you're on the dance floor and somebody with whom you don't particularly want to dance--perhaps because your sexual orientation swings in the opposite direction--approaches and starts dancing with you, which of the following is the appropriate response? A: Ride it out and finish the dance. B: Quietly walk away. C: Immediately find the nearest woman, and grab one of her boobs, in order to clear up any ambiguity about your sexual preference. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

John, have you read The Samurai, the Mountie, and the Cowboy: Should America Adopt the Gun Controls of Other Democracies, by David B. Kopel? I'm reading it right now, and so far it seems to be an excellent look at gun/weapons control around the world. It's not written from the standpoint of discrediting gun control in other nations; rather, it strives to explain the significant cultural and historical differences between America and nations with differing levels of gun control. It basically makes the case that, when it comes to gun control, one size does not fit all. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

If he doesn't know how to read, how is he so good at getting people banned from DZ.com? Was it a long 14 days??? Actually, the only time I even noticed I was banned was when I was trying to search for an old post. My account wasn't allowed to see results from The Bonfire, so I had to log off and then run the search as a guest. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

If he doesn't know how to read, how is he so good at getting people banned from DZ.com? I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I'm not sure, but I'm pretty sure there are a couple of extra "o"s in it. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Occasionally, those members of society who are perpetually offended by anything and everything need to come face to face with something truly offensive so that they'll know the difference. That's when I get the call. My name is Douva. I'm an asshole for hire. [THEME MUSIC] I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Not likely, the spinless pussies only pick on girls My spin is just fine; thank you very much. Didnt you nearly die doing a spin, after your foot came loose No, I colided with my cameraman while doing a hang, not a spin. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Not likely, the spinless pussies only pick on girls My spin is just fine; thank you very much. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Really? Judging from that photograph you posted, I guess that means all of the women in your family look older than they are. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Getting back to the original question: "Where should my next piercing be?" I'm thinking I'd like to revise my answer to: "Speakers Corner." Don't dumb down Speakers Corner with this crap. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Gosh, and here I was thinking how cute you were for posting the engagement. Again, the thread is obviously authored by me, so if I annoy you so much, why read it? It's common sense people. I've never done or said anything to you. Amazing that I can inspire that sort of hostility in someone I didn't even know existed. For the record, this is the first post I've made to this thread. The others were made by BRYANGOESBOOM, after I made the mistake of not logging off his computer after making the engagement announcement. But since nobody here seems to like you, what the hell--Let's go with it. --Douva PS. Is your daughter seeing anybody? I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

No comment. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

CORRECTION: Jason's handle is "jumpjunkie," not "jumpjunkie37." "Jumpjunkie37" is his email address. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Gosh, and here I was thinking how cute you were for posting the engagement. First mistake Again, the thread is obviously authored by me, so if I annoy you so much, why read it? Its Fun It's common sense people. Huh?? I've never done or said anything to you. Amazing that I can inspire that sort of hostility in someone I didn't even know existed. Amazing huh? Can you use smaller words, I am easily confused. Fixed it for ya. gofuckyourself is a 14 letter word are you still confused??? I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Gosh, and here I was thinking how cute you were for posting the engagement. First mistake Again, the thread is obviously authored by me, so if I annoy you so much, why read it? Its Fun It's common sense people. Huh?? I've never done or said anything to you. Amazing that I can inspire that sort of hostility in someone I didn't even know existed. Amazing huh? I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

pierce your upper, bottom lip and fingers together so we will never hear or read from you again. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

For the record, I not only had their permission to post this; I was ENCOURAGED to do so. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

It is my pleasure to announce that Bryan Forbes (aka BRYANGOESBOOM) today asked his longtime girlfriend Whitney Olson to marry him. After spending the day taking a glass-bottom boat tour and hiking around Aquarena Springs, with a number of friends, including jumpjunkie37, goodnplentygirl, Linderclese, and Douva, Bryan decided to top off the already eclectic day with a wedding proposal. Attached are two pictures of the engagement. Photo #1 shows Bryan’s first attempt to propose, while Douva helps support a weak-kneed Whitney. Photo #2 shows Bryan and Whitney posing on the Aquarena Springs wetland walk, between Bryan’s first attempt and the one that finally took. Stay tuned for future wedding announcements. I’ll keep you posted. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

The Point: I see a lot of posts where people call Muslims crazy, barbaric, or backwards. Why are they so violent? Well this is how you’re fellow Texans act when one of their children is hurt in a non life-threatening manner. I wonder what we would do if a country were responsible for thousands of our children’s death………………. Turn the other cheek? I somehow doubt that Think before you speak. Here is a giant mirror. The only reason we are so “civilized” is we have very cushy lives. I wonder how we would react if we had to go through what we put other people through. Have a nice day. Edited to remove veiled attack on another poster Here I was expecting another misguided attack on an entire state based on ridiculous stereotypes, similar to this one from four years ago, and instead I find a fairly biting satirical jab at all cultural stereotypes. Bravo. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Thanks for the links. Those are some very informative sites. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Does anybody know of a good website that rebuts the most common arguments made by the 9/11 conspiracy theorists? I've looked at Snopes, but I was wondering if anyone knows of any others. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

That's really interesting. I can't imagine how many different parameters they had to plug into that program to create that kind of simulation. Think of all the variables and physical characteristics that would have to be understood by the program, in order to come up with that. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Here is the NRA's interpretation of the bill: http://www.nraila.org/Issues/FactSheets/Read.aspx?id=219&issue=018 Background Checks/ NICS H.R. 2640, the "NICS Improvement Amendments Act" The new version of the NICS Improvement Amendments Act (H.R. 2640) would require federal agencies to provide records of prohibited individuals for use in NICS. It would also provide financial incentives to states to do the same, by rewarding states that provide records to NICS and penalizing those that refuse to do so over an extended period of time. Some pro-gun groups have claimed that H.R. 2640 would “prohibit” thousands of people from owning guns. This is not true; these bills would only enforce current prohibitions. In fact, H.R. 2640 would allow some people now unfairly prohibited from owning guns to have their rights restored, and to have their names removed from the instant check system. The following are the key provisions of H.R. 2640, introduced by Reps. John Dingell (D-Mich.), Carolyn McCarthy (D-N.Y.), Lamar Smith (R-Tex.) and Rick Boucher (D-Va.), which passed the House of Representatives by a voice vote on June 13, 2007. Key Provisions of H.R. 2640 H.R. 2640 would prevent use of federal “adjudications” that consist only of medical diagnoses without findings that the people involved are dangerous or mentally incompetent. For example, NICS currently accepts Veterans` Administration decisions that a veteran or other beneficiary is an “adjudicated mental defective” where there was no “adjudication” at all--only a decision that the patient is unable to manage his own finances. Many patients may have accepted such a decision without expecting to lose their gun ownership rights. H.R. 2640 would eliminate purely medical records from NICS. Gun ownership rights would only be lost as a result of a finding that the person is a danger to himself or others, or lacks the capacity to manage his own affairs. H.R. 2640 would require all federal agencies that impose mental health adjudications or commitments (such as the VA) to provide a process for “relief from disabilities.” The bill allows de novo judicial review when an agency denies relief--that is, the court would look at the application on its merits, rather than deferring to the agency`s earlier decision. As a practical matter, the mental health disability is the only firearm disqualifier that can never be removed. Criminal records can be expunged or pardoned, but mental records cannot. While BATFE used to have the ability to accept applications to remove individuals` prohibited status, appropriations riders every year since 1992 have barred it from doing so. Allowing this process through H.R. 2640 would be an improvement over the current law. Under H.R. 2640, even if a person is inappropriately committed or declared incompetent by a federal agency, the person would have an opportunity to correct the error--either through the agency or in court. H.R. 2640 would prevent reporting of mental adjudications or commitments by federal agencies when those adjudications or commitments have been removed. H.R. 2640 would also make clear that if a federal adjudication or commitment has expired or been removed, it would no longer bar a person from possessing or receiving firearms under the Gun Control Act. This actually restores the person`s rights, as well as deleting the record from NICS--a significant improvement over current law. States that receive funding would also need to have a relief from disabilities program for mental adjudications and commitments. State relief programs would have to provide for de novo judicial review, as in the federal programs. Relief granted by a state program would remove the federal prohibition on the person possessing or receiving a firearm under the Gun Control Act--again, an improvement over current law. Many states have processes for temporary emergency commitments that allow a short-term commitment based only on affidavits from police, doctors or family members, without opportunity for a hearing. Because federal law prohibits gun possession by a person who “has been” committed, a person committed under such a process can`t possess a gun even after full release from the temporary order. By requiring participating states to have a relief program that actually removes the disability, H.R. 2640 would be a significant improvement over current law. The legislation would improve the accuracy and completeness of NICS by requiring federal agencies and participating states to provide relevant records. For instance, it would give states an incentive to report people such as Virginia Tech murderer Seung-Hui Cho--that is, people who were found after a full court hearing to be a danger to themselves or others, but not reported to NICS due to lack of funding or contrary state laws. The legislation requires removal of expired, incorrect or otherwise irrelevant records. Today, totally innocent people (e.g., individuals with arrest records, who were never convicted of the crime charged) are sometimes subject to delayed or denied firearm purchases because of incomplete records in the system. The legislation prohibits federal fees for NICS checks. Under current law, only annual appropriations riders prohibit the FBI from trying to impose fees by regulation (as the Clinton Administration proposed in 1998). A permanent ban on such a “gun tax” has been an NRA priority for nearly a decade. The legislation requires an audit by the Government Accountability Office of funds already spent for criminal history improvements. There has only been limited documentation of how hundreds of millions of dollars intended for NICS were spent on non-NICS programs such as automated fingerprint systems. Voluntary Psychological Treatment Neither current federal law, nor H.R. 2640, would prohibit gun possession by people who have voluntarily sought psychological counseling or checked themselves into a hospital: Current law only prohibits gun possession by people who have been “adjudicated as a mental defective” or “committed to any mental institution.” Current BATFE regulations specifically exclude commitments for observation and voluntary commitments. Records of voluntary treatment also would not be available under federal and state health privacy laws. Similarly, voluntary drug or alcohol treatment would not be reported to NICS. First, voluntary treatment is not a “commitment.” Second, current federal law on gun possession by drug users, as applied in BATFE regulations, only prohibits gun ownership by those whose “unlawful [drug] use has occurred recently enough to indicate that the individual is actively engaged in such conduct.” In short, neither current law nor this legislation would affect those who voluntarily get psychological help. No person who needs help for a mental health or substance abuse problem should be deterred from seeking that help due to fear of losing Second Amendment rights. Posted: 6/13/2007 12:00:00 AM I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

Maybe you should have sent the network twenty-five tons of nuts, like the fans of Jericho did. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.

I thought the ending was brilliant. It leads you to believe it's building up toward this big, artificial climactic ending; then it stops and says, "No, life isn't like that." It was strangely disappointing and satisfying at the same time. Of course, I'm not a Sopranos junkie--I just watch a few episodes each season--So the real fans may feel differently. I don't have an M.D. or a law degree. I have bachelor's in kicking ass and taking names.