Exemplars Of Thought

[Dr T]

I understand what you are trying to say but regardless if it was "meant" or not, it was the irony in that statement and the person saying it, that made this thread for me.

[Elphaba]

I understand what you are trying to say but regardless if it was "meant" or not, it was the irony in that statement and the person saying it, that made this thread for me.

Ahhhh.....sorry. I forgot the title of the thread. Ironic indeed.

Elphie

[Dr T]

NP

[Dr T]

An Attempted Suicide Turns Deadly —KOLD-TV Web site (Tucson, AZ)

Don't really have to say anything about that one.

[Elphaba]

An Attempted Suicide Turns Deadly —KOLD-TV Web site (Tucson, AZ)

Don't really have to say anything about that one.

Did you catch the "KOLD" TV?

Elphie

[Dr T]

LOL. That was good. I actually did. I feel miserable today. Very bad, horrible, awful.

[Guest Yediyd]

LOL. That was good. I actually did. I feel miserable today. Very bad, horrible, awful.

You need a little of the coughing, sniffling, sneezing, aching, stuffy head, fever so you can get some rest medicine.

[Dr T]

Sort of yes

[Elphaba]

<div class='quotemain'> LOL. That was good. I actually did. I feel miserable today. Very bad, horrible, awful.

You need a little of the coughing, sniffling, sneezing, aching, stuffy head, fever so you can get some rest medicine.

Plus one of these fake bearhugs (no real germs)!

Elphie

[Guest Yediyd]

<div class='quotemain'>

<div class='quotemain'> LOL. That was good. I actually did. I feel miserable today. Very bad, horrible, awful.

You need a little of the coughing, sniffling, sneezing, aching, stuffy head, fever so you can get some rest medicine.

Plus one of these fake bearhugs (no real germs)!

Elphie

So much for the witch fa sod....

[Dr T]

Thank you Elphaba :)

[Dr T]

Hot off the press-

Study: Violent crime linked to alcohol

Thank God for research!

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“If you really want to have effective policies related to drugs, if you want to have fewer bad outcomes in terms of health, welfare and violence, the drug you want to focus on is alcohol.” Robert Parker lead investigator of a study on alcohol crime by Un

PATRICK THATCHER Staff Writer

January 14, 2008 - 3:32PM

VICTORVILLE — Meth. Crack. Heroin.

Hard-drug horror stories are commonplace.

But local sheriff’s deputies say the most common drug of choice linked to violent crime isn’t cocaine or PCP. It’s alcohol.

“We deal with more violent crimes where the suspects have been drinking alcohol than have been using drugs,” said Sgt. John Mattke with the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Victorville station. Mattke is a 23-year veteran and manages the drunken driving task force for the county.

A study by the University of California, Riverside echoes what Mattke and his colleagues see on the street: More violent crimes are committed by people under the influence of alcohol than any other drug.

Robert Parker, lead investigator for the project, said a survey of crime victims showed that more than one-fourth of the assailants in violent crimes were reported by victims to be under the influence of alcohol. Fewer than 10 percent were under the influence of illegal drugs, the study reported.

“If you really want to have effective policies related to drugs, if you want to have fewer bad outcomes in terms of health, welfare and violence, the drug you want to focus on is alcohol,” Parker said.

One reason alcohol is so prevalent in violent crime is because it is readily available.

Mattke said there are violent crimes that occasionally involve drug use, but it is more common to see a suspect under the influence of alcohol because it is so easy to get.

“It’s a legal drug and it is consumed by more people, it’s in most households, it’s not against the law to have,” Mattke said. “When people do use alcohol they become less inhibited with right and wrong, and the consequences involved in those decisions.”

The study was conducted by researchers at the Robert Priestly Center for Crime and Justice Studies at UC Riverside, under the direction of Parker.

[Dr T]

I haven't done these in a long time so here's a bump:

Space exploration key to mankind's survival: NASA chief

That's funny, I always thought food and water and what...oxygen, yeah those might be pretty important too. But it's actually SPACE EXPLORATION!

Space exploration key to mankind's survival: NASA chief

[siouxz72]

wow, Dr T! I so totally thought like you did. Thank goodness you've found out that it's not really oxygen, food and water that we need... you're the best!

[Elphaba]

This is sooo weird. I ran a search for something else last night, and found this site full of headlines with double meanings. They are so funny I wanted to post some of them, but didn't want to start a new thread. Must be karma, eh?

Here you go:

Flaming Toilet Seat Causes Evacuation at High School

ick ick ick ick

Elphie

PS: Why is everyone up at this hour?

[Dr T]

did u Siouxz? (C u r cool)

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could'nt sleep. good observation Elph :)

[siouxz72]

Apparently Dr T couldn't sleep..but I was just up. :) I went to bed shortly there after. :)

Flaming Toilet Seat Causes Evacuation at High School hahahahahahahaha!!!!

[Dr T]

Siouxz found a picture of an article that said, "One-armed man applauds the kindness of strangers" hahahaha, now that is great. Thanks Siouxz

[Bookmeister]

A local drive-in theater (which has since been torn down and turned into part of the highway through town) was showing this double feature (I almost crashed the car when I saw it...LOL).

Three Men and a Baby Throw Momma From The Train.

[Dr T]

hahahaha, that's great! Thanks for that Bookmeister

[siouxz72]

tee hee hee Bookmeister! That was good!

[Dr T]

Trinity to buy abandoned hospital

from the Birmingham News 9/30/08

nah...I'll leave that one alone.

[Dr T]

Mee has plan to repay massive debt: King City hospital owes $26 million

from the Salinas Californian 10/1/08

Is there a new three year old colomnist at the Salinas Califonian? If not, I'd recommend some remediation on pronoun use.

[siouxz72]

from the Salinas Californian 10/1/08

Is there a new three year old colomnist at the Salinas Califonian? If not, I'd recommend some remediation on pronoun use.

What if Mee is a person? Like that's their name?

[Dr T]

No, Siouxz, no making actual sense in this thread please... (there were not many headlines I could actually pick on so I had to lay out a lame one-sorry)