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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: People who pirate copyrighted material

ty, Gayle :)

Forum: General Discussions

15 Oct 2003, 00:36

Replies: 80

Views: 9,404

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: People who pirate copyrighted material

not necessarily. . .in your wheel argument vs South American indians - their society was functioned fairly well without it (not sure if it was Inca or Aztec or another -would have to read up again). ...

Forum: General Discussions

14 Oct 2003, 23:10

Replies: 80

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: People who pirate copyrighted material

*Warning - this is long (sorry I lost the link otherwise I wouldn't have posted the whole thing). I found this on a message board a couple months ago and thought it was worth saving. The author...

Forum: General Discussions

14 Oct 2003, 22:41

Replies: 80

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: People who pirate copyrighted material

An interesting opinion essay on the idea that copying is not theft (http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/6/32004.html)

This was on The Register's site a few months back

Forum: General Discussions

14 Oct 2003, 22:09

Replies: 80

Views: 9,404

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: People who pirate copyrighted material

I think you have hit upon another good point here. Why do we have laws & rules? - imo, it is because that is what the majority of people have decided is reasonable and they will be willing to abide...

Forum: General Discussions

14 Oct 2003, 22:01

Replies: 80

Views: 9,404

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: People who pirate copyrighted material

This fight has more to do with who controls content and distribution than piracy. If you can't see that. . .*shrug*

Forum: General Discussions

14 Oct 2003, 21:53

Replies: 80

Views: 9,404

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: People who pirate copyrighted material

This was something I posted in response to an article about RIAA/piracy on ZDNet

Why do people think that they are guaranteed their jobs & a profit? How many farmers lost their farms when...

Forum: General Discussions

14 Oct 2003, 19:02

Replies: 46

If You Could....

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: If You Could....

go back to December 2000 and kill my brother before he mentioned the word "Planetarion"

Forum: General Discussions

10 Oct 2003, 23:00

Replies: 8

Didn't realize I'd been asleep this long. . .

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Didn't realize I'd been asleep this long. . .

How about the west Germans? Are they still holding back the iron curtain? Did the CIA get Castro? (man, so little questions, so much time)

Forum: General Discussions

10 Oct 2003, 22:51

Replies: 8

Didn't realize I'd been asleep this long. . .

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Didn't realize I'd been asleep this long. . .

ok, so fill me in - Did Nixon get a 2nd term in the whitehouse? How are the Beetles doing? Did we kick vietnam's ass or what?

Forum: General Discussions

10 Oct 2003, 22:49

Replies: 12

Movies based on books, life, comics and other stuff

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Movies based on books, life, comics and other stuff

The first Batman Movie - although they messed with the Joker's origins

Worst book to movie I've ever seen was "The sword and the Sorcerer" - ok book sh*tty movie

Forum: General Discussions

10 Oct 2003, 22:43

Replies: 8

Didn't realize I'd been asleep this long. . .

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Posted By Lord Talon

Didn't realize I'd been asleep this long. . .

-->Welcome, Lord Talon. You last visited: 31 Dec 1969 at 18:00

why didn't someone wake me?

Forum: General Discussions

21 Aug 2003, 20:02

Replies: 32

Dear Compaq

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Posted By Lord Talon

heh, if you could get the battery to me he said...

heh, if you could get the battery to me he said he'd get a new one for you, but since I'm in Iowa (middle of the us), that might not be practical ;/

he looked out on compaq's site for any known...

Forum: General Discussions

21 Aug 2003, 19:35

Replies: 32

Dear Compaq

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Posted By Lord Talon

I'll check with our on site tech who works on...

I'll check with our on site tech who works on them to see what he recommends.

Forum: General Discussions

21 Aug 2003, 19:21

Replies: 32

Dear Compaq

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Posted By Lord Talon

hey Kura, I work at a place that services & sells...

hey Kura, I work at a place that services & sells compaq. I can't promise anything, but what did you need?

Forum: General Discussions

21 Aug 2003, 17:26

Replies: 66

Views: 6,583

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Terrorism in Iraq: why?

actually, I don't doubt that you would hold your opinion right up until Sadam or one of his sons (if they were still among us) killed you the first time you failed to lick their boots

...

Forum: General Discussions

21 Aug 2003, 17:16

Replies: 8

lol

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Posted By Lord Talon

i would classify it as itchy & scratchy without...

i would classify it as itchy & scratchy without the network censors

Forum: General Discussions

21 Aug 2003, 17:11

Replies: 66

Views: 6,583

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Terrorism in Iraq: why?

golden rule extrapolation? he who has all the gold can make the rules - he who has all the power can do what he wants

its reality right, wrong, or otherwise

just curious - would you be...

Forum: General Discussions

21 Aug 2003, 16:51

Replies: 66

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Posted By Lord Talon

TF, I'm not going to argue semantics with you. ...

TF, I'm not going to argue semantics with you. What I'm saying is that we have no way to know what motives are involved since we don't know who the actors are, nor have any of us spoken with them. ...

Forum: General Discussions

21 Aug 2003, 15:17

Replies: 66

Post a sentence here that you would have said 5 years ago but would never say now

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Re: Re: Terrorism in Iraq: why?

Let me get this straight- you chastise MM because he offered his opinion on the motives of the freedom fighters/terrorists because he had not spoken with them and shortly thereafter offer your own...

Forum: General Discussions

21 Aug 2003, 14:37

Replies: 32

Your most twisted fantasy?

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Posted By Lord Talon

everyone else would leave my planet ;D

everyone else would leave my planet ;D

Forum: General Discussions

15 Aug 2003, 14:20

Replies: 31

my nosy dad :\

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Posted By Lord Talon

Why not just invest in a post office box?

Why not just invest in a post office box?

Forum: General Discussions

12 Aug 2003, 15:33

Replies: 79

Views: 7,848

Posted By Lord Talon

how long is this cat & mouse game going to go on...

how long is this cat & mouse game going to go on with Saddam?

Forum: General Discussions

12 Aug 2003, 15:29

Replies: 11

stolen joke

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Posted By Lord Talon

you could always raise your standards ;p

you could always raise your standards ;p

Forum: General Discussions

11 Aug 2003, 19:50

Replies: 29

what do you make of this young gal

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: what do you make of this young gal

heh, I was going to say my daughter before I scrolled down - considering my oldest son is 9, I would have been right ;p

edit> or perhaps a daughter in law?

Forum: General Discussions

11 Aug 2003, 17:34

Replies: 15

Can the Americans actually hit ANYTHING not on their side?

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Posted By Lord Talon

hmmm...somewhere there's some humor here ...

hmmm...somewhere there's some humor here

Page Not Found.
This might be because you typed the web address incorrectly. Please check the address and spelling ensuring that it does not contain...

Forum: General Discussions

8 Aug 2003, 21:14

Replies: 21

Dutch Tart Allowance

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Posted By Lord Talon

hmmm...a wellfare to work program? it has...

hmmm...a wellfare to work program? it has potential. . .what type of job retraining will have to be done and who will do it ;) ?

Forum: General Discussions

8 Aug 2003, 20:48

Replies: 21

Dutch Tart Allowance

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Posted By Lord Talon

as opposed to your tax $ ?

as opposed to your tax $ ?

Forum: General Discussions

8 Aug 2003, 20:11

Replies: 66

Films and such

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Posted By Lord Talon

Porky's - saw it as a 15 year old in the theater...

Porky's - saw it as a 15 year old in the theater with some friends - I don't think I've ever laughed as hard as I did for the scene in the principal's office where they are discussing with Buela how...

Forum: General Discussions

8 Aug 2003, 19:50

Replies: 5

i know this is old....

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Posted By Lord Talon

hmmm...I think he needs a little work on his gear...

hmmm...I think he needs a little work on his gear selection

Forum: General Discussions

8 Aug 2003, 19:42

Replies: 27

omg this is crap

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Posted By Lord Talon

cinderalla cinderalla night and day it's...

cinderalla
cinderalla
night and day
it's cinderalla

I feel your pain - I think my wife has single handedly managed to keep disney's finances in the black

Forum: General Discussions

8 Aug 2003, 19:35

Replies: 21

Dutch Tart Allowance

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Posted By Lord Talon

hmmm...he might be able to auction off the leg...

hmmm...he might be able to auction off the leg breaking to raise a little extra cash for the air fare. any bidders out there for breaking Muslims legs?

Forum: General Discussions

8 Aug 2003, 19:17

Replies: 12

Views: 3,015

Posted By Lord Talon

just get married to her, that way you never have...

just get married to her, that way you never have to worry about (getting to have) sex any more

Forum: General Discussions

7 Aug 2003, 17:29

Replies: 28

even if the war in iraq was about oil?

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Posted By Lord Talon

yes, but when the Mars colony breaks away, I...

yes, but when the Mars colony breaks away, I don't think we can count on their support

Forum: General Discussions

6 Aug 2003, 22:17

Replies: 13

Texas And California Competing For The 2003 Banana Republic Award

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Re: Re: Texas And California Competing For The 2003 Banana Republic Award

np, I wasn't trying to be a pedant, I just wanted to point out that it was even easier to get on the ballot than what you had originally posted (which probably wouldn't have been too tough anyway)

Forum: General Discussions

6 Aug 2003, 17:31

Replies: 13

Texas And California Competing For The 2003 Banana Republic Award

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Texas And California Competing For The 2003 Banana Republic Award

I thought the news today said you only needed $3500 + the signatures of 65 registered voters (I could be wrong, though)

Forum: General Discussions

4 Aug 2003, 22:31

Replies: 34

Googlism and Jenny Hilarity

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Posted By Lord Talon

lord talon is portrayed as the dedicated...

lord talon is portrayed as the dedicated crimefighter
lord talon is the event steward
lord talon is just about the only hope
lord talon is that army of one
lord talon is already after him and his...

Forum: General Discussions

1 Aug 2003, 15:43

Replies: 20

Last Night's Dreams

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Posted By Lord Talon

yes, you should have gone after the Vikings first...

yes, you should have gone after the Vikings first ;p

Forum: General Discussions

31 Jul 2003, 18:58

Replies: 31

What color is the Internet?

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Posted By Lord Talon

/me keeps waiting for the "Blind Guy" gimmick...

/me keeps waiting for the "Blind Guy" gimmick account to offer his opinion

Forum: General Discussions

31 Jul 2003, 17:23

Replies: 31

If you could own a blowup doll

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Posted By Lord Talon

Pricing standard female model: $5999.00 -...

Pricing
standard female model: $5999.00 - includes all three entries.

you'd think if someone could afford one of those that he would have enough $ to have a gold digger or two to choose...

Forum: General Discussions

31 Jul 2003, 17:04

Replies: 24

Crap Thread

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Posted By Lord Talon

The Clint Eastwood movies Every Which Way but...

The Clint Eastwood movies Every Which Way but Loose & Any Which Way You Can where Clyde (the orangutan) has a propensity to leave a deposit on the driver's seat in unoccupied police vehicles

Forum: General Discussions

30 Jul 2003, 20:20

Replies: 34

If you could view your first ten posts here

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Posted By Lord Talon

Re: If you could view your first ten posts here

no, i'm sure my 6th grade poetry was never that crappy

Forum: General Discussions

30 Jul 2003, 20:11

Replies: 20

Lord Talon's Sig: The Hunt Begins

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Posted By Lord Talon

wow, the first thread about me /me is...

wow, the first thread about me

/me is humbled *sniff*

;)

Well, I certainly am open to the possibilty that it was not an original Lincoln quote - I've researched enough lately to see...

Forum: General Discussions

30 Jul 2003, 20:02

Replies: 49

usa does it again....

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Posted By Lord Talon

/conspiracy theory on in reading through the...

/conspiracy theory on

in reading through the replies, I did not notice anyone discussing another possibilty of the system - that it was being set up as a cover story and the real purpose was to...

Forum: General Discussions

30 Jul 2003, 19:39

Replies: 30

YES YES YES YES YES no

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Posted By Lord Talon

clearly this calls for extraordinary measures to...

clearly this calls for extraordinary measures to protect us from ourselves, therefore we must build govt sanctioned f*cking stations where all sex acts may be videotaped and preserved as future...

Forum: General Discussions

14 Jul 2003, 16:33

Replies: 21

So I just watched "Dune" for the first time

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Posted By Lord Talon

there is an expanded version that restores some...

there is an expanded version that restores some of the scenes cut from the original and does help with understanding what it going on (especially tying in where the water of life comes from). I got...

Forum: General Discussions

11 Jul 2003, 22:36

Replies: 90

Cannabis Debate

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Posted By Lord Talon

Actually there is another study...

Actually there is another study (http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/marijuana/dopeatthewheel.jsp) on that same link that indicates that a marijuanna smoker may be a more cautious driver than one...

Forum: General Discussions

11 Jul 2003, 22:21

Replies: 90

Cannabis Debate

Views: 6,989

Posted By Lord Talon

well, currently moderate alcohol use (ie: 1 glass...

well, currently moderate alcohol use (ie: 1 glass of wine/day) is considered "healthy" whereas some

recent studies (http://www.newscientist.com/hottopics/marijuana/schizophrenia.jsp) indicate an...

Forum: General Discussions

11 Jul 2003, 21:14

Replies: 52

Best RPG ever?

Views: 7,220

Posted By Lord Talon

at the time (1988) Pools of Radiance on a...

at the time (1988) Pools of Radiance on a Commodore 64 (heh, a college roommate flunked out of school that year playing it & Might & Magic)

These days - *shrug* - most take too long for me to...

Forum: General Discussions

10 Jul 2003, 22:03

Replies: 44

how dodgy r u

Views: 4,864

Posted By Lord Talon

Crooked Ello, ello, ello… what 'ave we 'ere...

Crooked
Ello, ello, ello… what 'ave we 'ere then…? You're living close to the edge and it's only a matter of time before you're collared by the Old Bill. You may have fallen on your feet so far,...

Forum: General Discussions

10 Jul 2003, 19:57

Replies: 21

My bag has ripped

Views: 2,909

Posted By Lord Talon

would an iron on patch (like the type used to...

would an iron on patch (like the type used to patch kids jeans) work?

Forum: General Discussions

10 Jul 2003, 19:43

Replies: 20

Lego

Views: 3,043

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Lego

just get married, have kids, & indulge yourself through spoiling them

(of course that would be the most expensive way to do it ;) )

Forum: General Discussions

10 Jul 2003, 19:22

Replies: 11

Our Gardener

Views: 3,001

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Re: Re: Our Gardener

lol, I don't think the humor of this can be fully appreciated until one works in business that provides customer service

Forum: General Discussions

10 Jul 2003, 18:54

Replies: 60

In This Thread We Post Our Favourite Quotes

Views: 7,727

Posted By Lord Talon

"Should we continue to look upwards? Is the light...

"Should we continue to look upwards? Is the light we can see in the sky one of those which will presently be extinguished? The ideal is terrifying to behold... brilliant but threatened on all sides...

Forum: General Discussions

9 Jul 2003, 20:01

Replies: 37

Physics Question

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Posted By Lord Talon

I don't think the variance would be significant...

I don't think the variance would be significant to worry about (unless you really require the precision), but I think a balance scale would be better way to determine mass.

sorry, I know it's...

Forum: General Discussions

6 Jun 2003, 19:51

Replies: 42

This Forum Sucks

Views: 4,428

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Re: Re: Re: This Forum Sucks

/me wonders what kind of deep psychological conditioning the creators did to make some of us do this from time to time

Forum: General Discussions

6 Jun 2003, 19:38

Replies: 56

The World's Best Blonde Joke

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Posted By Lord Talon

either that or perhaps you're just bereft of...

either that or perhaps you're just bereft of humor?

Forum: General Discussions

6 Jun 2003, 19:25

Replies: 42

This Forum Sucks

Views: 4,428

Posted By Lord Talon

Re: Re: Re: This Forum Sucks

one gordon in hand is better than 2 in the bush?

Forum: General Discussions

16 Apr 2003, 20:29

Replies: 14

More Pre-emptive strikes

Views: 3,398

Posted By Lord Talon

your ip has been logged and placed into the...

your ip has been logged and placed into the appropriate satellite targeting computers. Please stand by for your precision-targeted thermonuclear response.

Forum: General Discussions

26 Mar 2003, 22:44

Replies: 17

Recommended Reading

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Posted By Lord Talon

a tangent for those of you who are interested:...

a tangent for those of you who are interested: (http://www.discover.com/apr_03/gthere.html?article=feattech.html)

An article I read about this software that examines social networks. Here is the...

Forum: General Discussions

21 Mar 2003, 21:18

Replies: 2

If you're going to protest...

Views: 2,685

Posted By Lord Talon

Over all things certain, this is sure indeed, ...

Over all things certain, this is sure indeed,
Suffer not the old King: for we know the breed.

Give no ear to bondsmen bidding us endure,
Whining "He is weak and far;" crying "Time shall cure."
...

Forum: General Discussions

21 Mar 2003, 20:30

Replies: 163

So, Shock and Awe begins..

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Posted By Lord Talon

you mean like the types that ignore saddam for 12...

you mean like the types that ignore saddam for 12 years while he spends his country's funds on building palaces and monuments to himself instead of using it to feed his people?

Forum: General Discussions

21 Mar 2003, 16:32

Replies: 14

Peace

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Posted By Lord Talon

perhaps a little Kipling?...

perhaps a little Kipling? (http://www.tamerlane.ca/library/cfd/v4/800-899/cfd-v4-n807.txt)

The Old Issue

Rudyard Kipling

Ancient and unteachable, abide - abide the...

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 22:41

Replies: 23

Im In The Money , Tra La La La

Views: 4,783

Posted By Lord Talon

buying a round for the house?

buying a round for the house?

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 22:34

Replies: 112

Views: 9,724

Posted By Lord Talon

well in all honesty, I would have liked to have...

well in all honesty, I would have liked to have seen a concensus on this, but I think there are other things going on that we are not necessarily "in the know" on. The more research I do the more I...

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 22:26

Replies: 7

Why the hell am I back here?

Views: 3,112

Posted By Lord Talon

>>why the hell am i back here you have an...

>>why the hell am i back here

you have an addiction. the first step towards recovery is to admit you have a problem ;)

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 22:23

Replies: 112

Views: 9,724

Posted By Lord Talon

>>What we are doing is illegal, period. ...

>>What we are doing is illegal, period.

well, I let you have the last word on that & start another tangent

Do you believe the ends justifies the means? (and it doesn't just have to apply to...

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 22:13

Replies: 112

Views: 9,724

Posted By Lord Talon

well, as I see it, the subsequent resolutions...

well, as I see it, the subsequent resolutions would not be in existence but for the invasion of Kuwait.

Also, I am of the opinion that he should have been put on a very short leash after the gulf...

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 22:03

Replies: 83

Michael Moore

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Posted By Lord Talon

in other words he's an entertainer?

in other words he's an entertainer?

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 22:00

Replies: 112

Views: 9,724

Posted By Lord Talon

So do you feel that the subsequent resolutions...

So do you feel that the subsequent resolutions have absolutely nothing to do with the original invasion?

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 21:54

Replies: 112

Views: 9,724

Posted By Lord Talon

I would agree with that with the exception of the...

I would agree with that with the exception of the fact that the resolutions after 678 are related to the first and can not be treated as if they are isolated & unrelated

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 21:47

Replies: 112

Views: 9,724

Posted By Lord Talon

well then we will disagree. the resolutions...

well then we will disagree. the resolutions occuring after 678 are relevant and a direct result of the prior resolutions. In a perfect world you can divorce them and pretend as if they are...

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 21:14

Replies: 21

Formal Declaration of War?

Views: 4,549

Posted By Lord Talon

don't incite the gimmicks ;p (is this the same...

don't incite the gimmicks ;p (is this the same as feeding the trolls?)

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 21:10

Replies: 21

Formal Declaration of War?

Views: 4,549

Posted By Lord Talon

War Powers Act of 1973 I think its 60 days...

War Powers Act of 1973

I think its 60 days btw

Forum: General Discussions

20 Mar 2003, 20:54

Replies: 112