Can't we all just get along?
 

I'd be interested in everyones thoughts about beliefs we have in common. And I'm not talking about guys liking tits, I mean, do we all agree that government has become too big? I'm sure there are more common agreements.

I doubt you'll find any.

Yes,This administration has alot of things to account for. If congress or some government entity will actually hold them acountable.

It doesn't matter, because even if you could get everyone to agree on that, no one could ever agree on which parts are the crucial parts and which parts need to go. Every part is necessary to somebody.

Here are my suggestions for starting points:

Cancer is a bad thing.
Britney Spears should be left alone -for our good rather than hers.
We're not sorry about ur finger.

Its a dolphin.

See, that wasn't so hard, I'm not sorry about ur finger either.

I hate to admit it, but I inherently have pity for ur finger. I can't help it, the empathy just pours out of me, unbidden.

Oh thank you Clod, but now we have to find something else to agree about. Dolphins?

Everyone wants, mo money. :D

we did that already and found that they don't... (lj was pissed)

cancer and Britney options are still open

(shark)

Brittany is out, because there are still 2 guys in the world who haven't seen her kootchie.

Oh please. There are not.

there are, but they don't want to, so that's cool

I guess cancer it is. It sucks. I have to go for another biopsy monday. Ouch!

Cancer keeps a lot of people employed.

I'm anti baby-torture. Anyone else with me?

I hate mosquitoes. There are plenty of other bugs for bats and fish to eat, so I would support an eradication of every mosquito on the planet. Who's with me?

With Smoothmoniker
Against Glatt - if there's one thing we should have learned in the 20th century it's that messing with ecology will have unforeseen effects. Ask the Australians [cough, Cane Toad, cough]

Define "baby." At what age does the torture become OK?

If they cry when you torture them, then they're just a big baby.

I would classify any child under a year as a baby.
Despite the fact that they may already be toddling by the time they are a year old, that's my cut-off point.

I'm pretty much anti-torture across the board, as I think it appeals to the bestial in man and rarely if ever yields valuable information. But I don't expect to get universal agreement in that.

define torture. is it ok to spank? swat? waterboard?

Babies are best to torture because they won't retain memories of it. They may be traumatized somehow but they won't have to ruminate about why.

To me tickling is torture, but I don't think you'd get everyone to agree to ban it.

Yes, but what is it's speed on a treadmill when taking off from a floating start?

are you kidding? that's the only type of torture the French support.

A few definitions, to help clarify:

Baby = zero to 12 months
Torture = to inflict pain for the purpose of inflicting pain (we're not talking doctor's shots or parental discipline here)

Now can we get consensus?

what nationality are these babies?

And if you tie a string to one of their feet and swing them in a circle over your head how long does it take for them to reach maximum velocity before breaking apart due to friction with the air?

What about the Spanish inquisition? They used comfy chairs and cushions. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSe38dzJYkY&NR=1

And I spent all those hours in those strap things that aren't seats at all. Apart from the pilots, I never saw any officers abourd the transport plane I had to fly in. But that was more than 40 years ago.

They sure the hell fly in them now. Although a number of long haul trips in C-141's and the C-17's did have Command Group staff tables and seating for the HQ Gen officers and senior staff, big cushy lounge chairs that reclined. Me, I was in a jump seat.

It becomes OK when they want the torture...

If I'm anti-baby does that automatically make me anti-baby torture?

I think it goes: If you do not say that you are anti-baby torture, then it's assumed that you are anti-baby.

One reason for being pro-baby torture:

http://cellar.org/2008/20031203h.gif

...sometimes they can be dicks.

not if one of us is the dog

...or the ex

....or redundant.

You guys are totally ignoring the babies who torture the parents. What about that?