Gideon MacLeish

Reply to HAPPY NEW YEAR JOEUSERS! in Just Hanging Out JoeUser Forums

In the words of Allen Sherman: I know a friend whose name is Lang, And he has a neon sign, And Mr. Lang is very old, So they call it Old Lang's sign.

Reply to Joe User is "Joke User" in Virtual Communities JoeUser Forums

[quote]Well, when us gits some new swabs... er, crew members ta 'oist that sails, [/quote] I don't 'oists no sails, and I don't swabs no decks! And I wouldn't be takin' orders from ye' if'n ya weren't givin' me free access to the rum kegs so's I don' 'ave enough will to protest! Ya takes me as I am; one day I may wake up sober, ta next I may be passed out drunk with two wenches, a chariot racing harness and a feather duster! But I can navigate by the stars, by gum, and I know every gamb

Reply to Hardy Hardy Har... Me Has A New 19' WS Monitor in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote]It's all psychological. As soon as someone mentioned it, 2000 geeks cleaned their areas! See what you have started? [/quote] I have added clutter to my desk...sorta my way of bringing balance to the force. I wonder if my boss would buy that argument!

Reply to Exploding Two Conservative Myths in Politics JoeUser Forums

The BODIES, Col. The BODIES! (BTW, in every urban area I have ever seen, there are sliding scale rentals available. Yes, the wait list is long, yes, it's a bitch, but yes, it can be done. ALSO, in every urban area I have seen (every area I have seen, actually), there are rentals available for less than market rates. You just have to know how to find them. And desperation does breed innovation).

Reply to The Problem With a Welfare Mentality in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]The conversation you talk about wasn’t with Little-Whip and EOIC by chance was it? [/quote] No, actually, I've never heard either of them profess the idea that anyone owes them. Quite the opposite, actually. And, as a computer guy, I can tell you consultants are chronically out of work not because they want to be, but because it all runs in cycles. And as far as LW goes, while I do not have R/A, I have known people who have, and I know it is extremely painful and unpredictable. I

Reply to The Problem With a Welfare Mentality in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote] Yes, some will always abuse the system but I do not believe the majority will. [/quote] By the way, empirical evidence on my part indicates the majority actually will abuse the system. One of the reasons I advocate microsocialism over macrosocialism is that in a smaller organization based on communalist principles, fraud can be policed more readily. And because microsocialism is a VOLUNTARY arrangement, fraudsters can be evicted.

Reply to Five Topics the Libertarians CAN'T Ignore in 2008 in Politics JoeUser Forums

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Reply to The Problem With a Welfare Mentality in Misc JoeUser Forums

I agree on sanitation and utilities, and on basic food and shelter. No disagreement there. No matter how much I disagree with someone's lifestyle, I refuse to knowingly allow anyone I know to go hungry or without food and shelter. And that is not because of any religious belief, but because of basic humanity. I disagree with universal education simply because you cannot MAKE a person learn. Now, universal ACCESS to education I can agree with, and I readily agree that education is one of

Reply to Exploding Two Conservative Myths in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]In the two areas where I have lived in the past several years a family CAN NOT LIVE on $24,000 PER YEAR!!!!!!!!! [/quote] SHOW.ME.THE.BODIES! It's.that.simple. [quote]They exist not live. You and those like you are a SAD excuse for Americans.[/quote] Sad excuse for Americans. Yeah, being a father of six who works his ass off to provide for his family rather than beg for a handout is totally contrary to the American way of life! I forgot, I'm supposed to

Reply to Dammit, my daughter turned out to be hot in Home & Family JoeUser Forums

Ock, As the father of four beautiful girls who is, fortunately, still a couple years away from having such worries (only a couple, though. My oldest is quickly getting there, although I have to be careful not to let her know it...lol!), I found a website that might be helpful: [link="http://anunslife.org/2006/10/09/join-the-convent-see-the-world/"]WWW Link[/link] Hope this helps...LOL! Seriously, though, ya did good. Them's good looking chillens!

Reply to The Problem With a Welfare Mentality in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote] Either way, what a sad state our generation has sunk to. What a sad state that is shared with other countries. [/quote] What cracks me up is people like this want pure socialism, and they will be the first to bitch when hooked to a socialist yoke. I'm reasonably confident I could be marginally successful in any economy (it's about adaptation, folks), and that these people would resent me even more!

Reply to Exploding Two Conservative Myths in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]ok now either gene is lying or brad and gid is. [/quote] No, I would never accuse Gene of lying. When he shows me the bodies, I will apologize.

Reply to Exploding Two Conservative Myths in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]NO I mean to have a place to live, food on the table and the basics! [/quote] If they have no food on the table, they're dying. Duh. Please show me a disporporionately high number of homeless, or people dying in the streets. SUPPORT your assertions, Col. My premise was and is that you CAN live on $24,000 a year. My evidence: the millions of families that do it everyday. Yes, it is sucky, and yes it means foregoing a lot of things you want (or hocking yourself up to your

Reply to Exploding Two Conservative Myths in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]. It is what it takes to live.[/quote] Right. It is what it takes to live. Meaning, they're dead. SHOW ME THE BODIES! [quote]If a person is making $8 per hour they can not live in the U.S. with the best possible choices. [/quote] If you assume the "best possible choices" to be brand new car, surround sound system, big screen TV, state of the art computer, etc, you're absolutely right. People making $24K a year fall into two categories, Gene. Those who w

Reply to Hardy Hardy Har... Me Has A New 19' WS Monitor in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote]I Hate you all..... Im gunna do some serious photoshop work on this sucker.... [/quote] ROFL, HG! Hopefully before too long I can get to work on my TRS-80 case mod. I can't wait to "show off" my TRS-80 when folks start bragging about their machines!

Reply to The Problem With a Welfare Mentality in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]Gid, if you lived in my neck of the woods, you'd see the sort of people you are writing about here every since day. Not just a couple here or there, but tens, if not hundreds, of such couples, and hundreds of individuals with the same attitude and expectation.[/quote] I don't have to live in your neck of the woods to see them, terp, I've seen them everywhere. This is a major part of the reason I want to see welfare eliminated and private charities take responsibility for the poo

The Problem With a Welfare Mentality in Misc JoeUser Forums

I got really pissed off in a conversation yesterday. Seriously, genuinely and truly pissed. And the conversation is such a perfect illustration of why I do not like the welfare mentality that pervades so much of the American left. I was talking with a couple in town who are chronically out of work. Not chronically out of work because of the job market, mind you, but chronically out of work because, frankly, they don't want to work. In the three years I have been here, it has b

Reply to Exploding Two Conservative Myths in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]A one bedroom apartment in the suburban Philadelphia area is $700-800 per month and that does not include utilities, TV or Phone. An apartment for a family is over $1100 per month plus utilities. To be able to live on $24,000 is a JOKE![/quote] Colonel, When you document the deaths in mass numbers from starvation in Philadelphia, I will believe you. Until then, you completely lack credibility, as people CAN and DO live on the numbers that you insist are "starvation wages

Reply to Will Smith is More Evil than Hitler in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Here I was thinking you were going to make some witty comment about the evil of perpetrating godawful movies like 'Wild Wild West' and 'I am Legend' on this earth,[/quote] LOL! [quote]There are some days where the truth seems vastly more trivial than fiction.[/quote] Yes, there are!

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[quote]According to Wiki the median for family in L-Town is $38,594. $24K sounds really low.[/quote] When I checked the area, they said the median income for the area is $24k. You have to remember the high percentage of jobs in this area at WalMart, quick stops, etc. Even the nursing home south of us only pays $8/hour for CNA's Actually, it says the median household income is $27 on that article, TW. It says the median FAMILY income is $38 (since most married families are

Reply to Will Smith is More Evil than Hitler in Politics JoeUser Forums

Good piece, emp. I think anyone remaining among the left ought to take a look at how readily they eat their own (Jesse & Al on Obama, the press on Will Smith), and run far, far away. Smith's point was, as you said, a valid one. For all of our perceptions of evil, nobody wakes up in the morning and thinks "hey, let's see how evil I can be today". The shameful thing about the left is that they refuse to see ANYTHING valid about Hitler, which is the most convenient way to bring ab

Reply to Exploding Two Conservative Myths in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Have to put off that 52 inch HD TV?[/quote] Actually, I live in an area where the median income is about $24,000/year, and I'm one of three people I know personally with a TV smaller than 32 inches. The people I know are not rich. And I drive a vehicle worth almost $10k, and it is one of the cheaper vehicles among my friends. The truth is, the middle class may be "suffering" in some parts of the country, but it is likely because of their excess, NOT Bus

Reply to MIGHTY Glad I'm Not a Doctor! in Personal Computing JoeUser Forums

[quote]I'm glad you're not a doctor too ...[/quote] lol...thanks for the vote of confidence, jafo! [quote]BIOS updates wise, never had any issues though.[/quote] Watch out for those Inspirons. They're overpriced pieces of crap, in my opinion!

Reply to Bush not responsible for liberating Pakistan from tyrrany in Politics JoeUser Forums

[quote]Let me first say that the number one job since September 11 is to prevent a terrorist attack on American soil. Last time I checked there has not been such an attack.[/quote] Allow me to sell you my elephant repellent. Use it, and I guarantee no elephants will trample your cab!

Reply to Your Child May NOT Be An IT Pro! in Misc JoeUser Forums

[quote]But I work with Windows servers and use Macs at home and that will do it.[/quote] Yeah, that's where my Linux experience comes in (home). I can't afford a Mac. I've thought about buying some used equipment just to play with it. But I will get some practical experience in Macs soon.